Government Matters

Plan may merge parts of Veterans Affairs health care system with DoD

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst, and Megan Howard, congressional reporter from Bloomberg Government, discuss a proposed joint Defense Department and...

Breakdown of FY18 federal IT spending

Chris Cornillie, federal market analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses what the increase in federal IT spending means for government technology,...

DoD looks to agile development to fix security clearance backlog

Chris Cornillie, federal technology market analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses how the Department of Defense is approaching security clearances, and...

The Federal Beat – January 6, 2019

Nicole Ogrysko, reporter at Federal News Network, Adam Mazmanian, executive editor of FCW and Nancy Ognanovich, congressional leadership reporter at...

Army ‘Shark Tank’ challenges small businesses to create new tech

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government discusses the Army’s search for tech from non-traditional defense contractors and the...

The Pentagon Beat – November 28, 2018

Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com, and Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government discuss the Senate Armed Services Committee’s...

Entrepreneurial Government: Data Analytics

Watch this program on-demand now. Host Francis Rose focuses on the innovation, modernization and creativity in government in data. This...

Results from DoD’s first audit expected in two weeks

Roxana Tiron, defense reporter at Bloomberg Government, discusses the impact the DoD audit could have on future funding, and what...

The Pentagon Beat – October 24, 2018

On this Space Force edition of the Pentagon Beat, Military.com reporter Oriana Pawlyk and Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at...

4th quarter spending rush by the numbers

Daniel Snyder, deputy director of Government Contracts Research at Bloomberg Government, gives a data-based look at how the next five...

White House, Pentagon lay out official Space Force plan

Defense News Air Warfare Reporter Valerie Insinna, Defense One Global Business Editor Marcus Weisgerber and Bloomberg Government Senior Defense Analyst...

Navy leverages OTA with new $100M Consortium

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins the program to detail how the Department of Defense uses consortia...

White House proposes sweeping government reorganization

On this edition of the Federal Beat, Bloomberg Government Education Reporter Emily Wilkins, FCW Executive Editor Adam Mazmanian, Federal News...

What’s happening this week on Capitol Hill

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, and Bloomberg Government Reporter Roxana Tiron detail the latest congressional priorities, such...

The Pentagon Beat – May 9, 2018

Rachel Karas, associate editor of Inside the Air Force, and Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, discuss the...

The Pentagon’s 2019 Future Years Defense Program

Kevin Brancato, director of Government Contracts Research at Bloomberg Government, discusses the Future Years Defense Program, and how the projects...

What’s ahead this week on Capitol Hill

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, and Jack Fitzpatrick, congressional reporter at Bloomberg Government, join Francis Rose to...

Pentagon to build & launch new satellites with Boeing

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the surprise DoD communications satellites in the 2018 omnibus bill, and...

Appropriations activity on Capitol Hill this week

Time is running out for 2018 budget appropriations, and federal agencies are starting to feel the pressure. While the offices...

Tracking DoD’s Future Years Defense Program

With every budget request, the Department of Defense sends a document called the Future Years Defense Program, which telegraphs what...

Federal IT budget breakdown for FY19

One of the biggest focuses of the White House budget for the 2019 fiscal year is cybersecurity, but that’s not...

DHS’s new Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office open for business

Laura Criste, federal market analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the opening of a brand new office in the Department of...

Impact of continuing resolution on defense contractors

Robert Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the residual impact of the latest continuing resolution on the defense...

The Federal Beat

In this week’s Federal Beat Roundtable, Billy Mitchell, managing editor at FedScoop, Nancy Ognanovich, senior congressional correspondent for Bloomberg Government,...

The DoD budget, build-up goals and BCA

Cameron Leuthy, senior defense and budget analyst for Bloomberg Government, discusses the Congressional Budget Office’s report on President Trump’s proposed...

Pentagon’s $150B in spending on services rouses Congress

Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst for Bloomberg Government, discusses Congress’ reaction to the Pentagon’s $150B in spend on services.

Government Matters (Full Show) – August 22, 2017

OMB releases DATA Act Pilot Program report Dave Mader, civilian sector chief strategy officer at Deloitte and former controller at...

Breaking down the budget’s implications for DoD

Cameron Leuthy, senior defense and budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the budget’s implications for the Defense Department.

Government Matters (Full Show) – March 14, 2017

House committee approves bills aimed at VA employees Michael Smallberg, legislative analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses two bills approved by...

House committee approves bills aimed at VA employees

Michael Smallberg, legislative analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses two bills approved by the House Veterans Affairs Committee that would affect...

Trump 2018 budget request likely to face delays

Cameron Leuthy, senior defense and budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the timeline of President-Elect Trump’s 2018 budget request.

Biggest challenges during the presidential transition

David Eagles, director of the Center for Presidential Transition at the Partnership for Public Service, Janice Lachance, member of the National...

Government Matters (Full Show) – November 13, 2016

Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu discusses the impact of the presidential transition on federal employees. Jim Williams, former acting administrator...

Lowering IT spending with heightened cyber

Laura Criste, federal market analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses how the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 will impact the...

Army announces Rapid Capabilities Office

Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, discusses the potential of the Army’s new Rapid Capabilities Office.