Marcela Escobar-Alava and Betsy Beaumon

Submitted by on Tue, 10/22/2024 - 07:48

Marcela Escobar-Alava serves as the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Social Security Administration (SSA). As SSA’s senior information and technology executive, Escobar-Alava oversees the day-to-day activities of SSA’s Digital Modernization Strategy and Transformation, managing a $2B budget and a team of approximately 6,000 government and contract team members.

Leveraging the Upside of Disruption with Terence Mauri

Submitted by on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 05:41
How can leaders better handle this disruption? What skills and mindset do they need? How can we discern the upside to disruption and see it as a strategic advantage? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Terence Mauri, author of THE UPSIDE OF DISRUPTION: THE PATH TO LEADING AND THRIVING IN THE UNKNOWN.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 10:24
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Terence Mauri
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Terence Mauri, The Upside of Disruption

Submitted by on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 05:17
Terence Mauri, one of the world’s leading experts and keynote speakers on Leadership, AI, and Disruption, inspires and motivates teams to thrive in ever-changing contexts. Thinkers50 has described Terence as “an influential and outspoken thinker on the future of leadership.”

Weekly Roundup: October 14-18, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 10/18/2024 - 10:37

Acquisition

Protecting Our Community: Actions to Build Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure

Submitted by on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:08

Cybersecurity and government operations leaders gathered recently for an interactive roundtable discussion on “Building Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure Protection.”  Convened by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, the IBM Institute for Business Value, and the National Academy of Public Administration, the roundtable identified practical actions that government agencies can take to keep the public safe and secure. 

Transforming the U.S Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Submitted by on Mon, 10/14/2024 - 08:58

The IRS has a unique opportunity to envision and realize a future of tax administration that meets the evolving needs of taxpayers and the nation. The agency remains focused on improving service to taxpayers, offering them more in-person and online resources while pursuing the most effective way to ensure tax compliance

Pursuing Transformation at the U.S. Social Security Administration

Submitted by on Mon, 10/14/2024 - 06:21
What is the technology strategy for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)? How is emerging tech helping to drive transformation at SSA? What is SSA doing to transform the way it does business and meet its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with guests Marcela Escobar-Alava, chief information officer at SSA and Betsy Beaumon, chief transformation officer at SSA on The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, October 14, 2024 - 06:17
Author: 
Marcela Escobar-Alava and Betsy Beaumon
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Steven Kelman

Submitted by on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 16:49

A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, with a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University, he is the author of many books and articles on the policymaking process and on improving the management of government organizations. His latest book, Unleashing Change: A Study of Organizational Change in Government, was published in 2005 by the Brookings Institution Press.

Weekly Roundup: October 7-11, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 13:31

Digital Dozen: Top Federal CIOs Lay Out FY2025 Priorities. What are government agencies’ top tech priorities for 2025? MeriTalk surveyed 12 CFO Act agency CIOs, dubbed the “Digital Dozen,” on their top technology priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

Lisa Schlosser

Submitted by on Tue, 10/08/2024 - 05:13

Ms. Lisa Schlosser currently resides in Delaware and volunteers: on the Board of Directors for Clear Space Theatre and Humane Animal Partners, and recently completed a term as an elected official for the City of Rehoboth Beach, Deleware. She also serves as a Cyber Security Advisor to Harrisburg University; as a therapy dog handler for Pets for People; and as an instructor at University of Maryland-Global Campus.

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