Podcasts about Defense Information Systems Agency

At the Defense Information Systems Agency, there's a new customer experience focus within the agency's hosting and compute Center, also known as the j9 Directorate. Part of that is embodied in the hybrid cloud broker office, which now includes a public facing sales force, a new customer success team and disses, first ever marketing team. Jeff Marshall is the agency's director of hosting and compute. He talked about his approach with federal news networks. Jason Miller during our recent DoD modernization exchange. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The U.S. defense landscape has a few mainstays whose corporate headquarters are in another country and the reverse is very much true as well regardless of geopolitical and economic conditions.But the ongoing tariff turbulence stemming from the Trump administration does pose questions about why international companies are still looking at the U.S. as a key market to grow their defense businesses.Lauren Williams, a senior editor focused on technology and business at our partner publication Defense One, joins for this episode to lay out some of the answers she has found so far and how receptive the Pentagon customer is to this trend.Lauren also tells our Ross Wilkers where, again with what she has found so far, tariffs fit into the equation of the global defense industrial landscape. Agenda item number two for their discussion is the future of the Defense Information Systems Agency as it prepares to lose as much as 10% of its workforce.Made in the USA: foreign defense companies eye bigger slice of the American pieThe DOD's tech agency braces for 10% workforce cutPentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contractsPentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellationsPentagon launches consulting contract review process

The Defense Information Systems Agency is losing nearly 10% of its civilian workers as part of the Pentagon's broader effort to downsize its workforce. But DISA leaders say the downsizing is actually a chance to take a look at their priorities. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has the details.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Defense Information Systems Agency networks are leveraging AI and sensors to boost real-time monitoring and synthetic traffic, as well as improve user experience and incident resolution. At AFCEA TechNet 2025 in Baltimore, DISA J6 Global Services Directorate Vice Director Brig. Gen. Michael Cornell discussed the impact of emerging technology on data tagging, diagnostics and interoperability of DOD systems. Ahead of his June retirement, Cornell also reflected on his proudest moments in of his decades-long career in uniform, particularly working alongside dedicated service members in operational environments.

After a year of development and testing, the Defense Information Systems Agency is ready to roll out an artificial intelligence concierge for its workforce. The platform will help DISA's employees to quickly find answers to everyday questions instead of pestering colleagues. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a year of development and testing, the Defense Information Systems Agency is ready to roll out an artificial intelligence concierge for its workforce. The platform will help DISA's employees to quickly find answers to everyday questions instead of pestering colleagues. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Defense Information Systems Agency is harnessing artificial intelligence to secure multi-cloud environments. Effective monitoring capabilities for the cloud are critical to avoid bad actors from breaching vulnerabilities and to further secure the edge. DISA CTO and Emerging Technology Director Steve Wallace at Billington Cyber Summit in Washington, D.C., discussed how emerging technology is helping the Defense Department manage its multi-cloud environment, the value of AI amid legacy system modernization and the importance of embracing new technology to improve skill sets and tackle larger tech challenges.

The Defense Information Systems Agency is gearing up for the Olympus pilot phase in September. We get an update from Federal News Network reporter Anastasia Obis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Defense Information Systems Agency is gearing up for the Olympus pilot phase in September. We get an update from Federal News Network reporter Anastasia Obis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Defense Information Systems Agency's transport office essentially provides the internet to the Defense Department. An like any other provider, people take it for granted until something goes wrong. For what the office has been up to, Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis checked in with director Chris Paczkowski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Defense Information Systems Agency's transport office essentially provides the internet to the Defense Department. An like any other provider, people take it for granted until something goes wrong. For what the office has been up to, Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis checked in with director Chris Paczkowski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(6/17/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton has been nominated by the President to lead the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Republican-controlled House has cleared its version of the 2025 defense policy bill. And Senate Republicans have put a hold on more than 40 of the President's nominees, half of whom are nominees to the federal bench. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(6/17/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Army Maj. Gen. Paul Stanton has been nominated by the President to lead the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Republican-controlled House has cleared its version of the 2025 defense policy bill. And Senate Republicans have put a hold on more than 40 of the President's nominees, half of whom are nominees to the federal bench. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Adam interviews Marcus Lea, the Deputy Associate Administrator for Management at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), about the importance of human capital and growing the workforce in the nuclear security field. They discuss recruitment and retention strategies, promoting the mission to potential candidates, inspiring youth to pursue STEM fields, partnerships with minority serving institutions, mentoring and guidance for students, and addressing challenges in federal hiring. Mr. Lea provides management, leadership, and day-to-day guidance in the NNSA administrative functions, including budget, NNSA Human Resources, Business Services, Audit and Internal Affairs, Learning and Career Management, and International Operations, providing guidance and assistance to the Administrator in all administrative areas. He is also responsible for developing and implementing Working Capital and related business policies, systems, procedures, and practices of the Department and the NNSA to ensure that they are responsive to the requirements for effective, efficient, and economical achievement of all programmatic goals and program objectives, and that they are fully supportive of the NNSA legislation and strategic plans.Prior to joining NNSA, Mr. Lea was Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center's Office of Human Capital. He led the entire scope of the Center's workforce strategy and planning, organization and leadership development, academic affairs, training and incentives, federal labor relations and employee services and operations. Prior to serving at NASA, Mr. Lea was Director for the Office of Human Capital Management at NNSA. He also served as DOE's Deputy for the Office of Human Resources and as Director of Human Resources Operations. Before joining DOE, Mr. Lea was a Civilian Personnel Officer for the United States Air Force District of Washington. Mr. Lea began his professional career as an Allowances and Differentials Analyst for the United States Department of State and progressively served in leadership roles spanning all of the Human Resources disciplines for the Office of Personnel Management; the United States Air Force Materiel Command; the Defense Information Systems Agency; and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.Socials:Follow on Twitter at @NucleCastFollow on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nuclecastpodcastSubscribe RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/nuclecast-podcast/Rate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclecast/id1644921278Email comments and topic/guest suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.org

