Podcasts about digital services

Regulated firms with third party service providers or those undergoing digital transformation by either procuring new technology, developing their own or undergoing a technology migration, will need to take a proactive approach to potential areas of vulnerability and invest in their resilience. In this podcast episode, David Shone, Martijn Stolze and Tabitha Harris discuss the impact of these regimes and they also cover: What DORA is, and what challenges is it designed to address The major points of difference between the UK and EU regimes Key aspects regulated firms should watch out for

Join Corey Quinn and Nick Petroski, Founder of Promethean Research, as they dive into the 2025 Digital Agency Report. Discover key trends shaping agency growth—from specialization and service expansion to AI integration and value-based pricing. Packed with data-driven insights, this episode explores how agencies can navigate economic shifts, staffing changes, and increasing sales complexity to stay competitive and profitable in a rapidly evolving landscape. Promethean Research is the leading research firm covering the digital agency industry. Since 2015, Jonathan has helped over 100 digital agency owners better understand their industry and chart more effective paths to success. Tune in to be one of them! Episode Highlights: - The Power of Specialization: Why niche-focused agencies are outpacing generalists in growth and profitability. - Smart Service Expansion: How to scale offerings without diluting your agency's core value. - Targeting Larger Clients: The benefits and complexities of moving upmarket. - Sales Complexity & Strategy: Adapting your sales approach based on client size and expectations. - Value-Based Pricing: Unlocking better margins by shifting away from hourly billing. - AI as an Operational Edge: How agencies are integrating AI beyond just copywriting and coding. - Flexible Staffing Models: The rise of contractors and remote teams for greater agility. - Data-Driven Decision-Making: Why insights, not instincts, should guide agency growth. - Workforce Trends: How hybrid work and strategic positioning attract top talent. - The Future Agency Model: Smaller, specialized, and more profitable. The resources mentioned in this episode are: - Buy the State of Digital Services 2025 Report: https://bit.ly/4jlt6pw - Connect with Nicholas Petroski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaspetroski - Escape the generalist trap with my best-selling book “Anyone, Not Everyone” and discover how to become the go-to agency in a vertical market https://www.AnyoneNotEveryone.com

Paris Marx is joined by Kate Green and Milo to discuss how Elon Musk's DOGE is dismantling the US Digital Service and the consequences that has on really improving service delivery in government.Kate Green and Milo are former US Digital Service engineers.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.Also mentioned in this episode:Find out more about We The Builders and read perspectives of federal workers.USDS workers have resigned en masse from DOGE, and Musk's agency has fired many of those who haven't left.The General Services Administration has also cut the 18F technology team, and has been doing mass layoffs at the Technology Transformation Service. Support the show

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Kate Green and Milo to discuss how Elon Musk's DOGE is dismantling the US Digital Service and the consequences that has on really improving service delivery in government. Kate Green and Milo are former US Digital Service engineers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Across the federal government, the number of federal workers fired under Donald Trump and DOGE currently stands at over a hundred thousand. Some of those workers have turned to a website called We the Builders. It was created by federal workers associated with the U.S. Digital Service as a resource for employees who have lost their jobs, who are afraid of losing their jobs, or who have a whistleblower complaint.  The Radio Hour's Adam Howard spoke with two of the site's creators: Kate Green, who recently left the federal government for a job in the private sector, and a web developer who identifies himself as Milo – using a pseudonym, since he is still employed in the government.  “Both the beauty and the tragedy is that the work the government does is largely invisible,” as Milo put it. “You don't always know that it is USDA inspectors who are working in the slaughterhouses, who are making sure that work is being done in a safe and sanitary fashion … But they give a damn about making sure that food is safe. If that goes away, that's not immediately visible to people. And they don't necessarily know that these people have lost their jobs or that food is going to be less safe until people get hurt or worse. And so, we want to make sure that people start to understand what the cuts in these programs actually mean.”Plus, this year, The New Yorker's centennial, we're revisiting some classics from the magazine's past with a series called Takes. The novelist Michael Cunningham was already in his forties when Annie Proulx's short story “Brokeback Mountain”—about two young men working as shepherds who unexpectedly fall in love—was published. “The New Yorker was not the first big-deal magazine to run a story about gay people. It wasn't, like, ‘Oh, my God, a story, finally!,' ” Cunningham recalls. But it made a huge impression nevertheless. “It was a story in The New Yorker about two gay men that was first and foremost a love story. . . . I didn't want to just read it; I wanted to absorb this story in a more lasting way.”  Excerpts of Annie Proulx's “Brokeback Mountain” were read by Monica Wyche.

The Department of Homeland Security has selected Antoine McCord as its new chief information officer, a spokesperson with the agency's Management Directorate confirmed Friday. As CIO, McCord will be tasked with overseeing DHS's roughly $11 billion IT budget, the largest of any federal agency in fiscal 2025. A bio for McCord on the DHS website said he “emphasizes mission-driven leadership, focusing on operations to neutralize threats against the Department.” Details about McCord's background are scarce, beyond what's contained in that DHS bio page. According to the agency, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, specializing in cyber and intelligence operations and “gaining hands-on experience in threat detection and technology integration.” After his time with the Marines, McCord joined the U.S. Intelligence Community, according to DHS, in roles that saw him oversee cyber operations against advanced threats and serve as an adviser on national security issues. McCord will be stepping into a CIO role that was filled during the Biden administration by Eric Hysen, who also led the department's artificial intelligence efforts. Hysen, a Google alum and a founding member of the White House's U.S. Digital Service, oversaw the creation of DHS's AI Corps, the publication of an AI roadmap and the release of commercial generative AI guidance. Firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have former workers, lawmakers, and advocates concerned about impact on the agency's efforts to produce climate and weather information critical to public safety. NOAA is one of many federal agencies in the U.S. that has cut probationary workers in recent weeks as part of President Donald Trump's plan to reduce the size of the federal government. While critics of the Trump administration have argued the rapid and widespread staffing reductions could have adverse consequences across the government, the picture they paint with respect to NOAA's terminations is particularly grim. That's because the agency's mission impacts every American, former NOAA workers told FedScoop. The recent cuts to staff put that work at risk, particularly for areas at the agency where staffing levels were already an issue, they said. What's more, there are areas outside of staffing cuts where efficiencies could have been achieved through consolidating work and technology advancements. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

