Government Matters

Initiatives of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

Todd Robinson, assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the State Department, discusses the mission of his bureau and its efforts to combat the international drug trade, support Ukraine and train law enforcement officials

Copyright Claims Board launched in July

Suzy Wilson, general counsel and associate register of copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office, discusses the new claims board to improve accessibility of the copyright system to everyone in the U.S.

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Negative impacts of continuing resolutions

Elaine McCusker, former deputy under secretary of defense (comptroller) and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, explains how operating the government under a continuing resolution negatively impacts the country

Transforming foodborne illness prevention

Steven Musser, deputy center director for scientific operations at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the FDA, discusses the use of whole genome sequencing to greatly improve the way foodborne illnesses are investigated and prevented

Development of brain-controlled technology

Karen Howard, director of science, technology assessment and analytics at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the applications for brain-computer interfaces along with ethical and security concerns

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US lifts sanctions to increase internet access in Iran

Jennifer Brody, U.S. Policy and Advocacy Manager at Access Now, discusses protests in Iran and internet blackouts amid historic unrest as well as U.S. government assistance

Revitalizing US Foreign Service

Michael Polt, Ambassador-in-Residence at Arizona State University, details a new set of blueprints that he helped develop for revitalizing and modernizing the U.S. diplomatic service

US-Pacific Island Country Summit

Michael Walsh, affiliate at the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies at Georgetown University, discusses the summit in Washington with leaders from Pacific Island nations and the strategic importance of the region

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Advancing artificial intelligence at NIH

Grace Peng, director at NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, discusses the new Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program to transform the use of data and improve patient outcomes

Risks of ending SBIR program

Charles Wessner, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains the benefits of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the risks of ending it and China’s involvement

US assistance to Pakistan after historic floods

Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, describes the impact of historic flooding in Pakistan, the food shortage it has led to and U.S. assistance

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Impacts of potential Schedule F

Richard Loeb, senior policy counsel at the American Federation of Government Employees, discusses Schedule F and the Preventing a Patronage System Act

VA Office of Women’s Health

Dr. Patricia Hayes, chief officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Women’s Health, discusses the mission of her office and the increasing number of women veterans

US and UK ‘special relationship’

Sam Edwards, associate professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, discusses changes in the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and U.K. in light of a new prime minister and new monarch

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Putin-Xi meeting in Uzbekistan

Elizabeth Wishnick, senior research scientist at CNA, discusses the recent meeting between Putin and Xi and China’s level of support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

China announces discovery of lunar mineral

Arthur Herman, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, discusses whether the United States should be concerned about a recent claim from China and what the U.S. should do to strengthen its space program

Maintaining US global leadership

Jennifer Buss, CEO of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, discusses recommendations for maintaining global leadership through investments in critical technologies

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New funding for Environmental Protection Agency

Janet McCabe, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses major investments in the country’s water infrastructure, pollution cleanup, modernized school buses and clean energy programs

Upcoming AUSA annual meeting and exposition

Brig. Gen. Jack Haley (Ret.), vice president for membership and meetings for the Association of the U.S. Army, describes what will be new at this year’s AUSA event and explains the organization’s mission

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Ukraine takes back territory

Mark Montgomery, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, analyzes recent developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine, likely next moves from Putin and recommendations for the United States

Incentivizing military service

Katherine Kuzminski, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses historic incentives the Navy and Air Force are now offering to new recruits

Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program

Lisa Rein, reporter for the Washington Post, explains what she found when investigating problems with a program to help veterans get jobs

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DIA’s Challenges to Security in Space 2022 report findings

John Huth, defense intelligence officer for space and counterspace at the Defense Intelligence Agency, details some of the main findings of a report about threats to U.S. space capabilities from Russia, China and other adversaries

Operationalizing US-Pacific partnerships

Keoki Jackson, senior vice president and general manager for MITRE National Security, discusses the need for the U.S. to reinvigorate alliances with Pacific nations and use whole-of-nation thinking to counter China

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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Possibility of reviving the Iran nuclear deal

Jonathan Lord, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses Iran’s work towards developing a nuclear weapon and the possibility of reviving the nuclear deal

Deadly rise of fentanyl in the United States

David Asher, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, discusses the dangers of Mexican drug cartels distributing fentanyl across the U.S. as well as the government’s attention on this issue

Calculating the social cost of carbon

Kevin Rennert, fellow at Resources for the Future, discusses a new study analyzing the societal costs of carbon dioxide and recommendations for federal government response

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