August 26, 2026
Budget working session
Priya Nair, Lucia Fernandez, Khalid Al Nuaimi, Hassan Raza, Karim Abdelrahman, Dina El Sayed, Aisha Al Mansouri, Nour Gemayel
Nour Gemayel: Welcome back everyone, quick recap first. Khalid Al Nuaimi: The incentive program payouts land in the March cycle, so cash flow needs a look. New tools every quarter just confuse the teams. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. Priya Nair: One more thing from my side: the data governance board approved the new retention schedule. Hassan Raza: The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. I volunteered to present this at the town hall next week. The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Performance review calibration for Legal is scheduled for December. Karim Abdelrahman: We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. Nour Gemayel: The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Finance asked every unit to model a 31 percent efficiency scenario. Karim Abdelrahman: Finance asked every unit to model a 4 percent efficiency scenario. The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Dina El Sayed: Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before September. I disagree and I do not think this is close to ready. Khalid Al Nuaimi: We have 5 open roles in Operations and two hiring managers on leave. We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before May. That approach failed last year and I said so at the time. Aisha Al Mansouri: Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. I documented the whole procedure step by step after the last incident. Dina El Sayed: API uptime for the digital ID rollout held at 93 percent last October. The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. Nour Gemayel: I have been reading about how other governments solve this. The incentive program payouts land in the April cycle, so cash flow needs a look. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. Aisha Al Mansouri: The AI assistant pilot resolved 39 percent of queries without a handover. The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. Priya Nair: We have 5 open roles in Finance and two hiring managers on leave. The legacy system decommission is blocked on one integration with the service center network. We have 8 open roles in Finance and two hiring managers on leave. Dina El Sayed: We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q4. Priya Nair: One more thing from my side: training completion for the compliance modules sits at 33 percent. Lucia Fernandez: The Q3 budget review flagged Strategy as 20 percent over on contractor spend. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. New tools every quarter just confuse the teams. Karim Abdelrahman: Great point, and thanks for flagging it so gently. Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before July. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. Priya Nair: One more thing from my side: the audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. The Q1 budget review flagged Human Resources as 28 percent over on contractor spend. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q3. Aisha Al Mansouri: We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. Finance asked every unit to model a 38 percent efficiency scenario. What if we tried an entirely different model, like the Singapore approach? Lucia Fernandez: Can we keep the invite list small, big meetings drain me. The cybersecurity drill exposed gaps in the incident escalation path. Priya Nair: Quickly on the same point, the wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. Lucia Fernandez: Coming back to the agenda, we are migrating the Legal workloads to the government cloud in Q2. Finance asked every unit to model a 3 percent efficiency scenario. Karim Abdelrahman: Let us grab the whole team for a workshop, it energizes everyone. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q1. Aisha Al Mansouri: I am not covering for that team again, they missed the deadline. API uptime for the digital ID rollout held at 87 percent last May. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q1. Karim Abdelrahman: Coming back to the agenda, single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. The Q2 budget review flagged Strategy as 20 percent over on contractor spend. Dina El Sayed: I documented the whole procedure step by step after the last incident. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. Performance review calibration for Human Resources is scheduled for August. Aisha Al Mansouri: We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. What if we tried an entirely different model, like the Singapore approach? Finance asked every unit to model a 8 percent efficiency scenario. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q2. Karim Abdelrahman: The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. The Q2 budget review flagged Communications as 7 percent over on contractor spend. Finance asked every unit to model a 20 percent efficiency scenario. Priya Nair: The incentive program payouts land in the May cycle, so cash flow needs a look. The cybersecurity drill exposed gaps in the incident escalation path. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. Lucia Fernandez: Training completion for the compliance modules sits at 7 percent. API uptime for the AI assistant pilot held at 91 percent last May. