Government Matters

Lt. Gen. David Deptula (USAF-Ret.) dean of Aerospace Studies at The Mitchell Institute, discusses the Air Force’s plans for more squadrons, and how it plays into the greater goals of military modernization.

Seamus Daniels, Program Coordinator & Research Assistant for Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, details the latest CSIS budget analysis report, and why the Department Of Defense is “paying more for a smaller force.”

Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Justin Doubleday, Managing Editor of Inside the Pentagon, discuss some of this week’s top stories from the Department of Defense. Topics discussed on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the new leader of the Defense Innovation Unit, and the impact of the new national cyber strategy on DoD operations.

Lt. Gen. David Deptula (USAF-Ret.) dean of Aerospace Studies at The Mitchell Institute, discusses the Air Force’s plans for more squadrons, and how it plays into the greater goals of military modernization.

Seamus Daniels, Program Coordinator & Research Assistant for Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, details the latest CSIS budget analysis report, and why the Department Of Defense is “paying more for a smaller force.”

Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Justin Doubleday, Managing Editor of Inside the Pentagon, discuss some of this week’s top stories from the Department of Defense. Topics discussed on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the new leader of the Defense Innovation Unit, and the impact of the new national cyber strategy on DoD operations.

Lt. Gen. David Deptula (USAF-Ret.) dean of Aerospace Studies at The Mitchell Institute, discusses the Air Force’s plans for more squadrons, and how it plays into the greater goals of military modernization.

Seamus Daniels, Program Coordinator & Research Assistant for Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, details the latest CSIS budget analysis report, and why the Department Of Defense is “paying more for a smaller force.”

Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Justin Doubleday, Managing Editor of Inside the Pentagon, discuss some of this week’s top stories from the Department of Defense. Topics discussed on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the new leader of the Defense Innovation Unit, and the impact of the new national cyber strategy on DoD operations.

Christopher Painter, Former Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the State Department and Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, give their perspective on the new federal cyber strategy, and how it builds upon previous iterations.

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses congressional efforts to support, or possibly impede, the Trump administration’s reorganization plan.

Peggy Honein, Director of the Division of Congenital & Developmental Disorders at the Centers For Disease Control, details her team’s efforts to research and prevent new cases of the Zika virus, and how they built an outbreak information-gathering system.

Christopher Painter, Former Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the State Department and Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, give their perspective on the new federal cyber strategy, and how it builds upon previous iterations.

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses congressional efforts to support, or possibly impede, the Trump administration’s reorganization plan.

Peggy Honein, Director of the Division of Congenital & Developmental Disorders at the Centers For Disease Control, details her team’s efforts to research and prevent new cases of the Zika virus, and how they built an outbreak information-gathering system.

Christopher Painter, Former Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the State Department and Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, give their perspective on the new federal cyber strategy, and how it builds upon previous iterations.

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses congressional efforts to support, or possibly impede, the Trump administration’s reorganization plan.

Peggy Honein, Director of the Division of Congenital & Developmental Disorders at the Centers For Disease Control, details her team’s efforts to research and prevent new cases of the Zika virus, and how they built an outbreak information-gathering system.

Avi Bender, director of the National Technical Information Service, discusses modernizing the federal acquisition workforce, and the skills hiring managers should look for.

Sarah Ferris, Budget and Appropriations Reporter at Politico and Congressional Expert David Hawkings discuss the efforts to get a budget passed in the last week of the fiscal year, and the odds of a shutdown on October 1.

Scott Blackburn, Partner at McKinsey & Company and former VA Interim Deputy Secretary & CIO, discusses using the DoD-VA interagency office to coordinate the Electronic Health Record project across both agencies.

Avi Bender, director of the National Technical Information Service, discusses modernizing the federal acquisition workforce, and the skills hiring managers should look for.

Sarah Ferris, Budget and Appropriations Reporter at Politico and Congressional Expert David Hawkings discuss the efforts to get a budget passed in the last week of the fiscal year, and the odds of a shutdown on October 1.

Scott Blackburn, Partner at McKinsey & Company and former VA Interim Deputy Secretary & CIO, discusses using the DoD-VA interagency office to coordinate the Electronic Health Record project across both agencies.

Avi Bender, director of the National Technical Information Service, discusses modernizing the federal acquisition workforce, and the skills hiring managers should look for.

Sarah Ferris, Budget and Appropriations Reporter at Politico and Congressional Expert David Hawkings discuss the efforts to get a budget passed in the last week of the fiscal year, and the odds of a shutdown on October 1.

Scott Blackburn, Partner at McKinsey & Company and former VA Interim Deputy Secretary & CIO, discusses using the DoD-VA interagency office to coordinate the Electronic Health Record project across both agencies.

Robert Gibbs, Chief Human Capital Officer at NASA, discusses what the priorities are at one of the “best places to work” in the federal government, and the unique challenges that come with it.

Tony Scott, managing partner at Ridge-Lane Limited Partners and Darren Ash, CIO of the USDA Farm Service Agency, discuss how forming a good IT strategy at agencies can help them complete their missions.

Defense News Air Warfare Reporter Valerie Insinna, Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber discuss this week’s top stories, including Space Force funding and the biggest news from the Air Force Association Conference.