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Fewer than 10 percent of federal employees are under 30 years old, and at some agencies, more than half of the employees are eligible to retire. In a recent Daily Scoop Podcast, Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) CEO Shane Canfield discusses the changing composition of the workforce and what federal agencies are doing to hire and retain talent. Canfield highlights the importance of the workforce having a global and holistic view of the agency or department. “[For example] at the Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the younger employees are assigned one project which works its way through the entire agency top to bottom; this gives people a lens into what happens at all levels of the federal government because not every single job has the same responsibility, the same opportunity to really drive decisions and direction. That is tremendously important.” Guest: Shane Canfield, CEO, WAEPA Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by WAEPA.

Federal law enforcement agencies have seized more than $30 million in cryptocurrency North Korean hackers stole earlier this year. The increase in indictments and prosecutions regarding cryptocurrency is a measure of success for updated requirements and analytics products, says Chainalysis’ Brian Capra. However, more awareness about how cryptocurrency is used to finance terrorist and cybercriminal activities is still needed, says Capra. Capra gives his insight into how industry players can help government leaders access to up-to-date intelligence around crypto activities. Guest: Brian Capra, director of strategic applications for Chainalysis Host: Francis Rose, host of The Daily Scoop Podcast, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Chainalysis.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a new training module for veterans and their families to access mental health research and information through Trailhead, a free online learning platform. Salesforce's Mike Nolan highlights the module, “Veteran Mental Health and Resiliency Resources,” is focused on educating veterans and their families about suicide risks and prevention. Guest: Mike Nolan, senior manager of the military recruiting program, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

The Internal Revenue Service is just one of the many agencies that will receive funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to help improve their IT systems. According to one industry IT expert, improving customer experience delivery will be an important end goal of that transformation. “This has been a continual theme from government to really equalize the experience that we see in our personal lives with all kinds of interactions, whether it be retailers, banks, etc.,” says Paul Tatum on a recent episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. “Government is really putting their money where their mouth is trying to raise their game with that personal experience.” Guest: Paul Tatum, executive vice president of global public sector at Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

Threat intelligence represents a critical component in protecting the government’s vast data resources. But as agencies rely increasingly on the cloud and complex web applications, threat intelligence on tactics and adversaries is taking on greater importance for government agencies. Splunk cybersecurity expert shares his insights on the intersection between threat intelligence and automation and what that means for the government’s cloud journey. Guest: Patrick Coughlin, Group Vice President, Security Market, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk. Listen to the full podcast conversation and the entire series “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience” on FedScoop.

An element of the success of the president’s management agenda is data, and data-driven processes have never been more critical to a mission. But how can leaders gain actionable insights from their data? A Celonis executive argues that being data-driven has moved beyond simply unlocking datasets—it's about mining data in the enterprise to drive unique insights about business processes. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Celonis. Guest: Chris Radich, vice president of solution engineering at Celonis Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

Splunk Chief Technical Advisor Lisa Palmer highlights lessons public sector agencies can learn from the banking, service and retailing sectors to improve both security and innovation. Palmer describes how Latin America’s largest fintech bank, a leading roadside assistance provider, and Papa John’s Pizza all benefitted from using cloud-based tools from Splunk. Guest: Lisa Palmer, Chief Technical Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This episode is part of a FedScoop podcast series, “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience." Look for more coverage on www.fedscoop.com/listen

Despite the many challenges federal CIOs face trying to modernize and secure their agency’s IT systems, this is a “perfect time” to be leading technology changes in federal government, says a former Pentagon deputy CIO now advising agencies on IT strategies. Guest: Juliana Vida, Group Vice President and Public Sector Chief Strategy Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.

Public sector agencies are gaining new efficiencies from migrating their operations to the cloud but often fail to realize the broader benefits cloud computing offers, say two cloud advisory specialists in a new FedScoop podcast. They also highlight why Splunk customers are finding greater success moving from on-premises software to Splunk’s cloud-based software-as-a-service offerings that can also help public sector organizations collect and manage data across multiple cloud services. Guests: Tom Stoner is senior director, cloud advisory and an area vice president of cloud sales at Splunk. Lee Tamassia is a cloud specialist at Splunk. Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.

While the Biden administration’s directives on national cybersecurity have given federal agencies an explicit roadmap to fortifying security, the chief cybersecurity advisor for a global technology provider argues that agencies must also keep operational resiliency in clear view. “You can’t think solely about security. And you can't just think solely about resilience. You have to have both,” says Paul Kurtz, a former White House National Security Council director. Guest: Paul Kurtz, Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.