Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 01/26/2024 - 17:23
Blog Co-Author: Paul Dommel, Partner, Federal Tax and Finance, IBM Consulting
Interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has surged across government. National and international legislation has been proposed, and U.S. Federal agencies are now implementing requirements set forth in the new Executive Order on AI. Such policy and progress affect government work across civilian and defense sectors—including work done by tax agencies with the public and business communities.
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 01/24/2024 - 18:22
Two more recent, but no less important, foundations are Executive Order 12866 of 1993 and Circular A-4 of 2003. In November, the IBM Center for the Business of Government and the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center gathered regulatory experts to reflect on these foundations and explore emerging opportunities and challenges for good regulatory practice.
Submitted by rgordon on Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:54
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 17:53
Co-Author: Katie Webb, Lead Account Partner, Department of Health & Human Services, IBM
Submitted by MKeegan on Mon, 01/08/2024 - 20:26
As we reflect on this past year, the IBM Center marked a significant milestone with the celebration of its 25th anniversary continuing to expand and diversify its mission to connect public management research with practice. Since 1998, we have helped public sector executives improve the effectiveness of government with practical insights and best practices.
Submitted by rgordon on Mon, 01/08/2024 - 13:39
Governments face increasingly serious, seemingly intractable public management
challenges that go to the core of effective governance and leadership,
testing the very form, structure, and capacity required to meet and
overcome such challenges. Many problems facing public sector leaders
are wickedly complex, do not respect bureaucratic boundaries, and are
nonlinear and fluid in nature, “where very small effects may produce disproportionate
impacts.” In many ways, traditional government approaches
seem obsolete and incapable of meeting evolving complexity. Prescriptions
Submitted by rgordon on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 12:44
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has surged across government. National and international legislation has been proposed, and U.S. Federal agencies are now implementing requirements set forth in the new Executive Order on AI. Such policy and progress affect government work across civilian and defense sectors – including work done by tax agencies with the public and business communities.
Submitted by MKeegan on Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:15
Today governments face very serious, seemingly intractable public management challenges that go to the core of effective governance and leadership, testing the very form, structure, and capacity required to meet these problems head-on. Many of these challenges are wickedly complex not respecting bureaucratic boundaries, nonlinear, and fluid in nature: “where very small effects may produce disproportionate impacts” In many ways, traditional approaches of government seem obsolete and incapable of properly responding to them.
Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:41
This week, the IBM Center for The Business of Government was honored to host many leaders to commemorate the Center’s 25th anniversary, and to launch a new book, Transforming the Business of Government: Reflections on Resilience, Innovation, and Performance. With this post, we share some observations and images about the event and a first view of the book.
Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 09:55
Federal spending on mandatory and discretionary grant programs reached a new high in Fiscal Year 2022. Interest in the effectiveness of these intergovernmental partnerships is of increasing importance to policymakers, government agency managers, and citizens.
Pages
