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The main pillars of the president’s management agenda include rebuilding the federal workforce and improving customer experience. According to one workforce expert, by treating employees like their customers, organizations can begin realizing these initiatives from the Biden administration. “It also supports this concept of business resiliency, when you can start to treat your employees as arguably the greatest asset an organization has,” says Sean Kennedy. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce. Guest: Sean Kennedy, vice president and general manager of health and life sciences at Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

Splunk’s government affairs chief highlights public sector predictions and strategies in a new six-part podcast series on mission resilience. “Whatever threats we face today, and in the future, data is going to be the primary resource for countering it,” argues a former federal security and counterterrorism expert in this FedScoop podcast series, “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience.” “The key is finding the right data, having the tools to understand what the data is trying to tell us and then having the ability to act on it quickly and with confidence,” says Splunk's Bill Wright. “Organizations that understand that are going to be better able to protect themselves and recover more quickly.” Guest: Bill Wright, Senior Director, North America Government Affairs, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more episodes of “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience” on www.fedscoop.com/listen

As mission readiness is a top priority for any organization, many government leaders are looking to support the structure behind it. According to one former senior executive at the Department of Defense, financial readiness is a key driver for mission readiness. “The Defense Department is focused on improving fiscal decision making and focusing specifically on how you ensure the optimization of the defense budget for the warfighter,” says Michael Parker, vice president of business development executive for DOD at Salesforce. “Are we delivering the greatest capability and capacity we can with the precious dollars that have been obligated to the Defense Department?” Guest: Michael Parker, vice president of business development executive for DOD, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

Government agencies continue to implement and comply with cybersecurity requirements from the White House and other federal organizations. According to one cybersecurity expert, they must also be cognizant of ongoing threat actors. While government agencies are still in the early stages of implementing zero-trust architecture, it’s imperative that leaders “get organized and change processes, change systems, hire the right folks so that we can get more secure,” says Mark Ralls, President and Chief Operating Officer at Invicti Security, on a recent episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. He says that finding the right technology can be a crucial next step in securing an agency’s assets. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Invicti Security. Guest: Mark Ralls, President and COO, Invicti Security Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

As the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity Approaches, government agencies are still in the early stages of their zero-trust journeys. According to one cybersecurity expert, it’s important for government to be patient throughout this process. “It's a fiction to think that there is a ‘big bang’ by which they can make the entire enterprise — every user group, every application, every data set — be compliant with the zero trust performance mandate,” says Dan Prieto. Guest: Dan Prieto, head of public sector cybersecurity strategy for Google Cloud Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Google Cloud.

Federal agencies are trying to slow the flow of cybersecurity talent leaving government in addition to bringing new talent in. According to one solutions expert, the cybersecurity field must rethink how the next generation is being taught and welcomed to the field. “They understand a lot of these [cybersecurity] concepts, they just don’t have the hands on,” says Eric Irizarry. “We don’t teach those concepts in school. A lot of the school programs are about programming, understanding applications and stuff like that, but we don't teach the piping of what's the internet, the network.” This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by MFGS, Inc. Guest: Eric Irizarry, Solutions Architect, MFGS, Inc. Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

Whether it be to save time, to save money, or a lack of people in the workforce, pre-made technology solutions are becoming increasingly popular for the federal government. According to one IT expert, this is helping government organizations accelerate efforts including cloud adoption. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by AWS in collaboration with Applied Insight and Boeing. Guests: Chad Beaudin, chief engineer for DevSecOps at Boeing and Chris Smith, director of engineering at Applied Insight Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

As organizations begin to transition out of pandemic response, many will use the zero-trust architecture adopted during remote work to continue bolstering their security posture. According to one chief security officer, this means prioritizing endpoint protection. “If you think about the core pillars and constructs of zero trust, one of the more important ones is the endpoint,” says Sean Frazier, federal CSO at Okta. “Almost everything these days with regard to endpoint is mobility.” Guest: Sean Frazier, Federal Chief Security Officer, Okta Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Okta.

Cybersecurity has quickly become a top priority for agencies across government. According to a former FedRAMP director, budget constraints are making IT modernization projects, like cloud adoption, a driver for cybersecurity upgrades. “When you look at it conservatively, only 10-to-15% of the budget on IT is spent on R&D, and maybe another 10-to-15% spent on modernization,” says Matt Goodrich of Salesforce. “Add in cybersecurity risks and that’s not enough money” Guest: Matt Goodrich, principal solutions architect, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

Federal agencies are now tasked with rapidly integrating the customer experience and cybersecurity components of the President’s Management Agenda. According to one IT expert, being able to do this at speed will allow organizations to consistently tie together cybersecurity and operational capabilities. “Really driving the ability to reach compliance and operational security in context will make a huge difference,” says Arlette Hart, master solution architect at Leidos and former FBI chief information security officer. “And it’ll help ensure that the people who are using the systems really understand the safety and have reassurance that their information is secure and they can use these systems securely and safely.” Guest: Arlette Hart, master solution architect, Leidos Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Leidos.