Government Matters

Ariel Gold, Senior Advisor at the Office of the Asst. Secretary for Transportation Policy at DOT, discusses how the department is working on AI issues, whether through technology or policy.

Michelle Cartagena, director of customer service at the Transportation Security Administration, outlines the agency’s new approach to customer experience, and how the latest OMB Circular A-11 changed the conversation.

Dr. Beth Ripley, Chair of the 3D Printing Advisory Committee at Veterans Health Administration, details how VA hospitals are using 3D Printing technology to improve veterans’ healthcare.

LTG Thomas Seamands, Deputy Army Chief of Staff for Personnel, and Casey Wardynski, assistant secretary for Manpower & Reserve Affairs at the Army, discuss how the branch’s new personnel strategy will improve their workforce and job selection, and how the rollout is progressing.

Adarryl Roberts, program executive officer at the Defense Logistics Agency, and Martina Miles Johnson, Research and Development Manufacturing Technology Integrator at DLA, discuss how they’re looking to utilize new capabilities, and the agency’s upcoming industry day.

Mike Madsen, director of Strategic Engagement at DIU, outlines the office’s AI efforts, and how they’ll help the Navy and other military branches perform maintenance.

Government Matters caps off our AUSA 2019 coverage with a recap of what top Army brass had to say about modernization at the branch.

Richard Wittstruck, associate director of Field Based Experimentation and Integration at the U.S. Army CCDC C5ISR Center, discusses the latest Cyber Blitz experiment, and why training soldiers for multi-domain operations is important. William Tinston, program executive officer for Defense Healthcare Management Systems and Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, assistant director of combat support at the Defense Health Agency, explain where health record modernization in the military is headed, and their new approach in deploying MHS GENESIS to health centers. Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation and Institute, details how funding uncertainty impacts the Pentagon’s technology efforts.

Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration, discusses her agency’s big achievements, and why GSA is a “jigsaw puzzle.”

Barbara Morton, deputy chief customer officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, details how the department is improving resources to serve veterans more efficiently, and the factors needed to implement these changes.

Ron Thompson, chief data officer at NASA, details how the agency is working with industry partners, and the role data plays in their new moonshot efforts.

Jason Miller from Federal News Network and Frank Konkel from Nextgov discuss the background of the JEDI decision, and what they’ll be following as the contract goes into effect.

Former DISA CTO Dave Mihelcic discusses the impacts that enterprise cloud will have on IT at the Pentagon, and what it will provide for warfighters.

Lauren Brier, associate attorney for Government Contracting & Litigation at PilieroMazza, Stan Soloway, president & CEO of Celero Strategies, and Roger Waldron, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement discuss what happens post-award for JEDI, and the precedent set by the enormous contract.

Laura Stanton, deputy assistant commissioner for category management at GSA, provides an update on their e-commerce initiatives, and how their “whole-of-government” approach will help agency customers.

Janet Vogel, chief information security officer at HHS, discusses the unique security threats that her agency faces, and how her background gives her an advantage in the space.

Courtney Winship, division chief of the Office of Citizenship & Applicant Information Services, USCIS, details the modernization efforts underway at her office, and how automation can be used to improve sending info to prospective immigrants

GEN Paul Funk, commander of U.S. Army TRADOC, details how he’s preparing soldiers for the future fight, and how his command fits into the Army’s modernization push.

MG Joseph Calloway, commanding general of Army Human Resources Command, explains how his command is supporting the warfighter, and why building up the Army’s workforce is strategically important.

Tony Bertuca, chief editor of Inside the Pentagon, and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com discuss plans to change the Pentagon’s acquisition regulations, and why the F-35 might not be ready for full production.

Alan Chvotkin, executive VP & counsel at the Professional Services Council, discusses the state of conferencing the National Defense Authorization Act, and the impact a late NDAA would have on contracting.

Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, outlines the Pentagon’s new certification for technology contractors, and the questions that still need to be answered before implementation.

Service to America Medal winner Ryan Shelby, diplomatic attaché and Foreign Service Officer at USAID, recaps his work building hurricane resistant homes in Haiti.

Erroll Southers, Director of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies at the University of Southern California, discusses the growing focus on domestic terrorism, and how DHS can combat extremism in America.

Nick Sinai, venture partner at Insight Partners, discusses what the Army’s data strategy might look like, and how agencies are looking to improve customer experience.

2019 Service to America Medal winner Robert Cabana, former astronaut and director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, discusses how he helped to revitalize the spaceport for use by commercial industry, and pave the path back to the moon.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy details the Army’s priorities, their budget efforts and his ‘call to action’ for the Defense Industrial Base.

Army Chief of Staff GEN James McConville lays out what the Army wants to achieve for readiness, strategy, and the makeup of the force.

GEN Michael Garrett, commander of Army Forces Command, explains how he’s looking to help the branch’s modernization process, and the collaboration happening between commands.