Radio Interviews

  • Shadow IT, the stuff that's on a network that leadership doesn't know is on the network, plagues agencies across government. Shawn Kingsberry, former chief information officer at the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and director of cloud solutions at Engility Inc., tells In Depth with Francis Rose the shadow IT concept is starting to seep into the bring-your-own-device arena.

    September 08, 2015
  • Conference negotiators on the 2016 Defense Authorization Act will convene shortly as Congress comes back from its summer recess. The Defense Department is reviewing the results of base realignment and closure in Europe as it continues to make the case again for another round of BRAC stateside. Michael O'Hanlon, co-director and senior Fellow for Foreign Policy of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Brookings Institution, wrote about BRAC in the National Interest magazine. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose he's not sure prospects for a round of BRAC are much different now than they have been the past few years.

    September 08, 2015
  • Sexual misconduct, bribery and cheating are popping up on the Defense Department's ethics radar screen. A lack of accountability because of unclear guidance is one possible cause, according to the Government Accountability Office. Brenda Farrell, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, fills in the details on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    September 08, 2015
  • After a month of recess, Congress gets back to work today. The budget clock is ticking for fiscal year 2016. The most likely outcome is a continuing resolution of some kind. Beyond that there's not a lot of clarity. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, offers some insight on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    September 08, 2015
  • A moratorium on Senior Executive Service appointments takes place when the head of your agency leaves. Essentially, that imposes a hiring freeze on the very top level of your agency. Jeri Buchholz, strategic business development adviser at FMP Consulting and former chief human capital officer for NASA, has a five-step plan to help you minimize the impact of the moratorium. She shared that plan on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    September 08, 2015
  • Randy Wood, vice president of F5 Networks, joins host John Gilroy to discuss network application security and how his company can help your agency with its cybersecurity efforts. September 8, 2015

    September 07, 2015
  • Contractors looking to submit proposals for FirstNet's public safety nationwide network could see a final draft RFP by the end of this year.

    September 07, 2015
  • What are the key priorities for National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC)? How does NITAAC assist federal agencies to accomplish their mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and so much more.

    September 07, 2015
  • Edgar Dworsky, founder of Consumer World, discusses sales that aren’t really sales, deceptive advertising and the gotchas in the fine print.

    September 05, 2015
  • Tony Scott, the federal chief information officer, said agencies lost their sense of urgency around securing data and networks, and in how they invest in new applications.

    September 04, 2015
  • David Olive, principal at Catalyst Partners, counts down the week's top federal stories with In Depth host Francis Rose.

    September 04, 2015
  • The 2015 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off this week with more optimism about this year’s fundraising effort than there has been in a long time. One reason is because CIA Director John Brennan is the honorary national CFC chairman, the first since 2010. Vincent Micone is the chairman of the CFC for the national capital region. And Daniel Dodgen is the CFC campaign director for Health and Human Services. They tell executive editor Jason Miller why they believe the 2015 campaign will reach new fundraising goals this year.

    September 04, 2015
  • The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act created First Net. Congress wanted to build the nation's first high speed wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety. FirstNet will eventually put an end to decades of radio interoperability and communications challenges. TJ Kennedy is the president of FirstNet. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the new developments happening at FirstNet, three years after its establishment.

    September 04, 2015
  • It's one thing to grant patents. But continuously improving their quality and the transparency of the process? That's another matter. But those were the goals of the Patent Reform Act, which was passed and became law one year ago. Drew Hirshfeld is the Commissioner of Patents at the Patent and Trademark Office. On the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, he gives an update on where things stand now.

    September 04, 2015