The Future of GovCon

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Bharath Gopalaswami, CEO and Co-Founder of Strelos AI, a C-UAS company, former Atlantic Council senior fellow, PhD from Trinity College Dublin, and one of the most credentialed space and national security thinkers in the GovCon ecosystem. Bharath has spent his career at the intersection of aerospace engineering, international secu...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Chris Decker, President and Founder of Planate Management Group, a veteran-owned small business operating in 26 countries doing some of the hardest engineering and infrastructure work in the world's most challenging locations. Chris is a Naval Academy graduate and Navy Civil Engineer Corps veteran who built his company from the gr...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with John Heller, CEO of Amentum, one of the most consequential leaders in the government contracting industry today. Amentum is a $14 billion advanced engineering and technology company operating in 70 countries with over 50,000 employees. Under John's leadership the company has grown through landmark acquisitions including the merger...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Barry Pavel, former Director for Defense Policy and Strategy on the National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Obama, former VP at RAND Corporation, and co-founder of the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council. Barry has helped write multiple presidents' national security strategies and the first cyber deterrence strate...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Tim Garnett, Partner and Space, Defense and Government Practice Lead at Oliver Wyman, formerly co-founder and Managing Partner of Avacent. Tim has spent 25 years at the intersection of government, defense, and capital markets. He has advised on some of the most consequential M&A transactions in the GovCon space and has a front...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Lieutenant General (Ret.) John Morrison, former Army G6 and Deputy Chief of Staff for IT, former Chief of Staff for U.S. Cyber Command, and former Commanding General of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence. John has seen the Army's technology landscape evolve from crank telephones to AI assisted operations. In this conversation he...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Patrick "PJ" Lechleitner, former Acting Director and Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 21-year DHS and HSI veteran, Navy cryptologist, and Fairfax County police officer turned federal investigator. PJ pulls back the curtain on what is really happening inside ICE and DHS right now, where the money is flow...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with John Ustica, CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, for a conversation on the trends reshaping defense and GovCon from the ground up. John brings a perspective you don't often hear on this show: a career built not in the Pentagon but on the factory floor, working his way through one of the most complex companies in the world befo...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with retired Lieutenant General Dave Julazadeh, former Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development at NATO's Allied Command Transformation, F-16 combat pilot, and newly appointed COO of BENS (Business Executives for National Security). Dave breaks down what the war in Ukraine is revealing about the changing character of warfare, w...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Fedor, 34-year Coast Guard veteran, former Coast Guard CFO, and Senior Director of Programs at HII. Mark pulls back the curtain on one of the most undercovered opportunities in GovCon: the Coast Guard. With $25 billion injected through budget reconciliation, a major headquarters reorganization with five ne...

Description: On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Major General (Ret.) Ryan Heritage — former J3 at U.S. Cyber Command, Commanding General of Marine Corps Western Recruiting, and one of the most operationally grounded voices in the cyber domain today. Ryan brings a perspective you don't often hear: an infantry officer who came up through the mud and guts of maneuver...

European defense is entering a historic shift. In this bonus episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer breaks down the first edition of Precision Talent Solutions’ Monthly Industry Spotlight , focused on the rapidly evolving European defense market. Jake explains the evolution of NATO from NATO 1.0 to NATO 3.0 , why European nations are dramatically increasing defense spending, and what this m...

What does it take to manage the workforce of one of the largest organizations in the world? In this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer sits down with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Doug Stitt , former U.S. Army G-1 , the officer responsible for personnel policy and talent management for over one million soldiers and civilians . Doug shares insights from leading the Army’s people enterprise,...

Major General (Ret.) Matt Van Wagenen joins Jake Frazer to discuss the future of European defense, NATO transformation, and the growing opportunities for the defense industry. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European nations are rapidly rebuilding military capabilities that were reduced after the Cold War. Governments across the continent are increasing defense spending, modernizing their...

The global supply chain is no longer just an economic issue. It has become a core national security challenge. In this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer sits down with Brandon Daniels , CEO of Exiger, to discuss how AI, supply chain intelligence, and data analytics are reshaping how governments and companies manage risk. They explore how supply chain vulnerabilities drive inflation, di...

Russia is back at the center of global conversation. But what does that actually mean for the future of geopolitics, defense, and the GovCon industry? In this episode, Jake sits down with Andy Kuchins, one of the leading experts on Russia and Eurasia, to break down what is really happening beneath the surface. From the war in Ukraine to NATO, China, and the Middle East, Andy shares a clear-eyed pe...

In this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer speaks with Callie Groth , a defense technology entrepreneur working at the intersection of UAS, AI, and autonomous systems . Callie shares her journey from studying international diplomacy and Mandarin to building companies in the defense technology space. She discusses the realities of launching a startup in the GovCon ecosystem, learning the...

The defense industry is changing faster than ever. In this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake sits down with Dennis Kelly, CEO of Tyto Athene and a five time CEO in the government technology sector. Dennis shares insights from decades of leadership across both public companies and private equity backed defense firms. They discuss how private equity is reshaping the GovCon landscape, why innovat...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake sits down with Mike Benitez, former Marine, Air Force Weapons School graduate, Pentagon legislative fellow, and now CEO of Purple Rhombus. Mike shares his journey from enlisted Marine mechanic and door gunner to flying F 15Es, serving in the Pentagon, and ultimately leading a defense tech startup focused on radically affordable mass in the UAS space. T...

On this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Lieutenant General (Retired) Omar Jones IV, former Commander of the Army Installation Management Command. If you think installation management is just facilities, think again. IMCOM oversees 104 Army installations across 39 states and 13 countries. That includes housing, utilities, childcare, airfields, training ranges, deployment...

What does the future look like for Tribal 8As and entity-owned 8A companies? On this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake sits down with Ryan Berry, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Warden Berry, to break down the administration’s “sledgehammer” approach to 8A oversight, the SBA audit wave, and what it means for Tribal 8As, ANCs, and NHOs. Ryan explains why this moment is not just about politi...

In this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Major General Adrian Reilly, Director of Ukraine Capabilities for the UK MOD, to unpack what comes next for NATO, Ukraine, and the global defense industrial base. From lessons learned on the battlefield in Ukraine to what Adrian calls NATO 3.0, this conversation explores how defense is shifting from dormant readiness to active rec...

In this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer sits down with Michael Siegl , former CENTCOM J4 and 57th Quartermaster General, to explore how logistics, technology, and industry partnerships will shape the next era of global conflict and competition. Subscribe to the podcast: https://pts.careers/podcast Mike brings nearly 30 years of experience transforming U.S. Army logistics, culminating...

In this episode of The Future of GovCon, Jake Frazer sits down with Andrew MacWilliams to unpack how talent, partnerships, and shifting priorities are reshaping the government contracting landscape. Andrew shares his career path from background investigations to global recruiting operations and offers a grounded perspective on what has actually changed in GovCon and what has not. The conversation...

What does it really take to bring cutting-edge technology into the intelligence community? In this episode of The Future of GovCon , Jake Frazer sits down with Joe Coffey , a former CIA senior executive from the Directorate of Science & Technology, to unpack how intelligence agencies adopt new technology, work with industry, and prepare for what comes next. Joe shares insights from a 26-year c...