Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 05/21/2021 - 15:12
The IBM Center for The Business of Government is pleased to release our new research announcement, which defines key challenges facing government and request proposals for future studies from experts in academia and the non-profit sectors.
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 05/18/2021 - 10:46
Last week we published the first in an ongoing series of commentaries intended to highlight the Technology Modernization Fund as a funding option available to agencies to modernize critical systems while lessening reliance on costly legacy systems and reducing cyber risk. In this first post, we outlined elements of the Office of Management and Budget’s TMF/American Rescue Plan (APR) guidance that were just recently updated.
Submitted by rgordon 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.
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 05/05/2021 - 09:09
Guest Co-Blogger David Egts, Chief Technologist, North America Public Sector, Red Hat
Submitted by rgordon 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
Submitted by rgordon 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.
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 03/25/2021 - 14:05
We are honored to host Ms. Evans in the Center. Ms.
Submitted by rgordon on Tue, 03/23/2021 - 09:00
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.
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 15:31
Advanced analytics and digital technologies have great potential to help to advance environmental sustainability.
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 02/25/2021 - 13:25
Michael Peckham, Acting CFO and Director of the Financial Management Portfolio for the Program Support Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alka Patel, Head of Ethics Policy for the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), and Jennifer Edgin, Assistant Deputy Commandant for Information, Headquarters Marine Corps, all provided specific examples of how IA, AI, and Blockchain have transformed their workflows to better achieve their mission.
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