Weekly Roundup: November 8-12, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 11/12/2021 - 13:17

Governmentwide chat, calendar collaboration tools coming in 2022. Sometime in early 2022, federal employees will be able to check the calendar and chat with a colleague at another agency. No more emailing and hoping they will respond. No more playing calendar tag to try to find an agreeable time for a meeting.

How Governments can Emerge Stronger in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Preparing for The Future

Submitted by on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 11:17

Governments and societies continue to face the unforeseen and unprecedented challenges of responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The experiences of the last 18 months have pointed to the importance of well-managed actions at the local, national, and cross-border levels.

Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership

Submitted by on Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:00

In October 2020, three former NASA administrators—Dan Goldin, Sean O’Keefe, and Charles Bolden—convened with the then incumbent, James Bridenstine, to ponder the state of NASA and human space exploration. Goldin (1992-2001) chafed at the slow pace of returning to the Moon and going on to Mars. He pointed out that China was “moving at the speed of light” and it was “damn time for America to get people out of Earth’s orbit.”

Making Agile Happen: Pre-Service - Part III

Submitted by on Wed, 11/03/2021 - 11:34

The next post in this series moves away from addressing agile competencies in the traditional masters’ program the subject of the prior post, and suggests the creation of a portfolio track approach for future programs that provide education on agility in government.  Broadly speaking, five portfolio tracks would serve as the main set of offerings of new public affairs education.  These tracks would share five attributes:

Sanjay Gupta

Submitted by on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 10:55

Sanjay Gupta joined the U.S. Small Business Administration in January 2017 as Chief Technology Officer from the private sector. Sanjay is a business driven, results oriented leader, adept at leveraging technology to innovate and deliver results quickly. He brings to SBA an exclusive combination of experiences as a CIO (Heidrick & Struggles, International Code Council, World Book), as a Managing Partner Consulting (Gartner), and as an Adjunct Research Analyst (IDC).

NEW REPORT: Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership

Submitted by on Sun, 10/31/2021 - 20:06

With the release of Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership, Professor W. Henry Lambright of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University continues his research for the IBM Center exploring the intersection of government leadership, Big Science, and space exploration.  The report draws on insights from a group of experts in leadership roles with NASA.

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