Government Procurement and Acquisition: Opportunities and Challenges Presented by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

However, agencies face enduring challenges in modernizing the procurement process to support mission achievement, including requirements definition, competition, pricing, contractor oversight, federal procurement data, acquisition workforce, and small business participation.

Risk Management in the AI Era: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges of AI Tools in the Public Sector

Business leaders are rushing to take advantages of the benefits that can be brought to a wide array of industries to help increase productivity. Government leaders are also moving forward, but with appropriate caution. When considering the use and application of AI related technologies, government leaders weigh different factors than their private sector counterparts.

Justin B. Bullock

Dr. Justin B. Bullock is an Associate Professor Affiliate of Governance at the Evans School of Governance at the University of Washington and a Senior Researcher for Convergence Analysis. Dr. Bullock is a world-renowned scholar and expert in public policy, governance, public administration, technology, artificial intelligence (AI), management, and organizational theory.

Risk Management and Reducing Improper Payments: A Case Study of the U.S. Department of Labor

This report continues the IBM Center’s long interest in risk management with a specific focus on employing risk management strategies to reduce improper payments in the U S Department of Labor’s (DOL) Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. There is a long tradition of public management scholarship that has provided empirical support for the hypothesis that management matters for government performance. One specific management activity that has been growing in prominence in federal agencies over the last several years is risk management.

Associate Professor Affiliate of Governance at the Evans School of Governance
University of Washington

Dr. Justin B. Bullock is an Associate Professor Affiliate of Governance at the Evans School of Governance at the University of Washington and a Senior Researcher for Convergence Analysis. Dr. Bullock is a world-renowned scholar and expert in public policy, governance, public administration, technology, artificial intelligence (AI), management, and organizational theory.