The Government Technology Insider Podcast

Also known as Enterprise IT as a Service, EITaaS allows defense agencies to focus more on the warfighter by outsourcing IT services to commercial companies in an effort to increase user efficiencies, effectiveness, and standardize network services across their entire base. In part one of the “Let the Warfighter Fight” EITaaS podcast series, hosted on Government Technology Insider , David Rouse, Ma...

With IT modernization slated to be an ongoing priority in the federal sector, Oracle’s Cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) portfolio, which provides a complete development and deployment environment on top of cloud infrastructure, will increasingly serve as a mission-enabling solution. PaaS paves way for federal IT modernization. This was the key theme of a recent Government Technology Insider podc...

As federal agencies fully embraced remote work, the pandemic continues to drive innovation to deliver mission success. One of the key technologies in delivering this success is Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Once deployed selectively, RPA has now reached enterprise-scale for many federal agencies and is driving mission success.

According to Deloitte Center for Government Insight, there were more than 163 ransomware attacks that targeted local and county governments, which resulted in nearly $1.8 million being paid to cybercriminals, and tens of millions of dollars lost in recovery costs. And with attacks on the rise, federal agencies need to dedicate more resources to cyber risk management.

Recently, we spoke with Pat Mungovan, Senior Vice President, Oracle North America Public Sector , about digital transformation, pandemic response, and on being cloud smart. He shared that when it comes to the pandemic response, 2020 has shown that enterprise data management plays a critical role in being the foundation for overall preparedness.

What started with the Cloud First strategy in 2010, and evolved into other critical mandates such as the Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT Act), the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), and the White House's Cloud Smart Strategy, the underlying premise of government IT success is delivering the mission more effectively with a stronger customer focus. Whether it’s being Cloud Smart or anot...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies needed to be highly nimble in enabling remote workforces, which continues on today. According to a recent Government Business Council survey , approximately three-quarters of federal workers remain in telework status, and 60 percent expect to continue remote working for at least another six months. “This dynamic poses two primary chal...

Through its partnership with Verizon and Qualcomm, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego is the first military base to test and deploy Verizon 5G in the areas of energy management, connected vehicles, drones, and base security. The path to this 5G deployment required a nimble, and highly collaborative approach to bring this innovative communications technology to life.

Lt. Col. Brandon Newell , Director, SoCal Tech Bridge for NavalX; Steve Lamb, Director of Network Field Engineering at Verizon; and Paul Guckian, Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm, all explore how 5G was made possible at the Miramar base.

There is a massive ecosystem of technology solution providers, contractors, and consultants that help government agencies overcome their largest problems and embrace the right technologies for their missions. This marketplace is crowded, and ever-expanding, as new and emerging technology companies enter the industry. But it also frequently experiences consolidation as larger, established brands lo...

Earlier this month, we kicked off a four-part podcast series entitled, The Public Sector Primer . This series was intended as a “how to” guide for public sector marketers and salespeople to help them better understand how to solve the complicated puzzle of government acquisitions and sales. And this is an important topic. The digital transformation that is making our government more effective and...

Public sector marketers and salespeople play an important role – educating government IT leaders and senior decision-makers on the exciting new technologies and innovations that are transforming how organizations operate and fundamentally redefining what is possible. But, how can these public sector salespeople and marketers navigate the complicated government acquisition process? How do they cut...

One of the major themes that we’ve heard across the government – from federal agencies to state and local governments, to the U.S. military – is the need for modernization and digital transformation. Government organizations of all sizes and with incredibly different missions have all been evaluating and embracing new, transformative technologies. This digital transformation is intended to help th...

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) will play a crucial role in driving the next generation of wireless connectivity with high speeds and low latency. What differentiates FWA from traditional wired broadband is that there is no need for cables. FWA utilizes radio signals from transmission towers to connect devices. This is pivotal because FWA is able to bring high-speed Internet to areas where cable conne...

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are at the forefront of warfighters and support teams across the Department of Defense (DoD). AR and VR not only support training but can also be used to improve and enable proficiency on the job, maximize operational abilities, and minimize classroom training so workers can be productive sooner. 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) are helping make th...

The military often looks to industry to collaborate on cutting edge solutions and technologies to help advance its overall modernization mission. The Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, with its commercial 5G network called the 5G Living Lab , is a prime example of industry and military collaboration in action and has created many 5G powered use cases for the Department of Defense. At the 5G Living...

Listen to this podcast to learn strategies being used by defense agencies to accelerate secure software delivery that meets the needs of the warfighter.

Listen to insights from cybersecurity expert Michael Sieber on how cyber threat intelligence can help defense agencies to improve national security responses.

In the “Meeting Public Safety Needs for the Department of Defense: A Podcast” interview, Tetoya Gibson, Retired Air Force, DoD Crisis Response Manager at Verizon Frontline; and Calvin Jackson, Crisis Response Manager, Northeast at Verizon Frontline, shared insights into how the DoD can better meet current and future public safety challenges.

Pop-up and emergency networks are temporary connections that organizations can use to bridge coverage gaps or provide reliable communications during a man-made crisis, natural disaster, or even large-scale public events. These networks are practical and relevant today because they are easy to implement and cost-effective to deploy. By leveraging pop-up and emergency networks, agencies can ensure d...

To implement a true Zero Trust approach and provide the next level of protection for data and users, agencies need to move beyond compliance. We spoke with Hansang Bae, Chief Technologist, Public Sector at Zscaler, to learn more.

While future cybersecurity threats from quantum cryptography and quantum computers are nascent, agencies must start hardening their communications infrastructures from these new attacks. Quantum has numerous applications within the federal government as it is ideally suited to protect sensitive information such as healthcare data, financial information, and classified intelligence. In the “Hardeni...

All branches of the United States military are currently facing a recruitment crisis. Despite understanding that recruitment needs to follow a different format, many military recruitment centers are located in areas with standard Internet network connectivity. As a result, they still rely on legacy technology, making it difficult to connect with today’s recruits. With recruiters working harder tha...

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides federal agencies with the ability to improve the resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure. The Department of Energy (DOE) is the largest consumer of data and is tightly linked to other critical infrastructure systems and is in desperate need of modernization. Recently the DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) partnered with Maximus...