Cognitive Readiness: The Future for Success?

Submitted by on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 13:14

Note: The IBM Center recently released Seven Drivers Transforming Government, a series of essays exploring key drivers of change in government. It is based on our research and numerous insights shared by current and former government officials. This blog is the seventh and final in a series of excerpts from each of the seven essays.

Interview with Lieutenant General Charles Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve & Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command

Submitted by on Wed, 12/13/2017 - 14:54

Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey assumed duty as the Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command on 30 June 2016.

As the Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command, he leads a community-based force of more than 200,000 Soldiers and Civilians with a "footprint" that includes 50 states, five territories, and more than 30 countries.

Broadcast Date: 
Monday, December 11, 2017 - 09:47
Author: 
Lieutenant General Charles Luckey
Keywords: 
Chief of Army Reserve
Commanding General
Reserve Command
U.S. Army
Audio: 
Audio icon Overview, history, and mission of the Army Reserve
Audio icon Key Priorities of the Army Reserve
Audio icon Private Public Partnerships

Fall 2017 Edition

Submitted by on Thu, 11/23/2017 - 14:17

Seven Drivers Transforming Government

Submitted by on Wed, 11/01/2017 - 10:26

In 2018, the IBM Center for The Business of Government marks its twentieth year of connecting research to practice in helping to improve government. The IBM Center continues to execute on its ultimate mission: to assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government.

Cross-Agency Collaboration: A Case Study of Cross-Agency Priority Goals

Submitted by on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 09:30

Congress granted the executive branch the authority to establish and implement cross-agency initiatives, via the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010. That law, among other things, requires the Office of Management and Budget to designate “Cross-Agency Priority Goals” for a small handful of mission-support and mission-related areas, covering a four-year period, along with the designation of a goal leader and the requirement for quarterly progress reports.

Five Actions to Improve Military Hospital Performance

Submitted by on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 09:37

This, combined with concerns about adequacy in direct health care support for the readiness mission and quality, has led Congress to direct a major overhaul of the direct care system in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, signed into law December 23, 2016.

Tiered Evidence Grants - An Assessment of the Education Innovation and Research Program

Submitted by on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 09:13

Early-stage innovations receive smaller grants; mid-level programs with promising evidence receive larger grants; and initiatives with substantial evidence of success in multiple settings are expanded nationally and receive the largest grants.

Digital Service Teams: Challenges and Recommendations for Government

Submitted by on Wed, 05/31/2017 - 08:52

The British government successfully pioneered the use of a national, semi-independent “surge team” to tackle large-scale technology-driven challenges facing it. The U.S. federal government adapted this approach to improve the success of its own operations in 2014, titling its top-level team as the “U.S. Digital Service.”  It then created a small internal software development and service organization, dubbed “18F,” to support both USDS and individual agencies.  And individual agencies are creating their own internal digital service teams, as well.

Transforming Government Through Technology

Submitted by on Sun, 03/26/2017 - 13:30

The federal government can reduce costs while improving services by adapting private sector cost reduction strategies and technologies to achieve similar benefits in government. This objective is highlighted by a recent report, led by the Technology CEO Council (TCC), in which the IBM Center for The Business of Government participated.

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