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Fed Gov Today
Veteran host Francis Rose gives Federal government decision-makers news and information about management, workforce, IT, and acquisition, to help those leaders do their jobs better.
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9/5/23: Commerce’s year-end cloud countdown; a culture change in progress at CISA
The Commerce Department is counting down to a big cloud move at the end of this month. On the latest edition of the Fed Gov Today TV show, the Chief…
Fed Gov Today8/31/23: The back-to-office problem that’s not just government’s problem; tracking Congress’s potential changes to your retirement
The White House is asking agencies to “aggressively execute” back-to-office strategies this fall. President Biden’s Chief of Staff, former Deputy Director for…
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8/29/23: A guidebook to make government deliver; the implementation plan to build a better cyber workforce in the Pentagon
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a 10-year plan to modernize federal IT. Chris DeRusha, the Federal Chief Information Security Officer, says…
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8/24/23: Avoiding a paycheck breakdown for 650K feds; hitting small business goals at HHS; the management relationship-building that even works for keeping nukes safe
The National Finance Center does payroll, human resources, and retirement services for 650,000 federal employees across 170 agencies. It’s up against the same…
Fed Gov Today8/22/23: A huge change coming for small business contracting; killing bureaucratic inertia in the military’s newest service; the real meaning of DevSecOps
GovForward FedRAMP Headliner Summit August 23 Big changes are coming to the 8(a) program at the Small Business Administration. Vendors will soon have to tell…
Fed Gov Today8/17/23: A back-to-the-office jolt for every agency; the CX center of the VA; the CMMC timeline that keeps getting longer
GovForward FedRAMP Headliner Summit August 23 The new edition of one of the federal government’s guiding performance documents is out. The update to Circular…
Fed Gov Today8/15/23: A big thumbs-up for State’s tech transformation; a user experience boost for the Air Force; adding fuel to the fire for the Pentagon’s need for speed
The State Department’s “Tech for Life” initiative will give each employee her or his own phone number to connect to the department’s IT. The CIO at the State…
Fed Gov Today8/10/23: The hunt for supply chain solutions at VA; DHS’s zero trust journey up close; the future workforce and how to get there
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to a new supply chain management solution. The agency’s solicitation has been on the street for a couple weeks…
Fed Gov Today8/8/23: The real-world view for next-gen AI; the past, present, and future of the Air Force’s innovation unit
The next generation of the Army’s Project Convergence is scheduled for the beginning of next year. Federal News Network reports Project Convergence-4 will…
Fed Gov Today8/3/23: Saving the earth through multi-agency collaboration
Scientists could save the earth from an object that’s coming at us from outer space thanks to a test NASA has done. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test team…
Fed Gov Today8/1/23: DoD’s road ahead for DEIA; a veteran in the fight against cancer, a one-year tech anniversary at the TSP
The Defense Department says it considers diversity a “strategic imperative”. But data seems to show diversity hasn’t changed much in the last decade. Brenda…
Fed Gov Today7/27/23: Stretching modernization dollars at the IRS; end of an era for a federal employee leader; solving one of the government’s biggest culture problems
The Internal Revenue Service will award a procurement worth up to $1.7 billion to modernize its Integrated Enterprise Portals platform. The agency says that…
Fed Gov Today7/25/23: Another Coast Guard procurement falls behind; help for agencies in the still-figuring-it-out phase of zero trust; concepts behind the technology of defending the homeland
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Eleven09 and Carahsoft. The Coast Guard is running into some problems with its new Offshore Patrol Cutter…
Fed Gov Today7/20/23: New cyber crime isn’t much different than old cyber crime; a 2-year path to data collaboration across agencies; the plan for a Zero Trust future at HHS
This edition of Fed Gov Today, from the Edge23 Security Summit in San Diego, is sponsored by Hitachi Vantara Federal and Carahsoft. The Computer Crime and…
Fed Gov Today7/18/23: The *next* things your cyber team should track after zero trust; the toolbox you’ll need to make your cyber solutions work; serving the external & internal customers at DHS
This edition of Fed Gov Today, from the Edge23 Security Summit in San Diego, is sponsored by Okta and Carahsoft. The motto of Edge 23 is “Managing Risk in…
Fed Gov Today7/13/23: Stronger gov/industry collaboration; connecting strategy and execution for zero trust success; an AI integration timeline across government
This edition of Fed Gov Today, from the Edge23 Security Summit in San Diego, is sponsored by Splunk and Carahsoft. Civilian and military agencies across…
Fed Gov Today7/6/23: OMB puts its money where its cyber policy is; a $1B hedge fund for the Pentagon; the Army’s newest platform gets an in-depth review
The Office of Management and Budget’s new cyber investment priorities for fiscal 2025 match the National Cybersecurity Strategy. Those priorities align with…
Fed Gov Today6/27/23: More CISA can do to help agencies defend themselves; a redo on Schedule F spotlights personnel reform; aircraft mishaps reshape the way the Navy and Marine Corps fight
The leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Jen Easterly, says her agency is “not tracking a significant impact against the civilian…
