How to Close the Machine-Speed Gap in Cyber Defense with Nik Seetharaman of Wraithwatch
In this episode, Nick Seetharaman, founder and CEO of Wraithwatch, discusses how AI can close the speed gap between machine‑driven attackers and human‑limited defenders. He explains Wraithwatch’s AI‑native platform that unifies existing security tools into an intelligent command‑and‑control layer, enabling defenses to operate at machine speed. Seetharaman also highlights the evolving partnership between CIOs and CISOs, urging them to collaborate on rapid, secure AI adoption and to pilot new tools like OpenClaw in controlled, outcome‑driven ways.
Transforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A Conversation with Deputy Secretary Dr. Paul Lawrence
In this hour-long interview, Deputy Secretary Dr. Paul Lawrence outlines his role as the VA’s chief operating officer and shares the department’s strategic vision to deliver world‑class health care, benefits, and memorial services to veterans. He highlights three urgent priorities:...
DC3 Making Better Sense of Its Cyber Data
In this episode of Ask the CIO, Defense Cybercrime Center (DC3) Architecture Management of Data and Enterprise Division Chief Kajal Pal explains how DC3 protects the defense industrial base through digital forensics, threat intelligence sharing, and supply‑chain security. She details...
Reforming the Human Services Safety Net: A Conversation with Clarence Carter, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Human Services
In this episode, Michael Keegan talks with Clarence Carter, Tennessee’s Department of Human Services commissioner and author of *Our Net Has Holes in It*, about the systemic flaws in America’s safety‑net and how to redesign it for outcomes rather than...
Why DHS No Longer Has a Compliance Mindset for Cybersecurity
In this episode of Ask the CIO, former DHS Chief Information Security Officer Hemant Badewin discusses his 15‑year federal career, why he chose to leave at this pivotal moment, and his new role as Executive CISO at Knox Systems. He...
ONC’s Keane Says Government Will Strengthen TEFCA Onboarding to Address Provider Privacy Concerns
In this episode, ONC National Coordinator Tom Keen discusses recent organizational changes at ONC, the dual‑lane approach of TEFCA and CMS‑aligned networks, and how the government is strengthening TEFCA onboarding to address provider privacy concerns. He explains that ONC will...
The UTOPIA Model — Open Access and Community Broadband - Episode 3 of Unbuffered
In this episode of Unbuffered, Christopher Mitchell talks with Roger Timmerman, executive director of Utopia Fiber, about the consortium’s open‑access municipal fiber model and its performance. They dive into an Ookla study that ranked Utopia Fiber #1 for latency, explaining...
Reimagining Government: Achieving the Promise of AI
In this episode of the Business of Government Hour, hosts Michael Keegan, Faisal Haack, and Eric Nelson discuss their book "Reimagining Government, Achieving the Promise of AI," outlining what an AI‑enabled government looks like and how agencies can progress through...
What Happens When GPS Goes Dark?
In this episode, host Ken Miller talks with Dana Goward, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, about the pervasive reliance on GPS and other GNSS for everything from military targeting to financial transactions and everyday timing. Goward explains...
Lost Signals: New Study Shows How VAERS Buries Vaccine Harm
In this episode, senior fellow Jessica Rose discusses her forthcoming paper on the shortcomings of the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and proposes a modernization framework. She highlights structural issues such as poor data quality, under‑reporting, lack of...
Automation and AI at Work in Pickens County
In this episode of the Tyler Tech Podcast, accounts payable specialist Holly Poole explains how Pickens County, Georgia transitioned from fragmented document‑management and accounting systems to a unified, cloud‑based ERP (ERP Pro) enhanced with AI‑driven invoice capture and AP automation. The new...
Big Tech Is Now Advising the White House — What Could Go Wrong?
The episode examines President Trump's new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), which now includes tech titans like Mark Andreessen, Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison. Host Ed Elson and guest Liz Hoffman discuss how this...
DoT, NOAA Develop Paths to Modernize Critical Systems
The panel discussed how federal agencies are modernizing legacy IT systems to improve safety, efficiency, and resilience. Ankur Saini detailed the FMCSA’s new MODIS platform, a cloud‑based, one‑stop registration system that reduces fraud and streamlines trucking compliance. Rick Miner described...
The Next Playbook? Fuel Rationing, Bird Flu, Digital IDs & the War on Freedom W/ Jon Fleetwood
In this episode, host Seth Holhouse talks with investigative journalist John Fleetwood about how governments use crises—first COVID‑19, now fuel shocks and the looming bird‑flu threat—to expand surveillance, enforce travel and fuel restrictions, and embed digital health certificates into permanent...