A Wigoo, agência de marketing digital com conceito martech, assumiu o gerenciamento da parte de performance de mídia para e-commerce da Drogal, rede de farmácia com lojas espalhadas pelo interior de São Paulo.A CORPVS, uma das maiores empresas de segurança privada do Brasil, é a mais nova conta a integrar o portfólio da Comunica PR, que irá atendê-la no seu núcleo de PR, em assessoria de imprensa.A Bain & Company acaba de lançar a pesquisa “Sem atalhos: o caminho para a representatividade da mulher no topo e o valor para as empresas”,A Unilever ampliou o escopo de trabalho de Daniela Pereira,Visando fortalecer suas frentes de Digital Services e Novos Negócios, o Terra & Vivo Ads anunciaram as contratações de Camila Castellotti, Fernanda Machado e Daniel Molina para fortalecer seus times com foco nos pilares estratégicos para o negócio neste ano de 2025.Informar de maneira eficiente os diferentes públicos da empresa, especialmente aqueles na operação sem acesso à Internet.O Grupo DPSP, segunda maior rede de farmácias do Brasil que reúne as marcas Drogarias Pacheco e Drogaria São Paulo, apresentou Adriana Brito como sua nova Diretora de Marketing e Marcas Próprias.A Mootag, agência de comunicação especializada em brandformance, anunciou a contratação de Juliene Nigro para o cargo de Vice-Presidente de Operações.A presença feminina no mercado de comunicação sempre foi significativa, mas a Marqueterie, agência de Relações Públicas com 20 anos de atuação, vai além ao garantir que as mulheres ocupem posições estratégicas e de liderança.Após a realização de um processo de concorrência, a Megamatte, rede de franquias especializada em alimentação saudável, escolheu a JOR, do Grupo Approach, para ser a sua nova agência de comunicação 360º...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Assine a newsletter da Mega Brasil, a Direto da Redação⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠..Informação e entrevistas estão no Leitura da Semana, programa apresentado por Vitor Rocha, todas as sextas, às 17h, com reapresentações aos sábados, às 11h, e aos domingos às 18 horas, na ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rádio Mega Brasil Online

The multifamily marketing landscape is shifting big time!In this episode of The Digible Dudes Podcast, hosts David Staley and Reid Wicoff dive into the Zillow-Redfin partnership, the mass layoffs at RentPath, and what these industry changes mean for property owners, marketers, and investors.Key Takeaways:Property owners need to rethink their listing and marketing strategiesZillow's move is about consolidating market power – but will it work?CoStar remains dominant, but AI and search trends could shake things upSEO, Google Search, and AI are becoming more critical than everWhat do you think? Will Zillow's $100M bet on Redfin pay off? Is the traditional ILS model dying? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!Subscribe for more insights on multifamily marketing & tech trends!Digible:⁠ https://digible.com/Fiona: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.myfiona.com/Leave a Spotify Review: ⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3LfoEdU⁠⁠⁠Leave an Apple Review: ⁠⁠⁠https://apple.co/3AA2zRj⁠⁠(00:00) The Disruption of Apartment Search & Marketing Trends(02:00) Zillow & Redfin Partnership – What It Means for Multifamily(06:15) $100M Syndication Deal – Smart Move or Desperation?(10:26) RentPath Layoffs – 450+ Employees Affected(14:49) The Struggles of Digital Services in Real Estate(18:58) The Future of Apartment Listings – Is AI the Real Disruptor?(23:06) Should Property Owners Shift Away from ILS?(27:49) The Uncertain Future of Rent.com & Apartment Guide(32:56) What's Next for the Industry?

In this episode of "Doing Tech Better in Government," Jennifer Hay, director of the Defense Digital Service (DDS) at the Pentagon, discusses DDS's mission to build better technology and digital solutions. She explains how technology should empower, not hinder, the mission, emphasizing DDS's user-centric approach. Hay highlights DDS's focus on discovery and deep user understanding to create impactful solutions. She also touches on the significant impact of initiatives like DOGE within the Department of Defense. The episode showcases how DDS is transforming technology in government to better serve users and enhance efficiency.

Charities are mission-led organisations, with service delivery at their core. They help to uphold society with vastly ranging activities such as personal care, advice, research, advocacy, care for animals, environmental protection, community and cultural activities, religious events, and so much more. But too often, the conditions that charities work within can get in the way. Recent years have financially squeezed charities, putting pressure on the services they deliver, and harming the communities who use them. Working to achieve their ideals with limited time can also leave charities tied to traditional ways of operating, lacking the opportunity to overhaul their approach to be more effective, efficient, and empowering to those who use services. In this podcast, we explore how charities are making the best of the current service delivery landscape, improving services with digital, and engaging with service users in new ways. Have your say! Take our Reimagining Services survey: https://charitydigital.org.uk/topics/reimagining-services-take-our-survey-11931

Ethan Klein, an emerging technology policy adviser during the first Trump administration, has been nominated to be the White House's chief technology officer, the Office of Science and Technology Policy confirmed Tuesday. After serving in the first Trump White House, Klein completed a PhD in nuclear science and engineering at MIT, where he worked to develop nuclear tech for arms control and nonproliferation with funds from a fellowship through the National Nuclear Security Administration. Klein also spent time at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which is operated for the NNSA and focuses on weapons development, stewardship and national security. Klein has been pursuing an MBA at Stanford, while working as a summer associate for the Aerospace and Defense group within Lazard, a financial advisory and asset management firm. If confirmed as CTO, Klein would fill the same role that Michael Kratsios did during the first Trump administration, which went unfilled for the entirety of the Biden administration. The Department of Government Efficiency's increasingly vast power across the government likely makes it subject to U.S. records law, a federal judge said Monday in a ruling that ordered the Elon Musk-led group to begin processing requests on an expedited timeline. In a 37-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper concluded that DOGE — the rebranded U.S. Digital Service — “is likely exercising substantial independent authority much greater than” other components within the Executive Office of the President that are covered by the Freedom of Information Act, subjecting it to the same rules. Cooper noted as examples that the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Council on Environmental Quality are both covered by FOIA due to the substantial independent authority they wield when it comes to the evaluation of federal programs. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

The only constant in today's industrial landscape is the rapid evolution fueled by digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI). It is estimated that more than 90% of businesses engage in some form of digital activity. While innovation and adaptability are keys to staying ahead, the digital transformation journey for industrial organizations is by no means an easy one, particularly in water and wastewater. Control talked with Alejandro Trejo, Offer Manager for Digital Services, and James Redmond, Global Offer Manager for SCADA and Telemetry, of Schneider Electric to get further insight into the challenges and solutions for operators.

In this episode, we showcase a collaboration between our AWS prototyping team and the UK Government Digital Service to develop an innovative GenAI-powered chatbot.

