The FDA is taking a proactive approach to its digital transformation efforts that its tech leaders highlighted in a new IT strategy. FDA CIO Vid Desai and Office of Business and Customer Assurance Director Josh Lehman discussed the new strategic plan that includes a vision for emerging technologies like quantum computing and empowering its tech workforce. The leaders also outlined their priorities in cybersecurity to navigate the technological shifts ahead in federal government....
Dec 03, 2024•14 min•Season 5Ep. 6
The third episode in this Storytelling Miniseries for federal leaders discusses bridging gaps across generations in the workplace. Whether you're a rising star or a experienced leader, finding common ground is essential for success. NASA’s Brittany Chappell, Department of Veterans Affairs' Laura Manning and Verizon’s Rose Mata dive into key topics including work-life balance, the power of an authentic elevator pitch and how to tailor your story to different professional settings. They also provi...
Dec 03, 2024•20 min
Artificial Intelligence is empowering the Small Business Innovation Research Development Center at the National Cancer Institute to save the lives of women who have been diagnosed with common cancers. Brittany Connors, SBIR director of investor relations at NCI, discussed how she is working with startups to develop the technology that better detects breast cancer and cervical cancer in their early stages. Connors also highlighted NCI's partnerships with biotech companies and the progress that is...
Nov 27, 2024•23 min
CBP Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane Sabatino discussed her vision for emerging technologies the agency is adopting at the nation’s ports, entries and borders to streamline how it monitors movement of people and goods into the country. She broke down how the agency is leveraging data it collects at the border and using artificial intelligence and biometrics to alleviate administrative burdens, sift through and siphon data, and better equip CBP officers with tools to identify and res...
Nov 26, 2024•23 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Department of Labor Chief AI Officer Mangala Kuppa outlined how her role is shaping the agency’s artificial intelligence strategy. She discussed the principles around AI that the agency is adhering to while developing and adopting the emerging technology. Kuppa also discussed DOL’s nine AI workstreams, how she rose to the position of CAIO, and the department’s priorities around AI education and workforce training. She also broke down how she has fostered collaboration between the agency, shareho...
Nov 19, 2024•20 min
In this special Bonus Episode 2.5 of the "Storytelling Miniseries," we’re thrilled to welcome the captivating Elizabeth Barry as our guest speaker. Elizabeth brings a wealth of expertise in communication and leadership, known for her dynamic storytelling and ability to use powerful analogies to connect with audiences. With a speaking style that not only entertains but educates and inspires, she will provide insights on how to harness the storyteller within and become a more effective, mindful co...
Nov 18, 2024•17 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs' prior pilot shuttling veterans to appointments is now a live program. The Uber-Health Connect Initiative addresses one of the biggest barriers to access for veterans across the country: transportation. Though they might be eligible for care, veterans getting to and from appointments often encounter difficulty or roadblocks because of lack of ability to drive or they just don’t have reliable infrastructure in remote and rural areas. Veterans Health Administrati...
Nov 12, 2024•37 min
The growing need for timely, accurate and detailed data about the American people and economy poses new demands on the U.S. Census Bureau. To adapt to modern data requirements and sourcing, the bureau is transforming the way it leverages emerging technologies. While the agency continues traditional surveys, it is increasingly leveraging administrative data, business data and other innovations to create a better statistical snapshot of American life. Census Deputy Director and Chief Operating Off...
Nov 08, 2024•23 min•Season 7Ep. 13
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) processes petabytes of data in its operations, and that amount of data is only expected to grow. At DoDIIS in Omaha, NGA CIO Mark Chatelain told GovCIO Media & Research that artificial intelligence and machine learning are improving data processing so humans can focus on analyzing it for targeting, warning and support. Chatelain also discussed the latest developments in NGA’s zero trust journey, the agency’s partnership with the private secto...
Oct 31, 2024•10 min
Protecting the critical data that enables the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) to maintain its information advantage is at the core of the agency’s mission. At DoDIIS in Omaha, DIA CISO Tim Sydnor and Senior Technical Advisor Stephen Kensinger told GovCIO Media & Research that the agency needs data to have integrity and accuracy for it to be actionable to DIA’s mission. Sydnor and Kensinger also discussed how DIA works with other intelligence community and Defense Department elements, how...
