Weekly Round Up - November 30, 2018

Submitted by on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 16:33

Michael J. Keegan

Risk Management Framework adoption hits stumbling blocks at DOD. Moving the Defense Department's authorization process for IT systems from the DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process to the Risk Management Framework was supposed to provide better results. But the culture of compliance seems to be an impediment.

Chris Browne

Submitted by on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 15:50

Christopher Browne is Deputy Director of the National Air and Space Museum. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Browne received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College, graduating with a B.A. in History in 1980. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a naval flight officer, flying F-14 Tomcats off of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, making numerous deployments to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic, and Caribbean during seven years of active service. Browne amassed over 1,400 flight hours and more than 300 carrier landings, and is a graduate of the U.S.

Modernizing the Intelligence Community Through Shared Services

Submitted by on Wed, 11/28/2018 - 13:29

Blog co-authors: Brodi Fontenot, Pat Kennedy, Dave Mader, and Jim Williams

Visions of Government Reform in 2040: Networked Government

Submitted by on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 09:33

In the IBM Center’s new book, Government For The Future: Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow’ Leaders,  part two of the book looks twenty years ahead offering perspectives on the future. This contribution is the next in a multi-part series, Networked Government: Managing Data, Knowledge, and Services, by Lori Gordon.

Visions of Government in 2040: Engaged Government: Five Predictions for 2040

Submitted by on Tue, 11/20/2018 - 12:14

In the IBM Center’s new book, Government For The Future: Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow’ Leaders,  part two of the book looks twenty years ahead offering perspectives on the future. This contribution is the next in a multi-part series, Engaged Government: Five Predictions for 2040, authored by Lora Frecks.

Weekly Round Up - November 16, 2018

Submitted by on Fri, 11/16/2018 - 14:54

Michael J. Keegan

Karin O’Leary

Submitted by on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 15:32

Karin O’Leary leads IBM Consulting’s business portfolio for the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Courts. She is responsible for proposing and managing consulting services contracts and driving account strategy, which includes business development, profit and loss, delivery excellence, business partner relationships, and customer satisfaction. Mission critical projects include clients at the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Security Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Defender Services Office.

Visions of Government in 2040: Perspectives on the Future -- A Report from Mars

Submitted by on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 11:37

In the IBM Center’s new book, Government For The Future: Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow’ Leaders,  part two of the book looks twenty years ahead offering perspectives on the future. This contribution is the first in a five-part series beginning with a dispatch from the Mars Exploration Base, Stardate July 20, 2039, authored by W. Henry Lambright.

Will Congress Enact Improvements to the Federal Budget Process?

Submitted by on Thu, 11/15/2018 - 10:02

Since the enactment of the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011, Congress has encountered greater difficulty in passing spending legislation by not having enough votes to either raise the BCA caps or pass appropriations bills. In the spring of 2018, Speaker Ryan offered a compromise through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 that raised the caps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and created the Joint Select Committee with an equal number of members of both political parties.

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