Weekly Roundup August 15-19, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 08/19/2022 - 15:16

GovExec Daily: Don't Ignore Government Performance Metrics. Shelley Metzenbaum joins the podcast to discuss why more people should pay attention to performance reports. Everyone wants better performance out of the federal government, but few pay enough attention to metrics like those found on Performance.gov. In fact, the federal government released quarterly performance updates for agency priority goals just this past July, but it was largely ignored.

Driving Agility: Context for Center Research

Submitted by on Fri, 08/19/2022 - 13:23

With the IBM Center for The Business of Government’s next due date for new research report proposals approaching on September 6th, we are publishing additional perspectives on our research topics over the next week in the form of blog posts focused on each topic.   The insights in these posts draw from dialogue that helped to frame the research agenda, as well as subsequent content relevant to each research topic area.  We hope that these posts provide potential research

Driving Development Results: A Conversation with Reggie Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer, USAID

Submitted by on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:25

What is the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Office of Chief Financial Officer? What are USAID’s key financial management priorities? How has USAID’s CFO transformed how this office operates? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Reggie Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer at USAID.

Broadcast Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2022 - 10:20
Author: 
Reggie Mitchell
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Reggie Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer

Submitted by on Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:20

Reggie Mitchell is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) responsible for the oversight of the accounting and financial reporting functions of the agency. This includes the oversight and development of USAID worldwide financial management policies, program, and systems in support of the agency’s development activities. Mr.

Weekly Roundup August 8-12, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 08/12/2022 - 13:37

Commerce, NASA leaning on the Evidence Act to push common priorities. Only in the last year has the 2019 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act started to demonstrate a real impact on agency missions.

Leading DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center: A Conversation with Sharon Woods

Submitted by on Mon, 08/08/2022 - 10:54

What is the mission of the Defense Information Systems Agency DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? How is the HaCC transforming the way DISA does business? What does the future hold for DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sharon Woods, Director, Hosting and Compute Center at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

Broadcast Date: 
Monday, November 7, 2022 - 10:44
Author: 
Sharon Woods
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Sharon Woods, Director, Hosting and Compute Center Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

Submitted by on Mon, 08/08/2022 - 10:43

Sharon Woods is a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Director, Hosting and Compute Center (HaCC) within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). In this role, Woods is responsible for transforming cloud to enable the warfighter. As a part of this responsibility, Woods oversees the acquisition and execution of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud program, as a critical piece of the overall DoD Digital Modernization Strategy.

Weekly Roundup August 1-5, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 08/05/2022 - 11:55

Agencies Are Struggling to Hire and Spend Money Due to Incessant Stopgap Funding Bills. GAO issues a warning as Congress struggles to reach fiscal 2023 spending agreement.

Temilola Afolabi

Submitted by on Wed, 08/03/2022 - 12:18

Temilola Afolabi is a senior research associate at the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE). In this role, Temi is responsible for leading research efforts on how open data can be applied for various social good efforts, writing reports with actionable recommendations for the federal government, and supporting Roundtable logistics and stakeholder engagement. She also co-leads CODE's Open Data for Racial Equity program, where she works to identify ways to advance racial equity in fair housing, criminal justice, environmental justice, healthcare, and the workforce using open data.

Becoming More Agile: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Submitted by on Tue, 08/02/2022 - 14:42

Listen to our interview with David A. Lebryk.

The U.S. enacted several legislative packages over the past two years that total more than $4.5 trillion in new budgetary resources across the federal government. When you compare the pandemic response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was about $800 billion, the scope of the challenge to implement these new resources becomes clear.

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