GovCIO Media & Research Podcasts

Department of the Navy Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor Josh Reiter unpacked the Navy's cyber strategy at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu this week. He highlighted its seven lines of effort that contribute to maintaining the Navy's operational efficiency across people, critical infrastructure and data. The Navy is shifting from a compliance mindset to one of cyber readiness, and expanding its...

Defense Innovation Unit is on a mission to bring in innovative technology to the military services and combatant commands quickly. Cyber Senior Project Manager Dwayne Florenzie brings a wealth of experience from the private sector to DIU's cyber and telecom portfolio that is prioritizing bringing 5G connectivity to the military globally. At AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu this week, Florenz...

Defense Innovation Unit AI Technical Director Chris Murphy has a dual-hatted role also serving as the organization's embed at Indo-Pacific Command. DIU's embed program pairs technologists with combatant commands to field technology more quickly. Murphy at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific highlights this commercial integration role and how he's focused on leveraging modeling and simulation capabilities f...

Coast Guard Deputy CIO and Chief Data and AI Officer Brian Campo joins us at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu to share lessons learned for the service after completing a four-year "Tech Revolution" digital modernization plan. This four-year plan looked across the Coast Guard to see where investments could be made in connectivity, technology and improving the mission. Campo said even though t...

Indopacom J2 CTO Ben Needles discusses the challenges and priorities of integrating various capabilities in the mission partner environment across the Indo-Pacific region. Needles described at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu how his directorate is standardizing knowledge and data to prepare for leveraging emerging technologies like AI to enhance intelligence analysis and decision-making in...

Data security and information exchange are critical components that ensure collaboration with military allies globally. U.S. European Command (EUCOM) J-6 Cyber and C4 Director Maj. Gen. John Phillips spoke to GovCIO Media & Research at DoDIIS in Omaha this week about the complexities of defending U.S. cyberspace while in Europe in the digital age, including the importance of data interoperability...

NASA has been undergoing an enterprise-wide digital transformation plan that leaders hope will change how the agency collaborates and innovates. One of these leaders co-founded NASA's digital service and is currently working on the testing platform for the agency's Artemis mission. Shawn Chittle discusses his extensive background at private sector software companies and how he uses this experience...

The State Department employs thousands of civilian employees, including more than 15,000 foreign service officers and other diplomats across the globe. State Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Matthew Graviss sees artificial intelligence helping them do their job more effectively. Graviss highlighted the agency's new research assistant for translation and other tasks for employees to c...

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has launched a new program providing health care organizations a rapid and secure cyber solution that will protect their infrastructure from threats and prevent disruptions in patient care. ARPA-H Resilient Systems Program Manager Andrew Carney discusses the Universal Patching Intermediation for Autonomous Defense (UPGRADE) program and how...

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Innovation Unit brings novel solutions in health care to help save veterans and the VA time and money through low- to no-cost pilots. This includes pilots like Care Centra, an AI personalized health coach, that uses machine learning to track behaviors and nudge veterans to follow better health outcomes and reduce the number of in-person visits. The unit's Deputy...

Leaders in federal technology point to storytelling as a key trait that has helped them excel in their careers. This first episode of our GovCast Storytelling Miniseries features a conversation exploring why storytelling is an essential tool to upskill women and to help them advance into leadership roles in the public sector. Guests include two members of the Women Tech Leaders Working Group: Tran...

Explore how CISA and CMS are tackling open source software (OSS) security in government. CISA Technical Advisor Jack Cable shares insights on CISA's roadmap, best practices and efforts to secure OSS and promote open source program offices. CMS Digital Service Open Source Lead Remy DeCausemaker also discusses the strategic approach to creating an open-source program office, focusing on stakeholder...

Travelers around the world are seeing more opportunities to use digital documents to verify their identities at airports and other travel hubs. The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is honing in on technologies that rely on biometrics and artificial intelligence to develop and create seamless solutions that cater to all travelers at these checkpoints. At Identity Week in Washington, D.C., TSA C...

