Scaling for Mission Delivery: Exploring Why Some Ideas fail while Others Change the World

Submitted by on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:19
How can government leaders scale change and meet their missions? Should policymakers move from evidence-based policy to policy-based evidence? Michael Keegan explores these questions and more in a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, May 1, 2023 - 11:04
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Leaders Speak
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Weekly Roundup: April 24-28, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 04/28/2023 - 15:52

How Local Governments Can Rise to the Infrastructure Complexity Challenge. To take advantage of the federal government’s $2 trillion in investments, municipalities must think big, start small and scale fast.  By recognizing some of these challenges in advance, county and municipal leaders can adopt strategies to help them realize the ambitious goals of these programs.

Five recommendations for federal agencies to use the cloud to accelerate modernization

Submitted by on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:05

Guest Blog Authors: Jason Kelley, General Manager & Managing Partner, Strategic Partners & Ecosystems, IBM and Frank Cristinzio, Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive, General Counsel, IBM

No other institution is responsible for doing so much for so many, so quickly, in an ever-changing landscape. No other institution must respond simultaneously to such a breadth of challenges that have only been amplified over the last few years.

Digitalising one of life's certainties

Submitted by on Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:43

Blog Author: Andy Heys, Principal Account Technical Leader, Australian Taxation Office, IBM Technology, Australia. Andy has over 40 years experience working with Public Sector clients in Australia, the UK, and the rest of the world. Andy is based in Canberra and currently focuses on Australian Commonwealth Government clients.

Weekly Roundup: April 17-21, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 04/21/2023 - 15:10

The 2023 Federal 100. Meet those recognized by their peers as exceptional contributors to federal IT in 2022.  Hundreds of nominations were submitted, and a panel of government and industry judges deliberated for hours. The result? A list of 100 men and women who personify what's possible in federal IT. 

Weekly Roundup: April 10-14, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 04/14/2023 - 13:34

DHA preps for MHS Genesis follow-on contract. The Defense Health Agency is conducting market research on a sustainment contract for the military's $5.5 billion electronic health records program. The contract, which spans 10-years and includes a team of contractors charged with delivering and integrating the Cerner electronic health record into the work of more than 200,000 care providers and 9.6 million beneficiaries. 

NEW REPORT: Beyond Resilience—The Case for Adaptability

Submitted by on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 12:59

With disruption now the norm rather than the exception, governments need to rethink business as usual and prepare for business as disrupted. Government executives and managers should plan for continuous disruption and for how their agencies and departments will operate under continuous turbulence and change. In 2022 alone, we witnessed the impact of war,  the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters such as Hurricane Ian—not to men­tion energy scarcity, supply chain shortages, the start of a global recession, record highs for inflation, and rising interest rates.

Nicholas D. Evans

Submitted by on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 10:21
Nicholas D. Evans is Chief Innovation Officer and member of the Senior Leadership Team at WGI, a national design and professional services firm leading in technology-based solutions for the construction of public infrastructure and real estate development. He is an award-winning author of Mastering Digital Business and Business Innovation & Disruptive Technology, a writer for CIO.com, a globally recognized keynote speaker, and a consultant focused on managing innovation and disruptive technology.

A Guide to Adaptive Government: Preparing for Disruption

Submitted by on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 10:04

Government executives and managers should plan for continuous disruption and for how their agencies and departments will operate under continuous turbulence and change. In 2022 alone, the world witnessed war in Ukraine, the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters such as Hurricane Ian—not to mention energy scarcity, supply chain shortages, the start of a global recession, record highs for inflation, and rising interest rates.

Mark Lerner, Director, Technology & Innovation, Partnership for Public Service

Submitted by on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 15:54
Mark Lerner leads the Partnership’s technology and innovation portfolio, where he works to build a modern government that delivers equitable services and effective outcomes to the public by employing modern ways of working. Mark is an active member of the public interest tech community, where he has long worked to bring modern ways of building digital services into government. His prior work and research with the Harvard Kennedy School, the U.S. Digital Service, the City of San Francisco, and other organizations have built up his love for public service.

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