Do Data-Driven Meetings Work?

Submitted by on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:09

The use of data-driven meetings was popularized in the mid-1990s by the New York City police department, which dubbed them “CompStat” meetings.  These meetings were seen to contribute to a significant drop in crime and was eagerly replicated by other cities (Citi-Stat) and a number of states (State-Stat).  Harvard professor Bob Behn studied this phenomenon and wrote a book about “

Weekly Roundup, August 27-31, 2018

Submitted by on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 09:18

Low Value. Government Executive reports, “Building on the president’s management agenda, White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Monday sent agency heads new guidance on the c

How Can Governments Best Share Threat Information Across the Atlantic?

Submitted by on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 08:40

Leendert Van Bochoven, Global Lead, Defense & Intelligence, IBM Global Government and Donald Fenhagen, Partner, Department of Homeland Security, IBM Global Business Services contributed to this blog.

Integrating and Analyzing Data Across Governments - the Key to 21st Century Security

Submitted by on Wed, 08/29/2018 - 07:28

The authors address how stakeholders in the U.S. and Europe can increase the understanding of effective ways to leverage channels involving technology, human capital, organizations, and private sector coordination that meet strategic, mission, and operational needs. The report highlights opportunities for governments to leverage data integration and analytics to support better decision making around cyber and homeland security.

Frank Taylor

Submitted by on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 20:07

Francis X. Taylor, Executive Fellow of the Global Policy Initiative at the Keough School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame University, is the former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In that role, he provided the Secretary, DHS senior leadership, the DHS components, and state, local, tribal and private sector partners with the homeland security intelligence and information they needed to keep the country safe, secure, and resilient. I&A is a member of, and the Department’s liaison to, the National Intelligence Community.

Douglas Lute

Submitted by on Tue, 08/28/2018 - 20:00

Ambassador Douglas Lute, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is the former United States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s standing political body. Appointed by President Obama, he assumed the Brussels-based post in 2013 and served until 2017. During this period he was instrumental in designing and implementing the 28-nation Alliance’s responses to the most severe security challenges in Europe since the end of the Cold War.

Chris Piehota

Submitted by on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 17:31

Christopher M. Piehota currently serves as the Executive Assistant Director for the FBI’s Science and Technology Branch (STB) and provides executive leadership for the Bureau’s Operational Technology Division, Laboratory Division, and the Criminal Justice Information Services Division. These organizations collectively provide technical solutions, forensic and biometric services. Immediately prior to this role, Mr.

Weekly Roundup: August 20-24, 2018

Submitted by on Fri, 08/24/2018 - 13:47

Pentagon’s First CDO. FedScoop reports: “In a move highlighting the importance of data within the federal government’s largest agency, the Department of Defense recently hired its first chief data officer. . . . Michael Conlin, former CTO for U.S. public sector at DXC Technology, has stepped in to fill this role. He started the job July 30.”

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