Designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence systems: Lessons from and for the public sector - part three

Submitted by on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 13:00

Previous Center authors Kevin Desouza and Gregory Dawson and I recently wrote a paper on Artificial Intelligence and the public sector that was published in Business Horizons, a Journal of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.  This article will appear on our blog in a three-part series to include background infor

Reinventing Government: A Principle-Driven Reform Initiative

Submitted by on Wed, 02/05/2020 - 13:52

Background.  Several days earlier, the three of us had been invited to share our ideas on how the vice president might proceed with his new mandate from the president to “reinvent the government,” where the vice president had to deliver a plan of action to the president in six months.  Gore’s newly-appointed advisor, Elaine Kamarck, received the task of getting this off the ground and she had invited the three of us to talk with her, based on the advice of David Osborne, a co-author of the best-selling book

Providing Mission-Support Services Across Government

Submitted by on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 14:21

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is working with federal agencies on multiple fronts to save taxpayer dollars and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government. This unique mission support role ties back to GSA’s founding in 1949 when President Truman sought to create one agency to help the federal government avoid senseless duplication, excess cost, and confusion in handling supplies and providing space.

Designing, developing, and deploying artificial intelligence systems: Lessons from and for the public sector - part two

Submitted by on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 14:36

Previous Center authors Kevin Desouza and Gregory Dawson and I recently wrote a paper on Artificial Intelligence and the public sector that was published in Business Horizons, a Journal of the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.  This article will appear on our blog in a three-part series to include background infor

Weekly Roundup: January 27 - 31, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 14:15

John Kamensky

Managing Enterprise Risk

Submitted by on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 22:43

Federal agencies are hardly immune to the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” and uncertainty. Each day federal agency leaders  face risks associated with fulfilling their respective program missions and yet today’s headlines present stories of cyber hacks, abuses of power, extravagant spending, and a host of other risk management failures. In some cases, if leaders had taken the time to foresee and mitigate potential risks, many of these failures could have been either avoided or at least had less of an impact.

Reducing Administrative Burden

Submitted by on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 09:26

Since 1991, the federal government has imposed 110 new requirements on university research grant recipients.  But it capped reimbursement for administrative costs in 1991 to be no more than 26 percent of a grant.  Partly because of the cap and increased mandates, universities have increased spending on research by $7 billion between 2010 and 2017 from their own resources.

What are some examples of these new requirements?

David Ngo

Submitted by on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 13:05

David Ngo is an Associate Provost at The New School. He leads, manages, coordinates, and oversees all university research awards, facilitates research advancements and coordinates the development of high-impact disciplinary and multidisciplinary projects. David also teaches courses for The New School in Parsons School of Design Strategies.

Jeremy Forsberg

Submitted by on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 13:03

Jeremy Forsberg serves as the Assistant Vice President of Research at the University of Texas at Arlington overseeing the functions of research compliance and pre- and post-award management. He is also the Export Control Officer. Jeremy has 25 years of experience in research administration at varying levels. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Lisa Mosley

Submitted by on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 13:01

Lisa Mosley is the Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Projects at Yale University. In this role, she provides oversight and leadership to pre-award, administrative and financial post-award, as well as industry and clinical contracting teams. Prior to joining Yale in 2017, she served as the Assistant Vice President of Research Operations at Arizona State University. Lisa has over 25 years of experience in research administration and has worked in a variety of positions in both central administration and the department.

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