Labor Department, EEOC launch initiative to advance equity in hiring
Jenny R. Yang, director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Labor Department, discusses a new effort with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to expand access to jobs to underrepresented communities

Identity theft involving government documents and benefits
Kelle Slaughter, identity theft program manager at the Federal Trade Commission, discusses the major spike in government benefits fraud in 2020 and ways people can protect themselves from identity theft

DOL and EEOC hiring equity initiative, Government benefits identity theft – January 27, 2022

Improving government technology to serve the American people
Robin Carnahan, administrator of the General Services Administration, discusses tech and customer experience improvements, clean energy, acquisition, the government real estate footprint and the future of work

New USDA flexible work policy balances needs of employees and American people
Malcom Shorter, deputy assistant secretary for administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, discusses how his department developed its new telework and remote work policy to meet the needs of both employees and the American people

GSA administrator on tech, clean energy, future of work + USDA telework policy – January 30, 2022

Assessing National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
Mollie Saltskog, senior intelligence analyst at The Soufan Group, discusses progress the U.S. has made on implementing the strategy for countering domestic terrorism that the White House released last year

Integrating climate change considerations into national security practices
Brigitte Hugh, program assistant at the Center for Climate and Security, discusses the need to reexamine thinking about climate disasters and mainstream climate security into agency regional strategies

Implementing Financial Systems Modernization for TSP
Kim Weaver, director of external affairs for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, describes the recent financial systems modernization and a communications campaign for the upcoming Converge launch

Progress against domestic terrorism, Climate security, TSP systems modernization – February 1, 2022

Ensuring safety, reliability of nuclear weapons
Laura McGill, deputy laboratories director for nuclear deterrence and chief technology officer at Sandia National Laboratories, discusses her lab’s critical work in nuclear deterrence and a broad range of national security challenges

Recommendations for the Pentagon, Congress on defense budget
Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro (USMC-ret.), chair of the National Defense Industrial Association board, discusses the necessity of passing the fiscal 2022 appropriations bill and his suggestion for DoD leaders to go in a different direction with spending

Sandia National Labs nuclear deterrence, Appropriations bill, Pentagon & Congress – February 2, 2022

Army supports soldiers transitioning to civilian life
Lt. Gen. Raymond Mason (U.S. Army, ret.), director for Army Emergency Relief and former deputy chief of staff for Army logistics, discusses major challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life and ways AER is helping veterans assimilate

Responding to vaccine hesitancy among military service members
Col. Douglas Jackson (USAF), military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, details the main factors driving vaccine hesitancy in a small minority of service members and strategies to address it

Reducing food insecurity among veterans
Caitlin Welsh, director of the Global Food Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses data about veteran food insecurity, reasons for the relatively high rates and recommendations for reducing those numbers

Military-civilian transition, Covid vaccine hesitancy, Veteran food insecurity – February 3, 2022

OMB efforts in cyber, IT modernization, data and customer experience
Clare Martorana, federal chief information officer at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses how OMB is helping agencies improve cybersecurity, transform technology, prioritize customers and enhance data sharing across government

Supporting U.S. manufacturing through government procurement
Celeste Drake, director of Made in America at the Office of Management and Budget, explains how her office is working with agencies to promote domestic sourcing and ensure implementation of new regulations in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Cyber, IT modernization, customer experience at OMB, Made in America initiatives – February 6, 2022

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