Promoting an Innovative Workforce Through DevSecOps

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Guest blogger:  Matt Gordon, Managing Consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Weekly Roundup: January 11-15, 2021

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John Kamensky

A Peaceful Transfer of Power is the Foundation of Good Government

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This weekend, I dropped my daughter at the airport for a return flight to college after a month-long break.  We talked about what she might do if she encountered anyone acting problematically given this week’s tragic and unprecedented actions on Capitol Hill, but I assumed this would be a hypothetical warning.

Rafael Borras

Submitted by on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 10:14

Rafael Borras is the president and chief executive officer of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council. Borras joins HSDBC from A.T. Kearney, where he most recently served as a senior executive and expert in domestic security for the global management consulting firm. His distinguished career spans more than three decades, and includes management experience across the federal government, city government, and the non-profit and private sectors. He previously served as the Under Secretary for Management and Acting Deputy Secretary for the U.S.

Successful Adoption of Intelligent Automation in Government: Insights from HHS’ ReImagine Grants Initiative

Submitted by on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 13:48

As government agencies strive to improve service by implementing advanced technologies, how that data informs strategy and business decisions represents a critical element of success.  The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the Partnership for Public Service recently hosted five virtual panels on this subject, focused on readying agency data by using artificial intelligence and other technology solutions.  These sessions focused on detecting and addressing agency data quality issues that might stem from bias or inaccuracy, and on addressing barriers to data sharing within and acr

Weekly Roundup: December 21, 2020 – January 8, 2021

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Civil Servants During Transition. Ron Sanders, in eloquent commentary for Government Executive, writes: “in these far-from-normal times, what is our duty as career civil servants during this potentially turbulent transition?  . . .

The essential role of government in vaccine management

Submitted by on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:05

Blog Author:  Hannah Frey, IBM Client Executive, City of New York, IBM Global Markets
Blog Contributor:  Tim Paydos, Vice President & General Manager, Government Industry, IBM Global Markets

We now know much more about the virus, and the science of medicine has made great strides both in treating infection and preventive vaccines. However, developing and manufacturing a vaccine does not mean that we are yet out of the woods.

Anna-Maija Karjalainen

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Anna-Maija Karjalainen has been five years the Director General in the Ministry of Finance of Finland. Her responsibility area is the public sector ICT and digitalization including the digital security. Before joining the Finnish Ministry of Finance she worked five years as the divisional director in the State Treasury of Finland, leading the shared service center for state ICT services.

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