b'Table of ContentsFrom the Executive DirectorBy Daniel Chenok.3From the Editors DeskBy Michael J. Keegan 5 Conversations with LeadersLeading the Defense Innovation Unit: A Conversation withMichael Brown, Director, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Department of Defense . 10Evaluating and Improving the Performance of Government:A Conversation with Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General,U.S. Government Accountability Office. 16On Leading the U.S. Coast Guard: A Conversation withAdmiral Karl Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard 22InsightsAdvancing Mission Success Using Innovation and Technology:Insights from Sanjeev Sonny Bhagowalia, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information and Technology, and Chief Information Officer,U.S. Customs and Border Protection 28People First. Mission Always: Insights from Jane Datta,Chief Human Capital Officer, National Aeronautics andSpace Administration 32Leveraging Technology to Innovate and Deliver Results:Insights from Sanjay Gupta, Former Chief Technology Officer,U.S. Small Business Administration 36Driving IT Modernization and Transformation: Insights fromJamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent andTrademark Office. 40Improving AI Strategic Coordination: Insights from Pamela Isom,Director, Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office,U.S. Department of Energy. 44Building the U.S. Army of the Future: Insights from Kate Kelley,Chief Human Capital Officer, Army Futures Command 48Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset: Insights fromCaroline Kuharske, Acting Chief Data Officer,Defense Information Systems Agency. 52Modernizing Financial Management Systems: Insights fromStacy Marcott, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the ChiefFinancial Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 562022 IBM Center for The Business of Government 1'