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.

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Why are most humans uncomfortable with uncertainty and prediction addition? Does technological progress make predicting the future easier? If we can’t predict the future, how can we prepare for it? Why are the human gifts of curiosity and creativity more powerful tools to preparing for the future than submitting to false forecasts that disguise uncertainty as perfect and knowable data? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with author Margaret Heffernan.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How does technology form the connective tissue that ties the missions of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) 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.

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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 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the IBM Center for The Business of Government.

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What is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s IT strategy? How is the SEC modernizing its technology infrastructure? What is it doing to expand its data analytics capabilities to better meet its mission? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with David Bottom, Chief Information Officer at the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) on The Business of Government.

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How can U.S. federal government agencies strengthen their payment integrity efforts? What can the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency do to help with these efforts? How can we pivot from compliance to prevention-focused strategies that promote the use of data and analytics and collaboration across government and other stakeholders in advancing payment integrity? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Renata Miskell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency, at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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What is adaptive government? How can it help government agencies bounce back from continuous disruption? How can government executives embed adaptability into their agency’s operations? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Nick Evans author of the IBM Center report, A Guide to Adaptive Government: Preparing for Disruption next week on The Business of Government Hour.

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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. Department of Health and Human Services.

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