On DoD with Jared Serbu
Each week, Deputy Editor Jared Serbu speaks with the managers of the federal government's largest department.
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The Pentagon’s acquisition system often gets a bad rap — often deservedly so. But DoD’s fledgling Space Development Agency is offering the latest example in why the Federal Acquisition Regulation doesn’t have to be synonymous…November 2, 2020 -
The Army is finding new ways to partner with the communities around its bases. Thanks to a 2015 law that lets the military services sign service agreements with local governments without the pain of traditional…October 7, 2020
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On this week’s program, Maj. Gen. Cameron Holt, the deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for contracting joins Jared Serbu to discuss a wide range of lessons the acquisition community learned from COVID-19.September 23, 2020
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On this week’s program, Jonathan Moak, the Army’s top financial management official, and Greg Garcia, its top IT official, join Jared Serbu to discuss a new initiative to modernize the Army’s approach to financial management.September 9, 2020
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Troy Meyer, DoD’s principal deputy inspector general for audit joins Jared Serbu to discuss why open recommendations are headed in the wrong direction (there are now 170 that are five years old or older, compared…August 12, 2020
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Lisa Hershman, DoD’s chief management officer, joins Jared Serbu to discuss the role and mission of the CMO. The office only existed since 2018, but has achieved billions of dollars in savings through long-term business…July 9, 2020
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With billions of dollars in CARES Act funding yet to be spent and several billion more potentially in the appropriations pipeline, it’s far too early to tell how effectively the Defense Department is spending its…June 17, 2020
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On this week’s show, Capt. Ben McNeal, the program manager for Naval Enterprise Networks talks with Jared Serbu about how the Navy hopes to use its latest NGEN contract to consolidate its networks (there are…May 20, 2020
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From modeling airflows aboard medical evacuation aircraft to simulating vaccine candidates, the Defense Department’s supercomputing resources are being brought to bear on various aspects of the government’s pandemic response. Dr. Will McMahon and Dr. Kevin…April 22, 2020
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Last week, the Defense Department released its latest in a series of requests for prototype proposals (RPPs) to help pave the way for incorporating 5G technologies into military networks. Depending on how the project pans…April 8, 2020
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Because of the coronavirus crisis, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is conferring medical degrees early so those new clinicians can get to work right away. 150 M.D.s and 33 advance practice nurses…April 1, 2020
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The Navy is jumping on the bandwagon of federal agencies who are reforming their IT security processes to speed new capabilites through the approval process in as little as a day. That’s a far cry…March 11, 2020
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A little over three years ago, when the forerunner to what’s now called the Defense Innovation Unit was still in its infancy, one of the first projects the Pentagon asked its new Silicon Valley outpost…March 6, 2020
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A little over three years ago, when the forerunner to what’s now called the Defense Innovation Unit was still in its infancy, one of the first projects the Pentagon asked its new Silicon Valley outpost…March 4, 2020