Government Matters

At the 2017 Annual AMSUS Conference, Francis sat down with Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency and Thomas McCaffery, principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, to discuss how the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs department are collaborating on healthcare for soldiers and veterans.

At the 2017 Annual AMSUS Conference, Francis sat down with Dr. Carolyn Clancy, executive-in-charge at the Veterans Health Administration, discusses the greatest challenges facing her agency when it comes to healthcare for veterans.

Capt. Eric Elster, professor of surgery and Art Kellerman, Dean of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and co-authors of “Out of the Crucible,” discuss the how the lessons learned in combat impact American medicine, at the 2017 Annual AMSUS Conference.

Michael Weingarten, director of the National Cancer Institute’s Small Business Innovation Research Development Center, discusses the mission of his office, and other ways the NCI is working to advance technologies that benefit cancer research.

John Slye, federal industry analyst at Deltek, dives into the details of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act & its impact on cybersecurity and federal IT.

Terry Gerton, president & CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the administration’s various workforce reform efforts.

Michael Weingarten, director of the National Cancer Institute’s Small Business Innovation Research Development Center, discusses the mission of his office, and other ways the NCI is working to advance technologies that benefit cancer research.

John Slye, federal industry analyst at Deltek, dives into the details of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act & its impact on cybersecurity and federal IT.

Terry Gerton, president & CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the administration’s various workforce reform efforts.

In this week’s Pentagon Beat roundtable, Brendan McGarry, managing editor at Military.com, and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor for Defense One, discuss the defense community’s top headlines.

David Shedd, former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and board member at Beacon Global Strategies, discusses what’s causing the massive backlog of government security clearances, and potential solutions to the problem.

At the 2017 AMSUS Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams discusses the top priorities of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.

In this week’s Pentagon Beat roundtable, Brendan McGarry, managing editor at Military.com, and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor for Defense One, discuss the defense community’s top headlines.

David Shedd, former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and board member at Beacon Global Strategies, discusses what’s causing the massive backlog of government security clearances, and potential solutions to the problem.

At the 2017 AMSUS Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams discusses the top priorities of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.

In this week’s Pentagon Beat roundtable, Brendan McGarry, managing editor at Military.com, and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor for Defense One, discuss the defense community’s top headlines.

David Shedd, former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and board member at Beacon Global Strategies, discusses what’s causing the massive backlog of government security clearances, and potential solutions to the problem.

At the 2017 AMSUS Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams discusses the top priorities of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General.

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call and Claudia Grisales, congressional reporter at Stars and Stripes, discuss the high-level budget negotiations kicking off this week on Capitol Hill.

Jessica Klement, legislative director at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses how budget negotiations are impacting federal workers.

Eric Crusius, senior counsel at Holland & Knight, discusses how a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act about bid protests will affect the government contracting community.

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call and Claudia Grisales, congressional reporter at Stars and Stripes, discuss the high-level budget negotiations kicking off this week on Capitol Hill.

Jessica Klement, legislative director at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses how budget negotiations are impacting federal workers.

Eric Crusius, senior counsel at Holland & Knight, discusses how a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act about bid protests will affect the government contracting community.

Mark Glorioso, executive director of NASA's Shared Services Center, discusses how that NSSC mission is evolving as the concept of shared services takes root across government.

The five-year term of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expired this month. He presided over the agency during a challenging stretch -- one that resulted in a smaller budget and a smaller workforce.

Katherine Blakeley, research fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, and Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discuss the disconnect between policy and money in the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mark Glorioso, executive director of NASA's Shared Services Center, discusses how that NSSC mission is evolving as the concept of shared services takes root across government.

The five-year term of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expired this month. He presided over the agency during a challenging stretch -- one that resulted in a smaller budget and a smaller workforce.

Katherine Blakeley, research fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, and Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discuss the disconnect between policy and money in the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.