This is the time of the year when uplifting sentiments, food, and gifts are offered to tide us over to the start of another trip around the Sun. But in many significant ways, things aren’t that uplifting. But we do find something a little renewing in the thought that a leadership approach to asset management can address key problems all governments face. As a bi-partisan, non-denominational approach to operating organizations, asset management governance might not be an uplifting message, bu...

Today’s ALN Line of Sight newsletter is being written from the CGI Momentum Day event at the Arlington, Virginia Renaissance Capitol View hotel conference center. The event is focused on success stories in federal budgeting, financial, and acquisitions requirements that advance financial stewardship. There are excellent presentations on AI in financial management, financial data as a strategic asset, cloud computing, road mapping, and more. How financial data and asset data integration can i...

Humans in the northern hemisphere have festivals of lights in December because that is when it is darkest. On the upcoming first Thursday of December, ALN Th@3 pm ET we celebrate 10 years of ALN lighting the way for leaders of asset management in their organizations, in their countries, and around the world. We will spend some time talking about milestones in our journey together, but the celebration of past achievements will quickly turn into planning for the future. We will open the floor ...

Cyril Verley will be talking with us this week about GIS mapping of facility assets. See more below in People. And see the Save the Date notice about an in-person event on January 10, 2024 in Washington, D.C., further below. And see Sources for an exciting announcement about an in-person event at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 2024. Attend Momentum Day 2023 December 11 at the Renaissance Arlington Capitol View Hotel and learn how you can leverage Mom...