The Daily Scoop Podcast

The President’s Management Agenda is just over a year old today. The Office of Management and Budget released it November 18, 2021. Terry Gerton, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, discusses the progress government has made implementing the agenda and what’s next. The Department of Defense has set a target for FY2027 to implement its new Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap. The plan outlines four high-level strategic goals for the department. Andy Stewart, national security and government senior strategist for cybersecurity at Cisco, gives some key recommendations for cybersecurity leaders in the Pentagon. This interview is underwritten by Cisco. Federal agencies have a 2027 deadline to move to zero-emission light-duty vehicles, according to an executive order from the Biden administration. The Government Accountability Office sees some roadblocks to making that deadline. Catina Latham, acting director for physical infrastructure at GAO, breaks down her team’s findings. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

A new framework for mental health resilience is out from the Office of the Surgeon General. Mika Cross, federal workplace expert, breaks down five essentials from the framework and discusses the initiatives agencies are taking for the mental health of their workforce. Congress is back at work this week for the first time following the midterm elections. One of the first things the Senate will take on is new legislation for FedRAMP. Karen Evans, partner at KE&T Partners and former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, explains the potential impact of this legislation and the coming 20-year anniversary of the E-Gov Act. The Internal Revenue Service is in good shape with their financial management, but the Government Accountability Office finds some room for improvement in internal controls. Dawn Simpson, director of financial management and assurance issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses her team’s findings from the IRS. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Department of Defense says it will hold organizations inside the department responsible for hitting the deadlines in its new zero trust strategy and roadmap. Gordon Bitko, senior vice president at Information Technology Industry Council and former chief information officer at the FBI, discusses the recommendations ITIC made for agencies implementing zero trust strategies. A big anniversary is coming for one of the foundational documents in federal technology. The E-Gov Act turns 20 years old on December 17. Mark Forman, executive vice president at Dynamic Integrated Services and former E-Gov Administrator, discusses the impact the E-Gov Act has had on the federal government and what he sees on the horizon. The Thrift Savings Plan is also celebrating an anniversary. It’s been two years since its full-matching, auto-enrollment program for new federal employees began. Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, provides the latest updates from the TSP. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

There are now over 115 protests to the CIO-SP4 contact from the National Institutes of Health’s Acquisition and Assessment Center. NITAAC has been working on the vehicle for over a year. Keith Nakasone, federal strategist at VMware and former deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition for the Office of IT Category at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, explains how government and industry can work together to get future GWACs right. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has its first chief people officer. Elizabeth Kolmstetter will join CISA from NASA. Jeff Neal, member of the board of Hyre Road and former chief human capital officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses what he hopes to see across the organization to support the new position. The Department of Veterans Affairs has graduated thousands of veterans from its Veterans Employment through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) pilot program. Dawn Locke, acting director for education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, explains what the VET TEC program is and what her office recommends to help the program improve. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The war in Ukraine is forcing the Department of Defense to rethink the future of war. The Pentagon is especially concerned with kinetic warfare and cybersecurity. Dan Sitterly, president and CEO of Sitterly Alliance Solutions and former principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, discusses the workforce strategy to help DOD’s future fight. The Secret Service needs a better plan for implementing guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, according to the Government Accountability Office. Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and former branch chief for information policy and technology at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses how organizations can avoid stumbling blocks while implementing zero trust architecture. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The federal workforce is more engaged this year than last year, according to data from the new Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. That data includes several new metrics that connect with the president’s management agenda. Angela Bailey, founder and CEO of AnandaLife, LLC and former chief human capital officer at the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the new data from the Office of Personnel Management. The inspector general community has a roadmap now for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in its offices. The roadmap was released by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). Department of Education Inspector General and Chair of the CIGIE DEIA Work Group Sandra Bruce and FDIC Inspector General and Vice Chair of the CIGIE DEIA Work Group Jay Lerner explain how the council evaluated ways to improve DEIA in the IG community and what the roadmap hopes to achieve. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Agencies across government are taking on technical debt to modernize their organizations. The Department of Labor is just one agency looking to move money away from legacy technology to modernization. Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia joins Francis Rose to discuss how he defines technical debt and what he is doing to reduce it at his agency. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Today, more of Francis’ conversation with Deputy to the Inspector General of the Army MG Mitchell Kilgo at AFCEA DC’s lunch event this week. MG Kilgo discusses the resources he’s used to keep a dialogue about diversity, equity and inclusion issues moving forward at the Army. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Today, a special program on diversity, equity and inclusion, a primary item on the Biden administration’s agenda. At an event hosted by AFCEA DC, Deputy to the Inspector General of the Army MG Mitchell Kilgo tells Francis Rose discusses where the military is today and the progress it has made on DE&I issues. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Department of Defense’s zero trust strategy is in the public review process now and should be reviewed soon, according to DOD Chief Information Officer John Sherman. Jeremy Grant, managing director of technology business strategy at Venable LLC and coordinator of the Better Identity Coalition, discusses the progress agencies across government are making in identity management and achieving their zero trust goals. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has new guidance for “Transforming the Vulnerability Management Landscape.” Matt Coose, founder and CEO of Qmulos and former director of Federal Network Security for the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down the new guidance from CISA Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Eric Goldstein. The Defense Logistics Agency will use 5G technology to get materials into the hands of warfighters faster. Manny Casas, research & development program manager at DLA, tells Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash about the scope of his agency’s work. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.