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  • Navy surface fleet rebuilding, Preventing domestic terrorism, SolarWinds updates – January 18, 2021
    Rebalancing the Navy surface fleet
    Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, discusses the new shipbuilding plan, its cost and competition with China
    The government’s role in preventing domestic terrorism
    Erroll Southers, Director of the Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies program at the University of Southern California, looks at what’s working and what needs to be changed in domestic terrorism prevention
    Investigating the SolarWinds cyber attack
    Ron Marks, President of ZPN National Security & Cyber Strategies, discusses government response to the SolarWinds breach and steps that will likely be taken by the Biden administration
    23 min
  • Financial Systems Modernization at DHS, Remote work at GSA – January 17, 2021
    Financial Systems Modernization at DHS
    Troy Edgar, Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the transition to a new financial management system at TSA and other components
    Modernizing financial systems at DHS
    Karen Evans, Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, talks keys to success, lessons learned and next steps for Financial Systems Modernization at her agency
    Government employees encouraged to telework for Inauguration Day
    Traci DiMartini, Chief Human Capital Officer at the General Services Administration, discusses remote work at GSA in the context of the pandemic as well as the inauguration next week
    23 min
  • NASA data transformation, Resilience & deterrence, Transition guidance – January 14, 2021
    Data transformation at NASA
    Ron Thompson, Chief Data Officer at NASA, details how NASA is transforming its technology in three key areas: work, workforce and workplace
    Creating a Grand Strategy based on resilience
    Erica Borghard, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, explains how resilience can help with deterrence and how the government can learn from the private sector in this area
    How career federal employees can prepare for the transition
    Ron Sanders, Staff Director at The Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida, provides insight and advice for federal employees during the transition
    23 min
  • Defense budget, DIB changes, IT program cost & schedule estimates – January 13, 2021
    Recommendations for the defense budget
    Elaine McCusker, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses budget predictability, continuing resolutions and modernization of budget structures
    The Biden administration and the Defense Industrial Base
    Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle (USAF, Ret.), President and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses potential changes to the defense industry with the incoming administration
    Cost and schedule estimates in major IT programs
    Kevin Walsh, Director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues at GAO, discusses findings related to costs and schedules of major IT programs
    24 min
  • VA Solid Start, Role of career feds in a transition, Incentivizing trips to space – January 12, 2021
    Reaching out to veterans who have completed their service
    Margarita Devlin, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits for the Veterans Benefits Administration at the VA, describes how the Solid Start program is helping veterans understand their benefits
    The role of career federal employees during a transition
    Dave Wennergren, CEO of the American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council, describes what federal leaders will have to contend with in 2021
    Promoting investment in space transportation infrastructure
    Heather Krause, Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues at GAO, goes over recommendations for how the Federal Aviation Administration can incentivize trips to space
    24 min
  • Transition updates, Deterrence against cyber attacks, IT modernization at SSA – January 11, 2021
    Recent resignations and the transition process
    Max Stier, President & CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, talks about the transition and how it could be impacted by recent resignations of high-ranking officials
    Implementing deterrence in response to cyber attacks
    Elisabeth Braw, Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, argues that retaliation in response to the SolarWinds hack would be the wrong move
    IT modernization at the Social Security Administration
    Greg Giddens, Partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting, discusses the IT strategy proposal he worked on that takes into account all four major areas of operation of an agency
    24 min
  • GAO turns 100, Security implications of Capitol riots – January 10, 2021
    Government Accountability Office turns 100
    Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, discusses the evolution of GAO over the years and goals for the agency moving forward
    Foreign intelligence officials “almost certainly” entered Capitol building, according to national security expert
    Tom Warrick, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and Katrina Mulligan, Managing Director for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress, discuss the security implications of the riots at the Capitol
    23 min
  • Considering a political job, New battlefield tech, DevSecOps at the VA – January 7, 2021
    What to evaluate when considering a presidential political appointment
    Mark Abramson, President of Leadership Inc., goes over what to consider if offered a political job
    Bringing new technologies to the battlefield
    Sal D’Itri, Chairman of the National Spectrum Consortium, describes opportunities in Spectrum Forward in 5G, spectrum sharing, electronic warfare and other areas of innovation
    DevSecOps at the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Reginald Cummings, Executive Director of Infrastructure Operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses the DevSecOps model, cloud transition and data centers at the VA
    23 min
  • GSA & federal procurement, Access to classified information, F-35 program – January 6, 2021
    GSA’s role in federal procurement
    Angela Styles, Partner at Akin Gump, discusses collaboration between GSA and the Defense Department as well as new basic cyber assessments at the Pentagon
    New program to allow defense companies access to classified information
    Deborah Lee James, former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, explains how increased access to information could help defense contractors increase productivity and efficiency
    F-35 program faces delays
    Anthony Capaccio, Defense Reporter at Bloomberg News, discusses technical challenges in the Joint Simulation Environment and other factors contributing to delays in the F-35 program
    23 min
  • Improving IT modernization, Reassigning CMO duties, Category management – January 5, 2021
    Improving IT modernization in government
    David Powner, Executive Director of the Center for Data-Driven Policy at MITRE, discusses important areas for the continued evolution of the FITARA scorecard, including the PMA, legacy modernization and a focus on cyber
    Reassigning the duties of the Chief Management Officer
    Beth McGrath, Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting and former Deputy Chief Management Officer at the Pentagon, discusses the process of distributing the CMO’s responsibilities to other offices
    Top priorities for the next GSA administrator
    Jim Williams, Partner at Schambach & Williams Consulting, discusses how category management can help the Biden administration implement acquisition policy
    23 min

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