Anne Marshall resigned from her role as director of engineering and data science at the U.S. Digital Service last month. The decision followed staffing cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. “This is not the mission I came to serve,” Marshall wrote on LinkedIn at the time. On POLITICO Tech, Marshall tells host Steven Overly about her decision to leave and what she thinks everyone is missing about DOGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VEON Ltd. CEO Kaan Terzioğlu talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's strategic focus on frontier markets, including Ukraine, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. VEON operates as a consumer and enterprise services company with a strong telecom foundation, leveraging its assets to offer not only communication services but also digital solutions in financial services, entertainment, healthcare, and education. Terzioğlu highlighted VEON's unique approach, stating, "One out of three is our communication customers... but about one-third also are digital services customers." The company is particularly active in Ukraine, where its subsidiary, Kyivstar, is the leading healthcare platform, providing over 2.6 million online consultations and supporting 80% of the population. With plans for a SPAC transaction to list Kyivstar on Nasdaq, VEON aims to offer US investors a chance to participate in Ukraine's rebuilding and growth. The company is also continuing its asset-light strategy by selling tower assets to reduce dependence on hard currency funding and manage foreign currency risks. Stay tuned to Proactive's YouTube channel for more insights from industry leaders. Don't forget to like this video, subscribe to our channel, and hit the notification bell for updates on future content! #VEON #KaanTerzioglu #FrontierMarkets #Telecom #DigitalServices #Kyivstar #SPAC #UkraineInvestment #ProactiveInvestors #FinancialServices #HealthcareSolutions #Telecommunications #BusinessGrowth

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE office. While lawsuits are entering the courts and protests are taking to the streets, will any of this make a difference to the chainsaw-minded leaders of DOGE?  Guest: Ryan Mac, tech reporter at the New York Times and co-author of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE office. While lawsuits are entering the courts and protests are taking to the streets, will any of this make a difference to the chainsaw-minded leaders of DOGE?  Guest: Ryan Mac, tech reporter at the New York Times and co-author of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE office. While lawsuits are entering the courts and protests are taking to the streets, will any of this make a difference to the chainsaw-minded leaders of DOGE?  Guest: Ryan Mac, tech reporter at the New York Times and co-author of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE office. While lawsuits are entering the courts and protests are taking to the streets, will any of this make a difference to the chainsaw-minded leaders of DOGE?  Guest: Ryan Mac, tech reporter at the New York Times and co-author of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE office. While lawsuits are entering the courts and protests are taking to the streets, will any of this make a difference to the chainsaw-minded leaders of DOGE?  Guest: Ryan Mac, tech reporter at the New York Times and co-author of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter.” Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell and Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're posting, showing up, and putting your offers out there… but no one's buying. It's not because people don't need what you sell—it's because they don't get why they should say yes.   And if your offer isn't clear, it's an instant no in their minds. In this episode, we're diving into:   ✦ The real reason potential clients hesitate (hint: it's not your price). ✦ Why people overcomplicate their offers—and how to fix it. ✦ How to present your offer so it's an easy yes.   Let's make your offer so clear that people can't ignore it.  

A group of 21 engineers, data scientists, designers, project managers and other tech experts resigned from their positions at the U.S. Digital Service on Tuesday, writing in a letter to the White House that they would not “carry out or legitimize” the actions of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The technologists said in their letter that they all left senior tech positions in the private sector to “pursue nonpartisan public service” and “stood ready to partner with incoming officials” as the Trump transition unfolded. But over the course of the past month, the staffers said it became clear that they could “no longer honor those commitments” at USDS, rebranded in January as the United States DOGE Service. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a top federal IT advocate on Capitol Hill, has called for the Office of Personnel Management to rescind its recent guidance pushing for federal agencies to redesignate chief information officer roles in a way that could make them more political. In a letter sent to acting OPM Director Charles Ezell on Tuesday, Connolly requested that the federal HR agency rescind its Feb. 4 memo “Guidance Regarding Redesignating SES CIO Positions,” which recommends that federal agencies with senior executive service CIO positions designated as “career reserved” should redesignate those roles to be “general.” The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Paul Harvey passed away 15 years ago. What a legacy. Amazing fun fact about Patrick Mahomes. Kash Patel advances out of committee, and Robert Kennedy Jr. gets confirmed as HHS secretary. Here come reciprocal tariffs. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) continues to vote against President Trump's nominees. After a culling of chickens, there's now a nationwide egg shortage. New "Captain America" movie is out, and the reviews are in. We all wish Rush Limbaugh were here for Trump 2.0. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says the quiet part out loud … yet again. Some interesting Google searches in D.C. lately. How Barack Obama used the U.S. Digital Service to find more ways to spend money. How did Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) get so wealthy? EPA slush fund uncovered along with massive Medicare/Medicaid fraud. How Trump's Cabinet confirmations are going. Latinos boycotting companies that have shelved their DEI programs? The Left claims to hate "abuses of power" by Trump but tolerates them from judges leftists agree with. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED 00:37 History Lesson of Paul Harvey 02:49 RFK Jr Confirmed as HHS Secretary 05:29 Football Talk 07:35 Aaron Rodgers Splits from the Jets 12:04 Bye-Bye Coach Andy Reid? 14:10 Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs 16:12 Kevin Hassett Explains the Unfairness in Trade Deals 17:10 Trump Shuts Down CNN Kaitlan Collins Again 18:13 Trump Reacts to Mitch McConnell Voting Against RFK Jr. 24:40 RFK Jr. on Day 1 25:45 RFK Jr. Expresses Gratitude Towards President Trump 32:24 Fat Five 51:07 Maxine Waters Afraid of DOGE! 52:40 Flashback to Maxine Waters Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud 57:17 Trump Explains Biden's Dealing with Ukraine 1:02:12 Trump Announces DOGE will go to the IRS 1:03:41 EPA Stops Biden-Era Environmental Justice Grant 1:04:09 Planned Parenthood DELETES all Instagram Posts 1:08:45 Trump Administration Finds More Government Waste 1:09:57 Where is Joe Biden? 1:11:06 Trump Administration Says Title IX Doesn't Apply to NIL Pay 1:13:34 Who Created Valentine's Day? 1:15:26 Trump Lists Improper Govt. Payments 1:19:57 White House Explains Medicare Fraud Found 1:22:20 Trump's vs Biden's Cabinet Confirmation Chart 1:24:31 Latino Freeze Boycott 1:28:50 Musky Moo Moo Moo 1:32:46 Pam Bondi Warns States to Comply with Federal Law 1:33:27 Full Panic Mode from Socialist Bernie Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Good Morning Liberty, hosts Nate Thurston and Charles Chuck Thompson discuss the latest topics including RFK Jr.'s confirmation, government inefficiency, and economic misconceptions. They highlight the March 1st-2nd Tennessee Libertarian Party State Convention, the costs of regulatory compliance, and how media narratives shift based on political biases. They also touch on Doge's impact on government transparency and dig into the broader implications of aid funding cuts from the U.S. government. Join them for an in-depth look at life, liberty, and the pursuit of meaning. (02:00) RFK Jr. Nomination Discussion (04:11) Economic Insights and Price Gouging (07:15) Media's Role in Economic Perception (15:46) Government Regulations and Their Impact (23:13) Doge Outrage and Obama's Digital Service (25:27) Fraud and Waste in Government Spending (27:43) The Impact of Government Inefficiency (31:28) Public Reaction and Political Implications (36:56) The Cost of Government Aid Cuts (46:57) Conclusion and Call to Action   Links:   https://gml.bio.link/   YOUTUBE:   https://bit.ly/3UwsRiv   RUMBLE:   https://rumble.com/c/GML   Check out Martens Minute!   https://martensminute.podbean.com/   Follow Josh Martens on X:   https://twitter.com/joshmartens13   Join the private discord & chat during the show!   joingml.com   Bank on Yourself bankonyourself.com/gml   Get FACTOR Today! FACTORMEALS.com/gml50off   Good Morning Liberty is sponsored by BetterHelp! Rediscover your curiosity today by visiting Betterhelp.com/GML (Get 10% off your first month)     Protect your privacy and unlock the full potential of your streaming services with ExpressVPN. Get 3 more months absolutely FREE by using our link EXPRESSVPN.com/GML

