The Business of Government Hour Podcast

The Business of Government Hour

Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
The Business of Government Radio Hour, hosted by Michael J. Keegan, features a conversation with a federal executive who is changing the way government does business. The executives discuss their careers and the management challenges facing their organizations. Guests include administrators, chief financial officers, chief information officers, chief operating officers, commissioners, controllers, directors, and undersecretaries.
Transforming the business of government: Insights on resiliency, innovation, and performance
How can we find value in the unexpected? What can we do to be more resilient? How can we leverage innovation to improve government performance? Join Michael Keegan on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour as he explores these questions and more marking the 25th anniversary of the IBM Center for The Business of Government.
Feb 19
59 min
Transcending the performance paradox: A conversation with Eduardo Briceno
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 Business of Government Hour.
Feb 12
59 min
Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program: A conversation with Jeff Jackson
What is the National Flood Insurance Program? How does it work? What is being done to modernize and transform the program and how it operates? How is innovation and technology helping? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jeff Jackson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance Directorate at FEMA.
Feb 5
59 min
Experts in government: A conversation with Professor Don Kettl
How do we balance the age-old battles between expertise and accountability in government? What is the role of experts in governance? Why have the challenges of bureaucratic capacity and control become far greater in the twenty-first century? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Professor Don Kettl, author of EXPERTS IN GOVERNMENT: The Deep State from Caligula to Trump and Beyond on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Conversations with Authors.
Jan 29
59 min
Transforming the taxpayer experience: A conversation with Karen Howard
What is the mission of the Office of Online Services at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? What is the IRS doing to advance its digital services and enhance customer experience? How is the IRS leveraging AI and other emerging technologies to meet mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Karen Howard, Executive Director, Office of Online Services at the IRS.
Jan 22
59 min
Finding value and opportunity in the unexpected: A conversation on preparing for uncertainty with Margaret Heffernan
Has our discomfort with uncertainty given rise to forecasting industries that profit off our “prediction addiction.”? Why election predictions, polls, and surveys won't tell us who will win? To what extent are predictions really just hypothesis that need to be challenged? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Margaret Heffernan author of Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future. Originally broadcasted on 11/30/20.
Jan 15
59 min
Leveraging technology to meet mission: A conversation with Chris Johnson
What is the mission of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency’s CIO-T directorate? How is NGA maximizing the use of technology to meet its mission? What are the technology priorities for NGA? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Chris Johnson, Acting Chief Technology Officer at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
Jan 8
59 min
Special edition of The Business of Government Hour:  Insights on leadership, mindset, and thriving on disruption
How can the U.S. federal government rebuild its digital capabilities and truly transform how government does business? What is the difference between learning while doing and learning by doing? How can government agencies become more adaptive and thrive on disruption. Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with thought leaders interviewed this year on The Business of Government Hour.
Jan 1
59 min
A special edition of The Business of Government Hour: Leadership in action on mission and execution
How are supplies and innovation delivered effectively to the warfighters? What are the best ways to deliver products and services to federal agencies? How are federal agency’s Putting People First? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with a host of government leaders interviewed this year on The Business of Government Hour.
Dec 27, 2023
59 min
Ensuring a world-class IT experience for DoD leadership:  A conversation with Danielle Metz
How does technology form the connective tissue that ties the Office of Secretary of Defense missions together? How is the IM&T directorate maximizing the use of technology to support OSD? What does the future hold for OSD’s IT Enterprise? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Danielle Metz, Director, Information Management & Technology Director and CIO, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Dec 18, 2023
59 min
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