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Government Matters episodes

  • The current state of the Homeland Security Enterprise - March 27, 2019
    Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and network security are important to the endeavor.
    Tim Hanes, senior manager of public sector advisory at Grant Thornton, and Marc Pearl, President & CEO, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council, discuss homeland security contracting, and why bid protests are impacting enterprise development.
    Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com discuss the nomination of Gen. John Raymond to lead U.S Space Command.
    23 min
  • The current state of the Homeland Security Enterprise - March 27, 2019
    Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and network security are important to the endeavor.
    Tim Hanes, senior manager of public sector advisory at Grant Thornton, and Marc Pearl, President & CEO, Homeland Security & Defense Business Council, discuss homeland security contracting, and why bid protests are impacting enterprise development.
    Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com discuss the nomination of Gen. John Raymond to lead U.S Space Command.
    23 min
  • Updates on the Centers of Excellence program at GSA - March 26, 2019
    Bob DeLuca and Brian Whittaker from GSA’s Centers of Excellence discuss how the program is looking to grow in 2019, and what they want to see from potential agency and industry partners.
    Jim Williams, former acting administrator of the General Services Administration and partner at Schambach & Williams Consulting discusses how new category management will change acquisition at agencies, and why it’s taken so long to get the concept off the ground.
    Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses upcoming options for partial TSP withdrawals, and what the board’s quarterly risk assessment revealed.
    23 min
  • Updates on the Centers of Excellence program at GSA - March 26, 2019
    Bob DeLuca and Brian Whittaker from GSA’s Centers of Excellence discuss how the program is looking to grow in 2019, and what they want to see from potential agency and industry partners.
    Jim Williams, former acting administrator of the General Services Administration and partner at Schambach & Williams Consulting discusses how new category management will change acquisition at agencies, and why it’s taken so long to get the concept off the ground.
    Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses upcoming options for partial TSP withdrawals, and what the board’s quarterly risk assessment revealed.
    23 min
  • Addressing problems & countering future threats to the USMC - March 25, 2019
    Dakota Wood, senior research fellow for defense programs at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how to solve readiness problems in the Marine Corps, and why they need to return to their amphibious mission.
    Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses proposed cuts to federal benefits, and why they won’t help issues facing the federal workforce.
    Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the new efforts to ensure supply chain security, and the impact they will have on contractors.
    23 min
  • Addressing problems & countering future threats to the USMC - March 25, 2019
    Dakota Wood, senior research fellow for defense programs at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how to solve readiness problems in the Marine Corps, and why they need to return to their amphibious mission.
    Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses proposed cuts to federal benefits, and why they won’t help issues facing the federal workforce.
    Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the new efforts to ensure supply chain security, and the impact they will have on contractors.
    23 min
  • USAF Under Secretary details business operations plan - March 24, 2019
    Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and network security are important to the endeavor.
    Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the Eagle Next Generation portfolio, and how they are moving some contracts from internal to external vehicles.
    John Zangardi, chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the agency’s modernization efforts and the interaction between the CIO and acquisition offices.
    23 min
  • USAF Under Secretary details business operations plan - March 24, 2019
    Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan discusses the branch’s plans for their business operations, and why data and network security are important to the endeavor.
    Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the Eagle Next Generation portfolio, and how they are moving some contracts from internal to external vehicles.
    John Zangardi, chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, details the agency’s modernization efforts and the interaction between the CIO and acquisition offices.
    23 min
  • NSA IG details Agency Travel Program report - March 21, 2019
    National Security Agency Inspector General Robert Storch details a new report on issues with employee travel credit cards at the agency, and why they are happening.
    Naomi Eide, senior editor of CIO Dive, discusses the current use of mainframe computers, and why replacing them is very difficult for certain sectors.
    Michael Garland, principal at Garland LLC, and Gaurav "GP" Pal, CEO and founder of stackArmor, discuss how Netflix could be a model for cloud adoption in government.
    23 min
  • NSA IG details Agency Travel Program report - March 21, 2019
    National Security Agency Inspector General Robert Storch details a new report on issues with employee travel credit cards at the agency, and why they are happening.
    Naomi Eide, senior editor of CIO Dive, discusses the current use of mainframe computers, and why replacing them is very difficult for certain sectors.
    Michael Garland, principal at Garland LLC, and Gaurav "GP" Pal, CEO and founder of stackArmor, discuss how Netflix could be a model for cloud adoption in government.
    23 min

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