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How Decision Lens Empowers Efficient, Effective Government Spending
Best Practices for Navigating Partial Funding Complexity in Government Portfolios
AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap
The Opportunities and Challenges of the President's Cost Efficiency EO

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Best Practices for Navigating Partial Funding Complexity in Government Portfolios-featured-image
Best Practices for Navigating Partial Funding Complexity in Government Portfolios

In government planning, partial funding is a common and often necessary strategy, especially when resources are constrai...

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7 "Dos and Don'ts" for Efficiency Reviews

The new administration has quickly followed through on their stated objective of addressing efficiency in government. He...

The Opportunities and Challenges of the President's Cost Efficiency EO-featured-image
The Opportunities and Challenges of the President's Cost Efficiency EO

Issued on February 26, 2025 the EO clarifies expectations around payment justification but focuses on symptoms rather th...

Prioritize

Prioritize
AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap-featured-image
AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap

AI is transforming government, but critical work remains. Learn why data modernization and infrastructure are key to AI ...

How Agencies Can Rapidly Achieve Efficiency Readiness-featured-image
How Agencies Can Rapidly Achieve Efficiency Readiness

With a renewed focus on efficiency and transparency, agencies are under pressure to quickly defend their budgets and ens...

How Decision Lens Empowers Efficient, Effective Government Spending-featured-image
How Decision Lens Empowers Efficient, Effective Government Spending

Highlights how government can use Decision Lens to drive more efficient, effective spending as DOGE reviews budgets.

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Automating PPBE: Decision Lens Cofounder and CSO speaks with Federal News Network

Dan Saaty, Chief Science Officer and Cofounder of Decision Lens interviewed by Federal News Network on automating the PP...

Survey Suggests it's Time to Lean in to Digital Transformation-featured-image
Survey Suggests it's Time to Lean in to Digital Transformation

A recent survey from Meritalk suggests its time for Federal Agencies to lean in to digital transformation.

2021 in Review: Product Updates and what’s Ahead for 2022-featured-image
2021 in Review: Product Updates and what’s Ahead for 2022

Decision Lens software updates for 2021 and product roadmap for 2022.

Decision Lens Promotes Josh Martin to Chief Marketing Officer-featured-image
Decision Lens Promotes Josh Martin to Chief Marketing Officer

Decision Lens appoints new Chief Marketing Officer to drive long term growth

Integrated Planning
What is Integrated Planning? (And How to be Successful at it!)

Integrated planning helps to align resources to your mission and encourages collaboration at all levels of your organiza...

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Section 11204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Everything you need to know about how to make the most of the opportunities presented by the recently passed Infrastruct...

PPBS
Everything you need to know about PPBS

Everything that you need know know about the Planning Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS) and how you can update it

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Becoming a Model for Modernized Services

Space Force is set to be the first fully digital service. How can DoD follow Space Force's lead and modernize?

How to get to Better Reporting-featured-image
How to get to Better Reporting

Embrace a culture of data at your organization by learning to leverage the tools at your disposal

Innovation Lifecycles
Innovation Lifecycles: How to Maximize R&D ROI Through Collaborative Decision Making

Learn how innovation lifecycles help to maximize Research and Development ROI by creating systematic, collaborative deci...

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What is Government Innovation?

What is government innovation and what is important for the public sector to know when initiating innovative projects.

Strategic Planning
What is Strategic Planning? The Strategic Planning Process Revealed

Strategic Planning helps prioritize resources, and projects with the most ROI. The Strategic Planning Process helps to c...

Top 6 Tips to Getting Your Budget Approved-featured-image
Top 6 Tips to Getting Your Budget Approved

What are appropriators looking for in budgets? Insights from AGA PDT session "Budget Formulation 2.0".

Providing Lifesaving Organ Transplants to our Nation-featured-image
Providing Lifesaving Organ Transplants to our Nation

UNOS used Decision Lens and the AHP process to help update its allocation of organs to provide more life-saving organs

Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Planning and the PPBE Process
Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Planning and the PPBE Process

Learn everything you need to know about the DOD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cycle and learn how to modernize your...

DL Labs: Investing in Employee Driven Innovation-featured-image
DL Labs: Investing in Employee Driven Innovation

Decision Lens invests in employee-driven innovation to boost morale and enhance its product.

PPBE
PPBE: Everything You Need to Know

Learn everything you need to know about the Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process for DoD acquisit...

Q&A from ASMC PDI Panel Modernizing DoD Financial Management Reporting-featured-image
Q&A from ASMC PDI Panel Modernizing DoD Financial Management Reporting

How DoD can modernize its financial management reporting Q&A session from ASMC PDI panel session on how to get start...

