Weekly Roundup November 6-10, 2023

Submitted by on Fri, 11/10/2023 - 13:37

GAO Presses OMB to Improve USAspending.gov Data. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with the Treasury Department, to provide guidance to agencies on how to report their spending data on USAspending.gov. The website USAspending.gov, is the official source of Federal spending information to help both the government and the public track Federal funds.

A Focus on Open Data for Racial Equity in the Health Housing, and Workforce Sectors

Submitted by on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 13:38

We were honored to host keynote speaker, April Chen, a Presidential Innovation Fellow with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  Ms. Chen highlighted the Biden Administration’s focus on applying executive action to equitable policies and programs.  The Administration is also working on building best practices and addressing gaps in data services that affect various communities.  Ms.

Leading FEMA's Mission Support Operations: A Conversation with Eric Leckey, Associate Administrator for Mission Support - FEMA

Submitted by on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 15:08
What role does FEMA’s mission support office play in the agency? How does it help the agency improve its performance? How does FEMA plan for the next disaster? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Eric Leckey, Associate Administrator for Mission Support at FEMA.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 11:00
Author: 
Eric Leckey
Audio: 
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Sustained Performance Improvement in Government – On the Importance of Good Governance

Submitted by on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 13:26
While we see some examples of agencies successfully delivering highly complex programs, there are too many agencies struggling with significant management issues, resulting in, at best, mediocre service to citizens, wasted opportunities, and inefficient operations. During my time in government, I learned much from seeing and being part of management successes as well as failures. Wanting government to improve is what prompted me to research and then write my second book, Government Can Deliver – A Practitioner’s Guide to Improving Agency Effectiveness and Efficiency.

Dr. Samar Fatima

Submitted by on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 11:49
Dr. Samar Fatima is a Research Fellow at RMIT University’s Enterprise AI and Data Analytics Hub in Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests focus on the effective and responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in the public sector. She received her PhD from the Queensland University of Technology. Her PhD thesis was awarded an outstanding doctoral thesis award from QUT. Her thesis was also nominated for the Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems (ACPHIS) IS PhD. Medal. Dr.

Eric Leckey, Associate Administrator - Mission Support FEMA

Submitted by on Mon, 11/06/2023 - 10:49

Eric M. Leckey is the Associate Administrator for Mission Support at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and a career member of the Senior Executive Service.

In this role, Mr. Leckey provides leadership and direction to achieve business excellence to a team of 1,477 Mission Support professionals and an additional 603 disaster reservists in delivering a $504.3 million dollar program of requirements in the areas of administrative and real property services, information technology and cyber security, procurement, security, and human capital.

Enabling Governments to Address “Future Shocks”

Submitted by on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:59

Since the turn of the millennium, pandemics, heat waves, wildfires, floods, cyberattacks, supply chain interruptions, and other crises have deeply stressed governments, communities, businesses, and individuals around the world. This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental questions about how governments can anticipate, prepare for, and respond to these and other shocks yet to come.

Preparing governments for future shocks: A roadmap to resilience

Submitted by on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:48

Contributing Authors: Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, North Carolina State University and Tony Scott, President and CEO, Intrusion, Inc.

This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental questions about how governments can anticipate, prepare for, and respond to these and other shocks yet to come.

AI and Government Communications

Submitted by on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:40

This is the eighth in a series of articles stemming from the National Academy of Public Administration’s Standing Panel on Technology Leadership as part of its Call to Action on Responsibly Using AI to Benefit Public Service at all Levels of Government.

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