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Daniel Chenok

Executive Director at IBM Center for The Business of Government

Washington, D.C, United States

Dan Chenok is Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government. He oversees all of the Center's activities in connecting research to practice to benefit government, and has written and spoken extensively around government technology, cybersecurity, privacy, regulation, budget, acquisition, and Presidential transitions. Mr. Chenok previously led consulting services for Public Sector Technology Strategy, working with IBM government, healthcare, and education clients.

Mr. Chenok serves in numerous industry leadership positions. He is a CIO SAGE and member of the Research Advisory Council with the Partnership for Public Service, Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Member of the Board of Directors for the Senior Executives Association, Member of the Government Accountability Office Polaris Advisory Council for Science and Technology, Member of the American University IT Executive Council, and Mentor with the Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability Fellowship. Previously, he served as Chair of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) for the government-led American Council for Technology (ACT), Chair of the Cyber Subcommittee of the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, Chair of the NIST-sponsored Federal Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, and two-time Cybersecurity commission member with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Chenok also generally advises public sector leaders on a wide range of management issues. Finally, Mr. Chenok serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor with the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin, teaching at the school's Washington, DC Center.

Before joining IBM, Mr. Chenok was a Senior Vice President for Civilian Operations with Pragmatics, and prior to that was a Vice President for Business Solutions and Offerings with SRA International.

As a career Government executive, Mr. Chenok served as Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology with the Office of Management and Budget, where he led a staff with oversight of federal information and IT policy, including electronic government, computer security, privacy and IT budgeting. Prior to that, he served as Assistant Branch Chief and Desk Officer for Education, Labor, HHS, and related agencies in OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Chenok began his government service as an analyst with the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and left government service at the end of 2003.

In 2008, Mr. Chenok served on President Barack Obama’s transition team as the Government lead for the Technology, Innovation, and Government Reform group, and as a member of the OMB Agency Review Team.

Mr. Chenok has won numerous honors and awards, including a 2010 Federal 100 winner for his work on the presidential transition, the 2016 Eagle Award for Industry Executive of the Year, and the 2002 Federal CIO Council Azimuth Award for Government Executive of the Year.

Mr. Chenok earned a BA from Columbia University and a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Daniel Chenok Points
Academic 5
Author 87
Influencer 90
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 182

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Areas of Expertise

AI 30.06
Blockchain 30.14
Cloud 30.19
Cybersecurity 31.00
Data Center 30.13
Digital Transformation 30.12
Emerging Technology 30.05
GovTech 38.07
Innovation 30.07
IoT 30.04
Leadership 30.03
Management 31.24
National Security 31.64
Procurement 30.11
Risk Management 30.08
Security 30.15

Industry Experience

Federal & Public Sector
Professional Services

Publications

1 Academic Whitepaper
Seven Drivers Transforming Government
IBM Center for The Business of Government
January 01, 2017
In 2018, the IBM Center for The Business of Government marks its twentieth year of connecting research to practice in helping to improve government . The IBM Center continues to execute on its ultimate mission: to assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, GovTech

1 Analyst Report
Government Reform: Lessons from the Past for Actions in the Future
IBM
March 23, 2021
This report provides an overview of the evolution of various federal government reform efforts over the past 30 years, with a focus on How government works to get things done for the American people, and the leaders in government who have and continue to implement important agency missions.

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Tags: GovTech

77 Article/Blogs
A new report highlights case studies of actions that provide models for adaptation across the public sector.
Business of Government
November 21, 2024
Since the turn of the millennium, pandemics, heat waves, wildfires, floods, cyberattacks, supply chain interruptions, and other crises have deeply stressed governments, communities, businesses, and individuals around the world. This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental questions about how governments can anticipate, prepare for, and respond to these and other shocks yet to come.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Implementing Generative AI in Government: Challenges and Opportunities
Business of Government
October 31, 2024
Generative AI refers to algorithms that can create realistic content such as images, text, music, and videos by learning from existing data patterns. Generative AI does more than just create content, it also serves as a user-friendly interface for other AI tools, making complex results easy to understand and use. Generative AI transforms analysis and prediction results into personalized formats, improving explainability by converting complicated data into understandable content. As Generative AI evolves, it plays an active role in collaborative processes, functioning as a vital collaborator by offering strengths that complement human abilities.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Protecting Our Community: Actions to Build Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure
Business of Government
October 15, 2024
Cybersecurity and government operations leaders gathered recently for an interactive roundtable discussion on “Building Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure Protection.” Convened by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, the IBM Institute for Business Value, and the National Academy of Public Administration, the roundtable identified practical actions that government agencies can take to keep the public safe and secure.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