Modernizing Federal Government IT with Atlassian and Isos Technology
In this episode, Leah Wood and Nick Nader of ISOS Technology discuss modernizing fragmented federal IT Service Management (ITSM) environments using Atlassian’s Jira Service Management (JSM). They explain how legacy ITSM setups—often a patchwork of tools like ServiceNow, spreadsheets, and...
Security, Resilience, and the Future of Mobile Infrastructure
The episode explores the massive security breach known as Salt Typhoon, which gave China access to U.S. cellular networks, and discusses how the Navy and a startup called CAPE are building a resilient, secure mobile infrastructure that can operate over...
Bastille Presents: The Wireless Threat Series Podcast, Smartglasses
In this episode of the Wireless Threat Series, Adrian Sanabria and John Bundy examine the security and privacy implications of modern smart glasses, tracing their evolution from Google Glass to today's Meta Ray‑Ban and Oakley models. They categorize smart glasses...
The Missing Power Layer of Modern Warfare
In this episode, Adam Wormuth, CEO of Chariot Defense, and Army CTO Alex Miller discuss the critical "missing power layer" needed for modern, distributed electronic warfare. They explain how today’s soldiers rely on 30‑60 watts continuously, and how existing diesel...
Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation at Scale.
In this episode of the Business of Government Hour, host Michael Keegan talks with Jason Wild, co‑author of *Genius at Scale*, about how leaders can drive innovation across organizational and sector boundaries. Wild explains the book’s ABC framework—Architects who build...
How the CPUC Handles AV Permits, Data, and Enforcement (Pat Tsen)
In this episode, Pat Tsen, Deputy Executive Director for Consumer Policy, Transportation, and Enforcement at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), explains how the CPUC regulates autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger services, detailing the permit process, data collection requirements, and enforcement...
The Silicon Valley Insider In The Pentagon | DoW Emil Michael
In this episode, former Uber executive Emil Michael, now a senior official at the Department of Defense, discusses the challenges of integrating AI into the world’s largest bureaucracy, the strategic push to back innovative defense startups, and the critical need...
Bastille Wireless Threat Detection Podcast Series, Smartwatches
In this inaugural episode of the Wireless Threat Detection series, Adrian Sanabria and John Bundy examine the security implications of smartwatches, highlighting how Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, NFC and built‑in sensors expand the attack surface for both consumers and enterprises. They...
Reading the Signals: What Broadband Policy Shifts Mean on the Ground - Episode 680 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
In this episode, host Chris interviews broadband veteran Doug Dawson to dissect recent industry shifts, including the Astound‑Google Fiber merger and New Mexico's new state‑level affordable connectivity program. They explore how consolidation drives economies of scale for fiber deployment, the...
A Modern Clerk’s Office: Lessons From Dallas County
In this episode, Dallas County Clerk John Warren discusses the county’s journey from paper‑based record keeping to a fully digital, AI‑enhanced clerk’s office. He explains how early resistance was overcome by demonstrating efficiency gains, such as simultaneous access to documents,...
Transforming Federal Hiring & Modernizing the Workforce: A Conversation with Scott Kupor, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
In this episode, OPM Director Scott Cooper outlines a bold agenda to modernize federal hiring and build a high‑performance workforce. He highlights three core challenges: a demographic imbalance that leaves the federal workforce under‑represented among early‑career talent, outdated performance management...
323. AI, Government, and the Future of Urban Mobility
In this episode, host Grayson Brulte talks with Gabe Klein, a former U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation executive and co‑founder of Adapt Impact and CityFi, about the shifting landscape of electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous vehicle development as...
What It Takes to Clear a Million Crimes a Year with Flock Safety's CEO
In this episode, Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, explains how his company transformed neighborhood security by deploying license‑plate‑reading cameras, AI‑driven analytics, and drones that integrate with 911 calls to create a real‑time crime‑clearance operating system. He recounts the origin...
A New Top Priority for State CIOs in 2026
In this episode of Ask the CIO, Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, explains that artificial intelligence has surged to become the top priority for state CIOs in 2026, overtaking cybersecurity after years...
Scaling Remote Support in Education and Government: The Nash County Playbook
In this episode, Nash County Public Schools’ CTO Tremaine McQueen and Senior Network Engineer J.R. Williams discuss how they evaluated, selected, and rolled out a new remote support platform from BeyondTrust to serve over 3,000 endpoints across 24 schools. They...
