Government Matters

Veeral Majmudar, president & CEO of the Savan Group, and Kartik Mecheri, chief architect at Karsun Solutions discusses the efforts to digitize all federal records and what’s needed for the mandate to be successful.

Michael Garland, principal at Garland LLC, details why implementing “consumption-based solutions” are important for the future of cloud acquisition

Anthony Capaccio, defense reporter at Bloomberg News, discusses the inspector general’s report about Acting Secretary Shanahan’s ties to Boeing, and what the findings mean.

Charles Phalen, director of the National Background Investigation Bureau at the Office of Personnel Management, discusses the agency’s move from OPM to DoD, and the current status of the background check backlog.

Jeh Johnson, former Secretary of Homeland Security, discusses the impact of vacancies at DHS on morale at the agency, and how the administration could solve the issue.

Melinda Rogers, chief information security officer at the Department of Justice, details top priorities for cybersecurity at the department.

Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses his new report on the Defense Industrial Base, and why the “5 Eyes” model from the intelligence community may help the country in a great power competition.

Dave Mihelcic, former chief technology officer at DISA, discusses the agency’s expansion goals, and how they will deal with their new responsibilities.

Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com, and Valerie Insinna, air warfare reporter at Defense News, discuss the growing lifespan cost of the F-35, and other developments with the program.

In this two-part interview, Jason Gray, chief information officer at the Department of Education and David Shive, chief information officer at the General Services Administration, discuss lessons in the TBM playbook, and how other agencies can implement the framework.

Thomas Mahnken, president & CEO of CSBA, discusses the new study on the Pentagon’s innovation efforts, and what they need to focus on to stay competitive.

Alan Chvotkin, executive VP & counsel at the Professional Services Council, discusses two bid protest cases, and what they mean for the future of contract-writing at agencies.

Robert Bigman, former chief information security officer at the Central Intelligence Agency, discusses how to scale the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy, and what it means for reducing the federal tech talent shortage.

Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, discusses the debate in Congress about how the military’s space administration will work with a “Space Force.”

Measuring money spent in advancing the National Defense Strategy-April 17, 2019 by WJLA-TV

Fiscal Service Launches Citizen Guide to U.S. Government Finances- April 16, 2019 by WJLA-TV

Fiscal Service Launches Citizen Guide to U.S. Government Finances- April 16, 2019 by WJLA-TV

IRS developing robotic process automation solution- April 14, 2019 by WJLA-TV

IRS developing robotic process automation solution- April 14, 2019 by WJLA-TV