Government Matters

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.

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses the three types of interagency conflict, and how they impact getting work done in the executive branch.

Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill (USAF Ret.) president of Cyxtera Federal Group, discusses the proposal to have a cyber inspector general, and why Congress should make improving tech oversight a priority.

Harlan Ullman, chair of the Killowen Group, discusses why a full service for space operations would be “unworkable,” and why establishing a new high-level command would be a better strategy.

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses the three types of interagency conflict, and how they impact getting work done in the executive branch.

Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill (USAF Ret.) president of Cyxtera Federal Group, discusses the proposal to have a cyber inspector general, and why Congress should make improving tech oversight a priority.

Harlan Ullman, chair of the Killowen Group, discusses why a full service for space operations would be “unworkable,” and why establishing a new high-level command would be a better strategy.

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses the three types of interagency conflict, and how they impact getting work done in the executive branch.

Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill (USAF Ret.) president of Cyxtera Federal Group, discusses the proposal to have a cyber inspector general, and why Congress should make improving tech oversight a priority.

Harlan Ullman, chair of the Killowen Group, discusses why a full service for space operations would be “unworkable,” and why establishing a new high-level command would be a better strategy.

On this edition of the Pentagon Beat: Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Frank Konkel, senior technology editor at Government Executive, discuss misinformation surrounding the Defense Department’s cloud contract, and the options for the next head of the Joint Chiefs.

Bob Hale, former Department of Defense comptroller and senior executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the possibility that DoD will be fully funded by the budget deadline, and what the department’s spending priorities will be in 2019.

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses the growing discord between the Department of Defense and the Silicon Valley tech companies they want to work with.

On this edition of the Pentagon Beat: Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Frank Konkel, senior technology editor at Government Executive, discuss misinformation surrounding the Defense Department’s cloud contract, and the options for the next head of the Joint Chiefs.

Bob Hale, former Department of Defense comptroller and senior executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the possibility that DoD will be fully funded by the budget deadline, and what the department’s spending priorities will be in 2019.

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses the growing discord between the Department of Defense and the Silicon Valley tech companies they want to work with.

On this edition of the Pentagon Beat: Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Frank Konkel, senior technology editor at Government Executive, discuss misinformation surrounding the Defense Department’s cloud contract, and the options for the next head of the Joint Chiefs.

Bob Hale, former Department of Defense comptroller and senior executive advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the possibility that DoD will be fully funded by the budget deadline, and what the department’s spending priorities will be in 2019.

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses the growing discord between the Department of Defense and the Silicon Valley tech companies they want to work with.

Robert Bigman, former CISO at the Central Intelligence Agency and founder of 2BSecure, discusses using Artificial Intelligence to detect malware and defend networks, and how the idea is making its way into the federal government.

Andy Neal, Sammies 2018 finalist and branch chief for Actuarial and Catastrophic Modeling at FEMA, details how a “reinsurance program” helped to save the National Flood Insurance Program a billion dollars.

Nick Sinai, former deputy U.S. CTO and venture partner at Insight Venture Partners, discusses the Blue Button 2.0 conference, and cooperation between the government and tech firms to promote the easy exchange of electronic health records.

Robert Bigman, former CISO at the Central Intelligence Agency and founder of 2BSecure, discusses using Artificial Intelligence to detect malware and defend networks, and how the idea is making its way into the federal government.

Andy Neal, Sammies 2018 finalist and branch chief for Actuarial and Catastrophic Modeling at FEMA, details how a “reinsurance program” helped to save the National Flood Insurance Program a billion dollars.

Nick Sinai, former deputy U.S. CTO and venture partner at Insight Venture Partners, discusses the Blue Button 2.0 conference, and cooperation between the government and tech firms to promote the easy exchange of electronic health records.

Robert Bigman, former CISO at the Central Intelligence Agency and founder of 2BSecure, discusses using Artificial Intelligence to detect malware and defend networks, and how the idea is making its way into the federal government.

Andy Neal, Sammies 2018 finalist and branch chief for Actuarial and Catastrophic Modeling at FEMA, details how a “reinsurance program” helped to save the National Flood Insurance Program a billion dollars.

Nick Sinai, former deputy U.S. CTO and venture partner at Insight Venture Partners, discusses the Blue Button 2.0 conference, and cooperation between the government and tech firms to promote the easy exchange of electronic health records.