Government Matters

Diversity, equity and inclusion goals a growing priority for Army, Navy

Charles Barber, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs for the Navy, and Anselm Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity and Inclusion in the Army, discuss new DEI initiatives for military services

NASA looking at commercial solutions for space communications systems

Eli Naffah, Communications Services Program (CSP) Formulation Manager at NASA Glenn Research Center, discusses how NASA’s CSP will enhance satellite communications to work toward the agency’s overall mission

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Competition with China in civil and military space

Mike Rogers, co-chair of the National Security Space Program at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, discusses China’s space investments and exploration plans and the need for Congress to act quickly to prevent the United States from falling behind

Increasing resiliency of U.S. military posture in Indo-Pacific

Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, explains how the United States military can reduce the vulnerability of its Indo-Pacific posture through passive defenses

How Defense Department can reduce civilian casualties

Michael McNerney, acting director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, assesses problems with DoD’s tactics and procedures regarding civilian harm and provides recommendations for solving these issues

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Benefits of DevSecOps for veteran experience

Todd Simpson, deputy assistant secretary for development, security and operations at the VA Office of Information and Technology, discusses how his organization is using an agile, product-focused software development approach to improve user experience for veterans

Securing critical defense information with CMMC-AB

Matthew Travis, chief executive officer of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body at the Defense Department, explains what is different about CMMC 2.0, what defense contractors should be doing to prepare and how to become a CMMC assessor

Collaborating between 5G technology and airplane regulations

Tom Wheeler, visiting fellow for governance studies at the Brookings Institution, discusses what the government has done to address interference between 5G and airplane technology and what still needs to be done

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NIAID develops new Pandemic Preparedness Plan

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to the president, discusses his organization’s development of a new Pandemic Preparedness Plan, the history of pandemic preparedness, prototype pathogens versus priority pathogens and current work on preparing for future outbreaks

Accelerating technology adoption for the Defense Department

Mike Madsen, director of strategic engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit, details how DIU works with DoD and the commercial ecosystem to get leading-edge technology to men and women in uniform and what the organization is focusing on this fiscal year

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Promoting climate resiliency in the federal government

Alfredo Gomez, director of natural resources and environment issues at the Government Accountability Office, goes over recommendations GAO has issued to government organizations to strengthen resilience against severe weather events

EEOC’s guide to file employment discrimination appeals

Edmund Chiang, senior attorney advisor at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, discusses what led to the development of a new guide for federal employees and applicants appealing discrimination cases and what is in the guide

Humanitarian situation in Ukraine with possible Russian invasion

Erol Yayboke, director and senior fellow for the Project on Fragility and Mobility at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the current situation in Ukraine in light of the previous Russian invasion in 2014, including internally displaced people, and U.S. and international involvement

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