The Business of Government Hour

What are the key federal IT priorities? What are the key cyber challenges facing the U.S. federal government? How is the U.S. federal government driving digital transformation across the federal enterprise? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer (FCIO), Office of Management and Budget.  See Privacy Policy at https://...

The Institute for the Study of War and the IBM Center for The Business of Government have launched a collaborative series on “Addressing the New Era of Deterrence and Warfare: Visualizing the Information Domain.” Join host Michael Keegan as he explores this topic and more with retired Lt. General Mike Nagata.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

How can we make sense of a complex, nonlinear, and unpredictable world? What tools, frameworks, and insights can help leaders turn uncertainty into opportunity? How do we rise above resilience or adaptability to thrive on disruption? Join host Michael Keegan for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour as he explores these questions and more Roger Spitz coauthor of The Definitive Guide...

What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)? How is it modernizing its IT systems and infrastructure? What is OPM doing to secure its IT systems and infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Guy Cavallo, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

How is the GAO’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) leveraging technology to transform how it operates? What is the Federal Marketplace Strategy? How does FAS play a role in managing the federal supply chain. Join host Michael Keegan as he explores this question and more with Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service within the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).  See Privacy...

What is the mission of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Strategic Issues team? What is the goal of GAO’s High-Risk Series? What are the fiscal, management and performance challenges facing today’s government executive? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Michelle Sager, Managing Director GAO's Strategic Issues team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

How does the U.S. Dept of Defense allocate and manage its resources? What is the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system? How can PPBE Reform Commission address weaknesses in this system? What pitfalls should it avoid? Host Michael Keegan explores these questions and more with John Whitley former acting secretary of the U.S. Army and author of the IBM Center report, Three Ref...

What are the strategies priorities for the Defense Health Agency (DHA)? How is DHA working to create a more fully integrated military healthcare system? What are some of key successes and accomplishments for DHA over the last three and half years? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Lieutenant General Ronald Place, M.D., Director, Defense Health Agency on The Busi...

What is Enterprise Risk Management? What are some of the key risks facing government today? How has the managing and responding to risk evolved in U.S. federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Leaders Speak on Managing Risk in Government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

What are key priorities for driving digital transformation across the DOD enterprise? How does zero trust undergird the entire DoD digital modernization efforts? What does the future hold for DoD’s Information Enterprise? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Lily Zeleke Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Information Enterprise (IE), U.S. Department of Defense...

What are the key IT priorities for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)? How is CISA ensuring its field staff have the best technology solutions and devices? What are the key cyber challenges facing U.S. federal government agencies? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Bob Costello Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Cybersecurity and Infr...

What are the key federal IT priorities? What are the key cyber challenges facing the U.S. federal government? How is the U.S. federal government driving digital transformation across the federal enterprise? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer (FCIO), Office of Management and Budget See Privacy Policy at https://ar...

What are the key qualities of an effective leader? How can disruption impact how one leads? What does it mean to lead in uncertain times? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What is the IT mission of the U.S. Department of Energy? How is it working to modernize its IT systems and infrastructure? What are the challenges and opportunities that advanced wireless (5G & beyond) presents for DOE? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Ann Dunkin, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

What is the mission of the Defense Information Systems Agency DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? How is the HaCC transforming the way DISA does business? What does the future hold for DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sharon Woods, Director, Hosting and Compute Center at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). See Privac...

What are the qualities of an effective leader? How can leaders transform how they lead? What tools and methods can help leaders be more effective? Join Host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jacqueline Carter, co-author of Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in Human Ways. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

What was it like to lead the Defense Innovation Unit? How had DIU transformed the way the U.S. Department of Defense fields commercial technology? What does the future hold for innovation at DoD? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more on former government executive Mike Brown on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

What is the mission of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Fiscal Service? How does the pandemic response compare to the recovery act response and what have we learned? How is Treasury’s Office of Fiscal Service using innovative approaches to meet its critical mission? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dave Lebryk, Fiscal Assistant Secretary at the U...

What is government analytics? How are U.S. federal government agencies using analytics to achieve outcomes? What challenges do agencies face in expanding the use of analytics? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Jennifer Bachner, Director, Center for Advanced Government Studies at Johns Hopkins University and author of the IBM Center report, Optimizing Analyti...

What does the director of GSA’s TTS do? What are the best ways we can reimagine the delivery of digital government services? What has been the impact of innovation across the federal government? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with former government executive Dave Zvenyach on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

What are the financial management priorities for the U.S. Department of Transportation? How is Transportation transforming the way it operates? What are the financial implications of some of the department’s core initiatives? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Victoria Wassmer, Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Departme...

How can we lead from the future? What is “Future-Back” Thinking? How can it help leaders navigate disruption and lead with purpose? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions Mark Johnson co-author of Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking into Breakthrough Growth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

What are the strategic priorities of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)? How is it strengthening the security and resilience of networks and systems? What is it doing to prioritize command and control and leverage data as a Strategic Asset? Michael Keegan explores these questions and more with Lt. General Robert Skinner, Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). See Pri...

What is the mission of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Office of Chief Financial Officer? What are USAID’s key financial management priorities? How has USAID’s CFO transformed how this office operates? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Reggie Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer at USAID. Next week on The Business of Government Hour. See Pr...

What is the mission of the Defense Information Systems Agency DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? How is the HaCC transforming the way DISA does business? What does the future hold for DISA’s Hosting and Compute Center? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sharon Woods, Director, Hosting and Compute Center at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). See Privac...