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  • 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
  • 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
  • First Federal Reskilling Academy offers cybersecurity training - December 30, 2018
    Jason Gray, CIO at the Department of Education, and Alan Paller, founder & director of research at the SANS Institute, discuss cyber training initiatives in government, and what they are looking for in applicants.
    Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, outlines the consequences of government shutdowns, and why the current shutdown is similar to the one in 2013.
    Kate Kidder, associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation, Capt. Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.), VP of the Telemus Group, and Col. Dan Merry (USAF, Ret.), VP of government relations at the Military Officers Association of America, discuss the year’s top defense news, and what to look for in 2019.
    23 min
  • First Federal Reskilling Academy offers cybersecurity training - December 30, 2018
    Jason Gray, CIO at the Department of Education, and Alan Paller, founder & director of research at the SANS Institute, discuss cyber training initiatives in government, and what they are looking for in applicants.
    Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, outlines the consequences of government shutdowns, and why the current shutdown is similar to the one in 2013.
    Kate Kidder, associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation, Capt. Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.), VP of the Telemus Group, and Col. Dan Merry (USAF, Ret.), VP of government relations at the Military Officers Association of America, discuss the year’s top defense news, and what to look for in 2019.
    23 min
  • First Federal Reskilling Academy offers cybersecurity training - December 30, 2018
    Jason Gray, CIO at the Department of Education, and Alan Paller, founder & director of research at the SANS Institute, discuss cyber training initiatives in government, and what they are looking for in applicants.
    Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, outlines the consequences of government shutdowns, and why the current shutdown is similar to the one in 2013.
    Kate Kidder, associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation, Capt. Jerry Hendrix (USN, Ret.), VP of the Telemus Group, and Col. Dan Merry (USAF, Ret.), VP of government relations at the Military Officers Association of America, discuss the year’s top defense news, and what to look for in 2019.
    23 min
  • Shutdown status, impact on federal workers & contractors - December 23, 2018
    The partial government shutdown continued Sunday. Congress and the President could not agree on a funding deal to re-open nine federal departments and other government agencies.
    The shutdown is partial because Congress passed and President Trump signed appropriations for the rest of government months ago.
    For a status update on the shutdown and its impact on federal workers & contractors, watch the video above. It features insight and analysis from the following experts:
    - Jack Fitzpatrick, Congressional Reporter at Bloomberg Government
    - Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor at Nextgov
    - Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President of Advocacy at NARFE
    - Dan Blair, Senior Counselor at the Bipartisan Policy Center
    - Terry Gerton, President and CEO of NAPA
    - Stan Soloway, Founder of Celero Strategies
    23 min
  • Shutdown status, impact on federal workers & contractors - December 23, 2018
    The partial government shutdown continued Sunday. Congress and the President could not agree on a funding deal to re-open nine federal departments and other government agencies.
    The shutdown is partial because Congress passed and President Trump signed appropriations for the rest of government months ago.
    For a status update on the shutdown and its impact on federal workers & contractors, watch the video above. It features insight and analysis from the following experts:
    - Jack Fitzpatrick, Congressional Reporter at Bloomberg Government
    - Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor at Nextgov
    - Jessica Klement, Staff Vice President of Advocacy at NARFE
    - Dan Blair, Senior Counselor at the Bipartisan Policy Center
    - Terry Gerton, President and CEO of NAPA
    - Stan Soloway, Founder of Celero Strategies
    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,…