Oct 30, 2024•14 min
In this episode, we’re diving into the power of authentic storytelling. Join us as we speak with our guests: Jothi Dugar, CISO at NIH Center for IT, and Andrea Fletcher, chief digital strategy officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They explore how sharing your true story — including the good, the bad and the ugly — can help you build stronger connections, empower others and create lasting impact in your career. They also discuss the importance of owning your experiences and ...
Oct 30, 2024•7 min
The National Cancer Institute’s new Artificial Intelligence Resource (AIR) program is helping clinicians better diagnose and treat cancer patients. AIR enables researchers to build AI models that help to better detect cancer through imaging and determine the best treatment options. Dr. Baris Turkbey, senior clinician and radiologist with the Molecular Imaging Branch at NCI, explained the role AI algorithms play in classifying bone lesions in metastatic prostate cancer as well as how AI impacts t...
Oct 30, 2024•27 min
Data is integral to the intelligence community’s operations. IC Chief Data Officer Lori Wade is working to shift from system-centric to data-centric operations to meet evolving national security needs. At DoDIIS in Omaha, Wade spoke to GovCIO Media & Research about implementing a data-centric architecture with common data standards and services. She also discussed how the IC is using AI responsibly, including training AI models with trusted and properly labeled data, building guardrails and ...
Oct 30, 2024•15 min
Technology is transforming the way the Navy collects, analyzes and distributes intelligence, as well as helping get information to the warfighter as quickly as possible. At DoDIIS in Omaha, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Intelligence Division CIO Christopher Page Deputy Director said that AI gives the Navy an advantage by increasing the volume, variety, velocity and veracity of collected data. The Navy’s Information Superiority Vision is bolstering this mission. Page unpacks the latest ...
Oct 29, 2024•16 min
Indopacom Cyberspace Operations – Integrated Planning Element (CO-IPE) Director Capt. Ron Arellano also serves as a liaison naval officer for U.S. Cyber Command. His role carries a lot of insight into cybersecurity posture and translating policy to ensure an integrated partner environment. Arellano discussed at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu some of his key priorities and challenges in cybersecurity operations within the Indo-Pacific theater. He emphasized the importance of building stro...
Oct 28, 2024•8 min
NAVWAR Chief Engineer Robert Wolborsky said the Navy is using emerging technology like 5G and proliferated low-Earth orbit (PLEO) satellites to deliver data and information to the warfighter anywhere on the sea. Wolborsky, who sat down with us at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu this week, said the lessons learned from the service’s 4G experience have driven the Navy’s approach to 5G. He spoke on his desire to stay ahead of the power curve with the capability. The Navy is fielding 5G pilot...
Oct 28, 2024•9 min
DISA has been seeing a lot of excitement across Defense Department partners around its Joint Operational Edge (JOE) commercial cloud capability. Its Product Owner Matt Quinn from J9 Hosting and Compute joined us at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu to discuss JOE’s progress in the year since it went live. Quinn discussed lessons learned as DISA extends the cloud beyond the continental United States to the operational edge. He also outlined what considerations the agency will make moving int...
Oct 28, 2024•3 min
Department of the Navy Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor Josh Reiter unpacked the Navy’s cyber strategy at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu this week. He highlighted its seven lines of effort that contribute to maintaining the Navy’s operational efficiency across people, critical infrastructure and data. The Navy is shifting from a compliance mindset to one of cyber readiness, and expanding its view of cybersecurity as less of a traditional IT problem to more of a operational technology issue...
Oct 28, 2024•6 min
Defense Innovation Unit is on a mission to bring in innovative technology to the military services and combatant commands quickly. Cyber Senior Project Manager Dwayne Florenzie brings a wealth of experience from the private sector to DIU’s cyber and telecom portfolio that is prioritizing bringing 5G connectivity to the military globally. At AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu this week, Florenzie shares how the increased funding DIU has received over the past year is setting the organization ...
Oct 28, 2024•8 min
Defense Innovation Unit AI Technical Director Chris Murphy has a dual-hatted role also serving as the organization’s embed at Indo-Pacific Command. DIU’s embed program pairs technologists with combatant commands to field technology more quickly. Murphy at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific highlights this commercial integration role and how he’s focused on leveraging modeling and simulation capabilities from the commercial AI space to enable decision superiority. He discusses how he sees these efforts e...
