Major General C.J. Matthijssen and Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hädicke

Submitted by on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 14:09

Putting Robotics/Autonomous Systems to work in Defense and Security. What are the implications of the growing importance of robotics and autonomous systems for military operations? How else is the Royal Netherlands Army (NL Army) using innovative technology? I explored these questions and more with: Major General C.J. Matthijssen, Deputy Commander, NL Army and Lieutenant Colonel Martijn Hädicke, Commander Robotic Autonomous Systems Project, 13rd Infantry Division, NL Army.

 

Weekly Roundup: July 8-12, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 07:44

The Clock Starts. NextGov reports: “As agencies push to meet multiple mandates to better use all the data they collect, the Office of Management and Budget offered some assistance Thursday with the release of guidance on implementing the first phase of the Evidence Act. . . .

An Agile “Tipping Point” for Governments?

Submitted by on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 14:21

In the United States, trust in government at all levels and in all branches is at extremely low levels.  Almost two-thirds of those polled by Gallup in January 2019 indicated that they had little or no trust in the federal government’s ability to handle domestic problems.  In similar domestic Gallup surveys, state and local governments fared little better, and global Gallup results show that declining trust in government is an international phenomenon.

Introducing the Center’s New Visiting Fellow, Ed DeSeve

Submitted by on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 10:52

Agile software development features small, cross-functional, self-organizing teams that include customers working quickly to deliver solutions in increments that immediately provide value. Agile delivery approaches support government goals of doing more with less and improving agency capacity to manage their budgets and delivery dates. 

Highlights of OMB’s Implementation Guidance for Evidence Act

Submitted by on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 08:56

The recently released, highly touted Federal Data Strategy Action Plan turns out to be a key building block for the newly-released implementation guidance for the Evidence Act. That the Federal Data Strategy is but a single (albeit important) building block within this guidance shows how the Office of Management and Budget is sending a message to agencies that it is out to fundamentally change how the government will operate in the future.

What Are Some Basic Behavioral Science Concepts? (Part II)

Submitted by on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 08:15

“Applying behavioral insights in the right context can lead to substantial improvements in program outcomes,” writes behavioral scientist Amira Choueiki Boland in a 2016 Public Administration Review article.

But just what are these insights -- derived from the academic field of behavioral science -- that can be applied in government?  It is hard to explain the field, in part because of its complexity, and in part because it wraps itself into a technical language that takes some decoding.

Collaboration Across Government and Enabling Strategies: Effective Implementation of the Federal Data Strategy Action Plan

Submitted by on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 13:16

The Data Coalition and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently co-sponsored a public forum on the Federal Data Strategy’s draft 2019-2020 Action Plan. The event provided an opportunity for industry, academic, and non-profit speakers to provide comments on 16 draft action items in the Federal Data Strategy.  

Effective Implementation of the Federal Data Strategy Action Plan

Submitted by on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 15:27

Today, the Data Coalition and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) co-sponsored a public forum on the Federal Data Strategy’s draft 2019-2020 Action Plan. The event provided an opportunity for industry, academic, and non-profit speakers to provide comments on 16 draft action items in the Federal Data Strategy.  

Nate Schwagler

Submitted by on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 08:50
Nathan Schwagler is a faculty member at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), US Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force base. He also serves as the founding co-director of a corporate creativity and innovation services laboratory housed within The Salvador Dalí Museum in Saint Petersburg, FL. In his role at JSOU, Nathan supports two teams: the Creative Problem Solving group and the Military Design group with curriculum development, faculty-led instruction, and workshop facilitation.

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