Government Matters

Cary Russell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses issues with aviation mishap reporting at the Department of Defense, and what changes can be made to improve it.

Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and former general counsel of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the possibility of the Pentagon being completely funded by the budget deadline, and what the passing of Sen. McCain means for the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Military Times Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp, and Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Senior Pentagon Correspondent at Defense News discuss Secretary Mattis’ and Gen. Dunford's first press briefing in months, and what they said about top stories at the Department of Defense.

Cary Russell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses issues with aviation mishap reporting at the Department of Defense, and what changes can be made to improve it.

Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and former general counsel of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the possibility of the Pentagon being completely funded by the budget deadline, and what the passing of Sen. McCain means for the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Military Times Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp, and Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Senior Pentagon Correspondent at Defense News discuss Secretary Mattis’ and Gen. Dunford's first press briefing in months, and what they said about top stories at the Department of Defense.

Cary Russell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses issues with aviation mishap reporting at the Department of Defense, and what changes can be made to improve it.

Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Institute and former general counsel of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the possibility of the Pentagon being completely funded by the budget deadline, and what the passing of Sen. McCain means for the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Military Times Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp, and Aaron Mehta, Deputy Editor and Senior Pentagon Correspondent at Defense News discuss Secretary Mattis’ and Gen. Dunford's first press briefing in months, and what they said about top stories at the Department of Defense.

Matthew Nims, Sammies 2018 finalist and acting director of the Office of Food for Peace at USAID, discusses the management challenges that his team faced standing up the program, and how they’ve brought food stability to 53 war-torn nations.

Joseph Marks, senior correspondent at NextGov, discusses his article about the lack of quarterly breach reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Sen. John McCain's cyber legacy.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, details important provisions in the NDAA that contractors should know about, and why changing commercial definitions will help both the government and contractors.

Matthew Nims, Sammies 2018 finalist and acting director of the Office of Food for Peace at USAID, discusses the management challenges that his team faced standing up the program, and how they’ve brought food stability to 53 war-torn nations.

Joseph Marks, senior correspondent at NextGov, discusses his article about the lack of quarterly breach reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Sen. John McCain's cyber legacy.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, details important provisions in the NDAA that contractors should know about, and why changing commercial definitions will help both the government and contractors.

Matthew Nims, Sammies 2018 finalist and acting director of the Office of Food for Peace at USAID, discusses the management challenges that his team faced standing up the program, and how they’ve brought food stability to 53 war-torn nations.

Joseph Marks, senior correspondent at NextGov, discusses his article about the lack of quarterly breach reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Sen. John McCain's cyber legacy.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, details important provisions in the NDAA that contractors should know about, and why changing commercial definitions will help both the government and contractors.

Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko discusses this week’s federal pay policy deadline, and key provisions of the president’s workforce executive order being struck down in federal court.

Bridget Gauer, Director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition & Assessment Center, discusses what the end of the fiscal year means for NITAAC, and how her office is dealing with an influx of interest in their contract vehicle.

Identiv CEO Steve Humphreys and King & Union CEO John Cassidy discuss DARPA’s Cyber Hunting at Scale contract, and what it means for the use of emerging technology in government cybersecurity.

Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko discusses this week’s federal pay policy deadline, and key provisions of the president’s workforce executive order being struck down in federal court.

Bridget Gauer, Director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition & Assessment Center, discusses what the end of the fiscal year means for NITAAC, and how her office is dealing with an influx of interest in their contract vehicle.

Identiv CEO Steve Humphreys and King & Union CEO John Cassidy discuss DARPA’s Cyber Hunting at Scale contract, and what it means for the use of emerging technology in government cybersecurity.

Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko discusses this week’s federal pay policy deadline, and key provisions of the president’s workforce executive order being struck down in federal court.

Bridget Gauer, Director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition & Assessment Center, discusses what the end of the fiscal year means for NITAAC, and how her office is dealing with an influx of interest in their contract vehicle.

Identiv CEO Steve Humphreys and King & Union CEO John Cassidy discuss DARPA’s Cyber Hunting at Scale contract, and what it means for the use of emerging technology in government cybersecurity.

Bridget Gauer, Director of the NIH Information Technology Acquisition & Assessment Center, discusses what the end of the fiscal year means for NITAAC, and how her office is dealing with an influx of interest in their contract vehicle.

On the contracting side of things, industry is also bracing for the Q4 spending rush. Government Matters assembled a panel of industry experts for their perspectives and advice for those looking to get a piece of the pie.

Panelists include:

Angela Styles, Partner at Bracewell, LLP

Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group

Larry Allen from Allen Federal Business Partners

Daniel Snyder, deputy director of Government Contracts Research at Bloomberg Government, gives a data-based look at how the next five weeks will play out, and which agencies will try to spend the most money.