Studio 2G Podcasts

In the third and final episode of the Beyond Borders: The future of zero trust in government podcast series, experts from industry and government discuss the U.S. military and Defense Department's commitment to fully implement zero trust by 2027.

Jon Morgan, systems engineer for ThunderCat along with David W. McKeown, DOD senior information security officer and deputy CIO for cybersecurity and Brian “Stretch” Meyer, senior director of Axonius Federal Engineering, highlight key challenges DOD faces, as well as its strategies to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks and secure the nation’s digital defenses. The discussion also delves into upcoming trends in cybersecurity and how DOD and civilian federal agencies can future-proof their operations, offering practical insights on adapting security measures in a constantly evolving threat landscape.

AI and cybersecurity are a perfect match, one that has the power to significantly enhance the way government systems detect and respond to threats. Integrating AI into zero trust frameworks elevates their effectiveness even further. AI is always active, consistently monitoring user behavior, network traffic and devices. It also gives agencies the ability to quickly tweak and improve security capabilities to stay one step ahead of threats. 

In this episode of Beyond borders: The future of zero trust in government, Paul Blahusch, the chief information security officer at the Labor Department, Beau Nuanes, systems engineer from ThunderCat, and Christopher Hoesly, director of solutions engineering for BigID dive into practical tips and tricks federal agencies can use to maximize AI-boosted zero trust setups for increased security and efficiency.

As the sun sets over a remote military base, the quiet hum of drone rotors signals a shift in modern warfare. These drones, which began as simple consumer gadgets, now play crucial roles in military operations. 

In this episode, Mark Valentine, president and general manager of global government for Skydio, and retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce discuss how Skydio is leading advancement in defense technology with its highly autonomous and innovative drones. The experts delve into the company's initiatives in base security, asset inspection and ISR/battlefield applications, highlighting how the new X10D drones bolster the effectiveness and safety of military operations.

The NASA SEWP Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) vehicle aims to help federal agencies access funding for IT products and solutions, and under SEWP VI, the contract will include enterprise-wide ITC/AV services and program-level ITC/AV services. As technology evolves, leaders are increasingly focusing on the confluence of people, processes, and technologies.

In this podcast episode, GovExec’s Studio 2G will sit down with Joanne Woytek, SEWP Program Director at NASA to discuss the evolution of the SEWP GWAC and how people, processes and technology can shape the future of how public sector services are delivered to better meet the needs of the public sector.

By the end of fiscal year 2024, federal agencies must achieve significant zero trust cybersecurity milestones. They are tasked with improving identity verification with multi-factor authentication, encrypting data at rest and in transit, and advancing continuous monitoring and automated security. In this episode, experts from government and industry explore how agencies are progressing on this journey and discuss best practices to avoid potential pitfalls.

In this episode of The Federal Innovator Podcast, hosts George Jackson, vice president of events at GovExec, and Dr. Jennifer Sample, managing director at Accenture Federal Services, are joined by Amer Helmy, federal identity, credential, and access management manager at the U.S. Department of Labor, and Rayan Farooq, identity and access management lead at Accenture Federal Services, to discuss how emerging technologies are helping the federal government advance digital identity services.

Check out what they have to say by listening to the full episode!

On this special bonus episode of "The Federal Innovator Podcast," host Troy Schneider, President of GovExec 360, sits down with government leaders and industry experts to discuss how generative AI impacts the federal government.

In this episode, Troy is joined by Dr. Lynne Graves, Chief of the U.S. Air Force's Artificial Intelligence Division; Pritha Mehra, Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President for the U.S. Postal Service and Dr. Viveca Pavon-Harr, Director of Applied Intelligence Discovery Lab at Accenture Federal Services. Tune in to learn more about how you can leverage generative AI to create value for your agency!

With the amount of data in our world increasing, federal leaders are investing time and effort into building architectures designed to deliver better services. As new frameworks begin to emerge, how will these data architectures address the age-old challenge of data silos? 

In this episode of The Federal Innovator Podcast, host, George Jackson, vice president of events at GovExec, is joined by Dave Mooney, services management section chief, cybersecurity division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Dr. Jennifer Sample, managing director at Accenture Federal Services, to discuss how contemporary data frameworks are changing the way government agencies operate.

Nine strategies lie at the heart of the Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) 2023 National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.

In this episode, we'll focus on those nine strategies and how building generalist models can help the federal government achieve its goal of building models that promote and support American values.

New technologies are causing the physical and digital worlds to converge, creating an increasingly interconnected world where government decision-makers can deliver on their missions at speed and scale.

In this episode, hosts Michael Thieme, Managing Director for the National Security Portfolio at Accenture Federal Services and George Jackson, Vice President of Events at GovExec, are joined by esteemed guest, Jill Marlowe, Digital Transformation Officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to discuss the intersection of emerging technology and federal research.