Brian Babcock-Lumish

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Brian Babcock-Lumish is the Recanati-Kaplan Chair and director of the General David H. Petraeus Center for Emerging Leaders at the Institute for the Study of War. Prior to joining the Institute, he served as a U.S. Army military intelligence officer, retiring after 24 years in uniform.

Managing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain

Submitted by on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 13:27

Additional authors include: Leendert van Bochoven, Stephen Gordon, Tim Hofmockel, Frederick Kagan, Nils Peterson, and Noah Ringler

The three events gathered experts and practitioners to discuss the topic from a theoretical perspective, as it pertains to the case of Russia, and finally of China.

Reflections on Steve Kelman's Tenure at the Harvard Kennedy School

Submitted by on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 14:14

The event was a remarkable tribute to Steve, who:   

Celebrating 5 years of the Technology Modernization Fund with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, TMF PMO

Submitted by on Sun, 05/07/2023 - 20:32
What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office within U.S. General Services Administration
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, August 14, 2023 - 11:00
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Raylene Yung
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Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund Program Office

Submitted by on Sun, 05/07/2023 - 20:28
Raylene Yung serves as the Executive Director of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) Program Management Office at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The TMF is an

Measuring Organizational Health: The Backstory

Submitted by on Thu, 05/04/2023 - 07:28

There has long been a desire to be able to identify and encourage the development of agencies that are “high performing,” that demonstrate “performance excellence,” or “quality management,” and more. The OMB guidance memo describes this as Measuring, Monitoring, and Improving Organizational Health and Organizational Performance in the context of the evolving post-pandemic workplace.

It’s Time for a Health Check Up!

Submitted by on Wed, 05/03/2023 - 18:10

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Note: This column was first published in Government Executive and is republished here with its permission. A related backstory behind the development of the OMB memo can be found here.

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Building Supply Chain Resiliency for Government: Insights from Leaders and Experts

Submitted by on Tue, 05/02/2023 - 13:31

Global supply chains have experienced major constraints over the past several years, and many are still recovering and responding to new threats. In 2022, 38% of global CEOs reported supply chain disruption as one of their greatest challenges, a 36% increase from the previous year based on research from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV).

Scaling for Mission Delivery: Exploring Why Some Ideas fail while Others Change the World

Submitted by on Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:19
How can government leaders scale change and meet their missions? Should policymakers move from evidence-based policy to policy-based evidence? Michael Keegan explores these questions and more in a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, March 10, 2025 - 11:04
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Leaders Speak
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Weekly Roundup: April 24-28, 2023

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How Local Governments Can Rise to the Infrastructure Complexity Challenge. To take advantage of the federal government’s $2 trillion in investments, municipalities must think big, start small and scale fast.  By recognizing some of these challenges in advance, county and municipal leaders can adopt strategies to help them realize the ambitious goals of these programs.

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