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When your organization consists of thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individuals, managing the workforce becomes a challenge. For the U.S. armed services, the fundamental question is how to know which troops are available for a given mission or operation.
January 31, 2017 -
How is the US Department of State collaborating with Silicon Valley? What is State doing to be more innovative? How is the Department of State leveraging design thinking to more effectively meet its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Zvika Krieger, Representative to Silicon Valley and Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation at the U.S. Department of State.
January 30, 2017 -
President Donald Trump got to work quickly after his inauguration a week ago. Of greatest immediate impact on federal employees, by Monday the administration had imposed a hiring freeze.
January 26, 2017 -
What are the greatest threats and challenges facing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the next few years? What has TSA done to be more efficient and effective in meeting its mission? How is TSA pursuing innovative security strategies? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with outgoing TSA administrator Peter Neffenger.
January 23, 2017 -
Identity management is rising to the top of the list for many federal information technology professionals. Federal News Radio recently sat down with SailPoint Chief Technology Officer Darran Rolls to address the challenges federal technology leaders face today.
January 17, 2017 -
Federal News Radio Custom Media Director Jason Fornicola recently hosted executives from Booz Allen Hamilton on “Perspectives on Cybersecurity” to discuss critical cyber issues facing both the commercial and public sectors. Participants included Angie Messer, leader of Booz Allen’s cybersecurity business, as well as Trish Goforth and Alexandra Heckler, also with Booz Allen’s cybersecurity business.
January 10, 2017 -
Jon Green, chief technology officer for Aruba Government Solutions, explores why mobility and wireless network access in the federal government is growing and not a security risk.
January 10, 2017 -
Mobile is critical infrastructure for government agencies. See what a panel of six federal CIOs, CISOs, and CTOs say is the solution to securing mobile.
January 09, 2017 What are NASA’s key science priorities? What is NASA doing to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education? When will we have definitive evidence of life outside of Earth? Join host Michael Keegan as they explore these questions with Dr. Ellen Stofan, NASA Chief Scientist.
January 02, 2017What are the characteristics of a well-prepared, successful presidential transition? How does the 2008-2009 presidential transition represent a model to be followed by future incoming and outgoing administrations? What more can be done to enhance the presidential transition process? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Martha Joynt Kumar, author of Before the Oath: How George W. Bush and Barack Obama Managed a Transfer of Power.
December 26, 2016-
Immigration Reform is not a new topic but, is expected to become one of the top priorities when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 2017. While all of the aspects of this new focus on…
December 20, 2016 How do you delivery healthcare anywhere at anytime? What are the strategic priorities for the military health system? How has MHS sought to address some of the critical challenges it faces? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Karen Guice, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs within the U.S. Department of Defense.
December 19, 2016From Shaun's perspective, if an agency has just discovered a zero-day threat it is about a day too late. Policies should be in place that can immediately respond to threats. Shaun also addressed budgeting and suggested that perhaps the constant refrain of increasing resources should be balanced with leveraging existing investments. Many agencies may feel secure if they comply with all the rules and regulations from security agencies, but the truth is that compliance may not be enough to prevent attacks.
December 16, 2016What is the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program? How do you balance accessibility and data security of cohort participants? How do you manage expectations? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Eric Dishman, Director, Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program, National Institutes of Health.
December 12, 2016-
Tim Ruland’s background gives him a practical edge to the cybersecurity threat intelligence discussion. During the interview, he talked about the practical aspects of gaining a better understanding of cybersecurity threat intelligence. It's important to set priorities, which is commonly referred to as "orchestration." Terrific in theory, but one must select the correct tools to combine these prioritized tasks properly. In response to Zulfikar Ramzan’s statement about 1400 new cybersecurity companies coming on the market in the past year, Tim talked about the difficulty of picking the correct vendor for due to specific needs.
December 09, 2016