The Business of Government Hour

What role does FEMA’s mission support office play in the agency? How does it help the agency improve its performance? How does FEMA plan for the next disaster? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Eric Leckey, Associate Administrator for Mission Support at FEMA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

How can government leaders enhance the customer experience in the agencies they lead? What insights can government leaders learn from the private sector on how to improve CX (customer experience)? What is the difference between managing tasks versus leading for results? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Scott Edinger.      See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

What is the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AU-KUS) Partnership? How can AUKUS stakeholders leverage technology and innovation to enhance security across the Indo-Pacific region? How can this partnership most effectively engage and partner with industry? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores the vision and purpose of the AUKUS partnership with experts from Australia, the UK, and the US o...

What is Enterprise Risk Management? What are some of the key risks facing government today? How has the managing and responding to risk evolved in U.S. federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Leaders Speak on Managing Risk in Government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

What is a Human-Centered Team? What are the Keys to Building a Human-Centered Team? How can we make local government operations human-centered? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Glenn Akramoff, author of The Human-Centered Team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What is operational technology and how does it differ from information technology? How is the U.S. Air Force pursuing a control systems cyber resiliency program? What can be done to elevate the importance of OT cybersecurity and encourage it to become more effectively resourced? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Daryl Haegley, Technical Director, Control Systems...

What is the performance paradox? What is the difference between learning while doing and learning by doing? How can overcoming the performance paradox make government executives more effective? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Eduardo Briceno, author of the new book THE PERFORMANCE PARADOX: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action on a Special Edition of The Bu...

How can government deliver more effectively? What can government executives do to improve agency effectiveness and efficiency? How can government executives develop a blueprint for improving agency performance? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Richard Spires former government executive and author of the new book Government Can Deliver: A Practitioner’s Guide to Impr...

What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Department of State? How is the US Dept of State modernizing its IT systems and infrastructure? What are the benefits and risks of generative AI in support of US diplomacy? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the U.S. Department of State. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

What is agile government? How can employing agile principles improve how government does business? What are the key tools and enablers to realizing the promise of agile government in action? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of the Agile Government Center at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA and author of a host of report...

What emerging technology is transforming how government agencies operate? How are federal agencies pursuing IT modernization? What are some of key challenges facing the chief information officers of federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Leaders Speak on Federal IT -- sharing insights from key senior federal IT leaders on the IT journe...

What is the customer experience discipline? What is the U.S. Air Force’s user experience strategy and how do it measure and manage it? What are some of the most significant challenges faced improving customer experience within the Air Force? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Colt Whittall, Chief Experience Officer (CXO) within the U.S. Department of the Air Forc...

What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund Program Management Office? How has the TMF changed the way IT is done in the US federal government? What lessons have been learned over the last five years since the inception of TMF? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernizat...

What is strategy management at scale? How can strategy mapping help government executives lead their agencies more effectively? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – A Conversation with Authors with Professor John Bryson author of the IBM Center report, Addressing Complex and Cross-Boundary Challenges in Governmen...

What are the key priorities for the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT? How is it transforming the adoption and use of health IT? How is the U.S. healthcare system progressing toward value-based care to improve quality and patient outcomes? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health IT within the U.S. Departme...

What is the mission of the City of Boston’s Department of Innovation and Technology? How is the City of Boston delivering better government through innovation and technology? What is Boston doing to secure its systems and infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Santiago Garces, chief information officer, the City of Boston.  See Privacy Policy at https...

What is operational technology and how does it differ from information technology? How is the U.S. Air Force pursuing a control systems cyber resiliency program? What can be done to elevate the importance of OT cybersecurity and encourage it to become more effectively resourced? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Daryl Haegley, Technical Director, Control Systems...

What is cloud computing? Why are U.S federal agencies increasingly employing secure and scalable cloud solutions? How does doing this help agencies transform how they operate? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on The Business of Government Hour.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-...

What are the strategic priorities for the chief of Naval Research? How is the Office of Naval Research changing the way it does basic and applied research? What emerging technologies offer the most promise? Join host Michael Keegan as hex explores these questions and more with Rear Admiral Lorin Selby, Chief of Naval Research. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

What is the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and how does the PRAC conduct oversight? What are the most effective ways to combat fraud related to the pandemic response? What is meant by agile oversight and how does it differ from a traditional oversight approach? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Bob Westbrooks, author, Left Holding the Bag: A W...

What are the strategic priorities for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)? How is DLA modernizing acquisition and supply chain management? What is DLA doing to expand industry engagement and foster innovation while maximizing value? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Vice Admiral Michelle Skubic, Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) next week on The Business o...

How did the US government go from being a digital pioneer to a digital laggard? Why do governments need digital, design, and data capabilities in-house? How can the US federal government rebuild its digital capabilities and truly transform how government does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jen Pahlka, former federal deputy Chief Technology Officer a...

What is the IT strategy for the National Science Foundation (NSF)? How is it modernizing its IT? What is NSF doing to secure its systems and infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer/Chief Data Officer, National Science Foundation.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

What is the financial management strategy of the U.S. Department of the Navy? How is the Navy transforming its financial operations by leveraging innovative technology such as RPA? What is the US Department of the Navy doing to strengthen internal controls and enhance its auditability? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Russell Rumbaugh, Assistant Secretary of th...

What emerging technology is transforming how government agencies operate? How are federal agencies pursuing IT modernization? What are some of key challenges facing the chief information officers of federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Leaders Speak on Federal IT -- sharing insights from key senior federal IT leaders on the IT journe...