The Blog at Next Phase Solutions

NPS Joining the IAFCI to Sharing Business Risk Mitigation Best Practices

Feb 22, 2019

Advisor to the BoardMr. Christopher Sharpley, the Managing Director of Federal Practice at Next Phase Solutions, LLC, has joined the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) as an advisor to its board where he will provide best practices in...

How the OPEN Government Data Act May Impact FOIA Processes

Feb 20, 2019

OPEN Act Signed Into Law In January 2019, President Trump signed the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act into law. The OPEN Government Data Act establishes a presumption that Federal Government data assets made available by an agency...

With Billions Now Slated for the Border Wall, Good Governance Practices Require Strong Controls to be Put in Place Over Contracts, Materials, Contractors and Other Key Accountability Factors

Feb 18, 2019

Author: Christopher Sharpley While in senior leadership roles at four different Offices of Inspector General over the decades, I have witnessed several national emergencies of various types and degrees. These national emergencies required large outlays of federal...

Inspector Generals Will Soon Assess Compliance with 21st Century IDEA

Feb 14, 2019

There’s little doubt that federal Offices of Inspector General will soon begin assessing compliance by federal managers who manage websites and app with mandated requirements set forth in the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (21st Century...

Growing Our Leadership Team

Jan 10, 2019

Christopher R. Sharpley joins Next Phase Solutions Leadership team

OnBase is like Christmas Cookies!

Dec 18, 2018

As I was decorating a veritable zoo of Christmas animal cookies for my grandson this weekend, I reflected on how every one of these cookies came from the same ingredients. Even though they all look very different and not a single one is the same they are...