Oct 28, 2024•5 min
Coast Guard Deputy CIO and Chief Data and AI Officer Brian Campo joins us at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu to share lessons learned for the service after completing a four-year “Tech Revolution” digital modernization plan. This four-year plan looked across the Coast Guard to see where investments could be made in connectivity, technology and improving the mission. Campo said even though the “revolution” is completed, the Coast Guard is still looking for opportunities to modernize and tr...
Oct 28, 2024•7 min
Indopacom J2 CTO Ben Needles discusses the challenges and priorities of integrating various capabilities in the mission partner environment across the Indo-Pacific region. Needles described at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu how his directorate is standardizing knowledge and data to prepare for leveraging emerging technologies like AI to enhance intelligence analysis and decision-making in the field. This, he said, would help the command avoid high costs associated with using other availa...
Oct 28, 2024•9 min
Data security and information exchange are critical components that ensure collaboration with military allies globally. U.S. European Command (EUCOM) J-6 Cyber and C4 Director Maj. Gen. John Phillips spoke to GovCIO Media & Research at DoDIIS in Omaha this week about the complexities of defending U.S. cyberspace while in Europe in the digital age, including the importance of data interoperability across allies and partners. Phillips also said that Eucom and its partners are facing workforce ...
Oct 28, 2024•12 min
NASA has been undergoing an enterprise-wide digital transformation plan that leaders hope will change how the agency collaborates and innovates. One of these leaders co-founded NASA’s digital service and is currently working on the testing platform for the agency’s Artemis mission. Shawn Chittle discusses his extensive background at private sector software companies and how he uses this experience to drive key user-centric design principles that ultimately powers the technology behind NASA’s spa...
Oct 22, 2024•19 min•Season 7Ep. 15
The State Department employs thousands of civilian employees, including more than 15,000 foreign service officers and other diplomats across the globe. State Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer Matthew Graviss sees artificial intelligence helping them do their job more effectively. Graviss highlighted the agency’s new research assistant for translation and other tasks for employees to create annual reports on religious freedom, climate and more. Graviss also discussed how State is dri...
Oct 17, 2024•28 min
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has launched a new program providing health care organizations a rapid and secure cyber solution that will protect their infrastructure from threats and prevent disruptions in patient care. ARPA-H Resilient Systems Program Manager Andrew Carney discusses the Universal Patching Intermediation for Autonomous Defense (UPGRADE) program and how it offers medical facilities protection from ransomware attacks by automatically providing proactive...
Oct 15, 2024•21 min•Season 6Ep. 11
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Innovation Unit brings novel solutions in health care to help save veterans and the VA time and money through low- to no-cost pilots. This includes pilots like Care Centra, an AI personalized health coach, that uses machine learning to track behaviors and nudge veterans to follow better health outcomes and reduce the number of in-person visits. The unit’s Deputy Director Sarah MacDawutey discusses these pilots, how the unit works across the enterprise to test ...
Oct 08, 2024•17 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Leaders in federal technology point to storytelling as a key trait that has helped them excel in their careers. This first episode of our GovCast Storytelling Miniseries features a conversation exploring why storytelling is an essential tool to upskill women and to help them advance into leadership roles in the public sector. Guests include two members of the Women Tech Leaders Working Group: Transportation Department Association CIO for Resource Management/CFO Lucinda Wade and NIH Center for IT...
Oct 07, 2024•19 min
Explore how CISA and CMS are tackling open source software (OSS) security in government. CISA Technical Advisor Jack Cable shares insights on CISA’s roadmap, best practices and efforts to secure OSS and promote open source program offices. CMS Digital Service Open Source Lead Remy DeCausemaker also discusses the strategic approach to creating an open-source program office, focusing on stakeholder engagement, security measures and regulatory guidance. Hear how these strategies are shaping the fut...
Sep 24, 2024•4 min
Travelers around the world are seeing more opportunities to use digital documents to verify their identities at airports and other travel hubs. The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) is honing in on technologies that rely on biometrics and artificial intelligence to develop and create seamless solutions that cater to all travelers at these checkpoints. At Identity Week in Washington, D.C., TSA Capability Manager for Identity Management Jason Lim discussed how advancements in AI and machine lea...
Sep 20, 2024•10 min
