Federal News Countdown: IT reform storm, VA hospital’s secret list

Roger Baker, chief strategy officer at Agilex, and Jim Williams, principal at Schambach & Williams Consulting, countdown the top federal stories of the week...

Jim Williams, left, principal at Schambach & Williams Consulting, and Roger Baker, chief strategy officer at Agilex, count down the top federal stories of the week with Francis Rose. (Photo by Michael O’Connell/Federal News Radio)

Guests on the Federal News Countdown:

  • Roger Baker, Chief Strategy Officer, Agilex
  • Jim Williams, Principal, Schambach & Williams Consulting

Roger Baker’s stories:

#3 Cloud Migration: Harder Than It Looks (InformationWeek Government)

#2 The Guy Who Invented Computer Passwords Thinks They’re a Nightmare (Gizmodo)

#1 House passes federal IT reform yet again, this time with Defense bill (Nextgov)


Jim Williams’ stories:

#3 The Civil Service Crisis (MeriTalk)

#2 US Indicts Chinese Officials for Cyber Theft (Voice of America)

#1 A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital’s secret list (CNN Health)

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