Aligning Open Data, Open Source, and Hybrid Cloud Adoption in Government

Submitted by on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:00

These developments have been acknowledged and formalized via governmentwide strategic initiatives including the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, the Federal Data Strategy and implementation of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, and the Federal Source Code Policy.

Matt Rumsey

Submitted by on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 20:40

Matt Rumsey is the research and communications manager at CODE. He has experience in open government data as an advocate, policy analyst, and researcher. Prior to joining CODE, Matt worked as an independent researcher with organizations including the Data Foundation, CODE, and the Sunlight Foundation. He conducted research and wrote policy and briefing papers on topics including DATA Act implementation, grants data standardization, legal entity identification, the interaction between open data and privacy, and open research data.

Recognizing the Great Work of Public Servants

Submitted by on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 16:38

News of great work done by many outstanding government leaders is always important to communicate, especially in a world where government can be portrayed as less productive and more inflexible than the private sector.  This portrayal is often magnified during a time of transition to a new administration, when new leaders arrive in agencies and understandably have questions about the staff they are inheriting.  However, equally compelling are impressions of leaders who have a chance to work with very talented federal workers -- many political appointees in both parties have publicly reporte

Stacie Whisonant

Submitted by on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 09:53

In preparation for battle with the $1.6 trillion national student debt crisis, Stacie spent 17 years in the financial services industry utilizing her SEC license to manage mortgages, structured settlements, and annuities for both specialty finance companies and the world’s largest international banking and financial services organization—HSBC. Stacie is also a military veteran, having served eight years as a United States Army Reservist. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management from Longwood University.

Weekly Roundup: April 26-30, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 12:18

New leadership could accelerate digital transformation in acquisition. The Defense Digital Service is overseeing a pilot project that frees up more than 175 million internet addresses, the latest example of how the Defense Department is relying on its digital arm for a variety of operations.

Pursuing Supply Chain Immunity

Submitted by on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 16:01

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, and the consequences of this global event will have long-lasting effects. Along with the continued carnage left in its wake, this pandemic most assuredly revealed significant vulnerabilities, exposing points of serious weakness in global, regional, and local supply chains and networks impacting all sectors of the economy, including the government. Why is the global supply chain so vulnerable? What is supply chain immunity? How can we achieve national supply chain immunity?

How Mature is the Federal Government’s Practice of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)?

Submitted by on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 13:38

Last week, while speaking at the 2021 AGA and AFERM ERM Workshop, I had an opportunity to obtain viewpoints from the ERM community on this very question. 

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