Government Matters

Kim Weaver, director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses changing the default contribution to five percent and updating TSP’s IT services.

Alan Chvotkin, executive VP & counsel at the Professional Services Council, discusses the challenges to Other Transaction Authority from the Government Accountability Office, and how it could impact future acquisitions.

Tim Schmit, satellite research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a Sammies 2018 finalist, discusses how his work has improved forecasting, and taught people how to analyze huge amounts of data from NOAA satellites.

Kim Weaver, director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses changing the default contribution to five percent and updating TSP’s IT services.

Alan Chvotkin, executive VP & counsel at the Professional Services Council, discusses the challenges to Other Transaction Authority from the Government Accountability Office, and how it could impact future acquisitions.

Tim Schmit, satellite research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a Sammies 2018 finalist, discusses how his work has improved forecasting, and taught people how to analyze huge amounts of data from NOAA satellites.

Kim Weaver, director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses changing the default contribution to five percent and updating TSP’s IT services.

Alan Chvotkin, executive VP & counsel at the Professional Services Council, discusses the challenges to Other Transaction Authority from the Government Accountability Office, and how it could impact future acquisitions.

Tim Schmit, satellite research meteorologist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a Sammies 2018 finalist, discusses how his work has improved forecasting, and taught people how to analyze huge amounts of data from NOAA satellites.

Jeffrey Neal, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Senior Vice President of ICF, discusses the report that the Trump administration plans a sweeping reorganization of cabinet level agencies and the workforce executive orders that aim to reduce federal collective bargaining rights.

Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer at the National Science Foundation, discusses the technologies the organization is exploring to improve the workforce and the motivators they’re using to spur agency-wide adoption.

Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses the implementation of the Alliant 2 GSA contract and the types of contractors who made it on to the schedule

Jeffrey Neal, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Senior Vice President of ICF, discusses the report that the Trump administration plans a sweeping reorganization of cabinet level agencies and the workforce executive orders that aim to reduce federal collective bargaining rights.

Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer at the National Science Foundation, discusses the technologies the organization is exploring to improve the workforce and the motivators they’re using to spur agency-wide adoption.

Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses the implementation of the Alliant 2 GSA contract and the types of contractors who made it on to the schedule

Jeffrey Neal, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Senior Vice President of ICF, discusses the report that the Trump administration plans a sweeping reorganization of cabinet level agencies and the workforce executive orders that aim to reduce federal collective bargaining rights.

Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer at the National Science Foundation, discusses the technologies the organization is exploring to improve the workforce and the motivators they’re using to spur agency-wide adoption.

Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses the implementation of the Alliant 2 GSA contract and the types of contractors who made it on to the schedule

USDA Chief Information Officer Gary Washington discusses the funding his agency received from the Technology Modernization Fund to improve Farmers.gov, and how the proposal was a “family effort.”

David Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office discusses the reasons for the low FITARA grades, and how the score card has improved IT services at agencies.

Parimal Kopardekar, 2018 Sammies finalist and senior technologist for Air Transportation Systems at NASA Ames Research Center, discusses the work he and his team have done developing air traffic control systems for drones.

USDA Chief Information Officer Gary Washington discusses the funding his agency received from the Technology Modernization Fund to improve Farmers.gov, and how the proposal was a “family effort.”

David Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office discusses the reasons for the low FITARA grades, and how the score card has improved IT services at agencies.

Parimal Kopardekar, 2018 Sammies finalist and senior technologist for Air Transportation Systems at NASA Ames Research Center, discusses the work he and his team have done developing air traffic control systems for drones.

USDA Chief Information Officer Gary Washington discusses the funding his agency received from the Technology Modernization Fund to improve Farmers.gov, and how the proposal was a “family effort.”

David Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office discusses the reasons for the low FITARA grades, and how the score card has improved IT services at agencies.

Parimal Kopardekar, 2018 Sammies finalist and senior technologist for Air Transportation Systems at NASA Ames Research Center, discusses the work he and his team have done developing air traffic control systems for drones.

Rear Admiral Michael Haycock, assistant commandant for acquisition at the U.S. Coast Guard, discusses the need for new heavy icebreakers and how flexibility in the acquisition program will help to get them quickly.

Reggie Brothers, former Under Secretary for Science & Technology at the Department of Homeland Security and Peraton Chief Technology Officer, discusses the need for more agile acquisition strategies at the Pentagon, and how it has fueled the rise of Other Transaction Authority.

Tara Copp, Pentagon bureau chief at the Military Times, and Sam LaGrone, news editor at the U.S. Naval Institute, discuss some of the latest stories out of the Department of Defense. Topics on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the upcoming summit with North Korea, the new Marine anti-drone system, and reports of contaminated water at 126 bases around the world.