Government Matters

Tony Cole, Chief Technology Officer at Attivo Networks, discusses ways to bolster cybersecurity practices in government, and how international tensions may lead to more incidents.

Greg Baroni, chairman and CEO at Attain, discusses trends in federal contracting, and how industry and government can work together better.

Danny Werfel, Managing Director and partner at the Boston Consulting Group, details efforts at the IRS to improve customer experience, and promote the Free File program.

Cary Russell, director for Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, details how the Air Force can improve the way it manages special operations reservists.

Jim Williams, former acting administrator of the General Services Administration, discusses issues with federal labor-pricing tools, and how they can be fixed.

Mark Forman, former federal CIO and vice president of Digital Government at Unisys Federal, discusses the state of federal IT, and how modernization efforts are faring in government.

Daniel Goure, Senior Vice President of the Lexington Institute and Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow & Director of Research for Foreign Policy at Brookings, discuss the makeup of the Navy’s fleet, and how development of autonomous systems may impact the 355-ship goal.

David Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council and Peter Levine, senior research fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, detail how the Pentagon’s chief management officer role may go away, and what led to this development.

Jeff Pon, former director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses reform efforts in federal HR, and how the human capital community can focus on their mission.

Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, details a new plan to make rehiring former federal employees easier, and the need for standardized flexible hiring authorities.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses important contracting takeaways from the NDAA and the government’s continuing efforts to build an e-commerce infrastructure.

Billy Mitchell, Editor in Chief at FedScoop, and Carten Cordell, Staff Reporter at the Washington Business Journal, discuss IT contracts at the Pentagon, and give an update on DEOS and JEDI.

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, formerly secretary of the U.S. Army, details the branch’s modernization priorities and discusses topics such as base housing, recruitment, and recent confirmation hearings.

Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses awards recognizing innovative ideas in federal management, and new developments at OMB.

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) detail why Congress needs to take a closer look at cybersecurity, and how a bipartisan commission will examine bringing top tech and talent into the government.

Frank Konkel, executive editor of Nextgov, Adam Mazmanian, executive editor of FCW and Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, detail what top stories they’re looking to cover next year.

Jessie Bur, associate editor of Federal Times, Nicole Ogrysko, workforce & personnel reporter at Federal News Network, and Emily Wilkins, congressional reporter at Bloomberg Government, discuss what they’re looking at when it comes to the federal workforce in the new year.

Lauren Williams, staff writer at FCW, Valerie Insinna, air warfare reporter at Defense News and Sara Sirota, associate editor of Inside the Air Force, discuss what they’re tracking in defense as we enter a new year.

In a two-part interview, Glenn Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General at the Department of Defense, discusses the importance of whistleblowers to the IG office’s work, and how they foster a good oversight culture.

Terry Gerton, president and CEO of NAPA, and Jessica Klement, staff vice president for Policy and Programs at NARFE discuss workforce provisions in the recently passed budget, and NAPA’s review of the OPM-GSA merger.

Top workforce stories of 2019

Acquisition reform and the National Defense Authorization Act

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Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) discusses Congress’s role in the oversight of military healthcare, and what progress he wants to see from medical center consolidation.

LTG Ronald Place (USA), director of the Defense Health Agency, discusses how the military is working to ensure good healthcare for all their troops, and the role that inter-service collaboration plays.

Dr. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the Veterans Health Administration, discusses the agency’s recent successes, and how they’re rethinking customer experience for the veterans they serve.

Caitlin Emma, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and Jack Fitzpatrick, congressional reporter at Bloomberg Government, detail what the final versions of the FY20 spending bills look like, and some surprising contents within.

Max Stier, president & CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, and Danny Werfel, director at the Boston Consulting Group, explain the latest worker satisfaction rankings at government agencies, and how the list changed this year.

Bob Bigman, former CISO at the CIA, details some trends in federal cybersecurity, and how they will be tackled in the coming year.

Charis Hanner reports on NSGS Con and the group’s strive for “competent diversity in the National Security Space.”