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Lucy Bierer
Lucy Bierer is a senior research analyst at Government Business Council, where she writes about the impact of workforce and technology issues on the defense and intelligence community, as well as federal, state, and local government. Her research is driven by an enduring interest in finding stories within numbers, and translating those insights into strategies that better address citizen needs. Previously, Lucy lived in Colombia and worked for Suyo, a local startup that helps low-income families secure their property rights. She holds a bachelor's degree in Peace, War, and Defense, with concentrations in Arabic and Electronic Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lucy Bierer is a senior research analyst at Government Business Council, where she writes about the impact of workforce and technology issues on the defense and intelligence community, as well as federal, state, and local government. Her research is driven by an enduring interest in finding stories within numbers, and translating those insights into strategies that better address citizen needs. Previously, Lucy lived in Colombia and worked for Suyo, a local startup that helps low-income families secure their property rights. She holds a bachelor's degree in Peace, War, and Defense, with concentrations in Arabic and Electronic Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Realizing the Promise of Multi-Cloud
What are the pros and cons to multi-cloud migration? GBC polled federal employees to find out.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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IT as a Mission Enabler
A candid poll on trends in technology adoption and uses among the government workforce.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Revolutionizing Transportation with Smart Road Technologies
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Getting to 'Ready' - A Survey on Trends and Challenges in Government Technology Adoption Initiatives
Too often, government IT projects run over budget, fall behind schedule, and fail to deliver the intended results. As pressure mounts to more quickly develop, deliver, and integrate technologies, what are federal agencies doing to ensure the successful implementation of mission-critical tools and systems?
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Improving Grants Management for Government
The federal government uses grants to invest approximately $700 billion each year in mission-critical needs for taxpayers. In this era of accountability, are agencies effectively maximizing the value from grants without increasing the complexity and cost of their administration?
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Digital Transformation in Action
Government Business Council interviewed federal officials leading their agencies' digital transformation initiatives. Click here to read what they had to say.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: Capturing the Power of Cloud
Government Business Council asked local, state, and federal employees to evaluate their agencies' cloud journeys --- how far they've come and what the next evolution of cloud might look like.
- Lucy Bierer and Paul Fredrick, Government Business Council
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Caring Forward: Conversations with State Leaders on Social Service Innovations
State governments are transforming social services by onboarding technologies that streamline decades-old processes. Read our report featuring interviews with top state health leaders to learn more about the exciting innovations underway.
- Lucy Bierer
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The State of Military Communications Technologies
GBC's new research survey of DoD professionals gauges the state of military communications technologies in 2019 and beyond.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Purpose-Driven Government
The public sector is experiencing colossal changes that challenge models of the traditional workforce. In today's demanding environment where employees are expected to deliver more results faster, and with fewer resources, what can agencies do to implement a more purpose-driven model of government?
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Crawl, Walk, Run: Agencies Find the Right Pace for Cloud Innovation
Government Business Council (GBC) interviews top officials at the Departments of State, Health & Human Services, and Defense Information Systems Agency regarding the future of cloud computing.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: Zero Trust Security
Government Business Council asked DoD and Intelligence Community employees a simple question: how do you protect your data? The findings we got back signify much deeper implications for government's data security.
- Lucy Bierer and Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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From Aspiration to Transformation: Insights from Public Sector Leaders
GBC surveyed hundreds of federal, state, and local employees to identify the role data, technology, and process each play in efforts to enhance government performance.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Architecting IT for the Mission and Business Needs of the Future: Lessons Learned from the First Five Years of FITARA Implementation
To understand the key facilitators and obstacles to successful IT oversight and implementation, Government Business Council (GBC) interviewed federal IT leaders on their thoughts on FITARA’s effectiveness thus far, as well as ongoing IT initiatives, priorities, and challenges.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Show Me the Data
Government Business Council (GBC) interviewed federal AI leaders on ongoing initiatives, priorities, and challenges. Their insights and experiences offer an essential glimpse into the future of government - one where organizations are able to harness vast streams of information to achieve previously unimaginable heights in innovation, mission effectiveness, and citizen experience.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Improving Program Integrity by Optimizing the Benefit Verification Process
A new infographic by Government Business Council (GBC) explores the challenge of balancing the need to provide benefits and payments promptly while simultaneously guarding against the threat of improper payments within government agencies with beneficiary-centric missions.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Agencies Find New Momentum in the Cloud Smart Age
Government Business Council (GBC) polled the federal workforce on cloud migration. Click here to view an infographic detailing their opinions on whether or not their agencies are taking advantage of the new resources at their disposal to meet their security, procurement, and workforce needs.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Optimizing the Caseworker
To best support children and families, caseworkers need tools that reflect the financial reality of their clients. Read GBC's new issue brief to understand how leveraging data and simplifying processes can help caseworkers move beyond the reactive, punitive model of child support enforcement and better serve citizens.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council
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Building an Agile IT Services Ecosystem
GBC polled 141 federal employees on the prevalence of agile software development within their organizations, as well as its benefits and challenges. Click here to read the results.
- Lucy Bierer, Government Business Council