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. Aisha Al Mansouri: The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. What if we tried an entirely different model, like the Singapore approach? Lucia Fernandez: The legacy system decommission is blocked on one integration with the AI assistant pilot. Performance review calibration for Finance is scheduled for April. Let me double check the numbers before we commit to a date. We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. Priya Nair: Training completion for the compliance modules sits at 38 percent. The incentive program payouts land in the August cycle, so cash flow needs a look. Karim Abdelrahman: API uptime for TAMM held at 91 percent last October. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. The cybersecurity drill exposed gaps in the incident escalation path. Hassan Raza: The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. We are migrating the Finance workloads to the government cloud in Q2. I have been chatting with half the department about this idea. Priya Nair: Before we move on, the data governance board approved the new retention schedule. Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before June. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. Dina El Sayed: The Q4 budget review flagged Legal as 13 percent over on contractor spend. I would rather slip a week than ship it half tested. The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. The legacy system decommission is blocked on one integration with the AI assistant pilot. Aisha Al Mansouri: I will put my thoughts in the document rather than talk through them. Finance asked every unit to model a 32 percent efficiency scenario. API uptime for the AI assistant pilot held at 93 percent last May. The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q1. Priya Nair: Training completion for the compliance modules sits at 21 percent. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. Lucia Fernandez: On that note, performance review calibration for Human Resources is scheduled for December. The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. Performance review calibration for Finance is scheduled for July. Priya Nair: Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before April. The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Lucia Fernandez: The onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before December. Dina El Sayed: I am not covering for that team again, they missed the deadline. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. The incentive program payouts land in the February cycle, so cash flow needs a look. Priya Nair: The Q4 budget review flagged Operations as 6 percent over on contractor spend. Happy to take that off your plate if you are stretched. Lucia Fernandez: I would rather slip a week than ship it half tested. The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. Priya Nair: Before we move on, the onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Finance asked every unit to model a 6 percent efficiency scenario. Happy to take that off your plate if you are stretched. Finance asked every unit to model a 19 percent efficiency scenario. Dina El Sayed: The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q3. Let us stick to the standard playbook on this one. The AI assistant pilot resolved 20 percent of queries without a handover. The Q1 budget review flagged Communications as 13 percent over on contractor spend. Lucia Fernandez: One more thing from my side: the onboarding survey shows new joiners want earlier system access. Dina El Sayed: The incentive program payouts land in the October cycle, so cash flow needs a look. The wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. New tools every quarter just confuse the teams. Khalid Al Nuaimi: The flexible work policy pilot wraps up in Q2. Finance asked every unit to model a 22 percent efficiency scenario. Training completion for the compliance modules sits at 29 percent. Lucia Fernandez: The AI assistant pilot resolved 10 percent of queries without a handover. New tools every quarter just confuse the teams. We reallocated the training budget toward the digital skills track. The incentive program payouts land in the August cycle, so cash flow needs a look. Karim Abdelrahman: Before we move on, procurement wants all purchase requests above the threshold in before February. The AI assistant pilot resolved 14 percent of queries without a handover. Training completion for the compliance modules sits at 34 percent. Priya Nair: The incentive program payouts land in the June cycle, so cash flow needs a look. The Q2 budget review flagged Legal as 23 percent over on contractor spend. Aisha Al Mansouri: The AI assistant pilot resolved 25 percent of queries without a handover. The Q4 budget review flagged Operations as 23 percent over on contractor spend. I keep a tracker for every open action from these calls. Lucia Fernandez: This timeline keeps me up at night to be honest. Performance review calibration for Operations is scheduled for June. The data governance board approved the new retention schedule. The cybersecurity drill exposed gaps in the incident escalation path. Hassan Raza: The Q4 budget review flagged Finance as 18 percent over on contractor spend. Let us stick to the standard playbook on this one. Lucia Fernandez: Coming back to the agenda, the wellbeing program signups doubled after the town hall. The audit committee wants clearer cost attribution per service. Single sign on across entities is the top request from staff. Nour Gemayel: Good session everyone, thank you.