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WTOP and Federal News Radio Director of Custom Media Jason Fornicola’s interview series from the FY 15 Budget and Procurement Summit, part of the Potomac Officers Club Distinguished Speaker Series. The event featured opening presentations by Chip Fulghum, Acting Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Jennifer Walsmith, the Senior Acquisition Executive for the National Security Agency. Both Fulghum and Walsmith addressed the unique challenges facing their agencies and how budget constraints will impact their efforts going forward. The summit also included a panel discussion, “The Business of Cloud: The Color of Money,” that focused on key cloud topics including savings and agility, public and private clouds and cloud as a business model. Panelists included ViON Corporation VP of Federal Sales Steven Picot, Department of Commerce Deputy CIO Mark Johnson, AT&T Government Solutions Client Executive Vice President Casey Colemen and Pivotal Software’s Keith Salisbury. ViON Corporation’s Steven Picot and Rob Davies, as well as Jim Garrettson, founder of the Potomac Officers Club and CEO of Executive Mosaic sat down with Jason Fornicola to share their thoughts on the day.   Steven Picot, Vice President of Federal Sales for ViON Corporation, gives reaction and analysis of opening presentations by Chip Fulghum, Acting Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Jennifer Walsmith, the Senior Acquisition Executive for the National Security Agency.

Rob Davies, Vice President of Capacity Services for ViON Corporation, reacts to the panel, “The Business of Cloud: The Color of Money,” featuring ViON Corporation VP of Federal Sales Steven Picot, Department of Commerce Deputy CIO Mark Johnson, AT&T Government Solutions Client Executive Vice President Casey Colemen and Pivotal Software’s Keith Salisbury.

Jim Garrettson, founder of the Potomac Officers Club and CEO of Executive Mosaic, discusses the main themes that emerged from the event, including budget insight and the impact a Continuing Resolution would have.

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