Partnering for Resilience

Submitted by on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 10:15

Government leaders increasingly agree that “rare unexpected events” are now neither rare nor unexpected. Indeed, they are shocks—more frequent and more destabilizing. One now follows closely on the heels of another, and multiple events occur at the same time. For example, the pandemic continued as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Various climate challenges arose such as severe flooding in France, drought and bushfires in Australia, water shortages in California, and extreme heat in China.1 Now the economic fallout from the pandemic and the war has the World Bank and others

Lily Zeleke, Acting Deputy CIO, Information Enterprise, DOD

Submitted by on Mon, 12/12/2022 - 09:27

Ms. Lily Zeleke is the acting Deputy CIO (DCIO) for the Information Enterprise (IE). In this role, she provides oversight, policy guidance, and digital expertise for DoD enterprise infrastructure initiatives driving toward the objectives of digital modernization. She leads Department-wide execution of strategic guidance aimed at achieving an operationally effective and secure Information Enterprise in a cost-efficient manner. Areas of priority include network optimization, cloud adoption, software modernization, and IT reform.

Weekly Roundup December 4-9, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 14:37

Senate passed bill to 'stop the government speak' in agency documents. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill to override an existing law and update requirements for government agencies to write communications in easy-to-understand language. Specifically, the Clear and Concise Content Act, backed by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen.

Building Trusted Digital Services: Lessons from Australia

Submitted by on Thu, 12/08/2022 - 09:01

Governments around the world are advancing in the transformation of operations and services for the digital age. The goal of “trusted digital services” enables transformation in a way that earns public trust. Developing and implementing trusted digital services matters supports near-term service delivery, and long-term legitimacy and sustainability of government with the public. Advanced digital governments cite trust as a key success factor, and as well as how digital technologies supportive innovative governance that services the public.

Delivering Innovative IT Solutions to Meet Mission

Submitted by on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 16:34

"The CIO's office is growing" explains Bob Costello, chief information officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) "…We're pivoting from more of a compliance-CIO shop to an operational shop, where we're still doing that very important compliance mission, but starting to deliver services and become a true partner to the mission operators in making sure they have those solutions to interact with our partners."

Janine O'Flynn

Submitted by on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 08:54

Janine O’Flynn is Professor of Public Management at the University of Melbourne, and Deputy Dean (Engagement) at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government. From January 2023, she will be the Director of the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, the leading public policy school in the region.

Charting the Course to Tomorrow’s Trusted Digital Services

Submitted by on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 08:37

The report draws on the findings of an expert roundtable with senior leaders from a variety of agencies, as well as nonprofit, academia, and technology organisations. Roundtable participants discussed learnings and case studies of transformation to chart a course to the trusted digital services of tomorrow, focused on three main questions:

Sharon Moore

Submitted by on Mon, 12/05/2022 - 12:43

Sharon Anne Moore MBE is the Chief Technology Officer for Public Sector at IBM in the United Kingdom and Ireland. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours.

Weekly Roundup November 28-December 2, 2022

Submitted by on Mon, 12/05/2022 - 12:31

Year two of the PMA; Cyber advice for Pentagon leaders; A plan for zero-emission vehicles by 2027. NEW: Academy President & CEO Terry Gerton talks with @FRoseDC on @DailyScoopPod about the progress #government has made implementing the President's Management Agenda, and what comes next. Tune in! #PMA #management

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