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Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller talks to federal chief information officers about the latest technology trends and issues facing their agencies.

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Kajal Pal, the Defense Cyber Crime Center’s architecture management of data and enterprise division chief, said tools like XDR are more important than ever.

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Hemant Baidwan, the former CISO at DHS and now executive CISO at Knox Systems, said his former agency is doing better to stay ahead of cyber threats.

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The Transportation Department and NOAA are using cloud services to help reduce technical debt and bring better services to citizens.

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Doug Robinson, the executive director of NASCIO, tells Jason Miller that state legislators introduced more than 1,000 bills focused artificial intelligence in 2025.

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Leo Garciga, the Army’s chief information officer, said the move toward enterprise services is changing the culture of system development to be more adaptable.

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Katie Savage, the Maryland CIO, said she has been setting up centralized enterprise services, but also building up agency technology expertise.

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The results of a survey by the Center for Accountability, Modernization and Innovation (CAMI) gives federal executives ideas for improving service delivery.

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Adarryl Roberts, the CIO at the Defense Logistics Agency, said every employee is receiving continuous training to ensure they can use AI tools.

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Recent Guests

Ryan Triplette
Executive Director of the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing
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Episode: How the administration is bringing much needed change to software license management
Don Yeske
Senior Solutions Architect Federal at Virtue and former Director of National Security in the Cyber Division at the Homeland Security Department
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Episode: Yeske helped change what complying with zero trust means
Jamie Crotts
Chief Information Officer for the House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Episode: Cybersecurity strategy at the U.S. House: zero trust and modernization
Leo Garciga
Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Army
Department of the Army
Episode: Army CIO Leo Garciga on automation, AI and innovation
Jamie Wolf
Chief Information Officer at the National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
Episode: Inside NNSA’s push for faster, more efficient IT
Jamie Holcombe
Former Chief Information Officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
USAI
Episode: Holcombe changed the way USPTO viewed IT
Lieutenant Colonel Matt Limeberry
Commander of the RAPTR Task Force in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Department of Defense
Episode: Through T-REX, DoD seeks to fill technology gaps
Brandon Bean
Senior Director for AI and ML Solutions in the Chief Technology Office in the Defense Division at GDIT
General Dynamics IT
Episode: Through T-REX, DoD seeks to fill technology gaps
Shane Barney
Former Chief Information Security Officer for USCIS, now CISO at Keeper Security
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Episode: Barney changed USCIS’s cyber culture by putting the user first

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Jason Miller
Host of the show focused on federal CIO topics and technology trends.

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How the administration is bringing much needed change to software license management
Q: Why is Enterprise Software Licensing so difficult for the government?
Difficulties arise from a lack of data on software usage, differing agency needs, and the absence of a central mandate.
How the administration is bringing much needed change to software license management
Q: What would be maybe an example of a restrictive term?
Examples include requiring repurchase of previously owned software when moving to the cloud and conditional discounts tied to specific cloud providers.
Yeske helped change what complying with zero trust means
Q: Why did you decide to leave the Department of Homeland Security?
I felt I could no longer fulfill my oath to the Constitution while continuing to serve in leadership at DHS during a time of significant challenges and uncertainties in the federal government.
Yeske helped change what complying with zero trust means
Q: What is your new role at Virtue?
My role is focused on coaching and guiding federal customers to understand the complexities of implementing Zero Trust, particularly around security measures tailored to their unique needs.
Army CIO Leo Garciga on automation, AI and innovation
Q: What are the main goals of your business process re-engineering efforts?
We're seeking to streamline how we manage defense business systems and define business systems more clearly to ensure effective tech convergence.

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Across episodes, the show concentrates on federal IT modernization, cybersecurity strategy, and the practical realities of running large-scale government technology programs. Conversations frequently center on zero trust adoption, cloud transitions, AI and automation in defense and civilian agencies, and the tensions between security requirements and user experience. Guests are senior CIOs and technology leaders from agencies and defense organizations, sharing lessons from policy shifts, procurement bottlenecks, and modernization roadmaps that affect budgeting, workforce training, and public-facing services. A notable pattern is how guests connect strategic initiatives to on-the-ground execution, often highlighting culture, governance, and ... more

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