
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

Mar 15, 2023 • 1h 31min
In the Nic of Time with Dan Lorenc, CEO, ChainGuard
Join this episode of In the Nic of Time with Dan Lorenc, CEO, ChainGuard as they discuss the challenges and struggles around software supply chain and take a deep dive on Dan's incredible contributions to the open source community with his projects like Minikube, Sigstore, Distroless and Wolfi.

Mar 8, 2023 • 1h 30min
In the Nic of Time with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate, Upbound
Join this episode of In the Nic of time with Viktor Farcic, Developer Advocate, Upbound, as they discuss what is going to disrupt the Infrastructure as Code world. What the future looks like, what to pay attention to, and how to better understand a control plane.

Mar 6, 2023 • 33min
Doing Tech Better in Government with Matthew McAllister, Director, Colorado Digital Service
On this episode of ‘Doing Tech Better in Government’, we are joined by Matthew McAllister, Director of the Colorado Digital Service. He and his team work to create statewide resources that reshape the way state agencies approach all aspects of technology usage. Matthew shares his ideology around supporting change makers through digital consulting, and what they have yet to learn about how states can respond to different issues with the necessary technology.
Here’s where you can learn more about the team’s open positions: https://oit.colorado.gov/cds-open-positions

Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 1min
In the Nic of Time Special Episode - Ask Me Anything
Join this episode of In the Nic of Time for an exciting Q & A from the audience.

Feb 21, 2023 • 23min
Doing Tech Better in Government With Dr. Susan Gregurick, Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health.
Join us in this episode of Doing Tech Better in Government for a conversation with Dr. Susan Gregurick, Associate Director for Data Science and Director of the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Gregurick has been a trailblazer in implementing and refining the necessary tools for scientific data storage, usage, and management. Stay tuned to hear more about her work with the STRIDES program as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of cloud computing as a resource for medical research, and the project she’s embarking on to fight childhood cancer. To learn more about the programs Dr. Gregurick is working with, here are some links we encourage you to visit:
STRIDES: https://cloud.nih.gov/
Sequence Read Archive (SRA): https://datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosystem/sra
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST): https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi
Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL): https://anvilproject.org/

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 36min
In the Nic of Time with Tobi Knaup, CEO and Co-Founder, D2IQ
Join this episode of In the Nic of Time with Tobi Knaup, CEO and Co-Founder, D2IQ as they discuss Mesos’ move to Kubernetes, the future of Kubernetes and DevSecOps platforms and how AI/ML will disrupt that market.

Feb 8, 2023 • 1h 31min
In the Nic of Time with Lisa Palmer, Chief AI Strategist, AI Leaders
Join this episode of In the Nic of Time with Lisa Palmer, Chief AI Strategist, AI Leaders as they discuss Lias's recent study, which will include a deep dive into ChatGPT and other generative AI, looking at the risks and opportunities that come with it.

Feb 3, 2023 • 29min
Doing Tech Better in Government with Special Guest Peter Burkholder, Security and Compliance Lead, Cloud.gov
Our guest on today’s episode of Doing Tech Better in Government is Peter Burkholder, the Security and Compliance Lead at Cloud.gov. Peter shares how his journey as a geophysicist led him to pull inspiration from different communities across the globe, ultimately serving as the inspiration behind the cloud computing resources he provides for web developers. Join us to hear how his work with cloud.gov is refined through collaboration, the impact of DevOps as an everyday tool, and the challenges he faces in the world of cybersecurity.
Links Mentioned:
Join.tts.gsa.gov
Cloud.gov
Support.cloud.gov

Feb 2, 2023 • 24min
Solving For X, Episode 12: Season 1 Wrap-Up
Tune in to hear Nina and Chris discuss the 11 Solving for X episodes in Season 1. They tie together recurring themes and try to discover whether we solved for X?

Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 24min
In the Nic of Time with Marshall Livingston, Head of Sales Engineering, Hack the Box, and Haris Pylarinos, CEO, Hack the Box
Join this episode of In the Nic of Time with Marshall Livingston, Head of Sales Engineering, Hack the Box, and Haris Pylarinos, CEO, Hack the Box as they look at the current education problems, the mix of self learning and hands on experience and the difference between one of those fancy certifications and actual true experience.