ASMC The Business of Defense

  • An employee journey map, the first of its kind in the federal government, is helping the Department of the Veterans Affairs uncover insights from its workforce — and improve the professional and skills development opportunities along the way.

    December 03, 2021
  • Chris Aherne, the vice president of federal at Smartsheet, said agencies can move toward a data-driven environment by focusing on a combination of people, process and technology. On the people side, Aherne said it’s a matter of training so employees understand how to use the tools at their disposal.

    December 02, 2021
  • Juliana Vida, the group vice president and chief strategy advisor for public sector at Splunk, said agencies can use the momentum created by the cybersecurity EO, the funding from CISA and the technology advancements of the market to harden their cyber resolve.

    December 01, 2021
  • With a number of rapid-paced deadlines to keep them moving forward, agencies need to figure out, in a hurry, how to achieve a zero trust security posture. That’s why Red Hat recently acquired StackRox, a Kubernetes native, runtime analysis cybersecurity application that can allow agencies to monitor the current behavior of their systems, tailor security controls and policy accordingly and integrate and enforce policy into new or existing workflows.

    December 01, 2021
  • This exclusive e-book demonstrates just how far agencies have come and where they still need to go to take fully advantage of DevSecOps to drive modern capabilities to their customers.

    December 01, 2021
  • What is the purpose of the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team? How is GAO innovating the way it does business? What emerging technologies offer the most promise and require the most oversight? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Timothy Persons, Chief Scientist and Managing Director, Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team at GAO.

    November 29, 2021
  • During this exclusive webinar Emily Murphy, the CEO of Coaching International and former GSA administrator, and Angela Styles, partner with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and former OFPP administrator will discuss what the updates to the mentor-protégé program mean for small and large businesses. In addition, Dr. Sue Coates, the adjunct professor of organizational studies at the Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico will provide an industry perspective.

    November 29, 2021
  • Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Andrew Mitchell. Sponsored by Stratford University. What to do if an email you sent keeps getting its delivery delayed. And we meet the man who founded the Chinese firm that became the world’s largest computer maker.

    November 29, 2021
  • Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Andrew Mitchell. Sponsored by Stratford University. What to do if an email you sent keeps getting its delivery delayed. And we meet the man who founded the Chinese firm that became the world’s largest computer maker.

    November 29, 2021
  • This exclusive e-book highlights how the military services and defense agencies are rethinking their approach to managing their supply chains and how data is driving those decisions.

    November 23, 2021
  • This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Gary Cohen, Founder of Health Care Without Harm, an award-winning global non-profit seeking to create an environmentally-responsible health system. Winner of the MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Genius Grant’ for his work reducing the health industry's pollution footprint, he says the COP26 UN Climate summit in Glasgow didn’t go far enough to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit, which means a billion people will be exposed to dangerous heat stress. Mr. Cohen says the recently-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill makes some progress addressing climate change, but that the President’s Build Back Better Act could have a dramatic impact. He says de-carbonizing the nation's health industry will build healthier communities and address health inequity.

    November 22, 2021
  • From predictive maintenance, to faster satellite intelligence and an optimized federal response to wildfires, agencies see artificial intelligence as an essential tool to meet their data-driven missions.

    November 22, 2021
  • How can government leaders see constant change as an opportunity, not a threat? How can fostering a flux mindset help leaders be more effective and resilient in the face of relentless uncertainty? What strategies can leaders employ to do just this? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with April Rinne, author of FLUX: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change on a Special Series Leading Through Uncertain Times.

    November 22, 2021
  • Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Andrew Mitchell. Sponsored by Stratford University. We give you three good ways to start creating your own animated emojis. And we meet the man who coined the term “virtual community.”

    November 22, 2021