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Guest Blog Author: Lieutenant Colonel LaToya C. Hall, U.S. Army, Training with Industry Fellow with IBM

Frontline child welfare workers carry consequential responsibilities. Every day, they make decisions that directly affect the safety, stability, and futures of children and families. Yet increasingly, these workers have to spend more time navigating administrative systems, managing documentation requirements, and searching for policy guidance — and less time doing the relational, judgment-driven work needed to achieve their mission.

Blog Authors: Thiago Muller, James Balzer and Roger Spitz

By showcasing innovative, collaborative, and technology-enabled solutions, the Future Shocks initiative surfaces practical strategies for preparedness, response, and adaptation across five key domains: emergency management, cybersecurity, supply chain resilience, sustainability, and workforce development.  

Blog Co-Author: Sara Sayyar, Consultant, Federal HR and Talent Transformation, IBM

That question anchored a recent roundtable  -- hosted by the Foundation for American Innovation and the IBM Center for The Business of Government -- that brought together senior technology, policy, and research leaders from across federal, state, and local government, alongside experts from academia and industry.

Watch the webinar for more information.

With co-author Camille Johnson, Senior Consultant, Talent Transformation, IBM

Government financial oversight stands at an inflection point, enabled by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.  As agencies manage increasingly complex digital financial systems, traditional audit methods—anchored in sampling, manual review, and documentation checks—can be supplemented by modern analytics approaches, implemented early in the payments cycle and tracked through the audit stage. Such strategies can enable agencies to address emerging risks to transparency, accountability, and public trust by effectively safeguarding taxpayer resources. 

Blog Co-Author: Sara Sayyar, Consultant, Federal HR and Talent Transformation, IBM

As agencies navigate shifting priorities amidst rapid technological change, their ability to attract and retain high-quality talent is essential to their mission of delivering for the American people. 

Blog Co-Author: Camille Johnson, Senior Consultant, Talent Transformation, IBM