Fed Gov Today6/22/23: boosting production at production agencies; building a collaboration ecosystem at DHS
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the IRS are two agencies dealing with backlogs for citizen services. The VA has a claims backlog in the Veterans…
Fed Gov Today6/20/23: Looking through a new workforce window at the Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out its new Workforce Dashboard. The agency has set a monthly update schedule for the dashboard. Tracey Therit…
Fed Gov Today6/15/23: The Marine Corps looks at its technology future; the start-up scene at Homeland Security
The nominee to become the next Commandant of the Marine Corps says technology is integral to preparing his service for the future fight. The Senate Armed…
Fed Gov Today6/13/23: Inside innovation in health IT; the health tech view over the horizon; the newest tech leader at HHS lays out her to-do list
This edition of Fed Gov Today, featuring the ACT-IAC Health Innovation Summit 2023, is sponsored by Red Hat and Carahsoft. Innovation is coming fast for health…
Fed Gov Today6/8/23: 5 pillars to help special operators; widening the supply chain pipeline for DoD; maximizing AI for customer experience
On the latest episode of the Innovation In Government television show from SOF Week, you learned about five pillars the Operator Relief Fund bases its help…
Fed Gov Today6/6/23: The multi cloud conundrum for the IC; a “generational opportunity” for military/industry partnership; a potential software shift for agencies and vendors
The intelligence community is moving to the cloud through its Commercial Cloud Enterprise. But one of the I-C’s leaders says the community doesn’t have a…
Fed Gov Today6/1/23: New FedRamp guidelines: what they mean, what’s next; a new roadmap for digital modernization; the TSP takes a page from the PMA
The next evolution of FedRamp is here. A new blog post at FedRamp.gov is titled “Revision 5 Baselines Have Been Approved and Released.” Dave Wennergren, CEO of…
Fed Gov Today5/30/23: Privacy and security in the metaverse; a veteran voice in a new job at NGA
This podcast was recorded at GEOINT Symposium 2023, hosted by the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, in St. Louis, MO, May 22-23, 2023. Technology isn’t…
Fed Gov Today5/25/23: Synthetic data situation shaping the next intelligence frontier; a non-linear career path in demand in the IC; a new partnership in the metaverse
This podcast was recorded at GEOINT Symposium 2023, hosted by the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, in St. Louis, MO, May 22-23, 2023. The theme of this…
Fed Gov Today5/23/23: Killing the vampire squids in federal government software; a potential new fate worse than F for federal employees
Congress could find budget savings in federal agency software, according to a veteran of the Hill. He calls those contracts “software vampire squid.” Matt…
Fed Gov Today5/18/23: A new cashflow problem looks a lot like an old one; a model for agile innovation inside the Pentagon
The debt limit debate on Capitol Hill could have some impact for operations at federal agencies. Those implications for agencies could be somewhat familiar and…
Fed Gov Today5/16/23: Contract pricing problems that may not be problems after all; testing technology for special operators
The Inspector General’s office at the General Services Administration has a new look at the Transactional Data Reporting pilot on the Multiple Award Schedule…
Fed Gov Today5/11/23: The supply chain problems data could solve; devastation coming from another continuing resolution
The Defense Logistics Agency says its supplier base shrunk 22% between 2016 and 2022. DLA leadership released supply chain data at the Supply Chain Alliance…
Fed Gov Today5/9/23: Public Service Recognition Week takes the spotlight; the perception problem holding back DIU
Today is day three of Public Service Recognition Week. Part of the observation of that week each year is the release of the finalists for Service to America…
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5/4/23: The AI revolution that’s only getting started; the transformation coming to the IRS
The Chief Information Officer of Space Systems Command, Col. Jennifer Krolikowski, says she’s “cautiously optimistic” about generative artificial intelligence…
Fed Gov Today5/2/23: Driving data for making personnel decisions; a transformation coming for the Space Force
The Office of Personnel Management’s new data strategy includes four goals. OPM says those four goals will push the agency toward becoming “the nation’s…
Fed Gov Today4/27/23: Building resilience against cyber shocks; managing risk at the TSP
The National Cybersecurity Strategy is part of the Biden administration’s preparation for cyber attacks against the federal government and the private sector…
Fed Gov Today4/26/23: Supply Chain Integrity: the Future of Software Security
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Interos and Carahsoft. April is Supply Chain Integrity Month. The theme this year is “Supply Chain Risk…
Fed Gov Today4/25/23: New High Risk List includes some of the same old problems; the unique cyber challenge ahead for the Coast Guard
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will review the new edition of the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List Wednesday. GAO publishes an…
Fed Gov Today4/20/23: Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger on zero trust, the cloud, and more
The Air Force is on the hunt for a new Chief Information Officer. Lauren Knausenberger will leave that job June 2nd. She’s been in that post since August 2020…
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4/19/23: Multi-cloud management: How the environment is changing
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by SAIC. The Air Force calls its Cloud One offering a multi-cloud, multi-vendor ecosystem. Cloud One hosts more than…
