ASMC The Business of Defense

  • During this webinar, you will learn how federal IT practitioners from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Education Department, National Security Agency and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are implementing strategies and initiatives around zero trust.

    June 28, 2021
  • This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome Andy Slavitt, former Senior Advisor to the Biden White House COVID Response Team, discussing his new book: “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”. He outlines the ‘sins’ that led to the previous administration’s failed response to the pandemic, and talks about President Biden’s approach to correct course, by taking full responsibility for outcomes and being frank with the American people. He also discusses the significance of the Supreme Court’s latest decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.

    June 28, 2021
  • Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to check if your PC can run the soon-to-be-released Windows 11. And we meet the computer scientist best known as co-founder of Coinbase, a cryptocurrency trading company.

    June 28, 2021
  • A Conversation with Professor Mark Beasley, Director, Enterprise Risk Management Initiative at North Carolina State University and co-author 2021 State of Risk Oversight report: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Management Practices.. What are the drivers of enhanced risk management? How does organization culture impact the managing of risk? What is the state of risk management maturity? What can government agencies learn about how other sectors manage risk? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more.

    June 28, 2021
  • When the Biden administration launched an AI task force earlier this month to create a path to “democratize access to research tools to promote AI,” the goal of access was paramount.

    June 24, 2021
  • Research by Poly indicates the level of remote work will settle back, but still remain at twice what it was before the pandemic. Poly Chief Technology Officer Chris Moss said that as a result, agencies and other large organizations are thinking about the collaboration tools in the long term so that they best serve hybrid workforces.

    June 22, 2021
  • What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)? How is it using technology and innovation to change the way it does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer at USPTO.

    June 21, 2021
  • This exclusive e-book offers a view into how several agencies and industry are working together to make sure data is accessible and valuable during investigations.

    June 21, 2021
  • This exclusive e-book highlights challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence is bringing the federal sector.

    June 21, 2021
  • Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to keep Venmo transactions private. And we meet the creator of Gmail.

    June 21, 2021
  • In this exclusive executive briefing, state-level technology executives describe how to design secure, digital delivery systems to find out the practices of successful jurisdictions.

    June 18, 2021
  • On FEDtalk this week, join a roundtable discussion on the importance of mental fitness for law enforcement. Panelists will discuss the importance of both preventative and reactive mental health for law enforcement professionals. They will discuss the unique needs of law enforcement and efforts underway to ensure every department or agency is aware of the best ways to support their personnel. Host Natalia Castro is joined by the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Human Capital Officer Angela Bailey; the Executive Director of Survivors of Blue Suicide, Shelley Jones; and the Director of Mental Health and Peer Support at the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Dr. Jean Kanokogi.

    June 18, 2021
  • President Joe Biden’s recent cybersecurity executive order (EO) was met with a great deal of anticipation and acclaim from both the public and private sectors. While the EO only directly applies to government agencies and their suppliers, it’s likely that it will become a guiding factor across industry at large. In fact, a great deal of vendors who work with the federal government are already following many of these practices, both because their capabilities can help agencies reach their goals and for the sake of good cyber hygiene itself.

    June 18, 2021
  • As the size of Treasury's mission has grown exponentially, the never-ending repetitive tasks they tackle have increasingly relied on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

    June 17, 2021