Congress supporting federal CHCOs; Agile government and the PMA; Cyber readiness in DOD

On today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Defense Department’s chief software officer is leaving the Pentagon.

The Chief Human Capital Officers Act is the next piece of legislation Congress will update that affects the federal workforce. Angela Bailey, founder and CEO of AnandaLife, LLC and former chief human capital officer at the Department of Homeland Security, explains how Congress can better support CHCOs in government. 

Nine government leaders will manage the three pillars of the President’s Management Agenda. Ed DeSeve, coordinator of the Agile Government Center at the National Academy of Public Administration and former deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, explains the intersection of agile government and implementing the PMA.

Navy Chief Information Security Officer Tony Plater and former deputy chief information officer of the Navy, Juliana Vida of Splunk, discuss with Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash how DOD organizations are delivering cyber readiness in disconnected environments.

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