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Blog Co-Author:  Nick Hart, CEO, Data Coalition

Co-blogger:  David Zaharchuk, Research Director, IBM Institute for Business Value

Margie comes to this role in the Center after a successful career in leading technology-focused organizations and initiatives in government, industry, and the non-profit sectors. Margie’s work as Visiting Fellow will focus on research, speaking, and writing across a broad range of technology and data topics, including cloud computing, analytics, emerging technology, and cybersecurity. 

The views presented are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or its Components, nor does it serve as an endorsement of IBM or the Partnership for Public Service, its products, or services.

Guest Blogger:  Chris Yates, Senior Solutions Architect, Red Hat

Eli Whitney, famed inventor of the cotton gin, demonstrated the value of Interchangeable parts in the United States in 1801 to the US Congress, President John Adams, and President Elect Thomas Jefferson. This was a critical demonstration of the impact and value such a feature could bring to the military. Whitney demonstrated the viability and value of interchangeable parts by stripping down several muskets, and then reassembling a functional musket from random parts from the disassembled muskets.

This blog was written by Mark Fisk, Partner – Blockchain Government Lead and COVID-19 Supply Chain Response Lead, IBM

The impact to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery remains a significant concern for both industry and government. Over the past several months, Federal agency leaders have discussed difficulties as they address multiple impacts:

The IBM Center for The Business of Government is pleased to announce a Challenge Grant competition to solicit essays describing how existing and emerging technologies will transform how government works and delivers services to the public in light of the impact of COVID-19. Topics to explore include:

Blog Co-Authors: Steve Redburn, Professorial Lecturer, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University and Barry Clendenin, Adjunct Faculty, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

The proliferation in the use of technologies such as social media, the Internet of Things, mobility, and cloud computing by government agencies has increased the potential cyber risks facing those agencies.  Diverse agency data stores extend the source of risk throughout government organizations, bringing the need for new approaches that move beyond traditional security precautions.

The obstacles to implementing technological innovation in government often have less to do with hardware and software than people and processes. How can leaders recognize the need for new technology? How can innovators find funding and put the pieces in place to test a new idea? How does an agency define and measure success?