Fed Gov Today4/18/23: A 3-pronged approach to info warfare; mission data delivery gets easier and faster; presence at the tip of the spear
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft and Hitachi Vantara. The Fleet C4I and Readiness Department at Naval Information Warfare Center…
Fed Gov Today27: The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
4/14/23: The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government NASA is the Best Large-Agency Place to Work in the Federal Government again this year, according to…
Fed Gov Today26: 4/13/23: Breaking the ice on a 3-agency collaboration; edge computing to boost the future fight; the mission ahead for the Navy’s information warfare hub
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft and Dell. The new National Strategy for the Arctic Region takes a 10-year view of that region of the…
Fed Gov Today25: 4/12/23: The forecast for the Navy’s sea domination; industry’s job in the readiness equation; the Coast Guard’s plan for its unmanned fleet
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft and Salesforce. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command features six major commands. One of them is…
Fed Gov Today24: 4/11/23: The Coast Guard’s race for talent; government-industry collaboration; the maritime piece of the competition for space
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft and Nightdragon. The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Linda Fagan, says her service is in a race for…
Fed Gov Today23: 4/6/23: Keeping the Navy running on time; the sea services lean hard into modernization mode; the Commandant of the Coast Guard in a race for talent
This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft. The U.S. Naval Observatory says its mission is to “define and apply the physical environment, from the…
Fed Gov Today22: 4/4/23: Cyber collabs go into overdrive; TSP cuts the cord on its legacy IT; VA takes a crack at realigning its infrastructure
The Chief Information Officer of the Defense Department says the Pentagon now has enterprise cloud computing capabilities at all three security levels. John…
Fed Gov Today21: 3/30/23: Hitting the AI gas pedal; matching money to the PMA; the Pentagon’s civilian people problem
Government leaders should - and can - move faster to deploy artificial intelligence solutions, according to a group of industry leaders. Those leaders tell me…
Fed Gov Today20: 3/28/23: Fixing the government’s HR operation for good; the next step in AI is generative; the small business drumbeat gets louder at HHS
This program is sponsored by Carahsoft and NVIDIA. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management will release a cyber talent management plan soon…
Fed Gov Today19: 3/23/23: Next steps for DOD/vendor cyber collaboration; the storage problem affecting government and industry
The new National Cybersecurity Strategy aligns with the Defense Department’s key cyber initiative. The Chief Executive Officer of the organization partnering…
Fed Gov Today18: 3/21/23: Making the new National Cyber strategy work; cutting-edge tech troubles at DoD; future of telework in question
The new Defense Department Cyber Workforce Strategy includes four pillars for the department to focus on. The Department says an implementation guide is coming…
Fed Gov Today17: 3/16/23: VA’s biggest IT issue isn’t Cerner; building tech strategy for the whole gov; Decade 3 of DoD $ management risks
This program is sponsored by Denodo. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will rely on its VistA electronic health record system for another five to ten…
Fed Gov Today16: 3/14/23: VA’s VistA problem; Decade Two of the gov’s IT transformation; the GAO examines the TSP
This program is sponsored by Denodo. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will rely on its VistA electronic health record system for another five to ten…
Fed Gov Today15: 3/9/23: Tech’s role in strategic competition; Federal CIOs gathering; new CX pilots from OMB
This program sponsored by Denodo. Brig. Gen. Denise Brown is in her seventh month as the Director of the Army’s Networks and Command, Control, Communications…
Fed Gov Today14: 3/7/23: Industry’s call from US allies; matching Navy problems with solutions; everyone is a cyber pro
From West 2023 in San Diego, CA, sponsored by Carahsoft. A lot of the focus at West 2023 was on the Pacific. But the war in Ukraine was top of mind too. Maj…
Fed Gov Today13: 3/3/23: An in-depth look at the new National Cybersecurity Strategy
Fact sheet about the new National Cybersecurity Strategy from the White House The complete National Cybersecurity Strategy (PDF) State Department statement on…
Fed Gov Today12: 3/2/23: SEAL team comms; cyber workforce lessons; Navy intel leader on China and Russia
From West 2023 in San Diego, CA, sponsored by Carahsoft. SEAL teams around the world are just one group that gets its comms support from Naval Special Warfare…
Fed Gov Today11: 2/28/23: Navy WX data; DoD zero trust pilot; Coast Guard CDO on data workforce
From West 2023 in San Diego, CA, sponsored by Carahsoft. Three weather operations provide data for the Navy. Those operations include Fleet Weather Centers in…
Fed Gov Today10: 2/23/23: A DoD/DHS comms makeover; gov/industry collabs; Navy CIO Weis departs
From West 2023 in San Diego, CA, sponsored by Carahsoft and Infoblox. The Defense Department is part owner of the effort to modernize the “Public Safety…
Fed Gov Today9: 2/21/23: Navy's NCDOC Commander; 2 big trends at West 2023; DoD cyber workforce strategy preview
From West 2023 in San Diego, CA, sponsored by Carahsoft and Forescout. The Navy’s Cyber Defense Operations Command is demonstrating capabilities that other…
Fed Gov Today8: 2/16/23: New tools, new input on GSA's OASIS+: Tiffany Hixson
The General Services Administration’s calls its new OASIS+ contract “next generation Best-in-Class Multi-Agency Contracts for complex non-IT services.” The…