Biometric technology has seen remarkable advancements in recent years, especially in areas like facial recognition. Arun Vemury, senior advisor for biometric and identity technologies at the Department of Homeland Security, shared how error rates in facial recognition have dropped tenfold over the past decade thanks to machine learning. He also highlighted the growing use of digital credentials su...

In August, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a new draft of its Digital Identity Guidelines for the identity-proofing process. This covers technologies like digital wallets, passkeys and physical identification documents like REAL ID-compliant passports and drivers licenses. The draft outlines ways to boost privacy, accessibility and security during the identity-pr...

General Service Administration Executive Director of Cloud Strategy Eric Mill briefed updates for the newly focused FedRAMP program and associated advisories for cloud service providers. FedRAMP's Agile Delivery Pilot will help prepare the program for continuous assessments, a key part of FedRAMP 2.0's evolution. He also previews FedRAMP's Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework that will soo...

The White House has made government cybersecurity hiring a priority, releasing a  strategy in 2023  to address gaps. Agencies and their partners have stressed the need to build foundational cyber skills in Americans long-term. ISC2 is a professional association for cybersecurity pros, with more than 650,000 members. ISC2 Executive Vice President of Advocacy, Global Markets and Member Engagement Ta...

  The future of cybersecurity is changing as threats evolve. NIST's Cybersecurity Center of Excellence works with partners in the public and private sectors to address securing IT systems and critical infrastructure. Cherilyn Pascoe, director of NCCoE, at Billington Cyber Summit in Washington, D.C., discussed the center's collaboration with industry and government agencies, NIST's Cybersecurity Fr...

The Defense Information Systems Agency is harnessing artificial intelligence to secure multi-cloud environments. Effective monitoring capabilities for the cloud are critical to avoid bad actors from breaching vulnerabilities and to further secure the edge. DISA CTO and Emerging Technology Director Steve Wallace at Billington Cyber Summit in Washington, D.C., discussed how emerging technology is he...

National Science Foundation CDO and Chief AI Officer Dorothy Aronson is establishing a new organization that will unify departments within the agency. While the agency is standing up some critical efforts under the White House executive order such as the National AI Research Resource pilot, Aronson highlights some of her initial priorities for the role that include merging the CAIO, CDO and CISO u...

A special initiative and data registry at the National Cancer Institute is helping researchers understand and treat rare childhood cancers. Dr. Mary Frances Wedekind, a pediatric oncologist and assistant research physician with the Pediatric Oncology Branch at NCI, explains how the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative follows children, teens and young adults for many years to collect key information a...

Government's recent efforts to coordinate cybersecurity regulations have evolved as the threats have. A recent Government Accountability Office report examines the work that remains to support a longer-term strategy for juggling these policies across agencies. Dave Hinchman, director in GAO's IT and cybersecurity team, oversees the IT and cybersecurity workforce, cloud computing and IT modernizati...

Federal agencies are undergoing largescale transformation to meet White House directives on artificial intelligence development. This includes establishing chief AI officers to build implementation plans and programs. The AI GovCast monthly miniseries connects with these leaders across government to discuss how they are shaping their roles and where they see the promise for AI in their agencies. I...

As the nation's largest integrated health care provider, the Veterans Health Administration prioritizes how technology can address challenges in how it is delivering patient care and securing its infrastructure. Indra Sandal, chief of innovation at VHA in Tampa, Florida, breaks down how more than 300 participants collaborated and addressed challenges in a three-day hackathon. She highlights the ta...

A recent National Cancer Institute study shows that a new targeted therapy can help prolong the time cancer patients are in remission. Called the ViPOR regimen, the non-chemotherapy treatment shrinks tumors of those who suffer from B-cell lymphoma. Dr. Christopher Melani, associate research physician with the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch in the Center for Cancer Research at NCI, highlights the imp...