Month: July 2019

More Than Meets AI Part II

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July 30, 2019

More Than Meets AI Part II

Artificial intelligence has more potential to improve how government works than any other recent technological innovation. However, adopting AI comes with challenges that can include bias, security, transparency, employee knowledge or federal acquisition and budget processes. It’s vital for federal agencies to build the public’s trust in AI as the government’s use of the technology […]

RFG Fellows Camp and Abbott Present at 2019 INMM Annual Meeting

Fellows in the News

July 30, 2019

RFG Fellows Camp and Abbott Present at 2019 INMM Annual Meeting

Noelle Camp (Bush, ’19) and Shannon Abbott (Bush, ’18) presented at the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 60th Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, California, in July. Noelle presented “Preliminary Results from a Comparative Analysis of Counterintelligence and Insider Threat in Nuclear Facilities.” Shannon presented “Defining Metrics for Measuring the Insider Threat.” Read more

Maxwell Features Three New Robertson Fellows

Fellows in the News

July 30, 2019

Maxwell Features Three New Robertson Fellows

Editor’s note: The following article about Maxwell’s three new Robertson Fellows first appeared on the school’s website. The Maxwell School is pleased to welcome three new Robertson Fellows within the 2019 – 2020 cohort of incoming public administration and international affairs graduate students. All three are pursuing dual degrees — a Master of Public Administration […]

The Winner of the 2019 Sammies People’s Choice Award Is …

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July 18, 2019

The Winner of the 2019 Sammies People’s Choice Award Is …

Congratulations to Robert Cabana and the Kennedy Space Center Senior Management Team on winning the 2019 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals People’s Choice Award! As the country celebrates the historic 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, it’s fitting that we should honor this team for the work they’ve done. By transforming the historic Kennedy Space […]

Alice Rivlin: A Patriot Who Championed Good Government

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July 12, 2019

Alice Rivlin: A Patriot Who Championed Good Government

Alice Rivlin’s death on May 14 may have gone unnoticed in some circles amid news of Trump tariffs, the banning of facial-recognition technology in San Francisco, and reports of financial irregularities at the National Rifle Association. Even the next day’s New York Times obituary page did not carry her death as its lead story, as comedian Tim […]

In an Astonishing Turn, George Soros and Charles Koch Team Up to End US ‘Forever War’ Policy

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July 12, 2019

In an Astonishing Turn, George Soros and Charles Koch Team Up to End US ‘Forever War’ Policy

Besides being billionaires and spending much of their fortunes to promote pet causes, the leftist financier George Soros and the right-wing Koch brothers have little in common. They could be seen as polar opposites. Soros is an old-fashioned New Deal liberal. The Koch brothers are fire-breathing right-wingers who dream of cutting taxes and dismantling government. […]

Agile Problem Solving in Government

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July 12, 2019

Agile Problem Solving in Government

The Opportunity Project (TOP), a program hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau at the U.S. Department of Commerce, has for several years served as a catalyst in adapting agile techniques to solve complex agency mission problems, through a process that brings together agencies, industry, and citizens.  TOP works with Federal government agencies to identify significant […]