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- Hiring and recruiting in government during the pandemic - April 16, 2020Mika Cross, Federal Workplace Expert, explains how the current telework situation is unique and what agencies and organizations can learn from it to improve workplace management going forwardDavid Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council, discusses how the coronavirus has contributed to the decline in Q2 contract awards and what we can learn from this situationBob Bigman, Founder of 2BSecure, talks about the GAO report on cybersecurity at the Defense Department, the progress the department has made on cybersecurity implementation, and what has to change in order to fix vulnerabilities23 min
- Report: The Analysis and Policy Implications of the Crisis - April 15, 2020Harrison Schramm, Sr. Fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses his new report about coronavirus, the impact of the pandemic on policy and operations, and what we are learning from itFrederico Bartels, Policy Analyst of Defense Budgeting at the Heritage Foundation, explains the problem of the Defense Department wanting to classify its Future Years Defense Plan while Congress needs access to itFrank Kendall, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, discusses how the Defense Department is responding to the coronavirus and what it needs to do to continue fighting the pandemic23 min
- Implementing the Defense Production Act - April 14, 2020Roger Zakheim, Director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation & Institute, discusses updating the Defense Production Act and recognizing that a 21st century dependency on autocratic regimes makes us vulnerableEd Tuorinsky, Managing Principal at DTS, talks about the five steps he has laid out to help agencies move forward in digital transformation during this timeLarry Allen, Managing Director of BDO USA, LLP, provides his perspective on new guidance for paying defense contractors and managing defense contracts during the pandemic24 min
- How the U.S. should approach conflict with adversaries - April 13, 2020Matthew Kroenig, Director of the Global Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council, explains why he believes pessimism about great power competition with Russia and China is unwarrantedTodd Harrison, Director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discusses how the coronavirus is reshaping the way the Pentagon is spending its money during this fiscal yearSophia Edwards, Founder and CEO of SharpEDG, describes the biggest challenges that IT leaders are up against as they make the shift to telework and recommendations for agencies during this time24 min
- The Army’s response to the coronavirus - April 12, 2020GEN James McConville, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, describes how the Army has responded to the coronavirus in order to continue protecting the nationLTG Laura Richardson (USA), Commander of the United States Army North (Fifth Army), explains how the Joint Force Land Component Command is working with FEMA to help respond to the coronavirusJoyce Warner, Executive Director of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, discusses some of the tools and resources available to help federal employees through the pandemic23 min
- Tech innovations and incorporating telework - April 9, 2020Meagan Metzger, Founder/CEO of Dcode, highlights some of the changes and adaptations agencies are making using funds from the stimulus package for IT in order to telework effectively during the COVID-19 pandemicBrig. Gen. Gregory Touhill, President of AppGate Federal Group, describes some of the challenges of scaling telework, including equipment demands, remote access difficulties, and security threatsJonathan Alboum, Principal Data Strategist at ServiceNow, discusses the Defense Department’s task force that will implement telework and how CIOs can learn from the coronavirus response to improve how missions are completed24 min
- Acquisitions at the Defense Department and the coronavirus - April 8, 2020Katharina McFarland, Director on the Board of Directors at SAIC, discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on acquisitions in the Defense Department and what they are doing to respondShelby Oakley, Director of Contracting & National Security Acquisitions at GAO, explains how focusing on sustainment much earlier in the shipbuilding process could save the Navy billions of dollarsRobert Work, Former Deputy Secretary of Defense, addresses what is driving the doubling in spending for R&D for artificial intelligence in the fiscal year 2021 budget request24 min
- Advice for Thrift Savings Plan participants during the coronavirus - April 6, 2020Greg Klingler, Director of GEBA Wealth Management, gives advice for participants of the Thrift Savings Plan as withdrawals have sharply increased as a result of the coronavirusDaniel Kliman, Sr. Fellow & Dir. of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), discusses plans to forge an Alliance Innovation Base to increase technology innovation and protectionDeborah Lee James, Former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, describes how the Air Force has responded to the coronavirus pandemic both externally, to help American citizens, and internally24 min
- How coronavirus is impacting the Public Buildings Service - April 5, 2020Daniel Mathews, Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service at the General Services Administration, comments on how the coronavirus is affecting the way he is doing work and how the GSA’s investment in technology is paying offJack Donnelly, Chief Information Security Officer at the Department of the Interior, discusses the Department’s first enterprise infrastructure solutions contract award, the transition to EIS, and the importance of preparing for changes within cybersecurityElizabeth Field, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, explains what the GAO has looked into regarding military oversight of privatized housing and the need for metrics that are more closely tied to the condition of housing23 min
- How the government can better prepare for expanded telework - April 2, 2020Jeremy Grant, Managing Director of Technology Business Strategy at Venable, describes some of the security risks and limits of digital infrastructure revealed by COVID-19Tom Warrick, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, discusses how the Atlantic Council is helping the Department of Homeland Security improve to better respond to the coronavirus and other national security concernsRich Beutel, Principal at Cyrrus Analytics, LLC, discusses the impact the new stimulus package will have on acquisitions, innovation, sophistication of technology platforms, and telework across government going forward24 min
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