It's a DOGE-eat-DOGE world.Before I get into my thoughts on DOGE—and I have quite a few—the reason I haven't written much about it (we did touch on USAID in Wednesday's update) is that I'm still wrapping my head around it.There's a lot of noise surrounding DOGE, and beyond the clatter, it's unclear exactly what's happening. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is in the valley. They lost a big election, have no effective power in government for at least the next two years, and have been throwing a lot of spaghetti at the wall. Chuck Schumer was parading around with a Corona and lime when it looked like we were going to hit Mexico with 25% tariffs, and now, the focus of the last 72 hours has been Elon Musk and DOGE.Because DOGE sits at the center of a political noise machine, I tend to be cautious about jumping in while everything is still in motion.That being said, DOGE is a significant development. What they're doing is something every Republican candidate in my lifetime has promised—and it may very well be illegal. We don't know if they're actually cutting the budget in the way they claim, nor do we know if anything they're doing is truly unlawful. But the fact that both of those questions exist simultaneously is reason enough to take a deeper look.Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency—DOGE—was conceived during Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and made official on January 20, 2025, the first day of Trump's second term. However, it is not a formal cabinet department. Instead, it began under the U.S. Digital Service, which was rebranded as the U.S. DOGE Service, before being placed under the Chief of Staff's office—likely to avoid transparency requirements. The stated goal of DOGE is to modernize federal technology and software to maximize government efficiency, with Musk claiming they aim to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. Musk has admitted that if they say $2 trillion, they might actually cut $1 trillion, but the ambition remains.DOGE operates out of the Eisenhower Executive Building next to the White House with a small headquarters of about 20 people. Rather than a traditional hierarchy, it functions as a task force embedded across government agencies, with small teams of DOGE operatives placed inside agencies to audit systems and pursue efficiency measures. Musk himself serves as a special government employee, a temporary advisory role that grants him broad access while allowing him to bypass disclosure requirements that apply to full-time officials. This is especially notable given Musk's extensive business interests in China—something so controversial that a bipartisan group of lawmakers banned TikTok last year.Key figures in DOGE include Steve Davis, CEO of The Boring Company and a longtime Musk confidant, who allegedly leads day-to-day operations. Then there are the so-called “DOGE Kids”—young adults, typically aged 19 to 24, from elite universities with backgrounds in Musk companies or the Peter Thiel machine. Some, like Luke Farritor, gained fame for achievements like using AI to decode ancient Roman scrolls. Others, like Marko Elez, have already faced controversy. Ellis resigned after the Wall Street Journal uncovered racist posts he made in 2024, including advocating for eugenic immigration policies and saying he would never marry outside his ethnicity.In its first 80 hours, Musk tweeted that DOGE had canceled $420 million worth of federal contracts. Get it. The issue? DOGE doesn't technically have the authority to cancel contracts. That power belongs to Congress and the departments that administer the funds. So the real question is whether DOGE is canceling these contracts or simply recommending their termination, with the speed of the Trump administration making it appear as though they're acting unilaterally.DOGE's aggressive approach has already ruffled feathers. On inauguration day, Musk's team assumed control of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) headquarters, installing sofa beds in the director's office and working around the clock. Within days, they cut off career OPM staff from internal systems, effectively giving Musk's team exclusive control over federal HR records. Two OPM employees filed a lawsuit in late January, alleging that DOGE unlawfully installed a private server on the agency's network.Things escalated further when DOGE turned its attention to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment system, which processes $5 trillion annually, handling everything from Social Security checks to federal salaries. When David Liebrich, a top Treasury official, refused to grant DOGE access, he was reportedly forced out. By January 31, Trump's new Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, approved DOGE's access. Soon after, a DOGE tech aide obtained unrestricted access to the payment system's code base and began making changes with minimal supervision—an alarming development that has raised red flags in Congress.And then there's USAID. Musk tweeted, “We're shutting it down,” referring to the agency responsible for international aid. But does Musk actually have the authority to do that? Or is he merely advising Marco Rubio, who, as head of the State Department, technically oversees USAID?If Musk is making these decisions, it's illegal. If Rubio is doing it, it's just an unusually fast-moving government operation. The speed and opacity of DOGE make it difficult to tell the difference.Meanwhile, DOGE has brought a renewed focus on federal spending. Social media has been ablaze with revelations about who benefits from government funds. Bill Kristol, a Never Trump figure, was found to have received money through USAID-funded organizations. More controversially, it was revealed that Politico received $8.2 million in federal funding last year. While some jumped to the conclusion that this was a Democratic subsidy for favorable coverage, the truth is more complicated. The money was for Politico Pro, a premium service used by government officials and lobbyists for networking and policy tracking. However, everyone I talked to in pulling this together told me Politico Pro sucks. Specifically compared to competitors like Bloomberg Government, raising questions about why agencies chose it over better alternatives.So how does this end? At some point, DOGE will hit a regulatory or legal wall that slows its momentum. They need enough public goodwill to sustain them when that happens, or the entire operation could grind to a halt.There's already evidence that Musk's influence is waning. A YouGov poll from November 2024 showed that 47% of Republicans wanted Musk to have significant influence in government. That number has since dropped to 26%, with 43% now preferring that he have only limited influence. Among all Americans, only 13% want Musk to have a lot of influence, while 46% want him to have none.DOGE's speed and disruption are unprecedented, but whether they represent true reform or reckless overreach remains an open question.All that… plus Jen Briney gives me her Doge thoughts and our final assessments of the confirmation hearings. Karol Markowicz joins the show to discuss Trump's musings on Gaza and the GOP infighting in Florida over immigration.Chapters00:00 Intro00:56 Let's Talk DOGE24:02 Jen Briney on DOGE and Confirmation Hearings40:18 Jen Briney on Confirmation Hearings01:10:02 UPDATE01:19:06 Karol Markowicz This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/subscribe