Creating Excellence in Local IT Strategic Planning-featured-image
Creating Excellence in Local IT Strategic Planning

Discussion on IT Strategic Planning with Rob Nix of the City of Charlotte

3 ways Automating Budgeting Formulations will Transform your Organization-featured-image
3 ways Automating Budgeting Formulations will Transform your Organization

How automating budget formulations is transforming the DoD

Midyear Review Reporting- An Insider's View-featured-image
Midyear Review Reporting- An Insider's View

Learn how to better prepare for, conduct, and follow-up on midyear reviews in DoD

How to Save Time and Resources During your Intake Process-featured-image
How to Save Time and Resources During your Intake Process

Speed up the intake process by utilizing a Continuous Integrated Planning (CIP) solution to automate gathering requireme...

Building Confidence in the S&T Process at USDA APHIS-featured-image
Building Confidence in the S&T Process at USDA APHIS

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program safeguards U.S. ...

Scientists
5 Ways to Modernize your Science and Technology Planning

Are your antiquated processes for prioritizing and investing in S&T innovations preventing you from reaching the fie...

Panel: Financial Management Challenges are Consistent Across the DoD-featured-image
Panel: Financial Management Challenges are Consistent Across the DoD

Across the armed services, those in FM roles are seeing a need to modernize and change their processes to better priorit...

UFR Process Modernization
UFR Process Modernization: Transitioning from UFR 1.0 to UFR 2.0

Uncover ways to enhance your UFR process and best practices to help others take their processes from UFR 1.0 to UFR 2.0.

Plan

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AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap-featured-image
AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap

AI is transforming government, but critical work remains. Learn why data modernization and infrastructure are key to AI ...

Agile Decision-Making
We’re Out of Time: Agile Decision-Making for Great Power Competition

Learn how cutting-edge software solutions can drive efficiency, enhance strategic agility, and optimizing resource alloc...

Digital Tools Transportation Planning
How Digital Tools Are Shaping the Future of Transportation Planning

Discover how digital tools like automation, data analytics, and GIS are transforming transportation planning, improving ...

Fund

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Best Practices for Navigating Partial Funding Complexity in Government Portfolios-featured-image
Best Practices for Navigating Partial Funding Complexity in Government Portfolios

In government planning, partial funding is a common and often necessary strategy, especially when resources are constrai...

How Outdated Tools Hinder Air Force Resourcing in Great Power Competition-featured-image
How Outdated Tools Hinder Air Force Resourcing in Great Power Competition

Explore how outdated tools hinder Air Force resourcing in Great Power Competition and how modern software solutions can ...

Implementing Transparent Funding Processes for Science and Technology -featured-image
Implementing Transparent Funding Processes for Science and Technology 

Learn how to implement transparent funding processes for science & technology, enhancing fairness, accountability, a...

Data & Reporting

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AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap-featured-image
AI in Government: Closing the Data & Infrastructure Readiness Gap

AI is transforming government, but critical work remains. Learn why data modernization and infrastructure are key to AI ...

Implementing Transparent Funding Processes for Science and Technology -featured-image
Implementing Transparent Funding Processes for Science and Technology 

Learn how to implement transparent funding processes for science & technology, enhancing fairness, accountability, a...

Objective Prioritization in Funding Decisions 
Driving Innovation: The Importance of Objective Prioritization in Funding Decisions 

Objective prioritization in S&T funding is key to driving innovation & maximizing ROI. Learn how data-driven dec...

PPBE Reform

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Top 5 Challenges in POM Planning and How to Overcome Them -featured-image
Top 5 Challenges in POM Planning and How to Overcome Them 

Discover the top 5 challenges in POM planning and strategies to overcome them. Enhance data management, stakeholder coll...

ROI of Pom Planning
Understanding the ROI of Implementing Commercial Software for POM Planning 

In today's fast-paced environment, effective POM planning is critical to ensuring that agencies allocate their budgets w...

pom planning success
Why Effective POM Planning is Crucial for DoD Success

Effective POM planning is vital for the DoD, ensuring efficient resource allocation, decision-making, and alignment with...

Government Efficiency

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7 "Dos and Don'ts" for Efficiency Reviews

The new administration has quickly followed through on their stated objective of addressing efficiency in government. He...

The Opportunities and Challenges of the President's Cost Efficiency EO-featured-image
The Opportunities and Challenges of the President's Cost Efficiency EO

Issued on February 26, 2025 the EO clarifies expectations around payment justification but focuses on symptoms rather th...

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