Agile and Inquisitive – the A.I. leadership!

Submitted by on Tue, 04/17/2018 - 10:13

This blog explores two leadership qualities essential for meeting the demands and challenges of a continuously evolving technological landscape.  With the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) no longer in some far-off future, government leaders must comprehend and harness both its perils and possibilities and doing that effectively will require these leaders to be agile and inquisitive - A.I. leadership. The ability to adapt to change and anticipate disruption and use both to your advantage rather than being sidetracked by either marks the qualities of an agile leader.

Weekly Roundup: January 29 – February 2, 2018

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John Kamensky

Citizen Satisfaction Rises.  NextGov reports: “Citizen satisfaction reached an 11-year high last year, rising 2.5 percent to 69.7 according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which rates federal agencies annually on a 0 to 100 scale.”

Weekly Roundup: February 5-9, 2018

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John Kamensky

Weekly Roundup: February 12-16, 2018

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John Kamensky

Feb 12 – 16

Weekly Roundup: April 9-13, 2018

Submitted by on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 14:50

Reorg Update: USAID. According to Federal News Radio: “After getting the go-ahead from the State Department to proceed on their own hiring strategy, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released details Thursday on its proposal to reorganize the agency. . . . It’s unclear whether the reorganization would result in a net reduction in USAID’s workforce, but the agency will have to adapt to some budget cuts.”

Agencies Reveal New Priority Goals in Budget

Submitted by on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 14:35

The GPRA Modernization Act requires agencies to develop a set of 3-5 two-year priority goals and the Trump Administration posted its first set of goals for major agencies on an updated performance.gov website at the same time the FY 2019 budget was released. But the goals didn’t get the same billing as the budget

Weekly Roundup: February 19-23, 2018

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John Kamensky

The Future of Work in Government

Submitted by on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 14:29

Of course, we can’t predict the future of either the government workforce or workplace, especially not in the distant year 2040.  But we can envision what it might look like, given what we know about trends underway today.

How Can Agencies Effectively Implement Artificial Intelligence?

Submitted by on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 14:27

As the public sector adopts new technologies to improve their operations and service delivery, artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly enables a cognitive government in which leaders leverage AI and machine learning to interact with citizens and make better decisions.   At the same time, implementing AI well requires a focus on sound technology management and attention to related critical success factors.

Weekly Roundup: February 26-March 2, 2018

Submitted by on Mon, 04/16/2018 - 14:25

Michael J. Keegan

Meet the 7 leaders who will be steering modernization dollars. The Office of Management and Budget announced seven members for its new Technology Modernization Fund board, drawing IT expertise from across the federal government to oversee the distribution of $500 million in IT modernization funds over the next two years as part of the Modernizing Government Technology Act.

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