The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Biden Nominates Next IRS Commissioner; Tips to Improve Government CX; and DoD Cyber Incident Reporting

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

Biden Taps Federal Management Guru to Lead IRS

Last week, President Biden announced that he will nominate Danny Werfel as the next IRS Commissioner, tapping a long-time public servant who briefly led the tax agency under President Obama.

5 Tips from Practitioners to Improve Government Customer Experience

At last week’s ACT-IAC’s Customer Experience Summit, an OMB official reiterated the importance of improving the federal government’s customer experience almost a year after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on the matter.

NOAA Building ‘Digital Twin’ of Earth to Study Climate Change

In collaboration with NVIDIA and Lockheed Martin, NOAA will create an Earth Observation Digital Twin, an inaugural prototype of Earth modeled on real-time geophysical data sourced from satellites and ground stations. 

DoD Must Enhance Cyber Incident Reporting and Sharing, Watchdog Says

Although the Defense Department has taken steps in recent years to successfully mitigate cybersecurity threats to the military’s information systems, it must do a better job of managing and fully implementing its incident sharing processes, according to a GAO report.

Contractors, Stakeholders Offer Wish Lists for Cyber Workforce Strategy

Cybersecurity workforce stakeholders offered their insights to help inform the White House Office of the National Cyber Director’s forthcoming cybersecurity workforce, training and education strategy as part of a rare White House request for information issued on the topic last month.

White House Sprint Ends With Nearly 200 New Cyber Apprenticeship Programs

The Biden administration has ended the 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint during National Apprenticeship Week, as part of ongoing efforts to address workforce needs.

In case you missed it, here are our latest blog posts: 

• ACT-IAC CX Summit: Bringing the Three S’s of Government CX to Life — Makpar

• Makpar Honors National STEM Day with Pledge to Bring More Women Into Government IT 

• PODCAST: Rise of MLOps in the Federal IT Arena

• Makpar Cybersecurity Forum Video Podcast: Insights Into Zero Trust and Government

• Infographic: The Top 5 Government Cybersecurity Fundamentals 

• A Deep-Dive into the HHS Artificial Intelligence Use Cases 

• Honoring National Coding Week: Makpar’s Innovation Lab Code Challenge Win 

• PODCAST: Advancing the Customer Experience (CX) for Government with

• Q&A: Makpar’s Generative Culture with Nickolas Sibley, the Agile Coach & Trainer at Makpar

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Taking Hold in the Government Arena 

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