Government Matters

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.

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.

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, and Bloomberg Government Reporter Roxana Tiron detail the latest congressional priorities, such as the House’s ‘minibus’ and the 2019 NDAA reaching the full Senate.

Richard Spires, former Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses the low grades in the latest FITARA scorecard, and the reasons for the drop.

Joanna Friedman, partner at The Federal Practice Group, discusses the president’s workforce executive orders, and the union lawsuits aiming to nullify them.

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, and Bloomberg Government Reporter Roxana Tiron detail the latest congressional priorities, such as the House’s ‘minibus’ and the 2019 NDAA reaching the full Senate.

Richard Spires, former Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses the low grades in the latest FITARA scorecard, and the reasons for the drop.

Joanna Friedman, partner at The Federal Practice Group, discusses the president’s workforce executive orders, and the union lawsuits aiming to nullify them.

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, and Bloomberg Government Reporter Roxana Tiron detail the latest congressional priorities, such as the House’s ‘minibus’ and the 2019 NDAA reaching the full Senate.

Richard Spires, former Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses the low grades in the latest FITARA scorecard, and the reasons for the drop.

Joanna Friedman, partner at The Federal Practice Group, discusses the president’s workforce executive orders, and the union lawsuits aiming to nullify them.

In this special two-part interview, Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon discusses modernizing the federal workforce, elevating the role of the CHCO at agencies and using OPM authorities to effect change.

On this workforce edition of the Federal Beat, Reporter Nicole Ogrysko from Federal News Radio, Fedscoop Managing Editor Billy Mitchell and FCW Staff Writer Chase Gunter discuss the effect that OPM policy and Trump’s executive orders have on the federal workforce, pursuing direct cyber hiring authority and the AFGE lawsuit against the administration.

In this special two-part interview, Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon discusses modernizing the federal workforce, elevating the role of the CHCO at agencies and using OPM authorities to effect change.

On this workforce edition of the Federal Beat, Reporter Nicole Ogrysko from Federal News Radio, Fedscoop Managing Editor Billy Mitchell and FCW Staff Writer Chase Gunter discuss the effect that OPM policy and Trump’s executive orders have on the federal workforce, pursuing direct cyber hiring authority and the AFGE lawsuit against the administration.

In this special two-part interview, Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon discusses modernizing the federal workforce, elevating the role of the CHCO at agencies and using OPM authorities to effect change.

On this workforce edition of the Federal Beat, Reporter Nicole Ogrysko from Federal News Radio, Fedscoop Managing Editor Billy Mitchell and FCW Staff Writer Chase Gunter discuss the effect that OPM policy and Trump’s executive orders have on the federal workforce, pursuing direct cyber hiring authority and the AFGE lawsuit against the administration.

Elizabeth Angerman, executive director of Unified Shared Services Management at the General Services Administration, discusses how the agency is selecting "viable competitors" for payroll modernization and USSM’s President’s Management Agenda priorities.

Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President for Advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the proposed changes to Federal Employee Benefits, and what the future of hiring federal workers will look like.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the new way to file bid protests with the Government Accountability Office, and how the Section 809 Panel is poised to suggest changes to the protest process.

Elizabeth Angerman, executive director of Unified Shared Services Management at the General Services Administration, discusses how the agency is selecting "viable competitors" for payroll modernization and USSM’s President’s Management Agenda priorities.

Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President for Advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the proposed changes to Federal Employee Benefits, and what the future of hiring federal workers will look like.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the new way to file bid protests with the Government Accountability Office, and how the Section 809 Panel is poised to suggest changes to the protest process.