Reinventing the Grant System to Be More Outcome-Focused

Submitted by on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 08:56

Grants expert Jeff Myers, and several of his colleagues, recently wrote in Government Executive:

Federal Grants Management: Improving Outcomes

Submitted by on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 08:55

Given the priorities of the Biden-Harris administration and the enormous influx of grant dollars to address the health and economic impacts of the pandemic, this is an opportune time to rethink and reframe how the federal government manages grant programs.

The Promise of Public Interest Technology

Submitted by on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 09:30

Power to the People: The Promise of Public Interest Technology by Tara McGuinness and Hana Schank is such a book. 

Weekly Roundup: April 12-16, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 13:01

OPM digs into the post-pandemic puzzle of remote work and locality pay. OPM digs into the post-pandemic puzzle of remote work and locality pay. An Office of Personnel Management official said that the office is looking into pay administration rules in terms of remote work as part of broader efforts to provide guidance for the long-term future of a more dispersed federal workforce.

The Future of Work in Local Governments Post Pandemic

Submitted by on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 14:42

In Fall-Winter 2020, the IBM Center for The Business of Government initiated a Challenge Grant Competition soliciting essays from academics and practitioners describing how government can best transform the way it works, operates, and delivers services to the public given the impact of this pandemic.

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

Submitted by on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:31

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

Submitted by on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 09:50

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

Submitted by on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 10:06
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 09:00
Author: 
Zachary S. Huitink
Audio: 
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Weekly Roundup: March 29-April 2, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 04/02/2021 - 13:41

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.

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