Building Efficiency in the Epping, NH School District
In this episode, business administrator Christine Veda discusses how the Epping, NH School District transformed its operations by replacing manual, paper‑based processes with Tyler Technologies solutions. She highlights the shift toward automation in HR, finance, and onboarding, which improved accuracy,...
#717 Unifying Rural Fire Districts with Reno County, KS
Reno County, Kansas officials County Administrator Randy Partington and Emergency Management Director Adam Weishar discuss the decade‑long effort to consolidate eight rural fire districts into a single, county‑wide fire service. They explain how volunteer shortages, inconsistent training, equipment disparities, and...
How States Can Best Prepare for the Approaching DOJ Accessibility Deadline
In this episode, NACIO policy analyst Kalia Young‑Gibson outlines how states can prepare for the DOJ’s upcoming accessibility compliance deadline on April 24, 2026. She highlights the recent accessibility officer summit, a forthcoming NACIO guide that maps policy through different...
Is Claude Out of the War Business? W/ Amos Toh
In this brief episode, host explores the controversial use of Anthropic's Claude AI model in the alleged Venezuelan invasion, discussing legal and ethical concerns around its deployment in military operations. Guest Amos Toh, a researcher at the Brennan Center, explains...
Unifying Federal Data Management and Security with Hitachi VSP One
In this episode, Hitachi Vantara Federal’s Guy Garwich and Todd Hansen explain how the Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP1) unifies block, file, object, and mainframe storage into a single data plane with a unified control plane, delivering high‑performance file services,...
Leading in the Age of Generative AI and Exponential Technology: A Conversation with Andrea Bonime-Blanc
In this episode, Michael Keegan talks with Andrea Bonime‑Blanc, author of *Governing Pandora*, about the unprecedented convergence of generative AI and other exponential technologies and what it means for leadership and governance. Bonime‑Blanc explains her "exponential governance mindset," a five‑part...
Safer, Faster Public Transportation: AC Transit’s AI-Powered Upgrade with Hayden AI - Ep. 290
In this episode, AC Transit CTO Ahsan Baig and Hayden AI CEO Marty Beard discuss how AI‑powered, edge‑computing cameras mounted on buses detect vehicles illegally blocking bus lanes and stops, improving on‑time performance, safety, and accessibility. The system leverages NVIDIA...
Fort Pierce, Two Years Later: Fiber, Smart City, and Steady Growth - Episode 677 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
In this episode, host Jason Mittler updates listeners on Fort Pierce’s fiber rollout two years after its launch, highlighting continued network expansion, the city’s smart‑city initiatives, and steady subscriber growth. He discusses targeted digital‑equity programs in the Lincoln Park neighborhood that aim...
Embedding Strategic Foresight Into Strategic Planning: A Conversation with Professor Bert George.
In this episode, host Michael J. Keegan talks with Professor Bert George about the fundamentals of strategic foresight and how it can be woven into an organization’s strategic planning and management processes. George explains the core concepts of foresight, the...
Machine Digital Souls
In this episode, host Brett King chats with futurist Cecilia Tham about the convergence of science, design, and business to create products and services that don’t yet exist. Tham explains how Futurity Systems delivers Futures‑as‑a‑Service, helping corporations and governments move...
#715 How Not to Engage Historically Marginalized Communities with Chyanne Eyde, Washington, DC
In this episode, Deputy Chief of School Planning Chyanne Eyde discusses the pitfalls of public outreach to historically marginalized communities in Washington, DC, highlighting how missteps have hampered school boundary planning. She outlines specific challenges—such as tokenism, limited access to...
Impact of AI on Transport | TG Explains AI
TeleGeography’s podcast with Luis Colasante examines the emerging bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. He explains that AI‑driven data centers consume two to three times more power than traditional cloud facilities, positioning energy availability as the chief constraint on digital growth. The discussion...
Mergers, Monopoly Prices, and Accountability - Episode 676 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
In this episode, Chris Mitchell, Doug Dawson, and Sean Gonsalves dissect recent telecom mergers, examine Starlink’s attempts to influence the BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) funding rules, and discuss new research linking reduced competition to higher consumer prices. They...
Savage Giving Specific IT Power Back to the State Agencies
In this episode, Maryland CIO Katie Savage discusses how the state is balancing the creation of centralized enterprise IT services with the need to empower individual agencies to retain specialized technology expertise. She outlines the strategies used to standardize core...