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Our Blogs

Enabling Government to Attract Innovation that Serves the Nation – The Case of “OTAs”

Dan Chenok

“Other Transactions Authorities” (OTAs) can drive... more

Weekly Roundup: July 19-23, 2021

Michael J. Keegan

Highlighting articles and insights that we have... more

Federal Enterprise Risk Management Turns Five

Tom Brandt

Getting to Ten Will Require More Government-wide... more

Our Reports

Other Transactions Authorities: After 60 Years, Hitting Their Stride or Hitting The Wall? by Stan Soloway, Jason Knudson, Vincent Wroble The term “Other Transaction Authority” (OTA)... more	Guidance on Regulatory Guidance: What the Government Needs to Know and Do to Engage the Public by Susan Webb Yackee Federal agencies routinely issue guidance... more	Achieving Mission Outcomes Through DevSecOps by Margie Graves This report draws on expert insights from a... more
Deploying AI in defense organizations by Dan Chenok, Leendert van Bochoven, David Zaharchuk We surveyed 250 defense technology leaders from... more	Creating Public Value using the AI-Driven Internet of Things by Gwanhoo Lee This report describes IoT as a network of... more	IBM Center Research Announcement 2021 by Dan Chenok The Center is pleased to solicit proposals that... more

Improving Outcomes in Government through Data and Intelligent Automation

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Pressure to do more with less, improve efficiency and reduce costs while meeting citizen needs is challenging government agencies. Intelligent Automation (IA) meets this challenge by transforming work while enabling the workforce to perform more effectively and efficiently. Agencies are beginning to make IA fundamental to transforming workflows and achieving the mission.

The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the Partnership for Public Service recently hosted a panel event with three government innovators. The recent panel event and indivdual sessions hosted in 2020 (see below) highlight real cases and lessons learned that can help all agencies understand how best to apply emerging technologies. Read our final report, our summary blogs, and watch the video replay of the sessions.

Business of Government Stories

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The past 30 years provides important lessons both for today’s leaders and for those of future administrations. Little has been written about the role leaders and teams have played in the evolution of management reforms. Our “Business of Government Stories” series narrates the stories of many of the most influential events that have shaped government over the past generation. Our series focuses on the people behind this management evolution and features a podcast with reflections on the stories behind these reforms.

Read and listen to the stories.

Expert Insights: The Former Government Executives Council

The Former Government Executives Council provides insight and innovative ideas to improve government based on their past and extensive experience as senior officials at the Federal, State, and local levels. Learn more!

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Interviews with Leaders: The Business of Government Hour

April Rinne, author of FLUX: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change on a Special Series Leading Through Uncertain Times

Conversations with Leaders

Admiral Karl Schultz

Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Kate Kelley

Kate Kelley, Chief Human Capital Officer, US Army Futures Command

Leaders Speak A Special Edition

Reforming Government Management: Stories about The Business of Government

Executive Director's Corner

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My team and I were honored to be a part of three recent webinars.

The first was with the American Council for Technology (ACT) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) where my colleagues Margie Graves, Mark Newsome, and I spoke with NIH and VA about innovative technologies such as AI during the time of COVID and what the future may hold post COVID.
I then spoke at NAPA's 20th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference on Innovations in Data Science. The session covered how data analytics can be used by scholars and practitioners to advance social justice and understanding ethics and AI.
The third webinar was with the National Association of State Chief Administrators where I discussed "Transforming Digital Services in Internal Operations." The session highlighted how the pandemic heightened the focus on implementing modernized technologies to streamline and improve customer service.

I hope you enjoy these timely sessions.