The Agile Advocate

This special episode of the Agile Advocate looks back at GovernmentCIO Media & Research's Dec. 3 Disruptive DevSecOps event, where we heard from top leaders in Agile and DevSecOps practices across the U.S. Air Force, Army Futures Command, USCIS, VA, and more. From the event, we took five key takeaways to help your organization adopt DevSecOps, from the culture change and buy-in requirements needed, to the infrastructure you should adopt.

Nagesh Rao discusses the importance of Agile and DevOps at the Small Business Administration and how he is working to bring change to the agency in his efforts. Through leading the agency's DevSecOps practice and other coordinated efforts in the CIO office, Rao brings a thoughtful perspective to policy and culture around the methodologies.

Kendall Krebs discusses the DevOps and DevSecOps journey to pursue seamless and secure interoperability during design, development, test, release and operations as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Digital Transformation Strategy.

Vince Pecoraro provides insight on contracting initiatives at AFWERX, the Air Force's program that fosters innovation and transformative opportunities to engage new entrepreneurs in government.

Adam Furtado discusses advancements the Air Force innovator is making toward software solutions and recruiting practices. He leads a team changing the way the Defense Department does business with a user-centered focus to continuously deliver value directly to the warfighter on a daily basis.

Greg discusses innovative government IT work underway at various agencies and the importance of Agile and DevOps frameworks in development.

Nicolas Chaillan, the Air Force's first chief software officer, has an extensive history in coding and sheds light on how DevSecOps is going to transform IT at the Defense Department. His goal is to lead the service's initiatives to better use data and develop software faster.

VA's DevOps implementation director talks about culture, automation and CI/CD pipelines, metrics, measurement and continuous improvement in the agency's push toward an Agile ecosystem.

Beth Killoran talks GSA's strategic initiatives for Agile, SAFe and DevOps and its biggest challenges in maneuvering emerging technology and changing culture. 

Crowdsourcing community Topcoder head, Mike Morris, talks the top DevOps myth and how government enterprises can overcome it to create a DevOps-focused culture.

Al DuPree, an information systems professional with international experience in strategic planning, software application development and delivery, data center operations and information technology related service delivery, highlights the key metrics that any DevOps organization should consider adopting. 

Al DuPree, an information systems professional with international experience in strategic planning, software application development and delivery, data center operations and information technology related service delivery, highlights most effective first steps for shedding inefficient and ineffective information technology practices.

Al DuPree is an information systems professional with international experience in strategic planning, software application development and delivery, data center operations and information technology related service delivery. His past experiences include chief of innovation and solutions division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and CIO at the Congressional Budget Office.

Andrew Underhill talks how implementing Agile and DevOps principles streamlines services for government and how GovernmentCIO is ahead of the curve in transforming government IT.