#192: From Forms to Freedom: Building Digital Services That Citizens Actually WantFeaturing:- Soumam Debgupta, CTO, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services- Rob Lloyd, CTO, City of Seattle- Chris Chirgwin, CIO, County of Santa BarbaraIn this episode, you'll learn:How Washington State DSHS reduced benefit application times from 50 minutes to 25 minutes by reimagining service delivery through a customer-first lensWhy setting an ambitious 85% customer satisfaction goal is driving cultural transformation and transparency in government servicesThe impact of challenge-based procurement in Seattle, where defining problems instead of solutions is attracting innovative technology partnershipsHow Santa Barbara County achieved over 400 strategic goals in one year by implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)Why tracking metrics like cost-to-serve and benefit penetration rates helps Washington State DSHS maximize the reach and efficiency of social servicesLinks Mentioned:Traction by Gino WickmanCustomer First Thinking Newsletter by Soumam DebguptaOne Seattle Plan To hear more, visit www.techtables.com

First up, Ralph welcomes back constitutional law expert Bruce Fein to talk about his reaction to Donald Trump's inaugural address. Then Ralph is joined by Public Citizen Co-President Robert Weissman to discuss Public Citizen's lawsuit against Trump regarding Elon Musk's D.O.G.E task force. Finally, Ralph speaks with Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman about the flood of donations from corporations and billionaires to Trump's inaugural fund.Bruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.Sitting on that platform at the inauguration was probably trillions of dollars held by individuals—not by companies, just individuals—fabulous wealth. And you have to ask, if these are business people, why are you at the political event? Why aren't you building a better mousetrap? Why aren't you like Thomas Edison, looking to find new ways of doing business? It's because all of their profits come from manipulating government in their favor. It's the opposite of so-called capitalism.Bruce FeinRemember that this lust for power transcends all reason, and that we're endowed with that lust.Bruce FeinRobert Weissman is a staunch public interest advocate and activist, as well as an expert on a wide variety of issues ranging from corporate accountability and government transparency, to trade and globalization, to economic and regulatory policy. As the President of Public Citizen, he has spearheaded the effort to loosen the chokehold corporations and the wealthy have over our democracy.The alleged purpose [of D.O.G.E.] is to advance efficiency of the government. But what it's really about is rolling back regulations—the things that give us clean air, clean water, safe food, fair workplace, economic justice, protections against discrimination, and more—to benefit corporate bottom lines, on the one hand, and on the other, to pursue a right-wing libertarian extremist agenda with slashing government spending, especially to protect the most poor and vulnerable.Robert WeissmanMusk said at first he wanted to try to cut $2 trillion from the budget every year. That's an impossibility, since the entire budget of discretionary spending is less than $2 trillion. Apparently, if you're the richest person in the history of the world, you don't actually have to know anything that you're talking about to be taken seriously.Robert WeissmanCraig Holman serves as Public Citizen's Capitol Hill lobbyist on ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance rules. He is also working with European nongovernmental organizations and members of the European Commission and Parliament in developing a lobbyist registration system for the European Union. Previously, he was senior policy analyst at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, and he has assisted in drafting campaign finance reform legislation (including pay-to-play legislation), and has conducted numerous research projects on the initiative process and the impact of money in politics. What's interesting is that some previous inaugural committees…didn't want to make it look like their administration's on the auction block by taking million-dollar donations from special interests and corporations. And so Bush had limited contributions to $100,000, Obama limited to $50,000 as well—they just didn't want it to look like they're putting their whole administration on the auction block. Trump doesn't seem to care about that.Craig HolmanNews 1/22/25* On January 20th, Joe Biden handed over the presidency to Donald Trump. In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Biden commuted the sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, NPR reports. Peltier has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years following his conviction for the murder of two FBI agents at the Pine Ridge reservation; he has never wavered in maintaining his innocence. Despite Peltier being 80 years old and in increasingly poor health, NPR reports FBI Director Christopher Wray urged Biden not to “pardon Leonard Peltier or cut his sentence short.” Biden ultimately did not pardon Peltier, instead merely allowing him to complete his sentence under house arrest. In a statement, Peltier himself said “It's finally over — I'm going home…I want to show the world I'm a good person with a good heart.” Friend of the show Tom Morello, a longtime advocate for Peltier's release, wrote “Leonard has become a friend over the years and I am so glad…he will be able to spend his remaining years with family and friends.” Peltier's daughter Kathy, shocked by Biden's last-minute commutation after decades of being rebuffed by successive presidents of both parties, said “I'm just thankful that he had the balls and the guts to do it.”* Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday, making him the first president in the modern era to serve non-consecutive terms. Immediately following his formal assumption of power, he issued a flurry of executive orders, including an exhaustive list of “rescissions” of Biden's executive actions. Among these, POLITICO reports that Trump immediately put Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, signifying a return to the bad old days of hostility towards our island neighbor. This is only expected to worsen with American foreign policy being directed by Marco Rubio. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel called Trump's reversal “an act of arrogance and disregard for truth,” adding “the legitimate and noble cause of our people will prevail and we will once again succeed.”* Another Trump executive order issued Monday formally created the Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE. However, it seems that instead of creating a new agency, this action mainly just renamed the U.S. Digital Service – an existing executive branch office – the U.S. DOGE service. Moreover, this newly redubbed USDS does not appear to have a mandate to cut the federal workforce. Instead, it seems to be primarily concerned with updating federal information technology systems. Reading between the lines, it seems likely that Trump is putting Elon Musk in charge of this federal IT agency as a means to dole out public money to the tech oligarch and his cronies, rather than streamline the functions of the federal government.* In more Big Tech news, CBS reports President Trump is “set to announce billions of dollars in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States.” According to this report, OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture called “Stargate,” to begin with a massive data center in Texas. These corporations are planning to pour $500 billion into this project over the next four years. This will almost certainly be augmented by public funds provided by the Trump administration.* Turning to Gaza, Democracy Now! reported Saturday that both Biden and Trump gave Israel the “green light” to resume the assault on Gaza if Netanyahu felt it necessary. This piece quotes Netanyahu, saying that both presidents “gave full backing to Israel's right to return to fighting if Israel reaches the conclusion that negotiations of the second stage is fruitless.” As this piece notes, Israel killed approximately 200 Palestinians after the ceasefire was agreed upon last Wednesday. We can only hope the ceasefire holds and that President Trump sticks to his commitment to enforce the deal.* At the same time, friend of the show Norman Solomon is out with a piece in the Hill on the class action lawsuit filed by 800 Northern California residents, including Solomon himself, against their Democratic representatives in Congress, alleging that they are “illegally helping to provide weapons to Israel for use in committing genocide in Gaza.” As Solomon admits, the suit, directed against Congressmen Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson is unlikely to get far. However, he does believe both that the funding of the genocidal war is illegal under the humanitarian Leahy Laws and that these lawsuits can apply much needed scrutiny to these members and force them to register the opposition of their constituents to their positions – something with which many Democrats have refused to reckon. Solomon hopes to make Gaza a defining issue in the 2026 California Democratic Congressional primaries.* Two weeks ago, we discussed the American Historical Association's vote to condemn the “scholasticide” occurring in Gaza. Since then however, the AHA has tried to backpedal and delegitimize that vote. On January 17th, the AHA Council released a statement in which they write that while they deplore “any intentional destruction of Palestinian educational institutions, libraries, universities, and archives in Gaza,” the council considers the scholasticide resolution “outside the scope of the Association's mission and purpose.” The AHA Council therefore decided to disregard the vote of its membership and unilaterally veto the resolution. This cowardly and disgraceful decision to nullify the voice of America's historians will ironically be a stain on the history of the organization itself.* In more foreign affairs news, the crisis in South Korea continues to deepen. Last week, President Yoon was formally incarcerated pending his trial before the country's Constitutional Court after he attempted to seize power in a coup. Upon his detention, South Korean political newsletter Blue Roof reported that “Pro-Yoon supporters are rioting… storming the courthouse and attacking the marshals.” Security forces however were able to subdue the rioters, per Reuters. The Constitutional Court will now decide whether or not to remove Yoon from the presidency. Yoon could also face a trial on insurrection charges which would carry penalties up to and including life in prison and even capital punishment.* Turning back to domestic news, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, representing the cops of Philadelphia, is currently engaging in contract negotiations with the city – and making outrageous new demands. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that beyond pay raises and better vacation policy, “the police union is seeking to roll back transparency and accountability measures that predate the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest of 2020.” Indeed, the FOP is seeking to terminate the department's decade-long policy of releasing the names of most officers involved in shootings, prevent the Citizens Police Oversight Commission from investigating police misconduct, and “restrict outside access to currently available records ― such as those detailing how fired officers return to the force through the once-secretive grievance arbitration process.” Beyond these measures to make the police more secretive and less accountable to the public, the FOP is also demanding outrageous new perks for police officers, including interest free home loans and provisions allowing cops to live outside the state. We can only hope the city remains firm in these negotiations and preserves the public's right to know* Finally, CNN is out with a new poll showing the Democratic Party registering its worst ratings in decades. According to this poll, “a 58% majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say that the…Party needs major changes, or to be completely reformed, up from just 34% who said the same after…2022.” This comes on the heels of a January 15th YouGov poll showing that a plurality of Biden 2020 voters who didn't vote for Kamala Harris in 2024 said “ending Israel's violence in Gaza was the top issue affecting their vote choice.” The CNN poll also showed that “Only 49% of Democratic-aligned adults say they expect their party's congressional representatives to be even somewhat effective at resisting GOP policies.” Yet, perhaps the starkest number from this poll is “just 33% of all Americans express a favorable view of the Democratic Party, an all-time low in CNN's polling dating back to 1992.” These abysmal results should be a wakeup call to the moribund leadership of the party as the country drives of a cliff. If history is any indication though, the Democrats will remain asleep at the wheel.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Imagine being penalized for a simple screen touch while trying to make a living. Michael Mulligan of Mulligan Defence Lawyers joins us to unravel the outdated distracted driving laws that put gig economy drivers in a bind. Our conversation sheds light on how these regulations, which only permit screen interactions for phone calls, fail to consider today's work environment for gig workers like Uber Eats drivers. We highlight a noteworthy case where a driver was convicted for accepting a delivery, underscoring the urgent need for legislative reform. You'll also hear about some amusing quirks in the law, like the allowances for CB radio microphones, which highlight the disconnect between current laws and modern work practices.Switching focus to international trade, we explore the strategic dimensions of Canada's Digital Services Tax Act. This 3% levy on Canadian revenues of major US tech firms, such as Facebook and Amazon, is not just a tax—it's a diplomatic tool. We examine how this legislation fits into the larger geopolitical puzzle, especially in light of past US tariff threats. Conversations veer into the fascinating implications of raising the tax rate, arguing that these companies could still find profitability despite a higher levy. Moreover, we look at how other nations might follow suit, using similar measures to navigate trade tensions with the United States.Follow this link for a transcript of the show and links to the cases discussed.

