Government Matters

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, details a new report about how the government can work to interlink the benefits network for veterans.

Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill (USAF Ret.), president of Cyxtera Federal Group, discusses what the intelligence community is looking for in their election investigation, and what it might mean for future elections.

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, examines the Office of Personnel Management’s new policy for implanting the workforce executive orders, and what the new Democratic House majority means for the federal workforce.

Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, discusses the tech trends that the government could pursue in the future, and how strategies could change due to renewed oversight.

Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, discusses difficulties with keeping international anti-hacking agreements afloat, and the importance of proportional responses.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the Pentagon’s rollback of a debated contractor pay change, and the state of the defense industrial base.

William Bryan, senior official performing the duties of the under secretary for Science & Technology at DHS, discusses the directorate’s new mission areas, and how “tech foraging” will help the agency acquire what it needs.

Paul Lawrence, under secretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department, discusses the new VA website, and his top priorities going forward.

Nicole Ogrysko, reporter at Federal News Network, Chase Gunter, staff writer for FCW and Eric Katz, senior correspondent at GovExec, discuss what the midterm election results mean for the executive branch, and how it could impact the federal workforce.

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities & management issues at the Government Accountability Office, details their review of the Defense Health Agency’s administrative consolidation plan, and the potential issues it has.

Marten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne, details the benefits of bug bounties, and why their success at the Defense Department is making waves throughout government.

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Joe Gould, staff reporter at Defense News, discuss how the results of the recent election could change the makeup of the House and Senate defense committees, and the new faces that will be seen in the congressional meeting rooms.

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities & management issues at the Government Accountability Office, details their review of the Defense Health Agency’s administrative consolidation plan, and the potential issues it has.

Marten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne, details the benefits of bug bounties, and why their success at the Defense Department is making waves throughout government.

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Joe Gould, staff reporter at Defense News, discuss how the results of the recent election could change the makeup of the House and Senate defense committees, and the new faces that will be seen in the congressional meeting rooms.

Greg Giddens, former chief acquisition officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs and partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting, discusses what the agency's internal survey found about morale at VA, and what it means for future workforce decisions.

Jonathan Alboum, former chief information officer at USDA and public sector chief technology officer at Veritas, discusses how the new supply chain security task force will improve purchasing visibility and IT safety at the Department of Homeland Security.

John Marshall, founder & CEO of the Shared Services Leadership Coalition, discusses challenges in implementing shared services in the federal government, and how agencies can confront them.

Greg Giddens, former chief acquisition officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs and partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting, discusses what the agency's internal survey found about morale at VA, and what it means for future workforce decisions.

Jonathan Alboum, former chief information officer at USDA and public sector chief technology officer at Veritas, discusses how the new supply chain security task force will improve purchasing visibility and IT safety at the Department of Homeland Security.

John Marshall, founder & CEO of the Shared Services Leadership Coalition, discusses challenges in implementing shared services in the federal government, and how agencies can confront them.

Dominic Cussatt, deputy chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses top modernization priorities, and how the rollout for VISTA’s replacement is coming along.

Steve Goodrich, president & CEO at the Center for Organizational Excellence, and Mary Schwartz, senior vice president of digital & technology at ICF, detail what the latest federal workforce survey says about morale, motivation and “survey fatigue”

Dominic Cussatt, deputy chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses top modernization priorities, and how the rollout for VISTA’s replacement is coming along.

Steve Goodrich, president & CEO at the Center for Organizational Excellence, and Mary Schwartz, senior vice president of digital & technology at ICF, detail what the latest federal workforce survey says about morale, motivation and “survey fatigue”

John Hill, director at the Office of Financial Innovation & Transformation in the Bureau of Fiscal Service, discusses using technology to achieve cross-agency priority goals, and how the office’s experiments with blockchain and automation are progressing.

Tony Scott, former federal CIO and managing partner at Ridge-Lane Limited Partners, discusses the TMF board’s latest awards, and what other agencies can learn from them.

Roxana Tiron, defense reporter at Bloomberg Government, discusses the impact the DoD audit could have on future funding, and what Congress is looking for in the report.