Weekly Roundup: July 10-14, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 14:07

How can governments better prepare for supply chain disruptions. Supply chain interruptions and slowdowns linger as an effect of the pandemic. They make purchasing and acquisition difficult for both the private sector and government. Recently thinkers put their heads together to come up with ways governments can become more resilient on the supply chain front.

Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Procurement

Submitted by on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 12:23

The federal government spends more than $500 billion in the acquisition of goods and services annually. However, agencies face enduring challenges in modernizing the procurement process to support mission achievement, including requirements definition, competition, pricing, contractor oversight, federal procurement data, acquisition workforce, and small business participation.

Mohammad Ahmadi

Submitted by on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 09:45

Mohammad Ahmadi is a doctoral fellow in the Technology Applications and Implications Stream at Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has an M.P.S.A. in policy analysis from Texas A&M University and a B.Eng. in civil engineering from the University of Herat. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models.

Government Procurement and Acquisition: Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Submitted by on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 09:24

However, agencies face enduring challenges in modernizing the procurement process to support mission achievement, including requirements definition, competition, pricing, contractor oversight, federal procurement data, acquisition workforce, and small business participation.

Preparing Government Workforces for Future Shocks

Submitted by on Wed, 07/12/2023 - 10:52

Government leaders and partners recently discussed how best to develop a skilled workforce to prepare for and respond to crises across multiple domains.

Systemic shocks are becoming more frequent, interconnected, and destabilizing. Geopolitical conflicts, cyberattacks, public health emergencies, supply chain disruptions, and climate-related disasters (extreme heat, wildfires, hurricanes, drought) are among the many overlapping shocks increasingly confronting societies across the globe. 

Vanessa Pawlak and Helen Franklin

Submitted by on Mon, 07/10/2023 - 11:56

Vanessa Pawlak, Partner, IBM Government Health & Human Services Global Leader

The Future of Global Health and Social Wellness

Submitted by on Mon, 07/10/2023 - 11:27

Multiple factors are converging rapidly to drive necessary transformation in health care across the world. Three key factors drive transformational change:

Weekly Roundup: June 26-30, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 06/30/2023 - 12:42

Explore the June 2023 Agency Priority Goal Updates. Agency Priority Goals, or APGs, are an agency’s near-term, implementation-focused priorities that the heads of each major federal agency set every two years. On June 29th, the Office of Management and Budget published the FY 2023 Q2 updates on Performance.gov. These goals serve as steppingstones towards long-term objectives outlined in the agency’s strategic plan.

Announcing the Center’s 25th Anniversary Challenge Grant Competition Recipients

Submitted by on Mon, 06/26/2023 - 14:26

Earlier this year, our Center welcomed proposals that described the future of government management and operations and how innovations could drive agency missions forward.  We received dozens of impactful essays and are grateful to all of the applicants who brought ideas forward. The finalists will write as individual subject matter experts, and will prepare an essay expanding their vision for a compendium later this year. Summaries of each essay follow.

Conversation with Bob Westbrooks on Left Holding the Bag: A Watchdog’s Account of How Washington Fumbled its Covid Test

Submitted by on Mon, 06/26/2023 - 09:38

What is the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and how does the PRAC conduct oversight? What are the most effective ways to combat fraud related to the pandemic response? What is meant by agile oversight and how does it differ from a traditional oversight approach?  Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Bob Westbrooks, author, Left Holding the Bag: A Watchdog’s Account of How Washington Fumbled its Covid Test and former Executive Director of the PRAC.

Broadcast Date: 
Monday, June 26, 2023 - 09:28
Author: 
Bob Westbrooks
Audio: 
Audio icon bob_westbrooks2_podcast_abc.mp3

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