Federally protected FBI whistleblower Nate Cain, rejoins the program to discuss the out of control FBI and intelligence agencies. He shares what he has seen first hand in the bureau and what is actually occurring. He shares his personal story of abuse as a whistleblower, from being poisoned twice to being barred from making a living. A typical story of a true patriot wanting honor and integrity to be restored to our beloved country. You can support his campaign at https://NateCain4WV.com Mentioned in the show: Enter to win the EMF protecting H.E.A.L. Capsule at https://SarahWestall.com/giveaway Learn more how you can convert your IRA or buy precious metals by emailing info@MilesFranklin.com - tell them ‘Sarah sent me” and get the best service and prices in the country. Zelenko has you covered - from Z-DTox to Kids Z-stack. Buy now at https://zstacklife.com/?ref=Sarah - Use code "SARAH" to save 5% Consider subscribing: Follow on my Substack at SarahWestall.Substack.com Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sarah_westall See Important Proven Solutions to Keep Your from getting sick even if you had the mRNA Shot - Dr. Nieusma MUSIC CREDITS: “In Epic World” by Valentina Gribanova, licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio         See video on Bastyon | Bitchute | Rumble | Odysee | Youtube | Freedom.Social     Nate Cains's Biography Nate Cain is a U.S. Army veteran and has traveled the world with his family due to military service. He continued to serve his country as a U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps civil servant and defense contractor in cybersecurity engineering for over two decades. Nate Cain has roots in the Appalachia, where his family were coal miners and farmers. He chose to settle his family in West Virginia, so they could enjoy the greatest level of freedom and a life surrounded by the beauty of God's country. He feels a connection with a community of folks who value God, family, and country and where the 2nd amendment is not infringed. Nate Cain believes that our greatest success as a country stems from its foundation in God. His personal relationship with Jesus Christ, whom he came to know as a teenager, has been the strongest influence of his life. He boldly speaks about the importance of faith in God and recognizes the problems we face in our country and in our families that cannot be solved by human intervention alone. It requires the grace of God. In Nate's career as a cybersecurity expert of 26 years, he has worked for the Army, Navy, Marines, Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, receiving medals and service commendations in several positions. Nate has taken the oath three times, once as a soldier and twice as a Department of Defense civilian. He has held and still holds a Top Secret security clearance for 25 of those years, having been entrusted with the protection and security of the Nation and its secrets. Nate has grown in his relationship with the Lord throughout the years and, though a fallible human being and despite the difficulties of life, he has always returned to the principles he learned through his faith. His integrity and commitment to telling the truth in difficult circumstances has come at great personal cost to both him and his family, but he has no regrets, and the Lord has used those trials to strengthen his faith. In 2017 while working at the FBI, he discovered that leadership at the Bureau and in the DOJ were refusing to pursue open case files on Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, effectively obstructing justice relating to Uranium 1 and many other matters. Suppressing highly credible evidence in their possession of a national security issue of urgent concern, the FBI took sides in the 2016 election, determined to falsely paint Donald Trump as a Russian operative and running cover for...

It wouldn't be much of a stretch to say the Defense Information Systems Agency is in a heavy research mode. Whether it's around cybersecurity tools and capabilities or cloud services, DISA has no fewer than 14 ongoing or recently completed pilot initiatives. Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, DISA's director and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JTF-DODIN), said each of these efforts include the military services as part of the effort to field capabilities that are less complex and more effective. Take as an example, the three pilots to better protect internet boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wouldn't be much of a stretch to say the Defense Information Systems Agency is in a heavy research mode.Whether it's around cybersecurity tools and capabilities or cloud services, DISA has no fewer than 14 ongoing or recently completed pilot initiatives.Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, DISA's director and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JTF-DODIN), said each of these efforts include the military services as part of the effort to field capabilities that are less complex and more effective.Take as an example, the three pilots to better protect internet boundaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On today's episode of AI Proficiency: Turning Tomorrow into Today, we are joined by  Drew Malloy, Technical Director of the  Cyber Development Directorate for the Defense Information Systems Agency. Drew sat down with us to discuss Project Thunderdome within the department as an initiative to further cybersecurity and Zero Trust efforts, and their goals to improve security as well as performance. Listen in to learn more about how they are implementing AI as a resource to ensure efficiency in data collection and security measures.  CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/  Tradewind AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/  Alethia Labs: https://alethialabs.org/  ATARC: https://atarc.org/

