Recorded on-site at Sea-Air-Space 2025, this special edition of Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose captures front-line insights from Coast Guard leadership and industry innovators shaping the future of maritime strategy. Against the backdrop of the largest maritime expo in the U.S., Vice Admiral Andrew Tiongson discusses the operational realities of securing the Indo-Pacific and Arctic domains....

On this edition of Fed Gov Today, host Francis Rose explores how agencies are adapting to constrained budgets under a full-year continuing resolution, the Pentagon’s progress toward audit readiness, and the Navy’s updated vision for information superiority. Former government leaders Tom Harker and Dave Mader offer insight into financial strategy amid shifting priorities. Joseph Nave of KPMG...

On this episode of Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose, experts in government IT, procurement, and data governance discuss pressing challenges and opportunities facing federal agencies. The conversation kicks off with a deep dive into how an enterprise approach to IT modernization can drive efficiency and cost savings. The second segment tackles the realities of government contract cancellations,...

FGT 1/19: Lessons from the Marine Corps | Unlocking AI with Backup Data | Innovative Hiring at CBP

FGT 11/3: Collaborative Programs at DHS | Bridging Edge Computing and Data | Strengthening Cybersecurity

FGT 9/29 - Empowering Global Operations | Role of Identity in Cybersecurity | Transactional Data Reporting in Government

Explore how data innovation and AI advancements are transforming federal services and enhancing veteran care in our latest Fed Gov Today episode.

Transforming Workforce Management | AI-Driven Government Operations | Navy’s Data-Driven Future

Explore insights on federal data management, enhancing customer experience with data, and Marine Corps modernization in this episode of Fed Gov Today.

Explore insights on Presidential Management Agenda progress, improving employee experience, and OPM's data strategy on Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose.

Original Broadcast 10/29/23

Cyber at Sea | AI "Replicator" | Data-driven OPM

Original Broadcast 9/24/23

In this episode of Fed Gov Today, Francis Rose welcomes Kshmendra Paul, one of the federal government’s most influential voices in data strategy, to reflect on two decades of evolving federal data policy and implementation. Paul, who has served as the Chief Data Officer at the VA, Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (ISE), and in key roles at the Department of Energy and the...

GAO report. DHS Talent Acquisition. Francis Rose.

Federal Chief Data Officer Community

FOCAL plan, CISA, Jeff Crime, Cybersecurity

Podcast - Resilience and Innovation: Transforming Defense Healthcare Data and Honoring Government Excellence

Digital Transformation at NASA | Innovation in DoD Small Business Programs | Data Strategy at DOE

Search for Next Navy PCA | OPM Data Dive | New TSP Tracker

A 10-Year Digital Roadmap | NSF Data Management Strategy |

In the ever-evolving landscape of national defense, the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge technologies has become not just a priority but a necessity. At the recent Sea-Air-Space conference, Melissa Carson, Vice President and General Manager for Iron Mountain Government Solutions, offered sharp insights into how the Department of Defense—and the sea services in...

Industry Insight: Kevin Youngquist, Vice President of Sales – Public Sector at Cohesity

Industry Insight: Dana Barnes, President of Government at Dataminr

IIG: From Data Overload to Clarity: Using the Right Metrics for Change

Building an Open Data Culture for Defense Flexibility and Resilience

IIG from the Billington CyberSecurity Summit: Jim Coyle

Lindsey Gillaspie, Senior Solutions Engineer at Databricks, highlighted how AI is set to revolutionize various domains, including cloud security.

Egon Rinderer, Chief Technology Officer at Shift5, highlights the critical issue of GPS spoofing and its impact on SOF operations.

Louis Bergeron, SVP Navy, Govini discusses how Govini

Melissa Carson, VP & GM, Iron Mountain

Mark Mitchell, Federal Security Architect at Netskope, explores federal healthcare data within cloud environments.

Matt Jones, CEO of Sigma Defense Systems, stresses the importance of connectivity and a refined data strategy to ensure that the right data reaches the right place at the right time, thereby enhancing decision-making across sea services.

Michelle Woolford, Navy/USMC/4th Estate Account Director at Adobe discusses the critical elements of collaboration between government and industry, particularly focusing on managing and securing data to support military objectives.

Clare Martorana, former Federal Chief Information Officer, has long been a passionate advocate for improving the government’s digital infrastructure. But as she emphasized in her conversation with Francis Rose on Fed Gov Today, it's not cloud computing or artificial intelligence that represents the government’s biggest challenge—it's data. Data, she argues, is the connective tissue of government...

At the intersection of technology, national security, and operational urgency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is redefining what it means to deliver IT at the speed of mission. In the Driving Outcomes Through Data segment, Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia, CIO at CBP, offers a powerful look into how one of the federal government’s largest operational agencies is turning data into real-time...

Artificial intelligence in government is moving past experimentation and into execution—but what’s coming next goes far beyond large language models and chatbot interfaces. In the Driving Outcomes through Data segment titled “Harnessing Agentic AI for Critical Federal Missions,” Shane Shaneman, Senior AI Strategist for the U.S. Public Sector at NVIDIA, and Sahil Sanghvi, Vice President in the...

Matt Carroll, CEO of Immuta; Austin Gerig, Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and Dan Tucker, Senior Vice President of Data and AI Engineering at Booz Allen, join forces to discuss how agencies can modernize data infrastructure, promote safe data sharing, and turn insights into impact. Their conversation outlines a model for federal data maturity that blends...

For more than a decade, the Central Intelligence Agency has led the federal government’s adoption of cloud computing, setting the pace for secure, scalable, and mission-driven technology transformation. In his segment on Driving Outcomes through Data, Larry Taxson—former Chief of CLOUDworks at the CIA and now Digital Capabilities Delivery Executive—provides an insider’s look at how the agency is...

As federal agencies reach a decade into their cloud adoption journeys, a new phase of digital transformation is taking hold—one that goes beyond infrastructure and centers the mission at the heart of technology strategy. In the opening segment of Driving Outcomes through Data, filmed on location at The Helix, Booz Allen’s Center for Innovation in Washington, D.C., Richard Crowe, Civil Sector...

At a recent Fed Gov Today event, Jared Smith, Chief Statistician and Director of the Center for Statistics and Data Analytics at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), offered a sharp and data-driven perspective on how digital transformation is evolving the fight against fraud, waste, and abuse in government programs.

Driving Outcomes Through Data explores how federal agencies are embracing data-centric strategies to transform mission delivery, accelerate modernization, and unlock the full potential of emerging technologies. Filmed on location at The Helix, Booz Allen’s Center for Innovation in Washington, D.C., the program features top technology leaders from the public and private sectors sharing insights on...

In today’s digital government landscape, data is one of the most valuable assets for decision-making, efficiency, and mission success. However, ensuring that data is accurate, accessible, and actionable remains a persistent challenge for federal agencies. On a recent episode of Fed Gov Today with Francis Rose, two leading data experts—Eileen Vidrine, Former Chief Data Officer of the U.S. Air...

Industry and Government Insights from WEST 24

Insights from SOF Week: Collaboration, Data Challenges, and Cybersecurity in the Special Operations Community

Data, Zero Trust, Gov-Industry Partnerships Top Agenda at West 2023