Details are starting to trickle in about how the Trump administration and its new DOGE will look to use tech modernization as a driver of efficiency in the federal government. But there's still uncertainty about how the new administration will address some key topics, like AI, cybersecurity, the tech workforce and more. Last month, the Alliance for Digital Innovation issued a set of tech priority recommendations for the Trump White House and sent an open letter to the DOGE, offering guidance on how to best approach the federal tech landscape. Ross Nodurft, the executive director of that coalition and former head of the Office of Management and Budget's cybersecurity team, joins me to discuss what those suggested priorities are, how Congress could play a role and how the DOGE, regardless of politics, could shine a welcome spotlight on improving the state of federal technology. Also: Just hours after the Trump administration took office Monday, the president signed a flurry of executive orders, many of which are likely to have significant impact on federal technology operations. Most notably, Donald Trump signed orders to claw back Joe Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence and called for a return to office for federal employees. Trump's repeal of the AI EO didn't come with any policy replacing the Biden administration's, which established a roadmap for the federal government to address the growing technology while managing risks. Meanwhile, Trump's new order for a return to in-person work called for agency leaders to “take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis.” Trump also issued an order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The order renames the U.S. Digital Service as “the United States DOGE Service” and charges it with “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” Also in this episode: Cloudera Government Solutions President Rob Carey joins SNG host Wyatt Kash in a sponsored podcast discussion on how best to ensure the trustworthiness — as well as the security and privacy — of the data agencies rely upon to drive AI solutions and, ultimately, mission success. This segment was sponsored by Cloudera. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

As mentioned last Tuesday, Mina Hsiang, administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, is one of the many technology officials who will depart federal service with the forthcoming change in administrations later this month. Hsiang, a longtime government digital services leader, was tapped to lead USDS at the beginning of the Biden administration and has now seen that role through to the term's end. In the second part of a two-part exit interview with FedScoop reporter Caroline Nihill, Hsiang gives her closing thoughts as she wraps up her time at the helm of the government's technology tiger team. In the headlines today: A draft cybersecurity executive order would tackle cyber defenses in locations ranging from outer space to the U.S. federal bureaucracy to its contractors, and address security risks embedded in subjects like cybercrime, artificial intelligence and quantum computers. The draft, a copy of which CyberScoop obtained, constitutes one big last stab at cybersecurity in the Biden administration's eleventh hour. The order is follow-up to an order published in the first year of his presidency, The new order gives agencies 53 deadlines, stretching in length from 30 days to three years. Also: The Department of Health and Human Services has three new officials to lead its artificial intelligence, technology and data work. According to biographies posted HHS, Alicia Rouault is the department's new associate deputy assistant secretary for technology policy and chief technology officer, Kristen Honey is the department's chief data officer, and Meghan Dierks is the chief artificial intelligence officer. The three new officials join the department after it announced a reorganization of its health, data, AI and cyber portfolios in July. As part of those changes, the chief technology, data and AI roles moved from the department's Assistant Secretary for Administration, where the Office of the Chief Information Officer is housed, to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Agencies have been beckoning private sector tech workers hit by layoffs, consider public service. Getting them to apply is one thing, but agencies are now looking at how to retain them. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is trying by launching its own digital service model after the White House's US digital service for details. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the open source lead for CMS Remy DeCausemaker. 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.

