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  • Management initiatives for next administration, FRTIB updates, Open Season – November 17, 2020
    Improving government performance in the next administration
    Chris Mihm, Managing Director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses cross-agency collaboration and other top management issues facing the next administration
    The new Recordkeeping Services Acquisition contract
    Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses how the Recordkeeping Services Acquisition contract will improve services for TSP participants
    Choosing a healthcare plan during Open Season
    Walt Francis, Consultant and Health Insurance Expert, advises federal employees on how to choose a healthcare plan for next year
    23 min
  • NAPA Fellows' draft workforce EO, Shared services, CISA leadership changes – November 16, 2020
    NAPA Fellows' draft executive order to modernize the public service
    Jeff Neal, Author of www.ChiefHRO.com, discusses recommendations for federal workforce executive orders in the Biden administration
    Updates on shared services in government
    Simon Szykman, CTO for Federal Services at Attain, LLC, goes over the implementation of shared services going forward
    Leadership changes at CISA
    Ron Marks, President of ZPN Cyber & National Security Strategies, goes over leadership changes at CISA and the security of the 2020 election
    24 min
  • CMMC updates, Recommendations for NASA’s acquisition shop – November 15, 2020
    Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification updates
    Katie Arrington, Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition at the Department of Defense, goes over what companies need to be thinking about for CMMC compliance
    Recommendations for NASA’s acquisition shop
    Brian Mullins, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits at NASA, discusses developing an agile and mission-driven acquisition workforce at NASA
    23 min
  • Rebuilding the State Dept., China & the Arctic, Ship maintenance delay updates – November 12, 2020
    Challenges facing the State Department
    Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, details recommendations for reforming the State Department in the next administration
    Collaboration on the U.S. approach to the Arctic
    Thomas Ayres, General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force, discusses working with partners in the Arctic and defending against potential threats from China
    Reducing ship maintenance delays
    Diana Maurer, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management at GAO, explains what is causing systemic maintenance delay issues at Navy shipyards
    24 min
  • Coast Guard & SpaceX, DoD cost savings, Creating a more strategic reserve force – November 11, 2020
    The Coast Guard’s role in space
    Michael Sinclair, Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains how increased access to space will help the Coast Guard execute its mission
    New GAO report finds Pentagon can better document cost savings
    Elizabeth Field, Director for Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses the accuracy of cost savings from reform efforts reported by the Defense Department
    Creating a more strategic reserve force
    Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, goes over her suggestions for changes to the Army reserve that could help implement the National Defense Strategy
    23 min
  • Presidential transition updates, Energy innovation, Acquisition & the transition – November 10, 2020
    Best practices for the presidential transition process
    Terry Gerton, President & CEO of NAPA, goes over recommendations for how the next administration can address the country’s major challenges
    AFWERX creates new Reimagining Energy for the DOD Challenge
    Michael Wu, Principal at Converge Strategies, discusses how innovation in the energy sector will strengthen our military capabilities going forward
    Acquisition and the presidential transition
    Gregory Giddens, Partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting, discusses how agencies can keep major acquisitions on track during a presidential transition
    23 min
  • Polaris GWAC, Transatlantic approach to China, Supply chain resiliency – November 9, 2020
    Updates on the Polaris GWAC
    Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition for Government Procurement, discusses the new GSA Polaris contract, CMMC requirements and Section 876
    Coordinating with transatlantic allies to compete with China
    Carisa Nietsche, Associate Fellow for the Transatlantic Security Program at CNAS, details recommendations for coordinating with transatlantic allies to compete with China
    Preparing the U.S. industrial base for mobilization
    Eric Lofgren, Research Fellow at George Mason University, describes how the Defense Department can strengthen supply chain resiliency to prepare for black swan events
    24 min
  • CMMC & civilian contracts, OPM management challenges, DSCU in 2021 – November 8, 2020
    Implementing CMMC requirements in GSA contracts
    Keith Nakasone, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Acquisitions at the Office of IT Category at GSA, discusses layering in the CMMC requirements into Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts
    Top management challenges at the Office of Personnel Management
    Michael Esser, Assistant Inspector General for Audits at OPM, discusses shortfalls in funding and other management challenges at OPM
    Defense Security Cooperation University hits one-year mark
    Cara Abercrombie, President of the Defense Security Cooperation University at DSCA, looks back at the first year of DSCU and goes over objectives for 2021
    23 min
  • FedRAMP updates, Overhauling acquisitions at DoD, IRS digitalization efforts – November 1, 2020
    Reusing FedRAMP-authorized cloud products
    Ashley Mahan, Director of FedRAMP at the General Services Administration, provides updates on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
    Switching to an adaptive acquisition framework
    Stacy Cummings, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions at the DoD, explains how the adaptive acquisition framework at the Defense Department improves the acquisition process
    Digitalization efforts at the Internal Revenue Service
    Harrison Smith and Justin Abold-Labreche, Co-Directors of the Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office at the IRS, describe the new strategy at the IRS to move toward going paperless
    23 min
  • DEOS contract re-award, New DoD space leadership jobs, IT hiring at the VA – November 5, 2020
    Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract re-award
    Alan Thomas, Chief Operating Officer at IntelliBridge, discusses the DEOS contract re-award and other cloud contracts
    New space leadership positions at the Pentagon
    Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, discusses the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy job and other new space leadership positions
    IT hiring at the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Valman Cummins, Director of Human Capital Management for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology, discusses recruiting and retaining IT talent with a focus on prioritizing customer experience
    23 min

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