Government Matters

Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, deputy chief of staff, G1 for the U.S. Army, discusses why he testified before Congress calling for updates to the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act.

Katherine Blakeley, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses the impact of short-term spending agreements on the overall national defense strategy.

Phil Carter, senior fellow & counsel at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the status of electronic health record systems at the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs Department.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations Subcommittee, discusses top IT priorities for Congress in 2018.

In a special two-part interview, Jeri Buchholz, former chief human capital officer at NASA, and Jeff Neal, VP at ICF and former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, discuss how federal agencies can leverage data from the Best Places to Work findings.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations Subcommittee, discusses top IT priorities for Congress in 2018.

In a special two-part interview, Jeri Buchholz, former chief human capital officer at NASA, and Jeff Neal, VP at ICF and former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, discuss how federal agencies can leverage data from the Best Places to Work findings.

Melanie Keller, acting associate commissioner for scientific & clinical recruitment at the Food & Drug Administration, discusses the agency’s effort to redesign hiring its hiring process.

Gregory Giddens, former chief acquisition officer at the Veterans Affairs Department, and Dave Grant, former acting deputy administrator at FEMA – co-partners at Potomac Ridge Consulting – discuss what federal leaders should take away from the President’s State of the Union address this week.

In this week’s Federal Beat roundtable, Troy Schneider, editor-in-chief at FCW, Billy Mitchell, managing editor at FedScoop, and Frank Konkel, executive editor at NextGov, discuss the biggest headlines in the federal IT community.

Melanie Keller, acting associate commissioner for scientific & clinical recruitment at the Food & Drug Administration, discusses the agency’s effort to redesign hiring its hiring process.

Gregory Giddens, former chief acquisition officer at the Veterans Affairs Department, and Dave Grant, former acting deputy administrator at FEMA – co-partners at Potomac Ridge Consulting – discuss what federal leaders should take away from the President’s State of the Union address this week.

In this week’s Federal Beat roundtable, Troy Schneider, editor-in-chief at FCW, Billy Mitchell, managing editor at FedScoop, and Frank Konkel, executive editor at NextGov, discuss the biggest headlines in the federal IT community.

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s decision to add the government security clearance process to its High Risk List.

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discuss the upcoming budget battle on Capitol Hill.

Mike Hettinger, president of Hettinger Strategy Group, and Rich Beutel, principal at Cyrrus Analytics, discuss the impact of short term spending solutions on I.T. modernization at federal agencies.

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s decision to add the government security clearance process to its High Risk List.

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discuss the upcoming budget battle on Capitol Hill.

Mike Hettinger, president of Hettinger Strategy Group, and Rich Beutel, principal at Cyrrus Analytics, discuss the impact of short term spending solutions on I.T. modernization at federal agencies.

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s decision to add the government security clearance process to its High Risk List.

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, and Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discuss the upcoming budget battle on Capitol Hill.

Mike Hettinger, president of Hettinger Strategy Group, and Rich Beutel, principal at Cyrrus Analytics, discuss the impact of short term spending solutions on I.T. modernization at federal agencies.

James Read, director policy and evaluation at the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Laura Shugrue, senior research analyst at MSPB, discuss the Board’s mission, and it’s recent findings on the probationary periods for supervisors in the federal government.

Eric Chudow, senior mitigation expert at the National Security Agency, discusses the cybersecurity strategy called “whitelisting,” and why it’s resurging in popularity at organizations.

In this week’s Federal Beat roundtable, Jason Miller of Federal News Radio, Carten Cordell of FedScoop and Adam Mazmanian of FCW, discuss the biggest headlines.

James Read, director policy and evaluation at the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Laura Shugrue, senior research analyst at MSPB, discuss the Board’s mission, and it’s recent findings on the probationary periods for supervisors in the federal government.

Eric Chudow, senior mitigation expert at the National Security Agency, discusses the cybersecurity strategy called “whitelisting,” and why it’s resurging in popularity at organizations.

In this week’s Federal Beat roundtable, Jason Miller of Federal News Radio, Carten Cordell of FedScoop and Adam Mazmanian of FCW, discuss the biggest headlines.