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  • Chief of Naval Operations highlights innovation priorities - February 24, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson outlines innovation priorities at the U.S. Navy, and why the Navy is reexamining the 355-ship fleet.
    Frank Konkel, senior technology editor at Government Executive, and Carten Cordell, senior tech reporter at Fedscoop, discuss the potential conflicts of interest with the JEDI cloud procurement at the Pentagon.
    23 min
  • Chief of Naval Operations highlights innovation priorities - February 24, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019: Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson outlines innovation priorities at the U.S. Navy, and why the Navy is reexamining the 355-ship fleet.
    Frank Konkel, senior technology editor at Government Executive, and Carten Cordell, senior tech reporter at Fedscoop, discuss the potential conflicts of interest with the JEDI cloud procurement at the Pentagon.
    23 min
  • Evolution of MilCloud 2.0 in DoD’s cloud strategy - February 21, 2019
    John Hale, chief of cloud services at DISA, details how MilCloud 2.0 fits into the Pentagon cloud strategy, and the portfolio’s 2019 milestones.
    Tony Cole, chief technology officer at Attivo Networks, discusses ways the government can better mitigate breaches at agencies, and why rolling out continuous diagnostics and mitigation is difficult in the federal government.
    Sonny Hashmi, managing director of global government at Box, discusses civilian applications of AI in government, and how the AI executive order could impact these efforts.
    24 min
  • Evolution of MilCloud 2.0 in DoD’s cloud strategy - February 21, 2019
    John Hale, chief of cloud services at DISA, details how MilCloud 2.0 fits into the Pentagon cloud strategy, and the portfolio’s 2019 milestones.
    Tony Cole, chief technology officer at Attivo Networks, discusses ways the government can better mitigate breaches at agencies, and why rolling out continuous diagnostics and mitigation is difficult in the federal government.
    Sonny Hashmi, managing director of global government at Box, discusses civilian applications of AI in government, and how the AI executive order could impact these efforts.
    24 min
  • Coast Guard Vice Commandant lays out top priorities - February 20, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019, U.S Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Ray outlines the service’s top priorities for readiness, recruitment, and modernization.
    Section 809 Panel Commissioner David Ahern discusses the panel’s recommendation for the Department of Defense to invest in portfolio management, and why it would be an improvement over the current program-based system.
    23 min
  • Coast Guard Vice Commandant lays out top priorities - February 20, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019, U.S Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charles Ray outlines the service’s top priorities for readiness, recruitment, and modernization.
    Section 809 Panel Commissioner David Ahern discusses the panel’s recommendation for the Department of Defense to invest in portfolio management, and why it would be an improvement over the current program-based system.
    23 min
  • The push for government contractor back pay in light of partial shutdown - February 19, 2019
    David Berteau, president & CEO of the Professional Services Council, details efforts to provide back pay for federal contractors after shutdowns, and how it could be done.
    Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle (USAF, Ret.), president of the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses what redirecting military construction funding to a border wall means for existing projects, and how it could impact readiness across the military.
    Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of government solutions at Hughes Network Systems, discusses why vendors want GSA to push back the EIS telecom contract’s solicitation deadline.
    24 min
  • The push for government contractor back pay in light of partial shutdown - February 19, 2019
    David Berteau, president & CEO of the Professional Services Council, details efforts to provide back pay for federal contractors after shutdowns, and how it could be done.
    Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle (USAF, Ret.), president of the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses what redirecting military construction funding to a border wall means for existing projects, and how it could impact readiness across the military.
    Tony Bardo, assistant vice president of government solutions at Hughes Network Systems, discusses why vendors want GSA to push back the EIS telecom contract’s solicitation deadline.
    24 min
  • Update on U.S. Navy's reorganization of its leadership offices - February 18, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy Thomas Modly provides an update on the Navy’s leadership reorganization, and discusses proposed changes to the naval education system.
    Jill Klein, interim dean of the School of Professional & Extended Studies at American University, discusses how workers were impacted by the partial shutdown, and explains why lifelong learning is important.
    24 min
  • Update on U.S. Navy's reorganization of its leadership offices - February 18, 2019
    In this two-part interview from WEST 2019, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy Thomas Modly provides an update on the Navy’s leadership reorganization, and discusses proposed changes to the naval education system.
    Jill Klein, interim dean of the School of Professional & Extended Studies at American University, discusses how workers were impacted by the partial shutdown, and explains why lifelong learning is important.
    24 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,…