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Automation Is Helping Government Cut Costs

FedTech Magazine

Agencies want to know they’re getting maximum returns on their digital initiatives because IT spending represents a major portion of their budgets. The key here is value-based budgeting,” says James Watczak, a finance and technology business consultant with CDW. “The Transparency involving costs, business impacts and…

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ETIC 2023: Agencies Find That Generative AI Is Here, Ready or Not

FedTech Magazine

But ChatGPT took the department “by storm” when vendors started using it to score higher reviews and secure grant funding, said Andrea Brandon, deputy assistant secretary of budget, finance, grants and acquisition for the department. Generative AI describes deep learning…

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Leidos Appoints Rachel Willard as Finance VP, Dynetics CFO

GovCon Wire

Rachel Willard, formerly director of program finance and business transformation at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named vice president of finance and Dynetics chief financial officer, according to a recently published LinkedIn post.

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Budgeting Is a Collaborative Effort

GovLoop

“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

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How Developing Countries Reduce the Impact of Climate Vulnerability on Sovereign Risk

Inter-American Development Bank

Our findings highlight the asymmetric impact of climate risks on financing costs, particularly for high-risk countries, and emphasize the critical role of investments in climate preparedness, resilient infrastructure, and economic diversification.

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How Meeting Intelligence Helps Implementation Specialists Anticipate New Opportunities

GovSpend

Spot Budget Approvals for Software & Implementation Services Government agencies dont issue RFPs before they secure funding. With Meeting Intelligence, implementation specialists can identify when budgets are being approved for software upgrades, IT consulting, and implementation services.

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GovCon Expert Jim McAleese Details Components of $850B FY25 Defense Budget Request

GovCon Wire

A McAleese & Associates report on President Joe Biden’s proposed $850 billion budget for the Department of Defense offers a look at how much funding will go to service branches and programs in fiscal year 2025. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, reported that the Department of the Air

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