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  • 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
  • Bill proposes blocking social media & personal e-mail at agencies
    Tony Cole, chief technology officer at Attivo Networks, discusses the recently introduced Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act, and why some unions are up in arms about it.
    Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses what needs to happen before the White House’s reorganization proposal can go through, and where the plan should start.
    Mallory Barg Bulman, VP of Research & Evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service and Kathy Conrad, director of Digital Government at Accenture Federal Services, discuss the new customer experience guidance released by the White House, and how agency reporting methods will have to change.
    24 min
  • Bill proposes blocking social media & personal e-mail at agencies
    Tony Cole, chief technology officer at Attivo Networks, discusses the recently introduced Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act, and why some unions are up in arms about it.
    Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses what needs to happen before the White House’s reorganization proposal can go through, and where the plan should start.
    Mallory Barg Bulman, VP of Research & Evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service and Kathy Conrad, director of Digital Government at Accenture Federal Services, discuss the new customer experience guidance released by the White House, and how agency reporting methods will have to change.
    24 min
  • Bill proposes blocking social media & personal e-mail at agencies
    Tony Cole, chief technology officer at Attivo Networks, discusses the recently introduced Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act, and why some unions are up in arms about it.
    Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses what needs to happen before the White House’s reorganization proposal can go through, and where the plan should start.
    Mallory Barg Bulman, VP of Research & Evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service and Kathy Conrad, director of Digital Government at Accenture Federal Services, discuss the new customer experience guidance released by the White House, and how agency reporting methods will have to change.
    24 min
  • GAO releases questions for government reorganization plan - July 17, 2018
    Chris Mihm, managing director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the office’s questions on the proposed government reorganization, and why workforce engagement is important in any plan.
    Charlie Bolden, 12th Administrator of NASA, discusses the new pick for deputy administrator, and how the space agency will fare under the Trump administration.
    Alison Smith, 2018 Sammies finalist and Chief Engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, discusses her work developing a way to prevent counterfeit electronics from entering the military supply chain.
    24 min
  • GAO releases questions for government reorganization plan - July 17, 2018
    Chris Mihm, managing director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the office’s questions on the proposed government reorganization, and why workforce engagement is important in any plan.
    Charlie Bolden, 12th Administrator of NASA, discusses the new pick for deputy administrator, and how the space agency will fare under the Trump administration.
    Alison Smith, 2018 Sammies finalist and Chief Engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, discusses her work developing a way to prevent counterfeit electronics from entering the military supply chain.
    24 min
  • GAO releases questions for government reorganization plan - July 17, 2018
    Chris Mihm, managing director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the office’s questions on the proposed government reorganization, and why workforce engagement is important in any plan.
    Charlie Bolden, 12th Administrator of NASA, discusses the new pick for deputy administrator, and how the space agency will fare under the Trump administration.
    Alison Smith, 2018 Sammies finalist and Chief Engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, discusses her work developing a way to prevent counterfeit electronics from entering the military supply chain.
    24 min
  • Recruiting & retaining tech talent in government - July 16, 2018
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the advancement of the Labor, Education and Health & Human Services appropriations bill, and how it could help budget negotiations in September.
    Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, discusses the halt in the controversial JEDI acquisition process, and how the CIO’s investigation into it will proceed.
    Kris Tremaine, senior vice president of ICF, details ways to bring a tech-savvy workforce into the federal government, and why change is necessary for the future.
    24 min
  • Recruiting & retaining tech talent in government - July 16, 2018
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the advancement of the Labor, Education and Health & Human Services appropriations bill, and how it could help budget negotiations in September.
    Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, discusses the halt in the controversial JEDI acquisition process, and how the CIO’s investigation into it will proceed.
    Kris Tremaine, senior vice president of ICF, details ways to bring a tech-savvy workforce into the federal government, and why change is necessary for the future.
    24 min
  • Recruiting & retaining tech talent in government - July 16, 2018
    Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the advancement of the Labor, Education and Health & Human Services appropriations bill, and how it could help budget negotiations in September.
    Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement, discusses the halt in the controversial JEDI acquisition process, and how the CIO’s investigation into it will proceed.
    Kris Tremaine, senior vice president of ICF, details ways to bring a tech-savvy workforce into the federal government, and why change is necessary for the future.
    24 min

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