Weekly Roundup: November 2-6, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 08:50

John Kamensky

Managing Risk in the Public Sector

ERM

Weekly Roundup: October 26-30, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 14:39

Michael J. Keegan

DOD could get permanent telework capability in 2021. The Defense Department wants to convert its key telework tool, the Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) environment, to a permanent capability by next summer, according to John Sherman, DOD's principal deputy CIO.

Government Performance Can Improve Trust

Submitted by on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 10:25

This week, the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) held its flagship annual event, the Executive Leadership Conference (#ELC2020), moved to a virtual environment.  As always, ELC brought government and industry leaders together for several days of exchanges on content about the direction of government and how technology can help drive government improvement in partnership with industry.  Of course, this year’s session was entirely

Evolving the Enterprise Risk Management in Government: Reflections of a Risk Management Professional

Submitted by on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 15:27

In 2010, the IBM Center for The Business of Government published my report, Managing Risk in Government: An Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM); its first research report exploring the importance of managing risk at the enterprise level. The release of this report and the many other Center reports on risk management that have followed continue to shape and inform the dialogue in what has become a government-wide effort to improve operations and effectiveness within federal agencies.

A post-COVID IT roadmap

Submitted by on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 11:30

Guest Blogger:  Mark Bohannon, Vice President, Government Affairs, Red Hat

When we return to the office, it will be a completely different experience, with most employees working staggered schedules, teams divided into groups and ever more reliance on technology to keep employees and customers connected and engaged.

Robert Handfield, Ph.D.

Submitted by on Mon, 10/26/2020 - 11:34

Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University, and Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (http://scm.ncsu.edu/). Handfield is considered a thought leader in the field of supply chain management, and is an industry expert in the field of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development.

Weekly Roundup: October 19-23, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 13:15

Michael J. Keegan

Trump order creates Schedule F, to speed hiring and firing in key positions. The Oct. 21 executive order looks to reshape the competitive service by allowing agencies to reclassify policy jobs under a new schedule and give senior managers greater flexibility in hiring candidates and firing employees.

Modernizing Financial Systems and Improving Transparency

Submitted by on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 15:38

“The mission of my office,” says Troy Edgar, “is to make sure that we have the right resources in the right places at the right time.”

Distance Work Arrangements: The Workplace of the Future Is Now

Submitted by on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 09:00

Distance work arrangements—such as telework, remote work, and distributed teams— have been a growing trend in the workplace for more than a decade. For example, the federal government adopted the Telework Enhancement Act in 2010. And some private sector businesses have moved their operations completely online and maintain a virtual workforce that allows employees to work from anywhere in the world.

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