Podcast Episodes

2/14/24: Taking AI for acquisition government-wide; solving people problems in the acquisition workforce

The General Services Administration is rolling out several artificial intelligence projects to make the jobs of its contracting officers easier. Seve…

2 years, 6 months ago

2/7/24: the AI advantage coming for acquisition; innovation ahead for the acquisition workforce

The artificial intelligence executive order the White House released in October calls for agencies to “improve A-I procurement.” Agencies may soon ac…

2 years, 7 months ago

1/31/24: Setting standards for data for veterans; filling the wish list from one to N

The Department of Veterans Affairs lists three items among its highlights for 2023. The Chief Technology Officer, Charles Worthington, and CIO Kurt D…

2 years, 7 months ago

1/24/24: The AI impact on the future of warfighting; the “ever-expanding agenda”; a chance to show your cyber skills to CISA

The newest “Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy” from the Chief Digital and AI office at the Pentagon focuses on the conve…

2 years, 7 months ago

1/17/24: Measuring for success no matter what you’re trying to achieve; a secret cloud is coming for the State Department

The Air Force will apply data to determine readiness of pilots. That’s one of a number of areas the Air Force will apply data… to measure its success…

2 years, 7 months ago

1/10/24: Tapping the MRAP model for DOD acquisition; the Pentagon goes big on user experience; the cyber workforce model of the future is coming sooner than you think

A new National Defense Industrial Strategy is coming from the Pentagon any day now. The model to operationalize that strategy already exists in the M…

2 years, 8 months ago

1/3/24: The more things change, the more they stay the same for the TSP; federal agency AI explodes at the use case level

Some of the numbers for your TSP will change in 2024, and some will stay the same. And, the TSP is digging into a social science. Kim Weaver, Directo…

2 years, 8 months ago

12/20/23: A 10-year revenue road map for contractors; a vision for digital-first comes into view; 1-on-1 with the federal C-I-O

Federal agencies have a roadmap now for delivering digital-first experiences to the customers they serve. The guidance the Office of Management and B…

2 years, 8 months ago

12/13/23: The Navy moves ahead at Flank Speed; the top 3 digital transformation to-dos aren’t technological; customization gets the boot at the VA

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The Chief Information Officer of the Navy, Jane Rathbun, says her service’s enterprise work platform, Flank S…

2 years, 9 months ago

12/03/23: A new benchmark coming for the TSP; a theoretical shift at USPTO; a new opportunity for federal emergency managers

A change may be coming to your Thrift Savings Plan account. The TSP will use a new benchmark for the International Fund.  Kim Weaver, Director of Ext…

2 years, 9 months ago