Secretaries' Innovation Group

Improving SNAP integrity and movement to work


     Implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill: SNAP

       Jonathan Ingram, Foundation for Government Accountability

     Best Practices

       Andy McClenahan, United Council on Welfare Fraud

      Addressing the SNAP Error Rate

       Les Ford, Ford Policy 

     One Big Beautiful Bill and Work
       Angela Rachidi, AEI


Effective Agency Strategies applied so as to meet work and integrity metrics under the new legislation


     Educational Attainment in West Virginia 22-23

       Mason Bishop, WorkED


Medicaid changes to work, eligibility and finance


     What Matters for States: Capitalizing on Reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Programs

       Brian Blase, Paragon

     Implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill: Medicaid
       Jonathan Ingram, FGA

     Income and Asset Verification Workflow
       Adam Meier, Cicero and former KY


Scaling up proven programs with high impact


     
Scaling Sector Programs: The evidence, opportunities, obstacles, and options

       Rick Hendra, MDRC


Why we need to adopt a legal system for civil commitment

   
     The New HUD Continuum of Care and Behavioral Health: Why is it Needed and How Do We Make it Work?
       Elinore McCance-Katz, Cicero Institute and former Assistant Secretary, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Combating health conditions leading to idleness


     Strategies to Remove Barriers to Work for People with Disabilities

       Rachel Barkley, Able Americans​

Youth Villages foster care residential and family intervention services

     Improving Child Welfare Systems

       Pat Lawler, CEO, Youth Villages

Washington, DC SIG December 2025

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