How Can Government Strengthen Spending and Tracking of Funds to Address Emergencies?
business of government
August 27, 2024
A new report draws on insights from experts to frame strategies and actions that agencies can take to improve budgets and oversight of funding for major crises – such as health, economic, cyber, supply chain, or other emergencies

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Announcing the Center’s New Visiting Fellow: Dr. Karen Hardy
IBM Center for The Business of Government
July 03, 2024
The IBM Center for The Business of Government is pleased to announce our new visiting fellow, Dr. Karen Hardy, who will focus on risk management in government.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Bridging the Gap: Unlocking the AI Decision Advantage for Defense
LinkedIn
June 07, 2024
The potential benefits of AI in defense are vast. Defense industry leaders are turning to AI as a strategic capability to augment tactical superiority, enhance operational efficacy, and boost efficiency. However, realizing these advantages requires a deep understanding of the complexities involved in integrating AI into defense operations.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

A Meeting of the Minds: The Center’s New Advisory Council
LinkedIn
June 07, 2024
The IBM Center for The Business of Government is honored to announce the formation of a new advisory council. The members of this Council are former international, federal, and state and local government executives, and leaders from academia and nonprofit partners.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

AI for Tax Administrations: Governance and Innovation
IBM Center for The Business of Government
May 20, 2024
Over the last five months, IBM Center for The Business of Government, together with American University Kogod Tax Policy Center, have partnered to develop key insights derived from hosting roundtables and design thinking sessions of tax experts from around the world

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Announcing a new collaboration with the Government Technology & Services Coalition’s (GTSC) Homeland Security Today (HSToday).
LinkedIn
May 07, 2024
We are excited to collaborate with another good government group, the GTSC’s HSToday. Their mission is to provide the highest quality reporting and coverage to inform and educate the entire homeland security community.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Future Shocks Case Studies: A Challenge Grant Competition
LinkedIn
April 26, 2024
Shocks transcend geographic, jurisdictional, political, and organizational boundaries. Furthermore, adaptation, preparation, and response to shock events cannot be the responsibility of a single sector, program, agency, or level of government. Instead, the key to success—and the root cause of many failures— lies within the capabilities of individual network participants and the strength of the network before, during, and after an upheaval. Simply put, complex problems cannot be solved in silos.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

How Can Budget Actions Improve the Management of Government Programs that Serve the Public?
LinkedIn
March 07, 2024
Many laws and policies intended to improve government performance have been enacted and implemented over the years. Those actions primarily impact overall measurement of results, like the Government Performance and Results Act; or management processes, like information technology, or financial management. Today, dozens of such laws and policies drive agency management actions.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

How Can AI Drive Better Taxpayer Experience and Improved Tax Agency Operations?
Linkedln
January 30, 2024
A new report identifies challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence to help the IRS, and tax agencies globally, modernize to serve the public.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Event Highlights: Building On Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future
Linkedln
January 29, 2024
Modern U.S. regulatory practices have their roots in the first regulatory agencies established in the late 19th century, in the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, and in the regulatory reforms of the 1970s and 1980s. Two more recent, but no less important, foundations are Executive Order 12866 of 1993 and Circular A-4 of 2003.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Highlights from the Center’s 25th Anniversary and Book Release Event
Linkedln
January 23, 2024
The IBM Center recently hosted many government leaders and stakeholders for our 25th Anniversary celebration and release of the new book, Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Workforce: Insights on Resiliency
Linkedln
January 09, 2024
This is an excerpt of Chapter 5 from our new book Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance, co-edited with Michael J Keegan. Insights detailed in this chapter derive from the IBM Center blog, Preparing Government Workforces for Future Shocks as well as informed by the Future Shock roundtable discussion and resources.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Year in Review 2023 and a Look Ahead
IBM Center for The Business of Government
January 08, 2024
As we reflect on this past year, the IBM Center marked a significant milestone with the celebration of its 25th anniversary continuing to expand and diversify its mission to connect public management research with practice. Since 1998, we have helped public sector executives improve the effectiveness of government with practical insights and best practices.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Leadership

