Government Matters

Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, deputy commanding general of Army Futures Command, discusses the role that Multi-Domain Operations will play in warfighting, and how the Army is preparing for 21st century conflict.

Deputy National Coordinator of Health IT Dr. Jon White and Deputy National Coordinator for Operations & COO Lisa Lewis from the Department of Health and Human Services discuss how they are implementing the President’s Management Agenda’s directive to improve efficiency.

Thomas Hardy, acting director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, outlines the organization’s mission, and how they are assisting companies and countries work together.

Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, deputy commanding general of Army Futures Command, discusses the role that Multi-Domain Operations will play in warfighting, and how the Army is preparing for 21st century conflict.

Deputy National Coordinator of Health IT Dr. Jon White and Deputy National Coordinator for Operations & COO Lisa Lewis from the Department of Health and Human Services discuss how they are implementing the President’s Management Agenda’s directive to improve efficiency.

Thomas Hardy, acting director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, outlines the organization’s mission, and how they are assisting companies and countries work together.

Section 809 Panel Commissioner Bill LaPlante outlines the panel's recommendations to change IT acquisitions, and why parts of the Clinger-Cohen Act might not be relevant for the Pentagon anymore.

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst, and Megan Howard, legislative data analyst from Bloomberg Government, discuss the proposed merger of Defense Department and Veterans health systems, and why the proposal has some in Congress upset.

Reggie Brothers, chief technology officer at Peraton and former undersecretary for science & technology at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the funding trend for R&D, and why the Pentagon needs more than it will likely receive.

Section 809 Panel Commissioner Bill LaPlante outlines the panel's recommendations to change IT acquisitions, and why parts of the Clinger-Cohen Act might not be relevant for the Pentagon anymore.

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst, and Megan Howard, legislative data analyst from Bloomberg Government, discuss the proposed merger of Defense Department and Veterans health systems, and why the proposal has some in Congress upset.

Reggie Brothers, chief technology officer at Peraton and former undersecretary for science & technology at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the funding trend for R&D, and why the Pentagon needs more than it will likely receive.

Jon Ludwigson, acting director of contracting and national security acquisitions issues at the Government Accountability Office, details recommendations to help Army Futures Command accomplish their modernization mission.

Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses how debate over the defense authorization bill might play out, and how mergers in the defense industry could change the contracting landscape.

Deputy Editor Leo Shane III and Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp from Military Times discuss the military implications of President Trump’s State of the Union address, and the movement of troops to the U.S-Mexico border.

Jon Ludwigson, acting director of contracting and national security acquisitions issues at the Government Accountability Office, details recommendations to help Army Futures Command accomplish their modernization mission.

Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses how debate over the defense authorization bill might play out, and how mergers in the defense industry could change the contracting landscape.

Deputy Editor Leo Shane III and Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp from Military Times discuss the military implications of President Trump’s State of the Union address, and the movement of troops to the U.S-Mexico border.

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses paradoxical qualities that could improve innovation culture at agencies, and why they all need to be present to work.

Richard Spires, former CIO at the Department of Homeland Security and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses the impact the shutdown will have on federal IT modernization, and details efforts to update the Trusted Internet Connections policy.

Katherine Coffman, former human capital officer at IRS and executive at KC Executive and Leadership Coaching, discusses what impact the shutdown will have on federal employee retention, and how to get more people on the “on ramp.”

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses paradoxical qualities that could improve innovation culture at agencies, and why they all need to be present to work.

Richard Spires, former CIO at the Department of Homeland Security and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses the impact the shutdown will have on federal IT modernization, and details efforts to update the Trusted Internet Connections policy.

Katherine Coffman, former human capital officer at IRS and executive at KC Executive and Leadership Coaching, discusses what impact the shutdown will have on federal employee retention, and how to get more people on the “on ramp.”

Dave Mihelcic, former CTO of the Defense Information Systems Agency and consultant at DMMI, details issues with the Joint Regional Security Stacks program and ways to fix them.

Gary Wall, former Networx program manager at the Department of Health and Human Services and CEO of the Coastal Communications Consulting Group, discusses how the government shutdown affected GSA’s new telecommunications contract, and why it could be made worse by other problems down the line.

LaVerne Council, national managing principal of enterprise tech strategy & innovation at Grant Thornton, discusses changes to the IT oversight structure in Congress and why it’s important for legislators to keep an eye on tech developments.

Dave Mihelcic, former CTO of the Defense Information Systems Agency and consultant at DMMI, details issues with the Joint Regional Security Stacks program and ways to fix them.

Gary Wall, former Networx program manager at the Department of Health and Human Services and CEO of the Coastal Communications Consulting Group, discusses how the government shutdown affected GSA’s new telecommunications contract, and why it could be made worse by other problems down the line.

LaVerne Council, national managing principal of enterprise tech strategy & innovation at Grant Thornton, discusses changes to the IT oversight structure in Congress and why it’s important for legislators to keep an eye on tech developments.