b'From the Executive DirectorThe FY 2023 Budget Request also focused in on managing supply chains at reduced risk levels. Current priorities include reducing bottlenecks on producer and consumer networks, distributing needed medical material, and enhancing the food supply. This has long been an interest of the Center, including two new studies by prominent academic experts: The Key to Modern Governmental Supply Chain Practice: Analytical Technology Innovation and Enabling a More Resilient and Shared Supply Chain Strategy for the Nation: Lessons Learned from COVID-19.Also contained within the Budget are multiple technology priorities that help lay a foundation for achieving management success in the twenty-first century. These priorities are relevant to transformation success for governments around the world. They include: A focus on customer experience as a key to program delivery, especially in helping the public move through life events that leads to interaction with multiple agencieslike going to school, starting a business, or retiring from the workforce. Digital first that improves access to, and delivery of, online services for the full range of diverse communities accessing those services. Modernizing legacy technology through the Technology Modernization Fund, which can spark accelerated performance across the nearly $100 billion intotal IT spending. Improving cybersecurity, especially by taking a zero trust focus that assumes threats at every corner of an agencys technology presence and develops risk reduction and response strategies accordingly. The use of better data and evidence to inform decisions.All of these priorities can be enhanced through greater agility by government agencies. Agility is a goal being addressed directly by the Agile Government Center, which led the National Academy of Public Administration to collaborate with our Center.As reflected in the insights from government leaders in this latest Center magazine, we will continue to collaborate with public sector managersand work on research with practical insights and actionable recommendations from top scholars and nonprofit partnersto inform leadership and management priorities for governments aroundthe world.4 www.businessofgovernment.org The Business of Government'