Government Matters

Politico defense reporter Jacqueline Klimas and Military.com managing editor Brendan McGarry join Francis for this edition of the Pentagon Beat. They discuss the situation in Niger and the impact of Marines' hurricane support missions on future deployments.

Roger Zakheim, partner at Covington & Burling, discusses Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' National Defense Authorization Act requests to negotiators in the House and Senate.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, military advisor to Veterans United Home Loans, discusses her new book -- "From the Prairie to the Pentagon."

Politico defense reporter Jacqueline Klimas and Military.com managing editor Brendan McGarry join Francis for this edition of the Pentagon Beat. They discuss the situation in Niger and the impact of Marines' hurricane support missions on future deployments.

Roger Zakheim, partner at Covington & Burling, discusses Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' National Defense Authorization Act requests to negotiators in the House and Senate.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, military advisor to Veterans United Home Loans, discusses her new book -- "From the Prairie to the Pentagon."

Politico defense reporter Jacqueline Klimas and Military.com managing editor Brendan McGarry join Francis for this edition of the Pentagon Beat. They discuss the situation in Niger and the impact of Marines' hurricane support missions on future deployments.

Roger Zakheim, partner at Covington & Burling, discusses Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' National Defense Authorization Act requests to negotiators in the House and Senate.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, military advisor to Veterans United Home Loans, discusses her new book -- "From the Prairie to the Pentagon."

Chris Cummiskey, CEO of Cummiskey Strategic Solutions and former acting undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses how DHS is working to bring private-sector innovations to government cyber problems.

Paul Shinkman, senior national security writer for U.S. News & World Report, discusses remarks this week from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford about the future of military forces in Niger.

Simon Szykman, chief technology officer for Attain Federal Services and former CIO at the Commerce Department, discusses the NASA Inspector General report on IT governance at NASA.

Robert Burton, a partner in Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Group, discusses the potential for commercial item acquisition in the federal market, and how the Trump administration is approaching this area.

Vice Adm. Michael Cowan (USN, Ret.), executive director of AMSUS, discusses ongoing healthcare reforms happening in the Pentagon, and what the future of healthcare services for the military and veterans might look like.

Shaun Bierweiler, vice president of U.S. public sector at Hortonworks, and Tim Cooke, president and CEO of ASI Government, discuss the federal government’s approach to data collection and sharing, and how industry can get involved.

Federal Emergency Management Agency acting deputy administrator David Grant discusses FEMA's Puerto Rico relief and support priorities, and how FEMA is planning for the next disaster.

Melanie Ann Pustay, director of DOJ's Office of Information Policy, discusses the cross-government effort to build an online portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.

FedScoop senior tech reporter Carten Cordell, Nextgov staff correspondent Mohana Ravindranath, and Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller join Francis for this edition of the Federal Beat.

Michaela Ross, tech and telecom reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses the future of AI in drones, cars, and trucks.

Tony Hubbard, principal of cybersecurity services at KPMG, discusses the use of AI in the cyber realm -- who's using it, why, and areas of the market that are poised for growth.

Altimira Technologies CEO Ted Davies, Salesforce Global Government Solutions senior VP Casey Coleman, and NASA CIO Renee Wynn -- co-chairs of ACT-IAC's Executive Leadership Conference 2017 -- discuss the theme "mission possible."

Michaela Ross, tech and telecom reporter for Bloomberg Law, discusses the future of AI in drones, cars, and trucks.

Tony Hubbard, principal of cybersecurity services at KPMG, discusses the use of AI in the cyber realm -- who's using it, why, and areas of the market that are poised for growth.

Altimira Technologies CEO Ted Davies, Salesforce Global Government Solutions senior VP Casey Coleman, and NASA CIO Renee Wynn -- co-chairs of ACT-IAC's Executive Leadership Conference 2017 -- discuss the theme "mission possible."

David Wise, director of physical infrastructure issues and Brian Lepore, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discuss the effort by the Veterans Affairs Department to consolidate and reduce its infrastructure footprint.

Nick Sinai, venture partner at Insight Venture Partners and former federal deputy chief technology officer, discusses the American Technology Council’s draft report on IT modernization, and Oracle’s scathing response to that plan.

Joseph Marks, cybersecurity correspondent at NextGov, discusses the Department of Homeland Security’s Monday directive to agencies to implement new security protections.

At the 2017 Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey, discusses the steps the Army is taking to prioritize training and readiness for the “Force of the Future.”

Lieutenant General Thomas Seamands, deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army, G1, details the Army’s Soldier for Life program, and the services’ focus on hiring and retention.

Major General James Rogers (U.S. Army, retired), vice president of Army Special Operations Forces & Missile Defense at Lockheed Martin, discusses how the Army is working to adopt and deploy the latest technology for its warfighters.