Weekly Roundup: April 13-April 17, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 11:37

Michael J. Keegan

Agencies look to digital financial outlets to disburse relief funds. As IRS and the Small Business Administration tap digital-only financial firms to assist in relief funding, concerns are emerging about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and fraud.

NEW REPORT: Risk Management in the AI Era: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of AI Tools in the Public Sector

Submitted by on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 10:03

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved into the mainstream of business and government. Business leaders are rushing to take advantages of the benefits that can be brought to a wide array of industries to help increase productivity. Government leaders are also moving forward, but with appropriate caution. When considering the use and application of AI related technologies, government leaders weigh different factors than their private sector counterparts.

Matthew M. Young

Submitted by on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 12:32

Matthew M. Young is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. His research interests include public management, innovation and technology adoption and use by the public sector, and service delivery. Dr. Young’s work on in the public sector technological innovation has been published in top public administration and management journals, including Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, and Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, among others.

Risk Management in the AI Era: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of AI Tools in the Public Sector

Submitted by on Wed, 04/15/2020 - 12:18

Business leaders are rushing to take advantages of the benefits that can be brought to a wide array of industries to help increase productivity. Government leaders are also moving forward, but with appropriate caution. When considering the use and application of AI related technologies, government leaders weigh different factors than their private sector counterparts.

Michael J. Keegan

Submitted by on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 11:15

Michael has two decades of experience with both the private and public sectors encompassing strategic planning, business process redesign, strategic communications and marketing, performance management, change management, executive and team coaching, and risk-financing.

Dan Chenok and Michael J. Keegan

Submitted by on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 23:13

Dan Chenok (pictured left)
Executive Director
IBM Center for The Business of Government
600 14th Street, NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 551-9310
chenokd@us.ibm.com

Risk-Based Decision-Making: A Key Capacity for Government Today

Submitted by on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 13:59

The safety and security of the nation faces threats from this as well as an array of longer-term hazards, including acts of terrorism, malicious activity in cyberspace, manmade accidents, natural disasters. The need for effective risk management in government—and the consequences of a failure to adequately address risk—have become increasingly evident.

Dave Marchick

Submitted by on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 12:49

David Marchick is a retired executive from the Carlyle Group serving in a volunteer role as Director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service.  He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth as a Senior Of Counsel at the firm Covington & Burling.  He also serves on a number of corporate and non-profit boards of directors. 

Weekly Roundup: April 6-April 10, 2020

Submitted by on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 23:33

Michael J. Keegan

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