Agencies have been beckoning private sector tech workers hit by layoffs, consider public service. Getting them to apply is one thing, but agencies are now looking at how to retain them. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is trying by launching its own digital service model after the White House's US digital service for details. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the open source lead for CMS Remy DeCausemaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mina Hsiang, administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, is one of the many technology officials who will depart federal service with the forthcoming change in administrations later this month. Hsiang, a longtime government digital services leader, was tapped to lead USDS as the beginning of the Biden administration and has now seen that role through to the term's end. In a two-part exit interview with FedScoop report Caroline Nihill, Hsiang shares some of the highlights from the past four years — including a partnership with the Social Security Administraiton and the success of digital initiatives supporting COVID-19 vaccines and test kits — as well as her parting thoughts on her role, the need for technical leaders inside government agencies, and much more. The Defense Department has tapped Kratos to develop a testbed for hypersonic vehicles under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed 2.0 program, the company announced Monday. The other transaction authority agreement is for Task Area 1 of MACH-TB 2.0, an initiative that broadly aims to expand options for the Pentagon to demonstrate and validate hypersonic weapons and related technologies. If all options are exercised, the deal has a performance period of five years and a total value of $1.45 billion — the single largest contract ever awarded to the contractor. Former Defense Department Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy is now working at Boeing as the organization's chief information digital officer and senior vice president for information technology and data analytics, the company announced Jan.3. Deasy served as the Pentagon CIO during the first Trump administration starting in May 2018 and oversaw a variety of high-profile modernization initiatives. He was at the helm when the department moved to large-scale telework as employees adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic, helped stand up the Joint AI Center and led the charge to enterprise cloud through the JEDI contract. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

FEATURING:* Michal Perlstein, Senior Manager of Digital Engagement, City of Seattle IT* Michelle Ringgold, User Experience Team Lead, City of Seattle IT* Dennis McCoy, Product Management Team Supervisor, City of Seattle IT* Jeff Beckstrom, Development Team Manager for Digital Engagement, City of Seattle ITIN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:* How Seattle's digital engagement team manages web content, blogs, and newsletters while overseeing digital policies and design requirements* Why user testing and feedback were crucial in developing the city's major event pages for winter weather, heat, smoke, and flooding* The importance of "evergreen" content in emergency preparedness communications* How Seattle IT has prepared for WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance over the past 6-7 years* The challenges and opportunities of implementing AI and cloud solutions in government digital servicesTIMESTAMPS: * (00:00) Show Introduction* (00:52) Team Introductions and Roles* (03:45) Building the Digital Engagement Team* (05:48) Implementing UX in Government* (09:10) Major Event Pages Development* (14:15) User Testing and Feedback* (19:20) Public Sector Product Management* (23:42) Cross-Department Collaboration* (28:15) Digital Accessibility Implementation* (31:00) Future Challenges and AI OpportunitiesLINKS MENTIONED:* Seattle.gov* WCAG 2.1 Standards* City of Seattle Major Event PagesWhenever you're ready, there are 4 ways you can connect with TechTables:1. The TechTables Newsletter: Join our thriving community of senior technology leaders by subscribing to the TechTables Newsletter. Gain early access to the latest episodes, industry insights, and exclusive event updates.2.

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Department of Homeland Security AI Corps Director Michael Boyce runs the largest civilian AI hiring effort in the federal government. The new service is modeled after the White House's U.S. Digital Service that embeds experts at agencies to tackle critical tech projects — in this case embedding AI across the agency's critical mission areas. On this AI GovCast miniseries, Boyce discusses his journey to the agency with his prior roles at the Office of Management and Budget. He breaks down how he envisions the growth of the AI Corps, how it ties into the department's goal of serving as a model to the rest of government around AI development and some of the unique considerations he faces around upskilling the workforce and developing guardrails around responsible use of AI.

The Philippines has recently enacted Republic Act No. 12023, which imposes a 12% value added tax on digital services providers, both resident and non-resident. In this B-Side episode, BusinessWorld discusses some of the ramifications of the law with Pia Rodrigo, a communications officer of Action for Economic Reforms, an independent, reform-oriented policy group. Interview by Edg Adrian A. Eva Audio editing by Jayson Mariñas 

Episode 152 with Daniel Yu, who is the Founder & CEO of Wasoko and Co-CEO of their new merger with MaxAB.African B2B e-commerce pioneers Wasoko and MaxAB have recently completed the continent's largest-ever tech merger following the signing of preliminary terms in Q4 2023. Conducted as an all-stock transaction, the deal establishes a truly Pan-African platform for communities to access essential digital and physical goods, marking Wasoko and MaxAB's evolution from B2B e-commerce companies to a multi-vertical ecosystem for Africa's $600 billion informal retail sector. About Wasoko:Wasoko is the largest e-commerce platform serving informal retailers across Sub-Saharan Africa. Wasoko enables retailers to restock products for their businesses at any time via mobile app with free same-day delivery.About MaxAB:MaxAB is the pioneer and leading B2B e-commerce player in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2018, MaxAB established itself as an e-commerce platform that enables local underserved merchants and mom-and-pop shops in Egypt and Morocco to grow, increase their revenues, and improve their own quality of life.What We Discuss With DanielThe major challenges encountered during the integration of two companies and how they were addressed.Key factors that drove the successful completion of the merger in under 60 days.How the merger is set to reshape the B2B e-commerce landscape in Africa and drive industry transformation.The merger's potential impact on boosting intra-African trade and promoting local sourcing initiatives across the continent.Key markets with the highest growth potential and the factors driving their promising outlook.Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Innovation, Leadership, and Technology: Canon's Journey and Strategy for Africa? Make sure to check it out!Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at Terser Adamu, and Twitter (X) @TerserAdamuConnect with Daniel on LinkedIn a Daniel Yu, and Twitter (X) @wasoko_officialDo you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group. Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.uk

In this Government Keynote session, we hear insights from Raj Thuppal, Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada on his department's new strategic direction to accelerate progress in areas of digital services, connectivity, hosting and cyber security. Our government leader describes how to collaborate with partners and clients for a world-class enterprise-wide government IT and digital landscape and he discusses how he and his team have been improving digital service delivery through Canada's Digital Ambition. Raj Thuppal, Executive Vice-President, Shared Services Canada For more great insights head to www.PublicSectorNetwork.co  