FBI Whistleblower, Nate Cain, joins the program to discuss how extensive the FBI, NSA and other agencies have become weaponized against the American people. He shares his personal story and treatment after blowing the whistle on the FBI for their illegal activities involving Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Supreme court justices and every day citizens. He also claims the U.S. Government has illegal private immunity agreements beyond section 230 with Big Tech/Social media companies. He is running for congress vowing to expose the corruption. You can support his campaign at https://NateCain4WV.com Mentioned in the show: Protect your IRA and other assets, contact info@MilesFranklin.com - Tell them "Sarah Sent Me" and get the best service and prices in the country. Dissolve the Spike protein and blood clots: Protect yourself from shedding and the vaccine - Get Spike Support at https://TWC.Health/Sarah Consider subscribing: Follow on my Substack at SarahWestall.Substack.com Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sarah_westall See Important Proven Solutions to Keep Your from getting sick even if you had the mRNA Shot - Dr. Nieusma MUSIC CREDITS: "Do You Trust Me" by Michael Vignola, licensed for broad internet media use, including video and audio       See video on Bastyon | Bitchute | Rumble | Odysee | Freedom.Social | SarahWestall.tv     Nate Cains's Biography Nate Cain is a U.S. Army veteran and has traveled the world with his family due to military service. He continued to serve his country as a U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps civil servant and defense contractor in cybersecurity engineering for over two decades. Nate Cain has roots in the Appalachia, where his family were coal miners and farmers. He chose to settle his family in West Virginia, so they could enjoy the greatest level of freedom and a life surrounded by the beauty of God's country. He feels a connection with a community of folks who value God, family, and country and where the 2nd amendment is not infringed. Nate Cain believes that our greatest success as a country stems from its foundation in God. His personal relationship with Jesus Christ, whom he came to know as a teenager, has been the strongest influence of his life. He boldly speaks about the importance of faith in God and recognizes the problems we face in our country and in our families that cannot be solved by human intervention alone. It requires the grace of God. In Nate's career as a cybersecurity expert of 26 years, he has worked for the Army, Navy, Marines, Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, receiving medals and service commendations in several positions. Nate has taken the oath three times, once as a soldier and twice as a Department of Defense civilian. He has held and still holds a Top Secret security clearance for 25 of those years, having been entrusted with the protection and security of the Nation and its secrets. Nate has grown in his relationship with the Lord throughout the years and, though a fallible human being and despite the difficulties of life, he has always returned to the principles he learned through his faith. His integrity and commitment to telling the truth in difficult circumstances has come at great personal cost to both him and his family, but he has no regrets, and the Lord has used those trials to strengthen his faith. In 2017 while working at the FBI, he discovered that leadership at the Bureau and in the DOJ were refusing to pursue open case files on Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, effectively obstructing justice relating to Uranium 1 and many other matters. Suppressing highly credible evidence in their possession of a national security issue of urgent concern, the FBI took sides in the 2016 election, determined to falsely paint Donald Trump as a Russian operative and running cover for Hil...

One of the biggest obstacles for small businesses to work for the Defense Department is the need for a facility clearance.It comes down to the old chicken or the egg discussion. The small business needs a facility clearance to win contracts. But that same company can't get a facility clearance unless they have a sponsor on a contract.Carlen Capenos, the director of small business programs for the Defense Information Systems Agency, said DISA has a plan to crack this conundrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the biggest obstacles for small businesses to work for the Defense Department is the need for a facility clearance. It comes down to the old chicken or the egg discussion. The small business needs a facility clearance to win contracts. But that same company can't get a facility clearance unless they have a sponsor on a contract. Carlen Capenos, the director of small business programs for the Defense Information Systems Agency, said DISA has a plan to crack this conundrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the main goals of the Biden Administration's new National Cybersecurity Strategy is to favor long-term investments by protecting against urgent threats now and building a resilient cybersecurity posture for the future. Cody Cornell, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Swimlane who has worked in IT and security roles at the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, explains how the U.S. can defend against supply chain attacks and emphasize community-driven threat detection. With the FedRAMP Authorization Act now codified into law, the FedRAMP program is now the federal government's security assessment and authorization approach for working with cloud providers. Matt Goodrich, head of transformation at Schellman and former FedRAMP director at the General Services Administration, discusses the evolution of the FedRAMP program. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Bill Balko, former Chief Knowledge Officer at Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). DISA, a Department of Defense combat support agency, provides information technology and communications support to any individual or system contributing to the defense of the United States. Bill, who has been at DISA since 2007, discusses the importance of fostering knowledge management within the government and between government organizations, and speaks about embedding knowledge capture into the work people do every day in order to achieve the "Holy Grail of knowledge management, data management, organizational management, and workforce development: all of that working in concert."

