G. Edward DeSeve
Philadelphia
Formerly Special Adviser to President Barack Obama/Vice President Joe Biden. Coordinatior Agile Government Center at National Academy of Public Adminstration.
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Verify, Then Trust
Most cybersecurity conversations start with software and networks: firewalls, intrusion detection, patch cycles, or endpoint protection. On a recent special edition of The Business of Government Hour, I sat down with Dr. David Bray and Dr. Trent Teyema to ask a harder question. What happens when the compromise sits deeper than software, inside the chip itself, before a system is ever plugged in?
VA is leading the way to restoring trust in government
If you saw the report on “60 Minutes” highlighting the Social Security Administration’s effort to claw back improper disability payments made based on its own errors, you probably seethed. SSA calculated benefits improperly, overpaid thousands of disabled people, and is now demanding they pay it back. As practitioners dedicated to restoring trust in government, we think this goes in exactly the wrong direction.
Agile Government is a Gateway to the Future
Successful governing today—and in the future—depends on officials adopting an agile mindset. Paul Verkuil exhorts us to think pragmatically. He invokes William James and others as having provided the intellectual underpinning for being focused on outcomes that matter.
Trust in the federal government is in a tailspin. Here’s how agencies can rebuild it.
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold statement. “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth," he said in a joint address to Congress. Today, people might not put much faith in such a promise.
The Future of Agile Government
The Future of Agile Government December 15, 2022 In this report, Ed DeSeve builds on his prior work as leader for the Agile Government Center (AGC) to expand how agile principles can apply to the development and implementation of government policies, regulations, and programs.
We All Should Be Rooting for the Infrastructure Implementation Task Force
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Organizing for Recovery
President Joe Biden is no stranger to managing recovery. As vice president, he personally led the implementation of the $800 billion 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and effectively achieved its goals—including job creation—with minimal waste or fraud. The challenge President Biden faces now is even greater.
IBM Center, NAPA Release Report on Agile Government Principles; G. Edward DeSeve Quoted - ExecutiveBiz
G. Edward DeSeve Head Agile Government Center The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the National Academy of Public Administration have released a report that outlines 10 Agile government principles and offers examples of how they could help improve government performance.
IBM Center, NAPA Release Report on Agile Government Principles; G. Edward DeSeve Quoted - ExecutiveBiz
Home/News/IBM Center, NAPA Release Report on Agile Government Principles; G. Edward DeSeve Quoted Jane Edwards November 11, 2020 News, Technology G. Edward DeSeve Head Agile Government Center The IBM Center for The Business of Government and the National Academy of Public Administration have released a report that outlines 10 Agile government principles and offers examples of how they could help improve government performance.
IBM, National Academy of Public Administration Form Agile Government Center; G. Edward DeSeve Named AGC Lead
Home / News / IBM, National Academy of Public Administration Form Agile Government Center; G. Edward DeSeve Named AGC Lead Jane Edwards November 11, 2019 News G. Edward DeSeve IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Center for The Business of Government and the National Academy of Public Administration have established a new center to advance the development and implementation of Agile government principles. G.
Don’t be fooled, Trump’s budget proposal is very much ‘undead’ | Brookings Institution
Sniffing for scandal, guffawing at gaffes, tittering at tweets, many commentators, especially those on the political left, dismissed the recently released Trump administration’s budget as ‘dead on arrival.’ How wrong they are! Every president has great power when it comes to budget negotiations. That power is enhanced when, as now, the president’s party controls both houses of Congress. It is easy to understand why many thought that the Trump budget would fail.
Judicial Nominations in the Bush and Obama Administrations’ First Nine Months | Brookings Institution
After the speedy and relatively noncontentious confirmation of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, federal court watchers are upping their attention to courts of appeals and district courts.
Restoring the Public’s Trust in Government
Trust in governments worldwide is in crisis. A majority of people now lack the full belief that government is working for them, spurring the rise of populist actions now playing out in several Western-style democracies. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images Share this article Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Print Article PDF Download Trust is essential not just for obtaining resources but also for making government work effectively. Trust has been called the “lubricant” that enables leaders to lead.
Will President Trump derail the U.S. economy? | Brookings Institution
Is the great surge in the stock market since Trump’s election a promise of better economic times ahead? It is easy to see why Trump’s core economic proposals sharply raised stock prices and why they could help the expansion in the near term. The rest of the Trump program–the attacks on immigrants and trading partners–promise to hurt the economy both now and in the long-run.
Current job creation has nothing to do with Trump’s policies | Brookings Institution
What do we know so far about President Trump’s economic strategy? He has said he wants to get the economy “back on track” and create jobs that will put more money in people’s pockets.
What would repeal of Dodd-Frank’s resolution rules mean? | Brookings Institution
As the Trump administration sets its sights on the Dodd-Frank Act regulations that once seemed likely to endure for the next generation, the rules for resolving a troubled, systemically important financial institution (SIFI) are a particularly inviting target. Not only are these rules easy to attack, since they look suspiciously like the bailouts that President Trump’s new executive order vows to prevent; they also are easy to repeal. This combination may make intervention irresistible.
Commentary: Government reform must start at White House
'Do the Right Things Well" may sound like a campaign promise. In reality, it should be a major initiative designed to streamline government, save taxpayer dollars, and improve public satisfaction with the way government works. From my perspective of almost 50 years in and around government, the new administration needs to scrutinize federal government programs and regulations to determine what is needed and how to provide service to the American public in the most effective, efficient way.
Striving for Excellence in Federal Management
In less than four months, the Presidential campaigns will end and speculation will immediately focus on who will staff the new Administration. But management issues? They’re unlikely to get much attention. That is, until they bite, as every Administration discovers, to its distress. To amend a phrase often employed, policy without good management is an invitation to political disaster and the reversal of the very policy objectives the Administration prizes.
Your Guide to a Presidential Appointment in the Next Administration
In a recent article (“Thousands of Federal Jobs Are About to Come Open, but You’re Probably Not Going to Get One”), we pointed out that the number of political appointees can be misleading. You often hear 3,000, 6,000, and even 8,000 positions on occasion. For those seeking a presidential appointment, numbers can indeed be deceiving.
Thousands of Federal Jobs Are About to Come Open, But You're Probably Not Going to Get One
Get ready for the most popular new website in Washington. In December, the Government Publishing Office will release two versions of the quadrennial United States Policy and Supporting Positions, more popularly known as the “Plum Book.” GPO will release a digital version of the book on their website, as well as a print version.
The Presidential Appointee’s Handbook | Brookings Institution
A guide to competencies needed by the federal government’s new top officials.The transition from one president to another will mean many things, one of which is that some 3,000 to 4,000 new senior presidential appointees will take office in the first months of 2017.
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