Sustainability: Insights on Resiliency
Linkedln
January 04, 2024
This chapter spotlights the critical importance of integrating sustainability and climate resilience strategies into government institutions. It focuses on clean energy transition, sustainable development, and water management, offering practical insights and recommendations that governments can take to build climate resilience.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

Supply Chain: Insights on Resiliency
Linkedln
January 02, 2024
During the last three years, a perfect storm of natural and geopolitical events has disrupted worldwide supply chains in ways that few governments could have anticipated. Even as nations, businesses, and consumers strive to nor- malize, new interruptions have created bottlenecks in an enormously com- plicated and interconnected system of purchasing, operation, distribution, integration, and consumption.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, Management

IBM Center Research Announcement 2021
IBM Center for The Business of Government
February 25, 2022
The Center for The Business of Government continues to support research by recognized thought leaders on key public management issues facing government executives today.
We are pleased to announce our latest round of new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to priorities identified in the Center's research agenda. Our content is intended to stimulate and accelerate the production of practical research that benefits public sector leaders and managers.

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Tags: GovTech, Management, Leadership

Setting up For IT success: Enhancing the impact of the Technology Modernization Fund
IBM
May 11, 2021
Last week, the Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance regarding priorities and processes for agencies to submit proposals for the Technology Modernization Fund that support the American Rescue Plan Act. The guidance provides important insights on how the TMF can be leveraged to address mission objectives.

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Tags: GovTech, National Security

How Can Government Align “Open” Data and Technology Strategies to Improve Government Performance?
IBM
May 05, 2021
Understanding and acting on the connection points across open data, open source software, and hybrid cloud domains will drive more effective outcomes for government.

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Tags: Cloud, GovTech, Open Source

Recognizing the Great Work of Public Servants
IBM
May 04, 2021
This week, the excellent efforts of government employees is being recognized as part of Public Service Recognition Week (#PSRW).

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Tags: GovTech

Government For The Future: A View of Things to Come, Drawing on Perspectives of Things Past
linkedin
February 04, 2019
Taking stock of insights that continue to shape government reform.

Last week marked the final installment in the IBM Center’s multipart series outlining key findings from our recent book, Government For The Future: Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow’s Leaders. In developing this book, we set out to offer a set of scenarios for how government could improve over the next 20 years, informed by lessons learned about government reform in the last two decades – lessons that the IBM Center has written about during our own 20-year journey since 1998, through some 350 reports and over 500 interviews with leaders.

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Tags: Innovation, GovTech

Perspectives on Endpoint Cybersecurity for Government
linkedin
January 17, 2019
Federal agencies can improve cybersecurity by focusing more on best practices for protecting the data and devices used to access and share information.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech, National Security

New Research Reports Announced by The IBM Center for The Business of Government
linkedin
January 09, 2019
The IBM Center for The Business of Government continues to support research by recognized thought leaders on key public management issues facing government executives today.

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Tags: GovTech, Management

3 Media Interviews
Shared services: Getting past the sticking points
Federal Computer Week
January 04, 2018
Shared services have long been touted for their potential cost savings and operational efficiencies, though the approach has been slow to gain traction in the federal government. However, the Trump administration's executive order on cybersecurity and the recently passed Modernizing Government Technology Act both emphasize the use of shared services, and those mandates, coupled with advancements in technology, are starting to intensify the discussion.

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Tags: GovTech

Consolidating federal networks could lead to new security holes
Federal Computer Week
September 13, 2017
or years, one of the chief aims of the IT modernization movement has been replacing the federal government's outdated architecture. Before truly tapping into the transformative power of new software and security tools, the thinking goes, government must first scrap its ancient patchwork networks for a new unified IT infrastructure.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, GovTech

Why tracking data centers is so hard
Federal Computer Week
September 05, 2017
The Office of Management and Budget recently reported that the government has closed about 1,900 data centers since the launch of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative in 2010, saving almost $1 billion.

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Tags: Cloud, GovTech, Data Center

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2020 Predictions for Cybersecurity

Date : September 25, 2020

Cyber will become increasingly important for implementation of emerging technologies, starting with AI and blockchain and also demonstrating the need to think about cyber in future applications around 5G and even quantum computing. As these technologies increase in import for government and industry, any vulnerabilities that could be exploited will have significant impacts that lead to real and perceived challenges to adoption. Government and industry leaders should build cyber into their innovation roadmaps, rather than treating them as separate domains.

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