
ATARC Federal IT Newscast
The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) is a leading organization dedicated to fostering collaboration between government, academia, and industry to drive the adoption and integration of emerging technologies within the federal government. Established to bridge the gap between these critical sectors, ATARC provides a unique platform for technology leaders and innovators to share knowledge, explore new ideas, and solve pressing challenges.
Latest episodes

Aug 24, 2021 • 27min
Digital Transformation with Jennifer Kenney-Smith, featuring Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Warfare System Software S&T and Development, Candaice Deloach
JKS sits down with Candaice Deloach to discuss software development, software lifecycle and the warfighter mission.

Aug 23, 2021 • 33min
ATARC Federal IT Newscast w/ Gil Alterovitz and Nick Psaki
Nick Psaki sits down with the Director of the National AI Institute, Gil Alterovitz to learn about the Veterans Administration's efforts and Artificial Intelligence.

Jul 12, 2021 • 24min
Jennifer Kenney-Smith interviews CEO and Founder of ATARC, Tom Suder
Jennifer Kenney-Smith interviews CEO and Founder of ATARC, Tom Suder! In this episode, Jennifer and Tom discuss Government Road-blockers, Leadership, and Hacking Bureaucracy!

Jun 28, 2021 • 1h 1min
Cloud and Coffee with special guest Robyn Rees, Senior Advisor for Human Capital Transformation at the Department of the Interior, within the Office of Human Capital
Join us for a Cloud and Coffee event with special guest Robyn Rees! Robyn is the Senior Advisor for Human Capital Transformation at the Department of the Interior, within the Office of Human Capital. She leverages her experience with Information Technology management, governance, budget, and project execution, to unlock human capital data leveraging advanced technologies. Robyn is a passionate advocate for enabling an “ever-ready” workforce that is highly resilient, adaptable to the changing world of work, and who will continue to be highly contributing members of diverse teams. Through the DOI Office of Human Capital efforts to enable an ecosystem of continuous reskilling and redeploying, Robyn is an advocate for prioritizing human capital, workforce, and work data, in order to provide equitable access to employment and advancement information over a long, varied, and diverse career

Jun 28, 2021 • 18min
Digital Transformation with Jennifer Kenney-Smith and Guest, Executive Director of Identity at GSA, Phil Lam
Here from a true expert on Identity in the Federal Government and learn why it is so important! Phil's mission is focused on improving the government's constituents' experience and all of the processes that go into that.

Jun 21, 2021 • 1h 1min
Cloud and Coffee with the Director of Design and Development at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Brian Whittaker
Join us for a Cloud and Coffee event with special guest, Brian Whittaker! Brian is the Director of Design and Development at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Prior to this role at CFPB, Brian was the Executive Director of 18F, an organization in the General Services Administration that collaborates with other agencies to fix technical problems, build products, and improve how government serves the public through technology.

Apr 26, 2021 • 36min
Digital Transformation with Director of Technology Transformation Services at GSA, Dave Zvenyach.
Dave Zvenyach is the Director of Technology Transformation Services at GSA. He is a Digital Transformation guru and expert who shares with us some best practices for Digital Transformation within the Federal Space, and his experience as a Transformation coach.

Mar 29, 2021 • 31min
DevSecOps coffee chat with White House Presidential Innovation Fellow, Ken Kato
This week on the ATARC DevSecOps Coffee Chat, we have the pleasure of speaking with Ken Kato. Kato shares his experience and insights with us as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow.

Mar 22, 2021 • 1h
Cloud and Coffee with Thomas Santucci, Director, GSA
Join us for a Cloud and Coffee event with special guest Thomas Santucci! He is the Director of the Data Center & Cloud Optimization Initiative PMO at the General Services Administration (GSA). He oversees the PMO’s managing partner responsibilities for the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), helps implement the federal Cloud Smart strategy, and serves as Co-Chair of the Federal CIO Cloud & Infrastructure Community of Practice, which has over 1,600 members from across the federal IT workforce.

Mar 22, 2021 • 1h 4min
Federal DevSecOps: Pushing Forward
DevSecOps within the Federal landscape has been a topic of growing priority, implementation, and necessity over the past several years. Join this webinar to hear from leaders in DevSecOps practices as they discuss the current status, modern projects, and drive forward of Federal DevSecOps platforms used to push IT modernization, operational efficiency, and cybersecurity. Listen as topic experts discuss the middle point of where DevSecOps, Zero Trust, and enterprise IT as a service (ITaaS) meet, and create effective, secure, modern, operational systems within the Federal IT ecosystem. Hear first-hand the current status, challenges, successes, and vision for the future, as viewed by DevSecOps leaders and practitioners in Federal Agencies. What do Government decision-makers see as the future of DevSecOps? Where within the government are best practices in place? Where is there still the most room for growth?