SDFM The Business of Defense
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The cybersecurity world is becoming more complex as threats from abroad and at home amp up the way they attack systems. That’s why many government agencies and companies are subtracting to zero when it comes to trust around their networks.
December 07, 2020 -
What is the mission of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)? How is it working to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement of the 2.6 trillion coronavirus relief funds. How is it using partnerships and collaboration to meet its mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Bob Westbrooks, Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
December 07, 2020 -
The onset of the primarily telework environment within the federal government has moved much of the activity outside the network perimeter. That’s caused a fundamental rethinking of the way federal agencies approach cybersecurity.
December 07, 2020 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to create a Facebook page for a friend. And we tell the life story of the founder of Zappos.
December 07, 2020 -
The status of a pay raise – or freeze – for 2021 is still unclear. Plus, here are a few other provisions federal employees should watch as 2020 comes to a close.
December 04, 2020 -
Bryna Dash, the vice president of government and corporate business at Blackboard, said agencies are recognizing how to take traditional online tools and expand them out to encompass other approaches.
December 04, 2020 -
On FEDtalk this week, join host Jason Briefel for a final sit down with Open Season leaders to review coverage options, changes from previous years, and all the virtual ways feds can learn about their…
December 03, 2020 -
In this episode of Market Chat we talk with Emily Harman, former Senior Executive Service and Director of the Department of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs and the founder of the Onward Movement. Emily will discuss with us what she learned from a very early age all the way thru her 38-year career with the Navy.
December 02, 2020 -
Dr. Gladys Brignoni, Chief Learning Officer and director of force readiness command for the Coast Guard, and Brian Burns, deputy assistant commandant for command, control, communications and computers and IT C4IT and the deputy Chief Information Officer for the Coast Guard, say the service accelerated its approach to training and technology modernization because of the coronavirus pandemic.
December 01, 2020 -
Traditional approaches need to evolve and agencies, and really all organizations, need to improve their resiliency to not only survive a cyber attack, but come out the other side better for it.
December 01, 2020 -
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.
November 30, 2020 -
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Jim Russ. Sponsored by Stratford University. How to understand the world of hits, page view, and visits. And take notes! We tell you how to roast a turkey from…
November 30, 2020 -
A form of acquired brain injury that occurs when trauma causes damage to the brain, TBI has become increasingly apparent in military personnel.
November 25, 2020 -
Federal employees receive an onslaught of information when they retire, much of it information about their annuity and benefits. But one thing that’s often missing is information about their charitable contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign.
November 25, 2020 -
Jeffrey Phelan, the chief technology officer for public sector at Rubrik, said while it’s clear every agency is at a different point in corralling their data, too often they are in “deer in the headlights” mode.
November 24, 2020