Government Matters

IT modernization oversight priorities for new Congress

LaVerne Council, national managing principal of enterprise tech strategy & innovation at Grant Thornton, discusses changes to the IT oversight...

House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee releases cybersecurity report

Richard Spires, former chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service and CEO of Learning Tree International, discusses takeaways from...

Plan to elevate federal CIO passes in the House

Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) details why the role of the federal CIO needs to expand, and why he believes the...

Pentagon’s formal Space Force proposal due to OMB Dec. 1

Jacqueline Klimas, national security reporter at Politico, discusses what a Democratic House means for the Space Force proposal, and what’s...

What the new Congress will mean for federal workers

Jessica Klement, vice president of advocacy at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, discusses the impact the new...

The Pentagon Beat – November 7, 2018

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Joe Gould, staff reporter at Defense News, discuss how the results...

House Republicans propose bill to give White House authority for fed reorg

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses congressional efforts to support, or possibly impede, the Trump administration’s reorganization...

House takes up spending bills this week on Capitol Hill

Sarah Ferris, Budget and Appropriations Reporter at Politico and Congressional Expert David Hawkings discuss the efforts to get a budget...

The Federal Beat – July 22, 2018

NextGov senior editor Aaron Boyd, Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko and Federal Times Senior Reporter Jessie Bur discuss the...

Senate Committee advances all 12 FY19 appropriations bills

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, discuss the state...

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board update

Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, discusses some major stories concerning the Thrift...

Lawmakers focus on spending ahead of September deadline

Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico and Nancy Ognanovich, congressional reporter at Bloomberg Government, discuss the grouped spending...

Trump, GOP considering plan to rescind budget spending

Sarah Ferris, Budget and Appropriations Reporter at Politico and David Hawkings, Senior Editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss a possible...

Debate over 2019 NDAA starts on Capitol Hill

Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, discusses the House Armed...

Congress facing Friday spending deal deadline

Claudia Grisales, congressional reporter at Stars and Stripes, discusses the impending shutdown if Congress misses the deadline to fund the...

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...

The Federal Beat

Jonathan Nicholson, federal budget and house leadership reporter for Bloomberg BNA, Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter for Politico, and Capitol Hill...

Defense spending at the heart of Congressional budget battles

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, discussed defense spending plans being considered in Congress and how well they...

Looming workload casts long shadow in Congress

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, discusses the upcoming confirmation hearings on the Hill for President Trump’s cabinet...

Upcoming agenda for the 115th Congress

White House correspondent at CQ Roll Call John T. Bennett, discusses the upcoming agenda for the 115th Congress.

Acquisition reform & the National Defense Authorization Act

Jonathan Etherton, president of Etherton and Associates, discusses the impact of the NDAA on the Pentagon’s acquisition process.

Long to-do list for lame duck Congress

David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, discusses the 114th Congress’ long to-do list before the end of the...