Government Matters

Steffanie Easter, director of Navy Staff at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, discusses the office’s plans for 2019, and how her experiences have shaped how she approaches her role.

Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work outlines what decision-makers at the Pentagon could ask for in the FY20 budget, and why the latest proposed number is “a Christmas present.”

Tony Bertuca, chief editor of Inside the Pentagon and Marjorie Censer, editor of Inside Defense, discuss the latest news from the Department of Defense. Top stories on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the department’s search for efficiencies, and new limitations on the use of “lowest price technically acceptable” selections

Brett Mansfield, senior adviser to the principal deputy inspector general at the Department of Defense, discusses the top management challenges to solve at the Pentagon.

Richard Spires, former chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses takeaways from a new congressional cybersecurity report, and the importance of securing open source software.

Mika Cross, federal workplace expert, discusses new strategies for managing the growing government workforce, and how small changes now can create long term solutions.

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is researching how new technologies can aid their mission. In this Quick Cut, Colby Hochmuth explains how the agency is leveraging Robotic Process Automation and blockchain to promote high value work and improve asset management.

Brett Mansfield, senior adviser to the principal deputy inspector general at the Department of Defense, discusses the top management challenges to solve at the Pentagon.

Richard Spires, former chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses takeaways from a new congressional cybersecurity report, and the importance of securing open source software.

Mika Cross, federal workplace expert, discusses new strategies for managing the growing government workforce, and how small changes now can create long term solutions.

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is researching how new technologies can aid their mission. In this Quick Cut, Colby Hochmuth explains how the agency is leveraging Robotic Process Automation and blockchain to promote high value work and improve asset management.

Robert Tobias, professor at American University’s Key Executive Leadership Programs, discusses the workforce initiatives the Trump administration is focusing on, and how they could impact workers.

Jeffrey Neal, senior vice president of ICF, discusses how George H.W. Bush worked with the federal workforce during his long career in Washington, and what made him different from other presidents in that regard.

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses what the extension of the government’s telecom selection means for agencies and industry.

Robert Tobias, professor at American University’s Key Executive Leadership Programs, discusses the workforce initiatives the Trump administration is focusing on, and how they could impact workers.

Jeffrey Neal, senior vice president of ICF, discusses how George H.W. Bush worked with the federal workforce during his long career in Washington, and what made him different from other presidents in that regard.

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses what the extension of the government’s telecom selection means for agencies and industry.

Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) details why the role of the federal CIO needs to expand, and why he believes the United States needs a national artificial intelligence strategy.

Antonio Doss, district director of the Small Business Administration Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, and Ann Sullivan, chief advocate at Women Impacting Public Policy, discuss the ChallengeHER initiative, and why it’s important to encourage women-led businesses to work with the federal government.

Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko, FCW Cyber & Defense Reporter Lauren Williams, and Aaron Boyd, senior editor of NextGov, discuss this week’s top federal stories. Topics on this edition include the first Marine use of Other Transaction Authority, the Defense Department’s back-office cloud contract and the potential for a government shutdown.

Terry Halvorsen, former DoD CIO & executive VP of IT & mobile communications at Samsung, discusses the administrative cloud contract being worked on for the Pentagon, and how it could provide inspiration for civilian agency contracts.

Reggie Brothers, former under secretary of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and executive vice president & chief technology officer at Peraton discusses the top ten technologies that the department wants to acquire, and the overlap with Pentagon research.

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Ashley Tressel, managing editor of Inside the Army discuss takeaways from the Reagan National Defense Forum in California, and congressional reaction to the president’s proposed $700 billion defense budget.

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discusses what the next few weeks will hold for budget negotiations, and the possibility of a shutdown happening on December 21.

Ed Meagher, former chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs and executive VP of healthcare strategy at Information Innovators, discusses why he believes that the current VA EHR plan is unworkable, and how people can support veterans during the holiday season through Operation Covert Santa.

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder & chief technology officer at CrowdStrike, and Coleman Mehta, senior director of U.S. policy at Palo Alto Networks discuss their advice to Congress for improving cybersecurity at the Pentagon.

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