Dan Chenok

Government financial oversight stands at an inflection point, enabled by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.  As agencies manage increasingly complex digital financial systems, traditional audit methods—anchored in sampling, manual review, and documentation checks—can be supplemented by modern analytics approaches, implemented early in the payments cycle and tracked through the audit stage. Such strategies can enable agencies to address emerging risks to transparency, accountability, and public trust by effectively safeguarding taxpayer resources. 

Blog Co-Author: Sara Sayyar, Consultant, Federal HR and Talent Transformation, IBM

As agencies navigate shifting priorities amidst rapid technological change, their ability to attract and retain high-quality talent is essential to their mission of delivering for the American people. 

Blog Co-Author: Camille Johnson, Senior Consultant, Talent Transformation, IBM

Public sector digital infrastructures face unprecedented and rapidly evolving threats. As government agencies work to secure complex, interconnected supply chains, the stakes for mission continuity, resilience, and public trust have never been higher.

This is the fifth and final blog in a series highlighting key insights from the IBM Center's Special Report, Five Pillars of Effective Government.

Blog Co-Authors: Joseph P. Mitchell, III, Senior Advisor for Strategy, National Academy of Public Administration, Cristina Caballe Fuguet, Vice President, Global Public Sector, IBM, and Dave Zaharchuk, Research Director, Thought Leadership, IBM Institute for Business Value.

A series of posts from the former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Al Shaffer, looks at pathways to drive innovation and modernization for national defense. Read the first blog in the series.