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Doug Ford is doubling down and calls for the Trudeau Government to stop the Digital Service Tax that will force digital services, like Netflix to pay a 3 percent tax that we consume. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-commerce law at University of Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Author of Recoding America, Jennifer Pahlka, talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about government's current challenges regarding technology implementation and utilization. This is the first episode in our 11-part series, Technology vs. Government, featuring former California State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine. Thank you so much to our generous sponsor for this episode, the Wall Street Journal. Activate your free school-sponsored subscription today at: WSJ.com/UCRiverside About Jennifer Pahlka: Jennifer Pahlka is a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center and the Federation of American Scientists and a senior advisor to the Abundance Network. She founded Code for America in 2010 and led the organization for ten years. In 2013, she took a leave of absence to serve as U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer under President Obama and helped found the U.S. Digital Service. She served on the Defense Innovation Board, started by the late Ash Carter, under Presidents Obama and Trump. At the start of the pandemic, she also co-founded U.S. Digital Response, which helps government meet the needs of the public with volunteer tech support. She has received the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and was named by Wired as one of the 25 people who has most shaped the past 25 years. She serves on the boards of US Digital Response, America's Frontier Fund, and the Volcker Alliance. Learn more about Jennifer Pahlka via https://www.jenniferpahlka.com/ Interviewers: Lloyd Levine (Former California State Assemblymember, UCR School of Public Policy Senior Policy Fellow) Rachel Strausman (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean's Chief Ambassador) LINK YOUTUBE-ANCHORMusic by: Vir SinhaCommercial Links:https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpp https://spp.ucr.edu/mpp  This is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/  Subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast. 

NASA has been undergoing an enterprise-wide digital transformation plan that leaders hope will change how the agency collaborates and innovates. One of these leaders co-founded NASA's digital service and is currently working on the testing platform for the agency's Artemis mission. Shawn Chittle discusses his extensive background at private sector software companies and how he uses this experience to drive key user-centric design principles that ultimately powers the technology behind NASA's space exploration mission. He discusses what it was like co-founding a digital service for such a large agency, his vision for the Artemis program and how he sees IT and data management evolving around legacy modernization.

Since the creation of the U.S. Digital Service in 2014, several federal agencies have chartered associated offshoots, like the VA, the DOD, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, injecting modern, digital principles into the mission work at those agencies. At CMS in particular, the digital service team plays an integral role working to transform how the federal government delivers healthcare to the American people. Andrea Fletcher is the head of that team, and she joins me in part one of a two-part episode for a wide-ranging discussion on the history of Digital Service at CMS, the major themes and challenges the team faces, and what's next. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is using artificial intelligence to mine tips about potential threats but is revealing little about how the system actually works. Specifically, the bureau is using a system it calls the “Complaint Lead Value Probability” to prioritize tips by conducting algorithm scores and triaging, according to two versions of an agency AI disclosure. The technology, which is meant to help sort through the tips the FBI receives, is one of several AI tools employed by a bureau that also uses Amazon's Rekognition software and drug signature algorithms. The Department of Labor is spelling out how artificial intelligence can boost job quality without harming the rights of workers, releasing a roadmap last week that aims to empower workforces in underserved communities as use of the emerging technology proliferates. The 17-page document, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Worker Well-Being: Principles and Best Practices for Developers and Employers,” details eight key priorities for AI companies and management to follow that are intended to keep the focus on “centering worker empowerment and well-being.”

ServiceOps takes center stage. Six Five Media host Mike Vizard is joined at BMC Connect by BMC's Margaret Lee, SVP and General Manager of Digital Service and Operations Management Business to share how BMC and partners are joining forces to drive the future of ServiceOps to accelerate growth while minimizing risks. Their discussion covers: The evolving landscape of service operations and its impact on business innovation Strategies for managing digital risk in a fast-paced technology environment The role of AI and machine learning in streamlining service operations The collaboration between BMC and partners to empower organizations in their digital transformation journeys Best practices for businesses to integrate ServiceOps into their processes to accelerate growth while minimizing risks  

In this episode, host Seth O'Brien, CP, FAAOP(D), sits down with Joe Fairley, CP, Business Development Manager of Digital Services for Proteor. They explore the evolution of CAD CAM technology in orthotics and prosthetics, focusing on the transition from traditional carvable files to 3D printable designs and the significant advancements in scanning technology. Joe shares insights on overcoming challenges such as the learning curve for clinicians and emphasizes the critical role of training and education. He also advocates for using consultants to ease the adoption of digital tools and forecasts continued growth in digital workflows, with exciting potential for future innovations in scanning technology and AI integration.   O&P Clinical Care Insiders is produced by Association Briefings.

As state CIOs prepare to gather in New Orleans for their association's national conference next week, it is worth taking stock of the public-sector IT community — strategic and operational complexities, leadership, strategic planning, partnership-building and relentless change in technologies and citizen expectations. National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Executive Director Doug Robinson is uniquely positioned to reflect on the status of state IT. Marking his 20th year at the head of the membership organization, his two-decade tenure is significantly longer than his peers. He joins the podcast to remember the lessons hard-learned over the years, and to look ahead at what lies around the next corner. SHOW NOTES Here are the top five takeaways from this episode: The Continuing Evolution of the State CIO Role: The interview delves into the evolution of state CIOs from a back-office, technical role into a central leadership position that drives government transformation. The focus has shifted from managing “boxes and wires” to leadership in public service delivery and digital innovation. 2. Technology, Digital Services, and Future Challenges: The future of state IT focuses on improving the delivery of digital services to citizens. Robinson emphasizes the need for states to embrace new technology, human-centered design, and improved digital identity management, while also preparing for emerging trends like AI. He stresses that public-sector IT must modernize to meet citizen expectations, akin to the private sector. 3. From Nothing to Permanent Presence in Government Affairs: Robinson traces NASCIO's evolving focus on government affairs, emphasizing the importance of engaging with federal partners and state legislators. He recounts how the association's advocacy efforts have grown over the years, including the establishment of an office in Washington, D.C., to represent state IT interests more effectively. 4. Balancing Member Expectations and Equity: As a membership organization, NASCIO faces the challenge of balancing diverse and sometimes conflicting member needs. Robinson discusses how NASCIO ensures member equity by treating all states and corporate members fairly, regardless of size or influence. 5. Chief AI Officers and Emerging Leadership Roles: The conversation touches on the rise of new technology-related leadership roles in state governments, such as chief AI officers, chief privacy officers, and chief information security officers. Robinson notes that these roles may or may not report to the CIO and discusses how NASCIO has embraced these emerging leaders by creating communities of practice to foster collaboration among them. Related Link to coverage of previous NASCIO conferences, including reporting by Government Technology from annual and midyear conferences. Our editors used ChatGPT 4.0 to summarize the episode in bullet form to help create the show notes. The main image for this story was created using DALL-E 3.

Even close friends have disagreements. The US invoked a dispute settlement consultation with Canada over digital services taxes in Canada. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade. 

PREVIEW: FRANCE; MACROS: DIGITAL SERVICES. Conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of Strategic Europe at Carnegie re the anti-digital opinion building in the EU -- even to the use of criminal law in France. More tonight. 1940