SDFM The Business of Defense
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How do analytics and technology intersect and mutually reinforce one another? What can be done to integrate these efforts more effectively? How can government leaders leverage the intersection of open data, open source, and hybrid cloud models to drive improved performance an productivity. Join host Michael J. Keegan as he explores these questions with Joel Gurin coauthor of the IBM Center report, Aligning Open Data, Open Source, and Hybrid Cloud Adoption in Government, and President of the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE).
May 24, 2021 -
This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Walensky defends the science behind lifting mask restrictions for vaccinated Americans, examines the ongoing research on vaccine efficacy against emerging COVID variants and possibility of a need for booster shots. She also outlines efforts underway by the CDC and the Biden Administration to leverage provisions in the American Recovery Act to address health inequity by strengthening the nation’s public health infrastructure.
May 24, 2021 -
How the agency curates, grows, stores and manages its data will determine how effective it will be at deploying AI/ML applications, according to Gary Hix, the chief technology officer at Hitachi Vantara Federal.
May 21, 2021 -
Juliana Vida, the chief technical advisor for public sector at Splunk, said for agencies to successfully and securely move to the cloud they must collect, use and understand their data. She said many times that comes down to using the right security framework.
May 21, 2021 -
Over the years, the DoD has been at the vanguard of ethical hacking and bug bounty programs, where the good guys find cybersecurity flaws in their systems and let them know.
May 20, 2021 -
On FEDtalk this week, join us for a discussion on scientific integrity. Acting Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE) and Acting Chief Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young provides a keynote address on scientific integrity to open the show.
May 20, 2021 -
In this exclusive executive briefing, health IT practitioners discuss digital medical delivery, concentration on the military domain.
May 20, 2021 -
Cybersecurity experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency and Axonius will explore possible strategies for dealing with cyber assets.
May 20, 2021 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. Introducing another kind of cryptocurrency, one that does not involve energy-intensive mining. And we analyze the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
May 17, 2021 -
What are the strategic priorities of the U.S. Census Bureau? How is Census improving its data collection and data products? What is the Census Bureau doing to innovate and make a difference? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Ron Jarmin, Acting director at the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 17, 2021 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO. They discuss the world’s lack of readiness and supply chain infrastructure to confront the pandemic. She says the lessons learned from this collective ‘trauma’ is sparking new efforts to build more robust surveillance and response systems for emerging pathogens, the concerning new variant out of India, and the need to accelerate global vaccinations to stop the continued spread of the pandemic.
May 14, 2021 -
Experts from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and TTEC will describe how teleworking can improve customer experience.
May 14, 2021 -
The latest ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline has some panicked Americans hoarding gasoline in plastic bags, leaving many to wonder how vulnerable U.S. companies and government entities are.
May 13, 2021 -
During this webinar Paul Morris, the chief information security officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will describe how the least-privilege model is limiting how much damage hackers can do in federal networks. Additionally, Brian Murphy, the senior director of consulting service & IR at CyberArk will provide an industry perspective.
May 13, 2021 -
On FEDtalk this week, join us for a Public Service Recognition Week Special on partnerships to support public servants. Joan Melanson from Long Term Care Partners (LTCP) and Joyce Warner from the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA) sit down to discuss how these organization have and continue to support public service.
May 12, 2021