Government Matters

Dorothy Aronson from the National Science Foundation discusses the winner of the Career Compass Challenge and details modernization efforts at NSF.

Dan Blair and Dave Mader from the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss how government agencies can improve their risk management efforts.

Suzanne Summerlin from the National Federation of Federal Employees talks about federal employee unions challenging President Trump’s workforce executive orders.

Dr. Ryan Vega of the Veterans Health Administration details the health innovations happening at VA Centers.

Chris Cummiskey & Nate Snyder take a deep dive into building up 5G networks, Huawei and the issues they present for national security.

This week’s Federal Beat reporters roundtable covers the new GSA Centers of Excellence Collaboration with JAIC.

Terry Gerton and Bill Valdez speak with Francis Rose about hiring the next generation of government leaders. Jonathan Alboum discusses what agencies need to know before moving to the cloud. Ari Schwartz talks about the CISA taskforce's list of cybersecurity threats.

Recruiting the right talent for cyber roles in the Army

Francis Rose and Marjorie Censer take you inside Fort Gordon.

Marjorie Censer speaks with MG Neil Hersey from the Cyber Center of Excellence.

The Army Cyber School’s mission

Marjorie Censer sits down with COL Paul Craft to talk about the U.S. Army Cyber School.

Laurence Brewer from the National Archives and Records Administration discusses digitization efforts at the agency. Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James talks about how Defense Secretary Esper’s Night Court cuts could be applied to the Air Force. Shannon Sartin from the Department of Health and Human Services details her work developing the Blue Button 2.0 platform.

Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at NARFE, discusses the possibilities for federal employee pay raises for 2020, and the odds of each passing. Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the rationale behind bid protests and why “suing your customer” might be the right option. Mav Turner, vice president for product management at SolarWinds and Tom Kennedy, vice president of federal for Rubrik, discuss the Air Force’s cloud purchasing plans, and why it’s a sign of things to come.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME) 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.

Lauren Thompson, director of the DoD/VA Interagency Program Office discusses their efforts to build a health record that spans a service members entire life, and the importance of data to the program’s success.

Allison Lerner, vice chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and Scott Dahl, Chairman of the Integrity Committee at CIGIE, discuss the importance of a robust IG community, and the need to fill vacancies as soon as possible.

Anil Cheriyan, Director & Deputy Commissioner for Technology Transformation Services at GSA, discusses how the office is reorganizing to support better technology solutions and improve customer service.

Assistant Commissioners Harry Lee and Dominic Sale from the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services, discuss their role in overhauling the TTS and how their experience will help the agency achieve success.

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses how agencies are considering next year’s spending, and how the FY20 budget process will shake out with just 10 days left in the fiscal year.

Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses initial response to their new withdrawal options, and what’s next for the Thrift Savings Plan.

Mika Cross, federal workplace expert at FlexJobs, discusses results from the latest OPM WellCheck assessment, and why building a good work-life balance makes for a better workforce.

Carten Cordell, staff reporter at the Washington Business Journal, discusses the new contract to modernize Air Force nuclear missile systems, and the consortium working to overhaul ICBMs.

Jordan Gillis, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Installations, Energy & Environment at the U.S. Army, discusses improvements being made to Army housing, and how they’re changing the way the Army views property management.

Katharina McFarland, director at SAIC, discusses how Secretary Mark Esper’s “night court” can find cuts across the Department of Defense, and why it’s important to remember the roles of the fourth estate.

Ron Marks, president of ZPN National Security and Cyber Strategies, outlines the ‘new lanes’ provided by the new NSA Cybersecurity Directorate.