SDFM The Business of Defense
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Allotment loans provide an option for federal government employees who have bad credit to get a loan with favorable terms.
March 24, 2021 -
This program provides a progress report on machine learning and artificial intelligence in government.
March 24, 2021 -
COVID-19 has pushed digital transformation to the forefront across the federal government over the past year.
March 23, 2021 -
Among the most ubiquitous of federal agency activities are investigations. The term brings to mind law enforcement agencies, of course, such as the FBI or the IRS criminal division. Thought of more broadly, investigations also include oversight activities by inspectors general or the Government Accountability Office, program examinations by analysts or congressional staffers, and casework by agencies as diverse as the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
March 22, 2021 -
Has our discomfort with uncertainty given rise to forecasting industries that profit off our “prediction addiction.”? Why election predictions, polls, and surveys won't tell us who will win? To what extent are predictions really just hypothesis that need to be challenged? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Margaret Heffernan author of Uncharted: How to Navigate the Future.
March 22, 2021 -
You don’t have to look far to find examples of how climate change-driven extreme weather can damage the federal infrastructure.
March 22, 2021 -
This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Michael Osterholm, renowned pandemic expert and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. A recent advisor to President Biden’s transition team, Dr. Osterholm warns of another COVID-19 surge on the horizon as the more contagious UK variant, which is causing more lockdowns across Europe, is becoming the dominant strain in the US. He says vaccination rates must be accelerated, and that more equitable distribution of vaccines around the world will be the only way to get the pandemic fully under control.
March 19, 2021 -
A mastery of data literacy could mean a workforce that generates better planning and better decisions. One CDO said in order to make that happen, she gives her employees the ability to make data-driven decisions.
March 18, 2021 -
While zero trust helps agencies secure their networks against outside adversaries, insider risk can still be a major problem, and many data loss prevention strategies leave gaps and do not effectively address insider risk.
March 18, 2021 -
In 2019, LLS faced the challenge many organizations struggle to address; the business was rapidly becoming more digital and the technology supporting the mission had reached the end of its useful life.
March 18, 2021 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Rick Bright, Sr. Vice President for Pandemic Preparedness and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, former chief of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at HHS, and member of the Biden Transition Team on COVID-19. Dr. Bright is launching a new pandemic preparedness initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation, creating the first-of-its-kind national and global pandemic surveillance infrastructure to alert governments around the world about emerging pandemic threats. Dr. Bright resigned his post at BARDA after filing a whistleblower complaint against the previous administration for mishandling of the pandemic response.
March 18, 2021 -
While some agencies have already begun leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to perform analytics and begin putting that data to use, many others are still exploring use cases and only just becoming aware of the possibilities.
March 18, 2021 -
As part of our DOD Cloud Exchange event in March, Federal News Network sat down with Hitachi Vantara Federal's Chief Technology Officer Gary Hix for a virtual chat on all things hybrid cloud. The following Q&A features segments from our discussion.
March 17, 2021 -
Studies show that despite advancements in closing insurance and pay gaps, women are still less likely to own life insurance policies, and more likely to own lower coverage amounts than their male counterparts.
March 16, 2021 -
According to 2019 consumer study conducted by LIMRA, only 56% of women have life insurance, compared to 62% of men. Moreover, women are likely to carry less coverage than their male counterparts.
March 16, 2021