Exploring the Evolution of the Military Health System

Submitted by on Mon, 01/13/2025 - 11:17
How does the military health system (MHS) continue to evolve? How is it leveraging innovation and technology to transform how it delivers care? What does the future hold for the military health system? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on this week's edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2025 - 11:00
Author: 
Seileen Mullen
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Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

Submitted by on Mon, 01/13/2025 - 11:07
Ms. Seileen Mullen is currently serving as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Prior to her present role, she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs from March 2023 to October 2024, and Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs from March 2022 to February 2023. In this role, she is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for all Department of Defense health and force health protection policies, programs, and activities.

How Can Government Modernize from a World of Legacy IT Systems?

Submitted by on Wed, 01/08/2025 - 13:46

Governments today increasingly face the challenge of how to integrate transformational digital technologies like artificial intelligence, while maintaining or modernizing legacy infrastructure and applications.  This challenge is compounded when officials seek to create value for the public from digital modernization when those technologies have evolved via different strategies, including “waterfall” approaches that often take longer to implement than “agile” approaches.

Fukuyama and DeSeve on Public Service and Agile Strategies - NAPA Fall Meeting Series

Submitted by on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 15:44
Join host Michael Keegan for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – The National Academy of Public Administration FALL MEETING SERIES. This second in a series of conversations exploring the key challenges facing public management today and how an agile mindset is necessary to tackle these challenges. Michael welcomes noted public intellectual and NAPA Fellows Francis Fukuyama and Ed DeSeve on this Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, January 6, 2025 - 11:00
Author: 
Francis Fukuyama and Edward DeSeve
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Francis Fukuyama

Submitted by on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 15:35
Francis Fukuyama is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and a faculty member of FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). He is also Director of Stanford's Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy Program, and a professor (by courtesy) of Political Science.

The Future of AI For the Public Sector: The Challenges and Solutions

Submitted by on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 14:30

How best to take advantage of the promise of AI while mitigating risks was a primary topic at a gathering of 30 AI experts last year.  The first installment of a four-part series drawn from this conversation focused on the benefits of AI.  Our second blog began the conversation of the roundtable’s views on key challenges and solutions that need to be addressed to achieve such benefits.

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Driving Digital Transformation

Submitted by on Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:56

I had the pleasure of hosting Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on The Business of Government Hour. She develops and executes the AFRL information technology strategy, leading the strategic development of highly advanced next generation technologies and platforms for AFRL.

Digital Modernization for Government: An Implementation Framework

Submitted by on Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:49

This challenge is compounded when officials seek to create value for the public from digital modernization when those technologies have evolved via different strategies, including “waterfall” approaches that often take longer to implement than “agile” approaches.

Envisioning the Future of Government

Submitted by on Thu, 12/19/2024 - 09:21

Adapted from chapter 14 in Anticipatory Governance: Shaping a Responsible Future, edited by Melodena Stevens et al, World Scientific Publishing, forthcoming.

How can governments secure implementation of advanced technologies and enable government to use data to make more informed decisions, promote transparency, and improve outcomes in an increasingly complex and uncertain world?

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