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Government Matters episodes

  • OPM wants higher standards and greater rewards for government employees - July 21, 2019
    Michael Rigas, deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses why OPM is pushing for better employee standards, and how agencies can better reward high-performing workers.
    Stephanie Shutt, director of the Multiple Award Schedule Program at GSA, details how the initiative is progressing, and what it means for future procurements.
    Frank Konkel, executive editor of NextGov, and Lauren Williams, staff writer at FCW, discuss the Department of Defense’s new plan for digital modernization, and what it means for the Pentagon CIO office.
    23 min
  • GSA data chief’s M-19-23 to-do list - July 18, 2019
    Kris Rowley, chief data officer at the General Services Administration, discusses the growing role of the CDO, and how new OMB guidance is helping to define it.
    Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses OMB guidance on quantifying customer experience, and the benefits it could have.
    Sammies finalist William Boyes, environmental health scientist at EPA’s Office of Research and Development, discusses how his work helps to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and make materials safer.
    Government Matters takes a closer look at what the citizenship executive order means for the agencies that are named within it.
    23 min
  • GSA data chief’s M-19-23 to-do list - July 18, 2019
    Kris Rowley, chief data officer at the General Services Administration, discusses the growing role of the CDO, and how new OMB guidance is helping to define it.
    Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses OMB guidance on quantifying customer experience, and the benefits it could have.
    Sammies finalist William Boyes, environmental health scientist at EPA’s Office of Research and Development, discusses how his work helps to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and make materials safer.
    Government Matters takes a closer look at what the citizenship executive order means for the agencies that are named within it.
    23 min
  • DoD Worldwide Hotline Outreach - July 17, 2019
    Patrick Gookin, director of the Department of Defense Hotline, discusses how whistleblowers can utilize their interactive forms online, and how the office was able to reduce the case backlog by two-thirds.
    Rick Berger, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Loren Dejonge Schulman, deputy director of studies at CNAS, discuss Mark Esper’s confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Defense, and what news came from it.
    Lt. Gen. David Barno, USA (Ret.) and Nora Bensahel, contributing editors for War On The Rocks, discuss how political influences could impact perspectives on the military.
    23 min
  • DoD Worldwide Hotline Outreach - July 17, 2019
    Patrick Gookin, director of the Department of Defense Hotline, discusses how whistleblowers can utilize their interactive forms online, and how the office was able to reduce the case backlog by two-thirds.
    Rick Berger, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Loren Dejonge Schulman, deputy director of studies at CNAS, discuss Mark Esper’s confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Defense, and what news came from it.
    Lt. Gen. David Barno, USA (Ret.) and Nora Bensahel, contributing editors for War On The Rocks, discuss how political influences could impact perspectives on the military.
    23 min
  • CHCO Council report on senior executives - July 16, 2019
    Brodi Fontenot, former chief human capital officer at the Transportation Department and CEO of Fontenot Strategic Consulting, discusses a new report on why more senior executives than ever are retiring.
    Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, partner at the Federal Practice Group, details what the court ruling for the president’s Twitter account means for federal employees.
    Sammies finalist Leticia Pibida, physicist at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, discusses her work in standardizing hazardous material detectors at border crossings.
    23 min
  • CHCO Council report on senior executives - July 16, 2019
    Brodi Fontenot, former chief human capital officer at the Transportation Department and CEO of Fontenot Strategic Consulting, discusses a new report on why more senior executives than ever are retiring.
    Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, partner at the Federal Practice Group, details what the court ruling for the president’s Twitter account means for federal employees.
    Sammies finalist Leticia Pibida, physicist at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, discusses her work in standardizing hazardous material detectors at border crossings.
    23 min
  • Census Bureau IG spots cloud cybersecurity weaknesses - July 15, 2019
    Fred Meny, Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation at the Commerce OIG, explains findings from their report on Census Bureau cybersecurity.
    Liz Hempowicz, policy director at the Project on Government Oversight, discusses the growing number of acting roles in the Trump administration, and issues it could present.
    Ron Marks, president of ZPN National Security and Cyber Strategies, details ‘the grey zone’ of cyber conflict, and how the internet is becoming a key battleground for nation-states.
    23 min
  • Census Bureau IG spots cloud cybersecurity weaknesses - July 15, 2019
    Fred Meny, Assistant Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation at the Commerce OIG, explains findings from their report on Census Bureau cybersecurity.
    Liz Hempowicz, policy director at the Project on Government Oversight, discusses the growing number of acting roles in the Trump administration, and issues it could present.
    Ron Marks, president of ZPN National Security and Cyber Strategies, details ‘the grey zone’ of cyber conflict, and how the internet is becoming a key battleground for nation-states.
    23 min
  • Chairman Mark Takano on Veterans Affairs issues - July 14, 2019
    Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA), chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, details recent legislation to improve veterans’ benefits, and what has him most concerned about the department.
    In this two-part interview, Federal CIO Suzette Kent discusses the successes of the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy, and what the new data center guidance means for agencies.
    23 min

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