Government Matters

David Drabkin, chair of Section 809 Panel and Mike Madsen, executive director of Section 809 Panel, discuss the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and how their reform recommendations may make it into the draft bill.

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss a possible plan to rescind some spending from last month’s omnibus, and how the debate over the FY19 budget could play out.

Angela Styles, partner at Bracewell LLP, discusses the competition for Defense Department cloud contracts, and how Amazon has been faring in the government contracting business.

In this special two-part interview, Francis Rose sits down with U.S. Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent to discuss her top IT modernization priorities, and the progress being made by the Technology Modernization Fund Board.

Aaron Boyd, senior editor of GovExec, Billy Mitchell, managing editor of FedScoop and Nicole Ogrysko, reporter from Federal News Radio, discuss Suzette Kent’s comments on IT modernization, and what the next steps are as the government continues to update their tech.

In this special two-part interview, Francis Rose sits down with U.S. Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent to discuss her top IT modernization priorities, and the progress being made by the Technology Modernization Fund Board.

Aaron Boyd, senior editor of GovExec, Billy Mitchell, managing editor of FedScoop and Nicole Ogrysko, reporter from Federal News Radio, discuss Suzette Kent’s comments on IT modernization, and what the next steps are as the government continues to update their tech.

In this special two-part interview, Francis Rose sits down with U.S. Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent to discuss her top IT modernization priorities, and the progress being made by the Technology Modernization Fund Board.

Aaron Boyd, senior editor of GovExec, Billy Mitchell, managing editor of FedScoop and Nicole Ogrysko, reporter from Federal News Radio, discuss Suzette Kent’s comments on IT modernization, and what the next steps are as the government continues to update their tech.

Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice and Allison Lerner, Inspector General at the National Science Foundation, discuss the Council of the Inspectors General report on common management issues throughout the government, and how to tackle their root causes.

Mallory Barg Bulman, VP of research & evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, details the IRS’s new way of delivering guidance to taxpayers, and how it will prevent misinformation from call centers.

Kirke Everson, managing director of the Federal Advisory Practice at KPMG, discusses some lessons learned from agency AI pilot programs.

Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice and Allison Lerner, Inspector General at the National Science Foundation, discuss the Council of the Inspectors General report on common management issues throughout the government, and how to tackle their root causes.

Mallory Barg Bulman, VP of research & evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, details the IRS’s new way of delivering guidance to taxpayers, and how it will prevent misinformation from call centers.

Kirke Everson, managing director of the Federal Advisory Practice at KPMG, discusses some lessons learned from agency AI pilot programs.

In this half-hour discussion, Francis Rose speaks with experts from SAS and leaders from the public sector about how to fight fraud in government with technology. We’ll explore preventative measures agencies can employ, how big data is impacting fraud and how people and technology can use analytics to fight it.

Panelists include:

• Steve Bennett, Director, Global Government Practice, SAS

• Vijay D’Souza, Center for Enhanced Analytics, U.S. Government Accountability Office

• Tammy Whitcomb, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service

• Allison Lerner, Inspector General, National Science Foundation

• Shaun Barry, Global Leader, Fraud & Integrity, SAS

In this half-hour discussion, Francis Rose speaks with experts from SAS and leaders from the public sector about how to fight fraud in government with technology. We’ll explore preventative measures agencies can employ, how big data is impacting fraud and how people and technology can use analytics to fight it.

Panelists include:

• Steve Bennett, Director, Global Government Practice, SAS

• Vijay D’Souza, Center for Enhanced Analytics, U.S. Government Accountability Office

• Tammy Whitcomb, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service

• Allison Lerner, Inspector General, National Science Foundation

• Shaun Barry, Global Leader, Fraud & Integrity, SAS

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, discusses the House Armed Services Committee’s drafting of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, and how it could make some big changes to “the fourth estate.”

Lt. Col. Kate Germano (USMC, Ret.), Author of "Fight Like A Girl," discusses how women are recruited in the armed services, and why the Marine Corps needs to change its cultural attitudes towards them.

Defense One Technology Editor Patrick Tucker and Tara Copp, Pentagon Bureau Chief at Military Times, discuss the latest news from the Department of Defense. Topics include the recent military action in Syria, the House Armed Services Committee chair proposing folding DISA into Cyber Command, increases in Navy aviation accidents and Google quietly pursuing the JEDI cloud contract.

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, discusses the House Armed Services Committee’s drafting of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, and how it could make some big changes to “the fourth estate.”

Lt. Col. Kate Germano (USMC, Ret.), Author of "Fight Like A Girl," discusses how women are recruited in the armed services, and why the Marine Corps needs to change its cultural attitudes towards them.

Defense One Technology Editor Patrick Tucker and Tara Copp, Pentagon Bureau Chief at Military Times, discuss the latest news from the Department of Defense. Topics include the recent military action in Syria, the House Armed Services Committee chair proposing folding DISA into Cyber Command, increases in Navy aviation accidents and Google quietly pursuing the JEDI cloud contract.