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The term resilience is used in reports and studies by numerous government agencies and international institutions. For instance, in 20014 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report entitled “OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies: Boosting Resilience Through Innovative Risk Governance”. Continue reading
Category Archives: Government@Risk – Jim Kline
#225 – US CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.
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In November 2018, the U.S. Global Change Research Program issued Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment Report. Volume I was issued in 2017. It deals with the science behind global change. Volume II deals with the impact of global warming on natural environment, agriculture, energy production, human welfare, and societal impact. This article discusses the assessments made in Volume II. Continue reading
#224 – STATUS OF ERM IN THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.
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In 2015 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Circular A-123. It requires all federal agencies to implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). ERM is a methodology which allows an organization to, in a systematic manner, identify, prioritize and reduce the adverse impact of risks events, such as fraud, cyber-attacks, mismanagement, and natural disasters, that could prevent the organization from accomplishing its mission and objectives. Continue reading
#222 – SMART CITIES AND RISK MANAGEMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.
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Smart cities and the Internet of Things are slowly becoming a reality. However, as information technology becomes implemented into government activities, they become increasingly at risk to cyber-attacks. Continue reading
#221 – RISK MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT – JAMES KLINE PH.D.
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Internationally, Australian local governments are among the most sophisticated and prevalent with respect to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation. By way of example, out of 103 Canadian local government websites examined 15 have an ERM policy. In the United States, out of over 200 websites examined only 7 has some aspect of ERM. In Australia, of 140 websites examined 71 had an ERM policy. Continue reading