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The Army is currently executing its unified network plan with the goal of becoming a multi-domain capable force by 2028. The Army will support that network with a multi-cloud, multi-vendor hybrid approach. Lt. Gen. Bill Bender (USAF, ret.), senior vice president for customer excellence & government relations at Leidos and former chief information officer at the Air Force, explains how this approach will help Army get data to the edge and ensure their cloud environment is secure. The Defense Information Systems Agency has a new Data Strategy Implementation Plan which calls for DISA to leverage data as a center of gravity. The I-Plan places a key focus on data management. Rob Carey, president at Cloudera Government Solutions and former principal deputy chief information officer at the Department of Defense, discusses the organizational alignment needed to execute this type of strategy. The CIA has a new online hiring portal with the goal of modernizing and streamlining the agency's hiring process. The web-based platform is called “MyLINK” and launched at the beginning of the new year. Theresa Randall, talent acquisition office deputy chief at CIA, discusses how MyLINK will help the agency attract new talent. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

A Sugar Hill family is staying with relatives after a fire destroyed their home on Friday, according to Gwinnett fire officials. Captain Ryan McGiboney said firefighters were called to the home on the 5700 block of Avonley Creek Drive at 12:54 p.m. and arrived a few minutes later to find heavy flames coming from the house. A 9-1-1 caller said the homeowner worked at night, but no one had seen him escape from the house. There were three cars parked in the home's driveway when firefighters arrived. As it turned out, the homeowner and his wife were outside the home and crews found them standing on a sidewalk. the homeowner confirmed to fire officials that the home had been vacant when the fire broke out. Firefighters used a ladder truck to knock out most of the flame and then used handlines to extinguish remaining hot spots. The cause of the fire has not been determined. McGiboney said said the family that lived at the home will stay with family members while repairs are made to their house. Hebron Christian senior Libby Jackson placed 16th out of 40 athletes in the pole vault at the Birmingham-Southern College Indoor Track and Field Invitational this past Friday. Jackson's best vault was 11 feet, 2 inches. She won last season's Class A Private state championship at 11-0, and was Gwinnett County champion at 11-1. On Sunday, the United States Marshals Service announced it has caught an international fugitive and child sexual predator from Gwinnett County who had been on the lam for nearly five years. U.S. Marshals teamed up Mexican authorities to arrest Brad A. Hatter of Gwinnett on December 3. Hatter was sent back to Georgia on December 4 and placed into detention where officials with the U.S. Marshals Service said he remains. In December 2005 in Gwinnett, Hatter, 58, was arrested for attempting to meet a 9-year-old girl for sexual activity. Officials said Hatter organized the encounter online and then went to the planned rendezvous location, where he was apprehended. In May of 2007, he was convicted of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and sentenced to 108 months in prison. He was released from detention in September 2017 with the legal requirement to register as a sex offender and report to a supervising Federal Probation officer. On January 21st, 2018, Hatter allegedly stopped reporting to his probation officer, stopped registering as a sex offender and went into hiding. Probation officials immediately contacted the U.S. Marshals, who began their hunt. During the five-year search for Hatter, information was developed that he had left the United States and traveled to the Philippines. Later, he was located in Mexico — where he worked as a teacher. On Saturday, with the investigative assistance of the United States Marshals Service and after a brief pursuit, Hatter was apprehended by Mexican authorities, the U.S Marshals Service said. On Sunday, Hatter was returned to the United States and immediately placed into detention.   In his job as a mentor, trainer and assessor at Carrier Strike Group 4 in Norfolk, Virginia, Chief Petty Officer Reza Ghorashi-Sarvestani is responsible for utilizing his vast technical knowledge and training to help thwart cyber attacks on the U.S. Navy's East Coast fleet. And yet it seems that every time he visits family and friends in his hometown of Suwanee, this tech whiz comes close to getting lost. Reza says he has to use GPS to get around the growing town. For much of his 16-year career in the Navy, Reza has deployed on submarines and various commands in support of the Navy's information warfare and operations. Reza's main job is to bring sailors up to speed on the latest in cyber defense, on land and at sea. A 2004 graduate of North Gwinnett High School, he enrolled in Georgia Perimeter College right after graduation, but felt what he was learning wasn't lining up with his professional interests. Referring to himself as an “East Coast sailor all my life,” Reza began his Naval career as a fire control technician on submarines in Groton, Connecticut. He then began training to be an Information Systems Technician and pulled double duty on subs, taking the “side job” of tending to the vessel's computer network. He then taught incoming Information Systems Technicians in Groton (location of the Naval Submarine Base New London) and in 2012 transitioned into a Cryptologic Technicians Networks expert and was stationed with Crypto Warfare Group 6 in Fort Meade, Maryland (home of the National Security Agency, United States Cyber Command, the Central Security Service and the Defense Information Systems Agency). Prior to his arrival at Norfolk Naval several months ago, Reza was attached to Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command in Suffolk, Virginia, for four years. He said in his new position he enjoys “the best of both worlds.”   The long lines to get into the new Whataburger location in Kennesaw could be a look into what can be expected at The Exchange @ Gwinnett next year when the Buford Whataburger location opens its doors. Whataburger announced earlier this year that the Buford store would be one of six locations that the Texas-based restaurant chain planned to open in Georgia in 2023. Construction on the Buford restaurant has proceeded in the months since then, but the chain has not yet announced an exact opening date. The restaurant will have 3,746-square feet of space, according to development permits filed with Gwinnett County in March. In addition to the Buford location, which will overlook Buford Drive at the entrance to the Exchange @ Gwinnett, Whataburger will open locations in Cumming, Commerce, Dawsonville and two locations in Athens in 2023. A Woodstock location was expected to open by the end of this year. Last year, Snellville officials said the developer working on the Scenic Pointe on Scenic Highway had been in talks to include a Whataburger location in that development, and even included a rendering of a Whataburger location in its proposed site elevations that were submitted to city officials for consideration. A Snellville location was not mentioned in the chain's announcement about its metro Atlanta expansion in March, but county records show Whataburger submitted a building permit application to Gwinnett officials two days before Thanksgiving for a new store at 1436 Scenic Highway. The Kennesaw location opened to long lines of cars on Monday. On Friday, the drive-thru line for the restaurant wrapped around the building and out of parking lot and down a street behind the store. Two Cobb County police officers were on hand to direct traffic.   Gwinnett County police have asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of a man early Saturday morning in unincorporated Norcross. Gwinnett police were called to 1250 Tech Drive at about 1 a.m. on a report from a security guard about a suspicious person. The man was allegedly wielding a knife as he approached the security guard while she was in her patrol car in front of Food Depot and asked her if she was armed. A GCPD patrol officer and his supervisor were the first to arrive on scene. They both observed the man with a knife in his hand and proceeded to give verbal commands. The man refused demands to drop his knife and ran towards one of the officers. Both officers discharged their firearms. The suspect was shot in the torso. It is not clear what the man intended to do, according to police. The GBI has been requested because it was an officer-involved shooting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Defense Information Systems Agency's new Data Strategy Implementation Plan maps how the agency will use data as a strategic asset. At DefenseTalks, Roger Greenwell, director of the Enterprise Integration and Innovation Center and chief information officer at DISA and Josh Marcuse, head of strategy and innovation for public sector at Google Cloud, discuss DISA's approach to digital modernization and innovation. A five-year zero trust strategy is coming from the Department of Defense and will include more than 90 capabilities. David McKeown, senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at DOD, explains the Department's cybersecurity strategy. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Sarah Zabel is a retired U.S. Air Force major general and former vice director of the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency. After witnessing one of her best friends experience a sharp decline in mental health, she decided to embark on a journey to better understand depression so she could talk about it with her friend.… Continue Reading Is Your Brain Like A Computer – With Retired Major General Sarah Zabel

