MeriTalk is the voice of tomorrow’s government, today. In our MeriTalking podcast series, we engage senior Federal IT policymakers and chief information officers, along with their industry counterparts, through meaningful conversations.

MeriTalking keeps you informed about the topics that mean the most to you and creates a targeted platform for cooperation, public-private dialogue, innovation, and informed opinions.

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Closing the Federal Technology Skills Gap

The Federal government is facing a workforce crisis, especially with skilled technology talent. Retention, recruitment, and retirement issues are hindering hiring managers, who are looking to fill critical open roles in order to meet mission objectives and new Federal mandates. In this MeriTalking podcast, MeriTalk’s Joe Franco, is joined by Craig McCullough, Pluralsight’s senior vice president for public sector, to evaluate the skills gap and how to address it before it’s too late.

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Data Noise to Cyber Advantage

Cyberattacks, connected devices, and data are growing exponentially every year, into the billions, trillions, and zettabytes, respectively. Neither people nor traditional cybersecurity solutions can keep up with the data or the attacks. In this episode of MeriTalking, Gail Emery speaks with NVIDIA’s Killian Sexsmith and Matt Penn on Federal cyber challenges and the opportunity for AI and AI data to serve as a powerful weapon against bad actors.

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Putting Computer Vision to Work for Government

MeriTalk’s editor-in-chief John Curran sits down with Ryan Simpson, Senior Data Scientist at NVIDIA and Mike Broadwater, Vice President of Technology Services at Government Acquisitions, Inc. (GAI), to dive into CV – applications, maturity, adoption barriers, and examples of how agencies are putting CV to work. How will CV impact the future?

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What Happened This Week – Ep. 73

CISA gets procurement authority, NIST picks quantum-resistant algorithms, NATO creates 1B euro tech investment fund, and more.

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The Human Side of Cyber Series

Over the last year, the cybersecurity landscape changed drastically. The government is working hard to equip organizations with the necessary skills and tools to better protect networks from bad actors.

To make real progress, the public and private sectors must join forces, tapping the “human side” of cybersecurity: the people, technology implementation, and policy development.

Listen to all episodes from The Human Side of Cyber series from Tanium.

Building Digital First Government

MeriTalk’s Nicole Burdette sits down with Jay Boisseau, AI & HPC Technology Strategist at Dell Technologies, and Marc Hamilton, Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Engineering at NVIDIA, to explore the steps agencies are taking toward a “digital first government” and what this means from a workforce, cybersecurity, and emerging technology perspective.

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Mission Success with AI: Moving from Pilots to Proficiency

While new research finds the majority of Federal agencies have more than 10 artificial intelligence pilots in motion, many are struggling to implement AI capabilities more broadly to support their missions. MeriTalk’s John Curran speaks with Al Ford, Federal AI Alliances Manager at Dell Technologies, about Federal AI readiness and challenges.

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Cloudera Exec Explains Open Source Cost, Risk Reductions

Lower costs, reduced risks, and shorter time to achieving mission values are goals that are all within reach for government agencies that choose to work with Cloudera for support in open-source technical operations. Hear how from Henry Sowell, CIO at Cloudera Government Solutions, in our podcast hosted by Cloudera.

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CIO Crossroads Series

CIO Crossroads showcases agency perspectives by chronicling the untold stories – and lessons – of the Coronavirus pandemic. Through articles, podcasts, and webinars, hear from the Federal CIOs themselves as they shed a light on their agency’s response to COVID-19.

Listen to all podcast episodes from the CIO Crossroads series.