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  • House & Senate reach an agreement on defense authorization bill - July 25, 2018
    Gen. Larry Spencer (USAF, Ret.), president of the Air Force Association, discusses the conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act, and the rollout of the KC-46 tanker.
    Frank Strickland, managing director at Deloitte Consulting, discusses his report on how to use cutting-edge tech to solve age-old difficulties with military readiness.
    Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk discuss provisions in the latest version of the NDAA, the Air Force looking to team up with NASA for space exploration and contractors benefiting from the use of Other Transaction Authority.
    24 min
  • House & Senate reach an agreement on defense authorization bill - July 25, 2018
    Gen. Larry Spencer (USAF, Ret.), president of the Air Force Association, discusses the conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act, and the rollout of the KC-46 tanker.
    Frank Strickland, managing director at Deloitte Consulting, discusses his report on how to use cutting-edge tech to solve age-old difficulties with military readiness.
    Federal News Radio Defense Reporter Scott Maucione and Military.com Reporter Oriana Pawlyk discuss provisions in the latest version of the NDAA, the Air Force looking to team up with NASA for space exploration and contractors benefiting from the use of Other Transaction Authority.
    24 min
  • Financial management initiatives underway at the FBI - July 24, 2018
    FBI Chief Financial Officer Richard Haley joins the program to detail financial management programs at the agency, and what the two-year budget deal means for his office.
    Paul Debolt, co-chair of the Government Contracts Group at Venable LLP, discusses how the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate waste in government could lead to a spike in False Claims Act cases.
    Chris Kuang, co-founder of Coding it Forward, and Civic Digital Fellows Loren Hinkson, Rachel Stone, and Omer Bensaadon discuss this summer’s government technology fellowship, and the experiences they had while working at federal agencies.
    24 min
  • Financial management initiatives underway at the FBI - July 24, 2018
    FBI Chief Financial Officer Richard Haley joins the program to detail financial management programs at the agency, and what the two-year budget deal means for his office.
    Paul Debolt, co-chair of the Government Contracts Group at Venable LLP, discusses how the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate waste in government could lead to a spike in False Claims Act cases.
    Chris Kuang, co-founder of Coding it Forward, and Civic Digital Fellows Loren Hinkson, Rachel Stone, and Omer Bensaadon discuss this summer’s government technology fellowship, and the experiences they had while working at federal agencies.
    24 min
  • Financial management initiatives underway at the FBI - July 24, 2018
    FBI Chief Financial Officer Richard Haley joins the program to detail financial management programs at the agency, and what the two-year budget deal means for his office.
    Paul Debolt, co-chair of the Government Contracts Group at Venable LLP, discusses how the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate waste in government could lead to a spike in False Claims Act cases.
    Chris Kuang, co-founder of Coding it Forward, and Civic Digital Fellows Loren Hinkson, Rachel Stone, and Omer Bensaadon discuss this summer’s government technology fellowship, and the experiences they had while working at federal agencies.
    24 min
  • Senate, House disagree on pay raise for federal employees - July 23, 2018
    Jessica Klement, vice president for Advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the congressional debate over a possible federal pay raise, and how it could affect agency employees.
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the funding bills making their way through Congress, and how they could impact FY19 budget discussions.
    Amy O’Connor, chief information officer at Cloudera and Patrick Sullivan, global director of Security Strategy at Akamai, discuss the growing use of artificial intelligence in both public and private sector cybersecurity.
    23 min
  • Senate, House disagree on pay raise for federal employees - July 23, 2018
    Jessica Klement, vice president for Advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the congressional debate over a possible federal pay raise, and how it could affect agency employees.
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the funding bills making their way through Congress, and how they could impact FY19 budget discussions.
    Amy O’Connor, chief information officer at Cloudera and Patrick Sullivan, global director of Security Strategy at Akamai, discuss the growing use of artificial intelligence in both public and private sector cybersecurity.
    23 min
  • Senate, House disagree on pay raise for federal employees - July 23, 2018
    Jessica Klement, vice president for Advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the congressional debate over a possible federal pay raise, and how it could affect agency employees.
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the funding bills making their way through Congress, and how they could impact FY19 budget discussions.
    Amy O’Connor, chief information officer at Cloudera and Patrick Sullivan, global director of Security Strategy at Akamai, discuss the growing use of artificial intelligence in both public and private sector cybersecurity.
    23 min
  • GSA streamlines General Schedules to allow ancillary purchases - July 22, 2018
    Mark Lee, assistant commissioner of the FAS Office of Policy & Compliance at GSA, discusses the agency’s schedule changes and why it’s one of the “biggest improvements” ever made to the acquisition program
    Peter Levine, senior research fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, David Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council and John Young Jr.,  principal at JY Strategies, LLC, discuss the split of the Pentagon’s AT&L office, and what the two new organizations will be responsible for.
    NextGov senior editor Aaron Boyd, Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko and Federal Times Senior Reporter Jessie Bur discuss the latest news from Washington. On this edition, the round-table discusses the first hearing on the White House reorganization proposal, and the debate that it stirred on Capitol Hill.
    24 min
  • GSA streamlines General Schedules to allow ancillary purchases - July 22, 2018
    Mark Lee, assistant commissioner of the FAS Office of Policy & Compliance at GSA, discusses the agency’s schedule changes and why it’s one of the “biggest improvements” ever made to the acquisition program
    Peter Levine, senior research fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, David Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council and John Young Jr.,  principal at JY Strategies, LLC, discuss the split of the Pentagon’s AT&L office, and what the two new organizations will be responsible for.
    NextGov senior editor Aaron Boyd, Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko and Federal Times Senior Reporter Jessie Bur discuss the latest news from Washington. On this edition, the round-table discusses the first hearing on the White House reorganization proposal, and the debate that it stirred on Capitol Hill.
    24 min

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