Scaling IT Modernization: A Conversation with Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy

Submitted by on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 10:55
What is the IT mission of the U.S. Department of Energy? How is it working to modernize its IT systems and infrastructure? What are the challenges and opportunities that advanced wireless (5G & beyond) presents for DOE? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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Monday, November 14, 2022 - 10:45
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Ann Dunkin
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Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy

Submitted by on Mon, 11/14/2022 - 10:44
Ann Dunkin currently serves as Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she manages the Department’s information technology (IT) portfolio and modernization; oversees the Department’s cybersecurity efforts; leads technology innovation and digital transformation; and enables collaboration across the Department. She served in the Obama Administration as CIO of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Weekly Roundup November 7-11, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 11/11/2022 - 15:02

Enhancing the FITARA scorecard. Opportunities exist to enhance the FITARA scorecard to ensure its continued relevance and to keep pace with technology changes. This year, ACT-IAC created a working group of former federal technology leaders, all now successful industry executives, to evaluate the FITARA Scorecard and identify potential enhancements to ensure its relevancy and to keep pace with technology changes.

How Can Government Promote Greater Homeownership Across Communities of Color?

Submitted by on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 12:59

Blog Contributor: Emily Cheston, Digital Business Strategy, IBM Consulting

Weekly Roundup October 24-28, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 16:31

Collaboration Starts at Home, Extends Globally. Since being established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), it has been breaking down barriers of government bureaucracy to quickly get the right information to the right people—enabling them to make well-informed decisions that raise our collective defense. CISA Stakeholder Engagement Strategic Plan 2023-2025 has been released to help CISA broaden and strengthen those partnerships by unifying the agency’s approach to stakeholder engagement.

Eight Strategies for Transforming Government

Submitted by on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 14:36

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Based on our recent research and perspectives shared by current and former government, academic, and nonprofit leaders, this special report identifies eight strategies for transforming government in the years to come. These strategies draw on significant insights from a research roundtable in 2020.

Weekly Roundup October 17-21, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 16:33
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 20 – FITARA Enhancements. On this episode, Dave Wennergren talks with technology executives Richard Spires, Margie Graves and Dave Powner about the recently released ACT-IAC report: “Recommendations for Evolving the FITARA Scorecard.”

Reflections on Public Service – A Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour with Mike Brown, former Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Submitted by on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 11:50
What was it like to lead the Defense Innovation Unit? How had DIU transformed the way the U.S. Department of Defense fields commercial technology? What does the future hold for innovation at DoD? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on former government executive Mike Brown on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.
Broadcast Date: 
Friday, October 21, 2022 - 11:38
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Mike Brown
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Weekly Roundup October 10-14, 2022

Submitted by on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 13:50

The Agile-Policymaking Frontier – Part 1 and 2. Prof. Larry A. Rosenthal, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley discusses “agile policymaking” as a vehicle for better government and how agile would be more objective and evidenced-based when it comes to traditional policy analysis (“TPA”).

The Agile-Policymaking Frontier (Part II)

Submitted by on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 12:21

In my previous post, I discussed “agile policymaking” as a vehicle for better government and how agile would be more objective and evidenced-based when it comes to traditional policy analysis (“TPA”).

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