The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how Americans live. In almost the blink of an eye, the pandemic changed shopping, dining, socializing, travel, and most assuredly the world of work.
Before the pandemic, there had been a slow but steady growth in the number of workers who performed their jobs remotely. Such work arrangements went by various labels, from remote work to distance work to telecommuting or telework. While predictions that much work could be done anywhere arose, the COVID-19 pandemic took remote work to a whole new level as a necessity.
Stacy Marcott became the Deputy Chief Financial Officer (DCFO) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in May 2012, and currently serves as the Acting Chief Financial Officer. In both capacities, Ms. Marcott provides fiscal oversight and leadership of an $88 billion budget which supports DHS operations and 240,000 personnel worldwide. In her capacity as DCFO, she leads the day to day operations of ten financial divisions and nearly 300 employees.
Blog Co-Author: Karen Evans, managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute and former chief information officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
I was honored to co-chair the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) panel report for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Karen Evans, Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute and Former Chief Information Officer, DHS. Together with panel members, Dr. Marilu Goodyear, Dr.
Across the defence and national security landscape, all involved are grappling with the speed of technological change and the deteriorating strategic context. Everyone, from capability development to planning to operations, is aware that Western Allies no longer have a technological advantage over peer adversaries. This means to win the future battle, we must be focused on gaining situational advantage—making decisions better and faster than the enemy. Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) is focused on gaining that decision superiority.
Stacie Petter is the Ben H. Williams professor of information systems and business analytics in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. Her research examines how information systems and technology bring value and benefits, as well as harm or negative consequences, to organization and individuals. In particular, she is interested in the use and evaluation of information systems, gamification and online gaming, and software project management.
