Report: Adopting Innovation at the US Forest Service

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Written By Reed Van Beveren

This report highlights the barriers, and related opportunities, around adopting innovative data and technology for decision support at the Forest Service, particularly in response to shifting climate conditions. In it, we discuss a wide array of findings and make recommendations for how the agency can move toward a more connected and responsive model of technology adoption: one that centers digital innovation. The report’s recommendations are based on over forty interviews EPIC conducted with a wide cross-section of Forest Service personnel at the regional and national levels, as well as with technology providers, nonprofit partners, and collaborators outside the agency.

We’d like to acknowledge the many insights and ample feedback we received from USFS partners (and other interviewees) throughout the course of this research.

Read the Report!

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Reed Van Beveren

Prior to joining EPIC, Reed spent 8 years at the U.S. Government Accountability Office reviewing federal government programs as part of the Natural Resources and Environment team. His work has included reviews of EPA's air quality monitoring program and technology transfer at multiple agencies, and efforts to make better use of data and build capacity at GAO. As a graduate student, he helped NGOs in Tanzania and Indonesia refine strategies for tackling human-wildlife conflict around a national park and improving urban water sources. Reed holds a Masters of Public Administration from Cornell University, where he focused on science, technology, and infrastructure policy, and BA in International Political Economy from Georgetown University.

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