This is an episode for The Maverick Paradox @ KLDR Online Leadership Radio. Judith Germain hosts this radio show, and her guest today is Darrell Williams and they are discussing the importance of leaders having mentors. They share valuable information and examples on mentoring relationships and mentee successes as well as the difference between mentoring and coaching. This is a great conversation on how to make mentorship work. Darrell Williams is a Master Certified Life Coach, he is a member of the White House Communications Agency Hall of Fame. He is also the Chief, for Military Human Resources for Operations at the Defense Information Systems Agency. Judith shares the need for senior leaders to enable others to correct them without fear. They have an interesting conversation where Darrell shares his leadership hacks and surprises Judith with questions on Maverick Leadership that he has been pondering. If you wish to listen to The Maverick Paradox @KLDR Online Leadership Development Radio as the episodes are broadcasted, then visit the KLDROnline website. Judith's websites:  The Maverick Paradox Magazine - themaverickparadox.com Company Website - maverickparadox.co.uk Judith's LinkedIn profile is here, her Twitter profile (MaverickMastery) is here, Facebook here and Instagram here.

A longtime federal technology executive has a new private sector role. Dawn Meyerriecks retired last year as the deputy director of the CIA for science and technology. She served at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Information Systems Agency before that. She's now been appointed as a member of the board of directors at ColdQuanta. She talked with the Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the new role, and how it dovetails with her long experience in the federal government.

The Defense Information Systems Agency beat its own deadline to turn off its milCloud platform, a service that had a lot of DOD customers. DISA accomplished this goal a week ahead of schedule. Sharon Woods, the director of the Hosting and Compute Center at DISA, tells executive editor Jason Miller about what the end of milCloud means for the military services as they continue to move to cloud computing even without milCloud.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, CMMC requirements could be coming to contracts within the next year; and Medicare.gov gets a makeover. The State department lists edge computing as one of its highest priorities, technologically. It has more than 200 outposts around the world. Brian Merrick, Director of Cloud Programs at the State Department, explains why he calls cloud his agency's “Swiss Army Knife” for edge computing. Identity management is one of the key elements of the zero trust shift the federal government is undertaking, according to the Office of Management and Budget. Andre Mendes, the Chief Information Officer at the Commerce Department, describes what he found regarding ID management when he got to the department, and what he did about it. The Defense Information Systems Agency will run the Defense Department's huge Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability Program. The Department expects to make its award in December. Sharon Woods, the Executive Director for the Cloud Computing Program Office at the Defense Information Systems Agency, explains why cloud computing isn't a one-size-fits-all model. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the chief information officer of the National Archives is retiring this summer. The defense acquisition process needs more attention when it gets things right, according to President and CEO of the Professional Services Council David Berteau. Berteau, former assistant secretary of defense for logistics and materiel readiness, discusses his recent testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Navy will test a concept called “Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations” as a deterrent to future conflict. Rear Adm. Jamie Barnett (USN, ret.), vice president for global communications solutions at Viasat Inc. and former deputy commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, explains the concept and why it's drawing attention in the Pentagon. The Defense Department's biggest cloud acquisitions will come from more than one vendor. Sharon Woods, executive director for the Cloud Computing Program Office at the Defense Information Systems Agency, tells FedScoop's Billy Mitchell how DOD is benefitting from a multi-cloud environment. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Six months ago the Defense Information Systems Agency embarked on its second reorganization in about five years. Now DISA, the organization in charge of much of the Defense Department's IT networks, says it's seeing results. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione spoke with DISA Deputy Director Christopher Barnhurst.

