Greg Baroni on Better Industry Service to Government and Shifting Acquisition Models
Attain Chairman and CEO Greg Baroni predicts purchasing patterns to change in the new decade as government contracting soars to nearly $600 billion. Baroni spoke recently with “Government Matters” about how the industry can provide better service to government. Among the industry trends Baroni sees now is the start of a shift in acquisition models.
Salient CRGT’s Melissa Chapman on MyHealthEData Initiative
The federal MyHealthEData initiative aims to interconnect data from several systems and could help agencies better capture data at the time of patient care, according to a former government health official. The portal was a topic of discussion on a recent “Government Matters” episode with former Health and Human Services Department Chief Information Officer Melissa Chapman.
Save the Date: Abstracts Due March 14 for Innovators’ Showcase in May
2018 marks the seventh year of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance‘s Innovators’ Showcase and an opportunity for government contracting firms to look at new ways to solve challenges in the intelligence community. Kevin Kelly, who chairs INSA’s Technology and Innovation Council and serves as LGS Innovations CEO, discussed the event recently on “Government Matters.” INSA and
David Shedd Discusses How to Solve Security Clearance Backlog
In an interview on “Government Matters,” David Shedd, former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a board member at Beacon Global Strategies, discussed the major backlog of government security clearances and possible solutions. This backlog is negatively affecting efforts to both recruit and retain talent in government. “The contractor community places those numbers
Attain’s Simon Szykman Talks FITARA, CIO Powers
Attain’s Simon Szykman weighed in on a report from NASA’s inspector general that concluded the agency has made little progress in implementing an IT governance structure. In a conversation with “Government Matters,” the former Commerce Department chief information officer who’s now chief technology officer for Attain Federal Services, said understanding the larger context of NASA’s
IoT Cybersecurity Act ‘Is a Step in the Right Direction’
In an interview on “Government Matters,” Letitia Long, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, discussed the benefits and potential consequences of the IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2017. The act will establish a set of minimum security requirements for IoT devices procured by the federal government. Requirements include reporting any vulnerabilities and receiving software updates.
Intel’s Melvin Greer Talks Future of AI
As federal agencies look to harness the potential of artificial intelligence and data science, they’ll deal with several key issues, Melvin Greer of Intel Corp. said in a recent “Government Matters” interview. Greer is chief data scientist for public sector at Intel. “I think most would say that federal agencies are on the road to
K-12 STEM Symposium Segment Airs on Channel 7’s “Government Matters”
On Sunday, March 6, Channel 7’s “Government Matters” segment featured Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology’s Kritika Singh, student and CEO of Malaria Free World. Singh discussed entrepreneurship, her interest in science and mathematics, as well as the upcoming K-12 STEM Symposium on March 12. A variety of labs and high-tech tools, Thomas Jefferson
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