Margie Graves

Submitted by on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 11:31

Margie is a Visiting Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government.  Margie’s work with the Center will be informed by her track record of experience and expertise.  She is the former Deputy Federal CIO for the Office of Management and Budget.

Setting up For IT success: Enhancing the impact of the Technology Modernization Fund

Submitted by on Tue, 05/11/2021 - 11:26

Last week, the Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance regarding priorities and processes for agencies to submit proposals for the Technology Modernization Fund that support the American Rescue Plan Act.   The guidance provides important insights on how the TMF can be leveraged to address mission objectives.

Alison Post and Alex Pan

Submitted by on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 10:38

Alexandra Pan is a Master's student in Transportation Engineering and joined TSRC in the fall of 2018. She is working on projects about shared mobility and travel behavior. Prior to studying at Berkeley, Alex completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University in 2016, and worked at General Motors as a Hybrid/Electric Propulsion Systems Engineer. Alex's interests other than transportation include reading, watching baseball, and Olympic weightlifting. alexpan33@berkeley.edu

Weekly Roundup: May 3-7, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 14:15

OMB Prioritizes Cyber, COVID Tech For New TMF Payback Model. The federal agencies managing a central fund for loaning money to other agencies to upgrade aging IT—a fund that just received $1 billion from Congress as part of the second COVID-19 stimulus package—released an outline Tuesday updating priorities and making fundamental ch

Leading the Cybersecurity Quality Services Management Office

Submitted by on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 15:15

In April 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) formally designated the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as the Cyber Quality Services Management Office or QSMO. The QSMO is tasked with standardizing and making available best-in-class cybersecurity service offerings and capabilities to federal agencies.

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

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