When the Defense Information Systems Agency decided to end its milCloud offering, it didn't mean the end of on-premise cloud options for its Defense customers. DISA is replacing that long-time, possibly underutilized offering with something new called Stratus. Sharon Woods, the director of Hosting and Compute Center at DISA spoke about how Stratus works with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the General Services Administration is prioritizing digital government in its new five-year plan. President Biden's budget request includes big increases for technology and cybersecurity, but that request comes out only a couple weeks after agencies received appropriations for this fiscal year. Dave Mader, civilian sector strategy officer at Deloitte and former controller at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses what agency leaders can expect for the coming months. One protest is already in on the new Polaris solicitation from the General Services Administration. BD Squared's protest alleges the solicitation may violate Small Business Administration regulations. Stephanie Mitchell, co-owner of BD Squared LLC and former program manager at Defense Information Systems Agency, discusses the difficulties small businesses are facing with the Polaris solicitation. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

The Defense Information Systems Agency couldn't escape a protest after awarding a big IT services contract. The General Services Administration is ready to expand its approach to simplifying online buying. These are just two of the week's biggest acquisition stories. Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller has been following them. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights.

My guest Crystal Lee is a powerhouse of energy, light and positivity.   For over 20 years she has traveled the world serving our country in the US military. First as a Technical Sergeant with the Defense Information Systems Agency and culminating her military career in April 2020 as a Network Systems Architect with the Defense Intelligence Agency. As a child, Crystal loved acting, singing, and creating characters.  Her mother, who is Filipino and her father, who is of German/English descent, had encouraged and nurtured her creativity from an early age and so she resumed her love of performing and voice work to, in her words, “inspire people throughout the world to follow their dreams through storytelling, make-believe, visualization, and magic!” During her time in the service, Crystal utilized her voice acting talents while participating in field exercises and deployments.  Her voice's unique qualities rendered it invaluable when used to authenticate section callsigns and code-words. She also starred in multiple Armed Forces Network radio and television spots, did some modeling and Hawaiian/Tahitian/Belly dancing as creative outlets from the rigidity of military life.   After she retired, she did a short stint as a government contractor, then a government civilian and quickly realized that between the office politics and her unfulfilled feelings that it was time to leave government work altogether.  After doing so, she says her life opened up to a whirlwind of possibilities and it was time to create her own reality.   Crystal is now a voice actor specializing in voice-over for animation, commercials, and industrials, the Founder and CEO of Crystal J Productions, a service-disabled veteran, Belly Dancing nerd, and magical being, Crystal is an amalgamation of beauty, integrity, discipline, creativity, and quirkiness. Obviously the industry thinks so as well given her commercial demo was nominated for a SOVAS Award in 2021. To reach Crystal directly, you may do so via the following: Business Email Address: Crystal@CrystalJProductions.com Website(s): www.crystaljproductions.com and www.animatedvoiceovers.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/crystaljproductions Instagram: @crystaljproductions Facebook: @crystaljproductions Twitter: @CrystalMLee_VO If you liked this episode, please remember to review, share and follow.  It's grealty appreciated ; - )    

Dawn Meyerriecks, former CTO for the Defense Information Systems Agency, joins host Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends to talk about leading teams through big technology changes and the importance of caring for your people.

In this episode, White House Communications Agency Hall of Famer, Darrell Williams, shares leadership insights gathered while working in the White House during the George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush administrations. The White House Communications Agency provides assured global information services to the President, Vice President, and others as directed, ensuring the White House is able to communicate with anyone, under any condition. Darrell Williams was determined to be one of the best to ever serve there. Listen in as Darrell talks about how in moments of crisis or great difficulty (like the aftermath of 9/11), your team members need to know that you care about them before you ask them to do anything. Once you have established your concern for their wellbeing, people will be ready to take on the toughest tasks. That's the “people always” part of the equation. Important missions bring stress. It's the nature of the job. In order to manage the stress, trust your training (i.e., Do what you've been trained to do in those situations), always plan for contingencies, and be willing to find out-of-the-box solutions. Take ownership of the issue and take initiative to find a solution.  When mistakes happen–and they inevitably will–empower people to take action and find a solution, make decisions, and move forward. The need to complete the mission does not change because something went wrong. If it's someone else's mistake, show grace when you can (i.e., don't seek to embarrass or make an example of the mistake) and make the experience an opportunity for them to learn. Highlight the learning and the creative solutions that were discovered.  Advice for success: Find a need (in your organization, family, community). Address the need using your talents and strengths. Repeat as long as there are needs in the world (you'll never run out of opportunities). You'll feel better about yourself, make a difference in people's lives, and learn along the way.  For more resources check out the links below!    Some of the big ideas from this episode include: Find a mentor – someone who has more experience than you do Seek out those who are at the top of their game Be eager to learn from the best Ask questions. Stay curious.  Raise the bar continuously Connect with Darrell:  Speaker Hub: https://speakerhub.com/speaker/darrell-williams Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allianceseminars LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrellwilliams Website: https://www.allianceseminars.org    More About Darrell:  Darrell Williams has led over 500 White House missions and following 9/11, he was selected as one of five key leaders to direct emergency action communications for the Vice President of the United States, including duty on Air Force Two. As a member of the military, Darrell was awarded the Presidential Service Badge, a prestigious award earned by relatively few members of the military throughout the history of the United States.  Darrell is now retired from active duty, but he is still serving. He is presently the Chief, Military Personnel for Operations, at the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland where he supports nearly 500 members of the military from all branches of the service. He is also a professional speaker, workshop facilitator, and coach through Alliance Seminars Coaching.    Connect with Dr. Mike:  Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com/ Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always   Minute By Minute: 0:25 Welcome back! 0:40 Get to know Darrell  3:09 Why Darrell decided to join the armed forces 6:28 What it's like working in the White House 11:43 How Darrell felt with the pressure of the job 24:30 The most surprising thing about working with elites 28:30 What Darrell learned from 9/11 33:14 Making brave decisions 39:11 Identifying and meeting needs

