This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Reopening the Port of Baltimore is among the Biden administration’s top priorities in the aftermath of the collapse.
OMB sets ‘binding requirements’ for agencies to vet AI tools before using them
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Biden administration is calling on federal agencies to step up their use of artificial intelligence tools, but in a way that keeps risks of misuse in check. The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday released its first governmentwide policy on how (more…)
Navigating the new landscape: Understanding and implementing NIST CSF 2.0
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The innovations in technology have had incredible impacts to how we interact with the world. Less than a decade ago, IoT felt foreign. Now generative AI is changing how we interact with the internet. And with all of this, cybersecurity threats have evolved (more…)
Disasters like bridge collapses put transportation agencies’ emergency plans to the test
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Agencies have limited resources, so they typically set priorities based on how likely a given scenario is, its potential adverse effects and the countermeasures that officials have available.
Improper Payments: Information on Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found For fiscal year 2023, 14 agencies reported a total estimated $236 billion in improper payments across 71 programs. Agencies reported that about $175 billion (over 74 percent) of this total was the result of overpayments. About $186 billion (approximately 79 percent) (more…)
Procurement policy spring cleaning checklist
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. It is finally spring, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom here in Washington. Day-light savings time is disrupting sleeping patterns across the nation; neighbors are out and about; lacrosse season has kicked off; next week is MLB opening day; and, of (more…)
Weekly Roundup: March 18-22, 2024
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, March 22, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership for the week ending March 22, 2024 Senate to take $100M back from TMF, $10M from USDS. Despite the efforts by industry and the Office of Management and (more…)
Federal agencies beware: AI is not all it’s cracked up to be – at least not yet
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Samsung released its new Galaxy S24 phone in January. The big buzz was centered around how Galaxy users discover the world around them by incorporating artificial intelligence into photo manipulation, product searches for e-commerce, instantaneous language translation while abroad, and more. The general (more…)
Digitizing issue management: Enabling decisions for finance and risk
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Accreditation: Training Certificate for 1 CPE* How is your agency organizing efforts around enterprise risk management and digitizing processes? Join moderator Justin Doubleday, and federal agency and industry leaders as they discuss how agencies are modernizing their financial management and enterprise risk processes to (more…)
Exploring Homeland Security’s Procurement Strategy
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, March 21, 2024 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with Paul Courtney, Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Recently, Paul Courtney, chief procurement officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined me on The Business of Government Hour to (more…)