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Government Matters episodes

  • Gears of Government Awards recognizes federal workforce awardees - March 3, 2019
    Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses commendable work performed by federal employees, and reducing the security clearance backlog.
    Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence lays out top priorities
    In this two-part interview, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan Gordon outlines the incremental improvements made in the National Intelligence Strategy, and provides an update on intelligence community priorities.
    23 min
  • Gears of Government Awards recognizes federal workforce awardees - March 3, 2019
    Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget and acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses commendable work performed by federal employees, and reducing the security clearance backlog.
    Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence lays out top priorities
    In this two-part interview, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Susan Gordon outlines the incremental improvements made in the National Intelligence Strategy, and provides an update on intelligence community priorities.
    23 min
  • GSA strikes virtual computing deal with Dell EMC - February 28, 2019
    Steve Cooper, former chief information officer at the Department of Commerce, discuss the new Dell EMC contract at GSA, and what it means for the future of IT contracting.
    Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, details what AI adoption could mean for day-to-day operations at federal agencies.
    Robert Burton, partner at Crowell & Moring, discusses takeaways from comments on the GSA e-commerce initiative, and why he believes regulations on micropurchases will do more harm than good.
    23 min
  • GSA strikes virtual computing deal with Dell EMC - February 28, 2019
    Steve Cooper, former chief information officer at the Department of Commerce, discuss the new Dell EMC contract at GSA, and what it means for the future of IT contracting.
    Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, details what AI adoption could mean for day-to-day operations at federal agencies.
    Robert Burton, partner at Crowell & Moring, discusses takeaways from comments on the GSA e-commerce initiative, and why he believes regulations on micropurchases will do more harm than good.
    23 min
  • Mission & priorities of Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command - February 26, 2019
    Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, commanding general of U.S. Army CCDC, discusses the command’s missions, and how they fit into the larger goals of Army Futures Command.
    Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Thrift Savings Plan, discusses how the TSP is working to increase their FISMA scores for next year, and new rules about withdrawals as a result of the government shutdown.
    Nick Sinai, senior adviser at Insight Venture Partners, discusses how agencies could improve their digital experiences, and implement the goals of the 21st Century IDEA act.
    23 min
  • Mission & priorities of Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command - February 26, 2019
    Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, commanding general of U.S. Army CCDC, discusses the command’s missions, and how they fit into the larger goals of Army Futures Command.
    Kim Weaver, director of external affairs at the Thrift Savings Plan, discusses how the TSP is working to increase their FISMA scores for next year, and new rules about withdrawals as a result of the government shutdown.
    Nick Sinai, senior adviser at Insight Venture Partners, discusses how agencies could improve their digital experiences, and implement the goals of the 21st Century IDEA act.
    23 min
  • Information warfare's role in the National Defense Strategy - February 25, 2019
    Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare & Director of Naval Intelligence Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler, discusses ‘informationalized warfare,’ and how it transcends across all the Navy’s domains.
    Former Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrators Angela Styles and Joe Jordan discuss the nomination of Michael Wooten to the role, and what he should focus on if confirmed.
    Michael Ehrlich, chief technology officer of IronNet, discusses U.S. Cyber Command’s search for their own suite of cyber tools, and how they want to build out defensive capabilities.
    23 min
  • Information warfare's role in the National Defense Strategy - February 25, 2019
    Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare & Director of Naval Intelligence Vice Adm. Matthew Kohler, discusses ‘informationalized warfare,’ and how it transcends across all the Navy’s domains.
    Former Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrators Angela Styles and Joe Jordan discuss the nomination of Michael Wooten to the role, and what he should focus on if confirmed.
    Michael Ehrlich, chief technology officer of IronNet, discusses U.S. Cyber Command’s search for their own suite of cyber tools, and how they want to build out defensive capabilities.
    23 min

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Government Matters is the only television newscast focused on the business of government. Host Mimi Geerges recaps the top federal headlines and conducts thought-provoking interviews on tech,…