The Defense Department is becoming more reliant on commercial cloud computing. That means it needs more than one option. The relatively tiny Defense Innovation Unit recently settled on Google Cloud for a production contract. The company's security framework around the cloud mirrors that of DISA's Cloud Access Point. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione talked about the contract with DIU cyber portfolio manager Richard Simon.

What is the data strategy for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)? How is DISA leveraging data as a strategic asset? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Caroline Kuharske, Acting Chief Data Officer, DISA. Listen to the podcast.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the General Services Administration is extending the transition deadline for the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract to September 2023. Bob Osborn, chief technology officer for global governments at ServiceNow and former chief information officer at the National Nuclear Security Administration, explains the challenges for agencies trying to transition to the contract while constantly operating under continuing resolutions. The Defense Department will go back to basics to shore up its acquisition workforce. Stan Soloway, president and CEO at Celero Strategies LLC and former deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition reform, discusses his takeaways from the back to basics strategy. The Defense Information Systems Agency is moving ahead with its Thunderdome program. Rob Carey, president at Cloudera Government Solutions and former chief information officer at the Navy, breaks down the importance of speed to deployment for the massive DOD network infrastructure while keeping the current network up and running. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Assistant to the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency is retiring at the end of April. Chief information officers across government will get new measures on the next edition of the FITARA Scorecard. Richard Spires, principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting and former CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, explains what the new measures for IT modernization in government should be. The new Zero Trust Strategy from the Office of Management and Budget drives collaboration among some offices that may not have worked together before like they should. Donna Roy, strategic advisor for the national security sector at Guidehouse and former executive director of the Information Sharing and Services Office (IS2O) at DHS, explains how collaboration between Federal CDO Council and Federal CISO Council will be important in implementing the strategy. Diana Epstein, evidence team lead at OMB and Nichelle Johnson Billips, fellow at the White House Leadership Development Program, spoke at a recent National Academy of Public Administration event about how OMB will use their learning agenda to identify research that will support the president's management agenda. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Derren Burrell is the Founder & President of VVC, and also serves as Managing Partner. Before this role he served as the Chief Operating Officer for TAG Resources, LLC, a fiduciary outsourcing company with over $2 billion in assets under management. He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Certified Defense Financial Manager, and Level 3 Certified in the Secretary of Defense Financial Management Program. Prior to his retirement from the Air Force, Derren was the Resource Director of the White House Communication Agency. He worked directly with senior White House staff, Congressional, comptroller, United States Secret Service, Department of State, and Defense Information Systems Agency staff in all aspects of financial and contract management in support of the President, managing nearly $350 million. While in this position he was selected for the rank of Colonel but decided to retire and move to Knoxville and into the private sector. Highlights of his 21-year military career include being deployed to Iraq as the Deputy Comptroller, United States Forces and in Afghanistan as the Resource Director, NATO Air Training Command. In this joint capacity he managed over $20 billion in U.S. appropriated funding in support of U.S. operations within the Iraq and Afghanistan Joint Operations Areas. He also served at the Pentagon as the flying operations analyst for the Air Force, where he was responsible for the largest Operations & Maintenance budget account in the Air Force, over $15 billion. He has been a squadron commander for both finance and wing staff agencies, and was a deployed Comptroller on the front line in Operations SEA SIGNAL, SOUTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM. Derren graduated from The Citadel with a BS in Business Administration, holds a MS in Cost Analysis from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a 2nd MS in Human Resources from Central Michigan University. Connect w/ Derren: Web: www.veteranventures.us/ LI: www.linkedin.com/in/derrenburrell Connect w/ Jovica Djurdjevic: Web: www.workwithjov.com Email: info@workwithjov.com LI: http://linkedin.com/in/jdjurdjevic

