The 4 Components of an Empowered, Successful Federal Agency
An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.
Analytics
How Data Analytics Drives Real-Time and Forensic Analyses
Depending on the type of analysis agencies want to conduct — real-time or historical — there are different data gathering and analytics tools to support those efforts. Let’s take a closer look at each of these examples to better understand how they benefit government agencies.
How the Financial Transparency Act will Bring Open Data to Financial Regulation
The proposed Financial Transparency Act brings about a lot of questions. How exactly will it transform financial regulation? The video below explains how: Most financial regulatory agencies still use outdated document-based formats, instead of standardized, open data, to collect information from the financial industry. The Financial Transparency Act (H.R. 2477), introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa andRead… Read more »
3 Ways Cognitive Computing Improves Government
Government organizations are at a crossroads between greater demands for services and increasing obstacles to providing those services. In a recent executive report based on a survey of 100 government executives across the globe, IBM proposed that cognitive computing is the answer to some of the challenges that government organizations face. The principle behind cognitiveRead… Read more »
The Transformational Power of Data
Learn how transformational data can be when used appropriately.
Hope Springs Eternal – for Improved Alternatives to HR Legacy Systems
Have you ever thought of looking at your HR systems with “fresh eyes” – or, better yet, a fresh mind?
Making Data Analytics Easy to Use
The way government agencies provide analytics to their users is changing. But one change that should be top of mind for agencies is ensuring the tools and services they offer are easily available to internal and external consumers.
Applying Clustering to Streamline Data Analysis
The practical applications of clustering are vast. With the ability to identify groups in the data based on their shared characteristics, future customers, employees and stakeholders can be marketed and delivered products and services that are most likely to be pertinent to their specific needs.
“Have It Your Way” for More Flexible, Effective Talent Management Solutions
Just as the relationship between corporate IT departments and employees has shifted, interactions between vendors and CHCOs are evolving toward a state of greater collaboration, in the interest of flexible systems that are highly responsive to agency demands. As a result, the systems elevate business process management capabilities. There’s no need to “reinvent the wheel”… Read more »
FY 2017 Budget Takes Evidence Agenda to Scale
President Obama’s final budget puts a stake in the ground for his long-running agenda to inject the use of data and evidence into budget, policy, and operational decisions.