Government Matters

Shannon Sartin, executive director of Digital Service at HHS, discusses how rewarding Medicare providers for providing information on their successes helps patients get the care they need, and allows HHS to meet the goals of the President’s Management Agenda.

Politico Budget and Appropriations Reporter Sarah Ferris, and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the White House requesting to cut $15 billion worth of spending accounts, and congressional efforts to revive a VA reform plan.

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses the different approaches to reforming acquisition at the Pentagon, and the abundance of “other” IT at agencies.

Thomas Modly, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy, discusses the restructuring effort of the Office of the Navy Secretary, and why breaking down organizational silos will be instrumental in that effort.

Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the importance of recognizing federal employees, and why it’s important to change their current perception.

Thomas Modly, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy, discusses the restructuring effort of the Office of the Navy Secretary, and why breaking down organizational silos will be instrumental in that effort.

Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the importance of recognizing federal employees, and why it’s important to change their current perception.

Data Transparency Director Renata Maziarz and Senior Policy Analyst Justin Marsico from the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service discuss their new data visualization tool, and how to make complex information easily accessible to the public.

Chris Bing, associate editor at CyberScoop, discusses how members of the National Security Council are looking to change the way “disruptive” cyberwarfare is authorized.

Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, discusses the reactions to the Department of Defense’s cloud program, and Deputy Secretary Shanahan’s comment that JEDI would only make up 20 percent of the Pentagon’s cloud ambitions.

Data Transparency Director Renata Maziarz and Senior Policy Analyst Justin Marsico from the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service discuss their new data visualization tool, and how to make complex information easily accessible to the public.

Chris Bing, associate editor at CyberScoop, discusses how members of the National Security Council are looking to change the way “disruptive” cyberwarfare is authorized.

Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, discusses the reactions to the Department of Defense’s cloud program, and Deputy Secretary Shanahan’s comment that JEDI would only make up 20 percent of the Pentagon’s cloud ambitions.

Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, Military Deputy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, discusses the Air Force’s top priorities, and how the service is modernizing the way they purchase new hardware.

Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, discusses how Digital Service teams have affected the way the Pentagon strategizes on technology, and why collaboration between services is important.

USNI News Deputy Editor Megan Eckstein and Paul Shinkman, national security correspondent at U.S. News & World Report, discuss the latest stories from the Department of Defense. Topics discussed in this edition include HASC wanting changes to Navy C&C systems, NDAA markups on Capitol Hill and a new report indicating that Americans see China and Russia as the most powerful countries.

Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, Military Deputy at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, discusses the Air Force’s top priorities, and how the service is modernizing the way they purchase new hardware.

Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, discusses how Digital Service teams have affected the way the Pentagon strategizes on technology, and why collaboration between services is important.

USNI News Deputy Editor Megan Eckstein and Paul Shinkman, national security correspondent at U.S. News & World Report, discuss the latest stories from the Department of Defense. Topics discussed in this edition include HASC wanting changes to Navy C&C systems, NDAA markups on Capitol Hill and a new report indicating that Americans see China and Russia as the most powerful countries.

Jessica Lucas-Judy, director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the latest Duplication & Cost Savings report, and 68 new ways the federal government could save money by eliminating redundancies.

Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses the overhaul of TSP call centers to improve response times, and offers military personnel advice on how to avoid a common mistake when opting into the plan.

Hudson Hollister, Executive Director of the Data Coalition, discusses how data collection and reporting has progressed at agencies since the DATA Act was signed.

Jessica Lucas-Judy, director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the latest Duplication & Cost Savings report, and 68 new ways the federal government could save money by eliminating redundancies.

Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses the overhaul of TSP call centers to improve response times, and offers military personnel advice on how to avoid a common mistake when opting into the plan.

Hudson Hollister, Executive Director of the Data Coalition, discusses how data collection and reporting has progressed at agencies since the DATA Act was signed.

Eric Briggs, director of the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows Program, and Executive Fellows Lt. Col. Raphael Heflin, and Tam Ngyuen detail the history, results and personal experiences of the DoD’s joint training program with industry members

Dave Mihelcic, former Defense Information Systems Agency CTO and federal chief technology & strategy officer at Juniper Networks, discusses new legislation that aims to downsize the DoD support arm.

Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor and senior strategy advisor at FiscalNote, talks with Francis Rose about Deputy Labor Secretary Pat Pizzella’s top priorities, and how he will handle his responsibilities.