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the new National Defense Strategy the DoD is working on could include a larger cyber component than it ever has before, OPM's new Talent Surge Executive Playbook will give agencies tools to hire and keep the employees they need, & a reorganization at DISA is turning out to be a shot in the arm for that agency's cloud office. The new National Defense Strategy the Defense Department is working on could include a larger cyber component than it ever has before. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for cyber policy, Mieke Eoyang, said recently the next NDS will include cyber as a tool. Senior Vice President for Defense Programs at Owl Cyber Defense and former USMC Deputy Commandant for Information, Dan O'Donohue explains what “cyber as a tool” means, and what he'll look for, cyber-wise, in the next NDS. The Office of Personnel Management's new Talent Surge Executive Playbook will give agencies tools to hire and keep the employees they need. It's out just a short time after the Biden administration listed “strengthening the federal workforce” as its number one priority in the President's Management Agenda Vision. Host of Chief HRO.com and former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security, Jeff Neal tells The Daily Scoop Podcast how agency leaders can make the most of the new (and old) concepts in the Playbook. A reorganization at the Defense Information Systems Agency is turning out to be a shot in the arm for that agency's cloud office. The Director of DISA, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, says one goal of the reorg is to simplify its structure. In this highlight from the new episode of the Let's Talk About I-T podcast, Director of the Hosting and Compute Center at DISA, Sharon Woods tells Billy Mitchell in her portfolio, the reorg has done some interesting things. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, DISA has a new chief of staff, the Biden Administration's choice to take the Pentagon's top acquisition job is an experienced hand, and the new telework policy at USDA will let eligible employees work out of the office up to eight days every pay period. The Defense Information Systems Agency has a new chief of staff. Jackson Barnett is writing about Teresa Pitts for Fedscoop.com. The Biden Administration's choice to take the Pentagon's top acquisition job is an experienced hand. Bill LaPlante will take the Undersecretary for Acquisition and Sustainment job if the Senate confirms him. President and CEO of Celero Strategies, Stan Soloway lists several reasons why LaPlante is a good fit for the job, and how he might collaborate with other leaders across the department. The new telework policy at the Agriculture Department will let eligible employees work out of the office up to eight days every pay period. The Assistant Secretary for Administration at USDA, Oscar Gonzales, says details for employees will be “based on the duties of the position.” Former CIO at the Commerce Department, Simon Szykman explains why agencies are already in good shape for a more permanent telework posture. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Department of Agriculture's Robotic Process Automation Branch is looking to grow its number of automations in FY2022. Dan Chenok from the IBM Center for The Business of Government says comments from Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana and General Services Administration Administrator Robin Carnahan shows the process of delivering citizen services is changing across federal government. Creating a joint program executive office or a lead combatant command may be key to the success of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2), according to Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, assistant to the director at the Defense Information Systems Agency, joins the podcast to discuss the new reorganization going on a DISA to create a more “flat” organization. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, an “Office of the Chief Data Officer” is coming to the Defense Information Systems Agency. A two-part interview with Air Force Chief Data Officer Eileen Vidrine, who explains how the Air Force is standing up a data innovation lab and how the force is growing data skills for airmen. More discussion on RFI's for Blanket Purchase Agreements on cloud from the General Services Administration with Larry Allen from Allen Federal Business Partners. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Derren Burrell, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) has over 25 years as a professional financial manager in both public and private sectors. He is the Founder & President of Veteran Ventures Capital, LLC, an investment and consulting firm focused on scaling veteran-owned and led businesses. In this capacity, he oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management of the $100M Veteran Fund I. Prior to this he served as the Chief Operating Officer for TAG Resources, LLC, a retirement service company with over $2 billion in assets under management (AUM), where he was responsible for tripling the AUM and doubling the company. He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Certified Defense Financial Manager, and Level 3 Certified in the Secretary of Defense Financial Management Program.Prior to his transition to the private sector in 2015, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Burrell was the Resource Director of the White House Communication Agency. He worked directly with senior White House (WH) staff, Congressional, comptroller, United States Secret Service, Dept of State, and Defense Information Systems Agency staff in all aspects of financial and contract management in support of POTUS. While in this position he was selected for the rank of Colonel but decided to retire from his 21-year military history and transition to the private sector.Highlights of his military career include being deployed to Iraq as the Deputy Comptroller, United States Forces – Iraq, and in Afghanistan as the Resource Director, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan. In this joint capacity, he led the 34- person J8 directorate (Iraq) and the 4-person J8 office (Afghanistan) in planning, resourcing, and executing $20 billion + in the U.S. appropriated funding in support of U.S. operations within Iraq and Afghanistan Joint Operations Areas. He was also stationed at the Pentagon as the flying operations analyst for the Air Force, where he was responsible for the largest Operations & Maintenance budget account in the Air Force, over $15 billion. He has been a squadron commander for both finance and wing staff agencies and was a deployed Comptroller on the front line in Operations SEA SIGNAL, SOUTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM.He is a graduate of the Citadel and past recipient of several awards including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Budget Officer of the Year twice, Air Force Financial Management Officer of the Year, Comptroller of the Year, and USAFE James E. Short Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mentorship and Career Development.Derren is married to the former Gloria Frey and they have 5 children: Lydia, Luke, David, Rebekah, and Nathanael.Target Industries - Defense / Aerospace / Governmental (National Security, etc) sectorsConnect On LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrenburrell/Link To Website - https://www.veteranventures.us/