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  • VHA innovation, Risk of TSA insider threats, White House emerging tech strategy – October 19, 2020
    Innovation at the Veterans Health Administration
    Dr. Ryan Vega, Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem, discusses the VHA Innovation Ecosystem and upcoming Innovation Experience
    Addressing the risk of insider threats at TSA
    Steve Karoly, Executive Vice President of K2 Security Solutions Group, discusses collaboration between the public and private sectors to address threats across the Transportation Systems Sector
    New White House strategy for emerging technology
    Tony Scott, CEO of The TonyScottGroup, LLC, discusses a new strategy for strengthening national security with emerging technology and government’s role in driving it
    24 min
  • JADC2, Army supply chain transformation, Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act – October 18, 2020
    The Army’s role in Joint All-Domain Command and Control
    GEN James McConville, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, discusses JADC2 and mental health of soldiers during COVID-19
    Transforming the modernization process in the Army
    Dr. Bruce Jette, Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology of the U.S. Army, explains why transformation, as opposed to just modernization, is necessary for the Army’s supply chain
    The Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act in the House
    Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) discusses a bill that would allow federal employees to keep the annual “use it or lose it” leave they have accrued during the coronavirus
    24 min
  • Election security, Federal agency hacked, FY2020 contract spending – October 15, 2020
    Agencies collaborate on election security
    Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Adviser of Homeland Security for the International Security Program at CSIS, discusses how government agencies are working to ensure election security
    CISA reports a federal agency was compromised by hackers
    Bob Bigman, Founder of 2BSecure, discusses a report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency stating a federal agency was hacked
    Civilian agency contract spending in FY2020
    Robert Levinson, Senior Defense Analyst at Bloomberg Government, breaks down contract spending in fiscal 2020 and the impact of COVID-19
    24 min
  • AI paradigm shift, Investment in the Indo-Pacific, Future of defense – October 14, 2020
    Viewing AI as an intelligence rather than a technology
    Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, explains why thinking of AI as a technique rather than a technology will help it transition faster into military systems
    Prioritizing the Indo-Pacific theater in the NDS
    Lindsey Ford, Fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains her argument that we are not in a cold war with China and provides recommendations for deterrence
    The Future of Defense Task Force report
    Dov Zakheim, Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains what needs to happen to apply a whole-of-government approach to national security
    24 min
  • Secure cyber risk framework, Implementing maximum telework, FEVS – October 13, 2020
    Creating a secure cyber risk framework
    Chris Cummiskey, CEO of Cummiskey Strategic Solutions, explains how a new cyber risk management framework could help reduce cyber attacks at government agencies
    Implementing maximum telework at government agencies
    Jonathan Alboum, Principal Data Strategist at ServiceNow, discusses a new bill in the Senate that would keep as many employees as possible working remotely until HHS declares the pandemic is over
    Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on the federal workforce
    Mika Cross, Federal Workplace Expert, discusses how data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey will help improve the work environment
    23 min
  • CJADC2, New DoD data strategy, GSA’s new Polaris contract for small businesses – October 12, 2020
    Army and Air Force collaborate on CJADC2
    Robert Work, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, discusses the new Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control and its role in deterrence
    Implementing the Pentagon’s new data strategy
    Meagan Metzger, Founder/CEO of Dcode, goes over what it will take for the Department of Defense to implement its new data strategy in the next ten years
    GSA’s new Polaris contract for small businesses
    Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, explains how the new Polaris contract could be different from Alliant 2 and what the timeline could look like
    24 min
  • Implementing category management across government, Navy shipyard upgrade plans – October 11, 2020
    Implementing category management across government
    Emily Murphy, Administrator of the General Services Administration, and Lisa Hershman, Chief Management Officer at the Department of Defense, discuss category management and the concept of a hybrid work environment
    Upgrading outdated shipyard facilities
    Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01) discusses what needs to happen to address issues with Navy ship repair capacity
    23 min
  • Space Systems Command, Preparing for the flu & COVID-19, 3D printing applications – October 8, 2020
    Todd Harrison, Director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discusses developments in Space Force acquisition and the effect a change in administration could have on restructuring efforts
    Preparing for both the coronavirus and the flu
    Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill, President of AppGate Federal Group, talks about preparing for the potential impact of the flu virus on the workforce on top of COVID-19
    New applications for 3D printing
    Dr. Beth Ripley, Chair of the 3D Printing Advisory Committee at the Veterans Health Administration, talks about advances in 3D printing technology and ways it is being used to help veterans
    23 min
  • Reform in the Navy, Shipbuilding priorities, CARES Act & Defense Industrial Base – October 7, 2020
    Enacting reform in the Navy
    John Kroger, former Chief Learning Officer of the Navy, discusses failures impacting the Navy and reforms that could address them
    Expanding the Navy fleet
    Seth Cropsey, former Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy, discusses what he and his team recommend for a Navy fleet larger than 500 ships
    The CARES Act and the Defense Industrial Base
    Kea Matory, Director of Legislative Policy at NDIA, goes over issues with access to funding that are facing companies in the Defense Industrial Base
    23 min
  • DoD financial management systems, Digital modernization, Cyber risk mgmt framework – October 6, 2020
    Tracking financial management system spending
    Asif Khan, Director of the Financial Management & Assurance Team at GAO, goes over recommendations for financial management systems at the Department of Defense
    Digital modernization in government
    Toni Townes-Whitley, President of U.S. Regulated Industries at Microsoft, provides guidance for agencies about what to consider strategically this fiscal year in light of the pandemic
    Implementing a cyber risk management framework
    Richard Spires, former Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses how agencies can approach building a cybersecurity risk management framework
    23 min

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