Announcing the Center's New Emeritus Fellow - John Kamensky!

John moves to Emeritus status after his tremendous and impactful career working in and with government, including the IBM Center for the past 20 years, where he has served as a Senior Fellow and an Associate Partner with IBM's Global Business Services.

Weekly Roundup: April 5-9, 2021

Biden's $1.5 trillion 2022 budget plan tilts spending toward civilian agencies. The administration is adding money to multiple tech modernization programs and removing the Overseas Contingency Account from the Defense Department request and folding in warfighting funds into the base budget. The topline or "skinny" budget contains $769 billion in non-defense spending and $753 billion in national defense programs.

Zach Huitink and Risk Management

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Weekly Roundup: March 29-April 2, 2021

DHS Secretary announces cyber 'sprints' on ransomware, ICS, workforce. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday said his agency will begin a series of 60-day sprints focused on ransomware, industrial control systems, transportation systems and election security. "With respect to responding to ransomware attacks, we will strengthen our capabilities to disrupt those who launch them and the marketplaces that enable them," Mayorkas said at a virtual RSA Conference event.

Weekly Roundup: March 22-26, 2021

John Kamensky

Angela Evans

Angela Evans is a Visiting Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government.  Prior to this role, Dean Evans joined the faculty of the LBJ School in 2009 as a Professor in the Practice of Public Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.  In 2016, she assumed the position of dean of the School and in 2021 was named Dean Emerita.  She  also facilitated a nationwide discussion with other university deans on the future of public policy in higher education.

Announcing the Center’s New Visiting Fellow: Angela Evans

We are honored to host Ms. Evans in the Center.  Ms.

Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Government Reform Efforts

One of the most striking things new White House staffers encounter when they first walk into their office in the White House -- or the large, gray Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door -- is it’s emptiness.  The previous occupants leave no files or other records – other than records retained by career staff in White House agencies like the Office of Management and Budget, all policy documents went to the National Archives, and the General Services Administration cleaned everything else away before the new staffers arrive.

Government Reform: Lessons from the Past for Actions in the Future

This overview of government reforms and actions provides important lessons for leaders today and tomorrow.

Reform approaches will vary, depending on the types of reform are being pursued. Each type relies on different strategic implementation approaches, with different lessons learned that the authors hope will be of value to leaders today.

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