Government Matters

DHS addressing domestic violent extremism threats

Elizabeth Neumann, former assistant secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy at DHS, discusses the growing problem of domestic violent extremism and DHS’s work to stop it, both inside and outside of the government

Overhauling legislation to set cyber requirements

Richard Spires, former CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses a draft bill to overhaul the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) in response to an increase in large-scale cyber attacks

Role of Long Range Precision Fires for Army modernization

Brig. Gen. John Rafferty (U.S. Army), director of the Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team in Army Futures Command, describes how Long Range Precision Fires are enabling the Army to combat adversarial efforts to offset the U.S. military’s advantage

Developing vaccines in U.S. Army for emerging viruses

Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, director of the Emerging Infectious Diseases Branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, discusses his team’s collaboration with other agencies, academia and industry to develop a universal coronavirus vaccine

Addressing security threats at TSA and FBI

John Pistole, former TSA administrator and former FBI deputy director, discusses improvements in threat detection at both agencies and recommendations for current leaders

Using technology to track employee vaccination status

Jonathan Alboum, federal chief technology officer at ServiceNow, provides recommendations for agencies implementing the employee vaccine mandate as the Nov. 22 deadline approaches

Stopping forced labor products from entering US

Ana Hinojosa, executive director of the Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate at Customs and Border Protection, and Eric Choy, deputy executive director, discuss their work stopping goods made in forced labor conditions from entering the United States

Modernizing capabilities of the nuclear triad

Col. Mark Gunzinger (USAF, ret.), director at The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, explains why the Defense Department needs to modernize the country’s nuclear triad for adequate deterrence

Improving the modern intelligence community

Douglas London, former senior operations officer at the CIA, discusses the shift in focus of the CIA since 9/11 and the biggest challenge facing the agency right now

The importance of technology sharing in AUKUS deal

Erik Sand, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College, discusses the significance of the technology sharing piece of the trilateral agreement between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia

Reviewing defense purchasing power within DoD budget

Bill Greenwalt, visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the declining purchasing power within the Defense Department’s budget and strategies to increase it

Assessing growing threats from U.S. adversaries

Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, analyzes the biggest threats facing the United States that the upcoming 2022 National Defense Strategy should address

Managing costs of recruiting, retaining military personnel

Seamus Daniels, associate director and associate fellow for Defense Budget Analysis at CSIS, explains why military personnel costs have sharply increased and what the Defense Department can do to address this

Responding to biosecurity threats for American public

Asha George, executive director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, discusses the need for the United States to prepare for biosecurity risks, such as future pandemics

Recommendations for federal contractors under new CR

Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, discusses how contractors can work through the continuing resolution passed by the White House

Reducing poverty using data driven decisions

Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, now president of the American Idea Foundation, details how the Evidence Act is helping policymakers measure the effectiveness of programs and tie funding to outcomes

Logistics of USAID distribution for Covid-19 vaccine

Ellyn Ogden, Emergency Operations Center Leader for the Covid-19 Vaccine Access and Delivery Unit at USAID, describes the United States’ initiative to donate millions of vaccine doses to over 125 countries

Reviewing the Prevent Government Shutdowns bill in Congress

Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, explains how government shutdowns hurt everyone and how proposed legislation would address the problem

The impact of government shutdowns on federal workers

Jessica Klement, staff vice president of policy and programs at NARFE, discusses the impact a government shutdown would have had on federal workers and pandemic response

Reviewing the latest on North Korea missile testing

Robert King, Korea Chair and senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the threat of North Korean weapons testing and development and the role of the United States’ relationship with China

Developing hypersonic missiles and nuclear-powered space capabilities

Mark Lewis, executive director of the Emerging Technologies Institute at the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses investing in hypersonic missiles at the Pentagon and developing military space strategy with nuclear power

The latest on the AUKUS Indo-Pacific partnership

Bradley Bowman, senior director for the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses a new trilateral agreement to help Australia deploy nuclear-powered submarines to deter Chinese aggression