Government Matters

NASA’s Artemis program is inspiring the next generation

NASA deputy administrator Pam Melroy discusses the goals of the Artemis 1 mission, future NASA projects and inspiring the next generation of scientists

Addressing security risks with smart devices

Brandon Pugh, resident senior fellow at the R Street Institute, discusses security and privacy risks with consumer smart devices and how to better inform consumers of these risks. 

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Modernization, innovation and retention – US Marine Corps is making changes

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy Black discusses upcoming changes in the Marine Corps such as modernizing personnel systems, new training techniques, retention goals and the Marine Innovation Unit   

Developing direct air capture technology

Pamela Chu, researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, describes NIST’s efforts to improve direct air capture technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses the future of the CDC, RSV and flu season and racism as a health threat

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Secretary of the VA on PACT Act, improving VA services

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough discusses the implementation of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act and other improvements to VA health services.

What’s new with federal benefits in 2023

Kevin Moss, director of marketing at Checkbook Health, discusses the upcoming changes to federal employees’ benefits

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Adding regulations to cryptocurrency

Josephine Wolff, associate professor of cybersecurity policy at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, discusses what regulating cryptocurrency in the U.S. could look like

Opposition efforts from the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan against the Taliban

Ali Nazary, head of foreign relations for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, explains how the organization is fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan

Congress reauthorizes the SBIR program for three more years

Michael Crosby, CEO of Leadership Connect, discusses funding for the Small Business Innovation Research program

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US Fish and Wildlife Service conservation projects

Martha Williams, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, discusses the agency’s current projects for conservation efforts

National Guard to stay at US-Mexico border

Theresa Cardinal Brown, managing director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, explains the roles of National Guard troops at the U.S.-Mexico border

Ukraine to be topic at Halifax International Security Forum

Peter Van Praagh, president of the Halifax Security Forum, speaks about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other topics of discussion at this year’s Halifax International Security Forum.

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Barriers to receiving federal aid after natural disasters

Maddie Sloan, director of the Disaster Recovery and Fair Housing project at Texas Appleseed, explores the barriers survivors of natural disasters face when trying to receive federal aid

Global progress on climate change

Harry Stevens, graphics reporter at the Washington Post, discusses global climate change initiatives

Federal government facing leadership challenges

Max Stier, president and CEO of Partnership for Public Service, discusses recruiting and retaining federal employees

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Dr. Anthony Fauci reflects on his 54 years of public service

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reflects on his 54 years of service, including his work on the HIV/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic

China named as biggest threat to US in latest National Defense Strategy

Jim Mitre, director of the International Security and Defense Policy Program at the RAND Corporation, discusses the threats of China and Russia in the 2022 National Defense Strategy

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State Department’s plan to decrease illegal weapons diversion in Ukraine 

Elias Yousif, research analyst for the Conventional Defense Program at the Stimson Center, discusses the State Department’s new plan to prevent illegal weapons diversion

What Xi Jinping’s third term means for the US

Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discusses President Xi’s third term, possible strategic shifts, the threat of Chinese space activity and potential conflict with Taiwan

New President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

Crosby Kemper, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, explains the importance of the arts and humanities to democracy in the U.S. and discusses a recent executive order reestablishing a committee on this topic

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Identifying and recovering missing service member remains

Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, discusses his agency’s work of finding and recovering American service members who were taken as prisoners of war or were missing in action in past conflicts

The Pentagon’s counter-drone strategy

Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS, discusses Russian nuclear exercises, Iranian drones in Ukraine, air defense and the Pentagon’s strategy

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