The Business of Government Hour

How do we balance the age-old battles between expertise and accountability in government? What is the role of experts in governance? Why have the challenges of bureaucratic capacity and control become far greater in the twenty-first century? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Professor Don Kettl, author of EXPERTS IN GOVERNMENT: The Deep State from Caligula to Trump and Beyond on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Conversations with Authors.

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What are the strategies priorities for the Defense Health Agency (DHA)? How is DHA working to create a more fully integrated military healthcare system? What is DHA doing to delivery healthcare differently expanding services and tailoring care? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and LT. General Telita Crosland, Director, Defense Health Agency. Next week on The Business of Government Hour.

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How is data transforming how today’s organizations operate? What are the most critical components of effective data governance? What emerging technologies or trends should public sector leaders anticipate in a data-driven landscape? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Cristina Alaimo co-author of Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy.

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What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory? How is the U.S. Air Force Research Lab leveraging emerging technology to transform how it does IT?

What data-driven approaches are being use to improve decision-making across technical, business, and operational domains? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Alexis Bonnell, CIO and Director Digital Capabilities Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory within the U.S. Department of the Air Force (USAF).

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How can leaders better handle this disruption? What skills and mindset do they need? How can we discern the upside to disruption and see it as a strategic advantage? Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Terence Mauri, author of THE UPSIDE OF DISRUPTION: THE PATH TO LEADING AND THRIVING IN THE UNKNOWN.

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A Conversation with Marcela Escobar-Alava and Betsy Beaumon. What is the technology strategy for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)? How is emerging tech helping to drive transformation at SSA? What is SSA doing to transform the way it does business and meet its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with guests Marcela Escobar-Alava, chief information officer at SSA and Betsy Beaumon, chief transformation officer at SSA on The Business of Government Hour.

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How is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) transforming how it operates and does business? What is the IRS doing to advance its digital services and enhance customer experience? How is it modernizing the agency's technology infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Danny Werfel, Commissioner, at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on The Business of Government Hour.

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How do you measure public impact? What strategies can governments use to rebuild trust and legitimacy? How can governments implement systems thinking to tackle multifaceted challenges? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Adrian Brown, Executive Director, The Centre for Public Impact. 

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A Conversation with Melinda Rogers, chief information officer at DOJ. What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)?  How is the DOJ improving data governance and data sharing across the department? What is it doing to change the way it does IT? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Melinda Rogers, Chief Information Officer, at the U.S. Department of Justice next week on The Business of Government Hour.

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A Conversation with Corey Nickens, Client Executive for the Assisted Acquisition Services Innovation Business Unit, Federal Acquisition Service at GSA. What is the mission of the U.S. General Services Administration’s Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS)? How does it work to meet the unique needs of the federal agencies it supports? How is it changing the way it does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Corey Nickens, Client Executive for the Assisted Acquisition Services Innovation Business Unit within the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA.

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