Weekly Roundup: July 5-9, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 07/09/2021 - 13:42

Building Federal Evaluation Capacity: A Discussion of the New White House Evaluation and Learning Agenda Guidance. The Office of Management and Budget recently issued guidance to federal agencies about implementing key provisions of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Ac

The State of Risk Oversight: Survey of Enterprise Risk Management Practices

Submitted by on Thu, 07/01/2021 - 12:32

It is a leadership imperative for government executives to mitigate the potency of uncertainty by managing the realities of risk. Employing an enterprise risk management (ERM) process can assist leaders in doing just that. ERM can help decision makers evaluate the likelihood and impact of major events and formulate the best way to either prevent them or manage their effects, if they do occur. Many changes are now occurring that hold the potential to make government function better.

Mark Beasley

Submitted by on Mon, 06/28/2021 - 09:49

Mark Beasley is a Professor of Enterprise Risk Management and the Director of the Enterprise Risk Management Initiative in the Poole College of Management.  The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative provides thought leadership about ERM practices and their integration with strategy and corporate governance. As founding director, Dr.

Weekly Roundup: June 21-25, 2021

Submitted by on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 13:10

The Battle for the Public Service Is Just Beginning. We are in the midst of a critical debate over the future of the federal workforce—and with it, about the future role of the federal government. It is raising questions more fundamental than at any time since the passage of the Pendleton Act, which established the civil service system in 1883. The questions speak to the role of administrators in our constitutional system of governance and, indeed, the Constitution itself.

Driving IT Modernization and Transforming Culture

Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 12:29

In early 2019, Jamie Holcombe became the chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He came to the agency to modernize and transform how USPTO uses technology to accomplish its constitutionally required mission. With a mission-first strategy, Holcombe has sought to drive next generation enterprise IT investments and implement better, faster, and cheaper ways to grant patents and register trademarks.

Leveraging Cloud Computing to Enhance the Nation’s Cybersecurity

Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 11:53

...which FBI director Christopher Wray recently compared to addressing the challenge of global terrorism following the 9/11 attack. Earlier this week, the NY Times published this front page article - Once, Superpower Summits Were About Nukes.

Guidance on Regulatory Guidance: What the Government Needs to Know and Do to Engage the Public

Submitted by on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 11:29

Federal agencies routinely issue guidance documents to announce policy statements and to clarify the meaning of existing statutes and regulations. Over time, guidance documents have become a principal agency policy instrument.

Guidance on Regulatory Guidance: What the Government Needs to Know and Do to Engage the Public

Submitted by on Tue, 06/22/2021 - 09:00

Federal agencies routinely issue guidance documents to clarify the meaning of existing statutes and regulations. Over time, guidance has become a principal tool to help implement regulations. However, agencies have no uniform process for issuing guidance, no common way to engage the public, and no archival record of past policies. As Professor Yackee argues, this creates a mismatch between: (1) the importance of this policy tool, and (2) the ability of the public to influence the policies that govern them.

Susan Webb Yackee

Submitted by on Tue, 06/22/2021 - 08:58

Susan Webb Yackee is a Collins-Bascom professor of Public Affairs and Political Science and the director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research and teaching interests include the public policymaking process, public management, regulation, and interest group politics. Yackee has published articles in a number of journals, including the American Political Science Review, Public Administration Review, and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Yackee received the 2019 Herbert A.

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