SDFM The Business of Defense
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While the future will provide employees with the opportunity to work from anywhere, it comes with several location-related challenges to federal agencies, contractors and their employees.
January 24, 2022 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome renowned epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, who has served 5 presidential administrations in preparing for pandemics and bio-terror threats. Dr. Osterholm says the highly infectious omicron variant will continue to threaten hospital systems, schools and supply chains, warning the threat of future variants that may evade immunity is still a very real concern. He predicts that a combination of improved vaccines and new therapeutics will render COVID more manageable in the future, but that we will have to learn to 'live with it'.
January 24, 2022 -
Where does cybersecurity end and physical security begin for federal agencies? Find out at Federal News Network’s Industry Exchange: Cyber.
January 24, 2022 -
In a three-day event from March 22-24, Federal News Network will take a deep dive into what each of the military departments are really trying to achieve, and what they’ve accomplished thus far.
January 24, 2022 -
Providing real-time views of key metrics and incorporating predictive analytics can identify service gaps, improve outcomes, increase operational efficiencies and optimize workforce productivity, leading to a better customer experience at every touchpoint.
January 21, 2022 -
The day-to-day efforts at federal agencies to evolve and improve on their digital transformation, means things like innovation and reimagining can’t just be buzzwords. An organization’s culture, people, and customer experience all play a role.
January 20, 2022 -
During this exclusive webinar, government and industry executives will discuss how the Patent Office is taking a closer look at supply chain issues to address cybersecurity concerns.
January 20, 2022 During this exclusive webinar, technology executives will provide insights and examples of how they are taking on the zero trust and identity management challenges.
January 18, 2022-
During this exclusive webinar, Captain John Henry, operations officer of the Coast Guard Cyber Command, will discuss how the Cyber Command prepares for and responds to cyber incidents. Justin Tolman, forensic subject matter expert at Exterro, will provide an industry perspective.
January 18, 2022 -
This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, addressing confusion and frustration around lack of rapid COVID tests and need for more N95 masks for the public. She talks about the shifting plan of action from the Biden Administration in response to the dramatic surge in omicron-driven COVID cases, and the scaled up efforts to make rapid tests and high quality masks available to all Americans.
January 18, 2022 -
What is the technology strategy for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)? How is it using technology and innovation to change the way it does business? How has SBA adjusted its operations to meet the demands of its pandemic recovery mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sanjay Gupta, Chief Technology Officer at the Small Business Administration (SBA).
January 18, 2022 -
The covid pandemic has produced whole new data streams from infection reports, contact tracing and vaccine-related issues. Rich Bryant, the chief technical officer for healthcare at Veritas said the learnings from the pandemic will be pivotal, after it recedes, to improving the metrics associated with underserved populations and lowering healthcare costs.
January 14, 2022 -
Host Natalia Castro welcomes a conversation on what’s to come in 2022 among FEDforum partners Steve Wasserman, National President of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys (NAAUSA); Sara Slone, Communications Director of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.); and Shelley Jones, Executive Director of Survivors of Blue Suicide Foundation (SBS).
January 14, 2022 -
As federal agencies slowly move away from the mainframe/data center model that once dominated their IT infrastructure, the hybrid, multi-cloud model has been elevated, while some smaller agencies are moving exclusively to the cloud approach. The most-recent addition to data workloads and virtual machines is edge computing. At the Department of Veterans Affairs, as you could imagine, IT is huge.
January 13, 2022 -
Michael Duffy, an associate director at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Homeland Security Department, said meeting the recent Binding Operational Directive will be driven by the CDM program.
January 13, 2022