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  • How the Navy can 'Regain the High Ground at Sea' - January 7, 2018
    Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses how the Navy can improve carrier air wing composition for future conflicts.
    Danny Werfel, former acting IRS commissioner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group details how the shutdown is affecting the Internal Revenue Service on the eve of tax season.
    Martha Dorris, former head of the Office of Strategic Programs at the General Services Administration, details what the new year could bring for the federal government’s customer experience projects.
    24 min
  • How the Navy can 'Regain the High Ground at Sea' - January 7, 2018
    Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses how the Navy can improve carrier air wing composition for future conflicts.
    Danny Werfel, former acting IRS commissioner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group details how the shutdown is affecting the Internal Revenue Service on the eve of tax season.
    Martha Dorris, former head of the Office of Strategic Programs at the General Services Administration, details what the new year could bring for the federal government’s customer experience projects.
    24 min
  • How the Navy can 'Regain the High Ground at Sea' - January 7, 2018
    Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses how the Navy can improve carrier air wing composition for future conflicts.
    Danny Werfel, former acting IRS commissioner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group details how the shutdown is affecting the Internal Revenue Service on the eve of tax season.
    Martha Dorris, former head of the Office of Strategic Programs at the General Services Administration, details what the new year could bring for the federal government’s customer experience projects.
    24 min
  • Veterans Affairs launches new Health API to support applications - January 6, 2019
    Charles Worthington, chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Drew Myklegard, executive director of Project Special Forces at VA, discuss how the department’s new healthcare APIs will help providers access data and get veterans the care they need.
    Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer of Connected Care at the Veterans Health Administration, discusses how the Blue Button system will be improved by the new VA Health API, and how data sharing has improved healthcare.
    Nicole Ogrysko, reporter at Federal News Network, Adam Mazmanian, executive editor of FCW and Nancy Ognanovich, congressional leadership reporter at Bloomberg Government, discuss what’s happening with the government shutdown, and how federal employees are being impacted.
    23 min
  • Veterans Affairs launches new Health API to support applications - January 6, 2019
    Charles Worthington, chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Drew Myklegard, executive director of Project Special Forces at VA, discuss how the department’s new healthcare APIs will help providers access data and get veterans the care they need.
    Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer of Connected Care at the Veterans Health Administration, discusses how the Blue Button system will be improved by the new VA Health API, and how data sharing has improved healthcare.
    Nicole Ogrysko, reporter at Federal News Network, Adam Mazmanian, executive editor of FCW and Nancy Ognanovich, congressional leadership reporter at Bloomberg Government, discuss what’s happening with the government shutdown, and how federal employees are being impacted.
    23 min
  • Veterans Affairs launches new Health API to support applications - January 6, 2019
    Charles Worthington, chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Drew Myklegard, executive director of Project Special Forces at VA, discuss how the department’s new healthcare APIs will help providers access data and get veterans the care they need.
    Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer of Connected Care at the Veterans Health Administration, discusses how the Blue Button system will be improved by the new VA Health API, and how data sharing has improved healthcare.
    Nicole Ogrysko, reporter at Federal News Network, Adam Mazmanian, executive editor of FCW and Nancy Ognanovich, congressional leadership reporter at Bloomberg Government, discuss what’s happening with the government shutdown, and how federal employees are being impacted.
    23 min
  • Top management challenges for Department of Veterans Affairs - January 3, 2019
    Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, details how his office makes recommendations to fix agency issues, and what challenges are facing the second-largest federal agency.
    David Powner, former director of IT Issues at the Government Accountability Office and director of Strategic Engagement & Partnerships at MITRE, discusses possible changes to the federal data center policy, and looks back on FITARA’s progress.
    Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, details how agencies are planning to use Robotic Process Automation, and where it fits in the technology “continuum.”
    24 min
  • Top management challenges for Department of Veterans Affairs - January 3, 2019
    Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, details how his office makes recommendations to fix agency issues, and what challenges are facing the second-largest federal agency.
    David Powner, former director of IT Issues at the Government Accountability Office and director of Strategic Engagement & Partnerships at MITRE, discusses possible changes to the federal data center policy, and looks back on FITARA’s progress.
    Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, details how agencies are planning to use Robotic Process Automation, and where it fits in the technology “continuum.”
    24 min
  • Top management challenges for Department of Veterans Affairs - January 3, 2019
    Michael Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, details how his office makes recommendations to fix agency issues, and what challenges are facing the second-largest federal agency.
    David Powner, former director of IT Issues at the Government Accountability Office and director of Strategic Engagement & Partnerships at MITRE, discusses possible changes to the federal data center policy, and looks back on FITARA’s progress.
    Katell Thielemann, research vice president at Gartner, details how agencies are planning to use Robotic Process Automation, and where it fits in the technology “continuum.”
    24 min
  • Gen. Milley poised to take over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs - January 2, 2019
    Daniel Gouré, senior vice president of the Lexington Institute, discusses Trump’s choice for the next head of the Joint Chiefs, and what’s on the horizon for the military leaders.
    Roger Zakheim, director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation & Institute, discusses goals and challenges for the new House Armed Services leadership, and why passing the 2020 Defense Authorization Act could be complicated.
    On the first Pentagon Beat of the year: Megan Eckstein, deputy editor of USNI News, and Patrick Tucker, technology editor at Defense One, discuss the Navy’s purchase of a second destroyer from General Dynamics in 2019, and the Justice Department’s indictment of Chinese hackers.
    24 min

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