Podcast appearances and mentions of Suzette Kent

This week Suzette Kent, former Federal CIO, joins the Opportunity Accelerator podcast. Suzette shares her story of how being a problem solver led her throughout her career from being a partner at Accenture and EY to becoming a Federal CIO while being a mom to twins. Suzette leads her own advisory business through which she continues strategic transformational work with clients around the world, across industries, and in the public and private sectors.

In this week's episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Suzette Kent to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Kent's impressive background across the public and private sectors has given her the unique ability to understand a wide range of perspectives, spanning a variety of industries. During her time as Federal CIO, she witnessed the rapid change of pace the government experienced to tackle the problems brought about by COVID-19. Kent emphasizes the importance of the public and private sectors meeting where their needs and motivations overlap in order to tackle the technology problems of tomorrow.Hondo, Lauren, and Suzette go on to discuss a variety of topics, including:Digital competitiveness and digitizationAcquisition reformsThe White House's Cybersecurity StrategyPitching products versus ideasRemote work and the cybersecurity environmentCross-pollination between the public and private sectors

A globally recognised cyber communications expert and former Chief Information Officer to the US president, Suzette Kent brings a world of experience to the realm of cyber and data security. In this episode of Magellan, In the Know, Magellan Head of Macro and Portfolio Manager Arvid Streimann speaks with Suzette Kent in a broad-ranging discussion about the new cyber security landscape. Are companies concentrating enough on internal security? Which sectors are most at risk? How do you tell if a prospective investment is cyber secure? All these questions and more are answered in this instructive and informative episode.   The information contained in this podcast is for general information purposes and does not constitute investment advice. You should seek investment advice tailored to your circumstances before making any investment decision. Opinions stated are Ms. Kent's own and not to be considered reflective of any of the organizations with whom she affiliated.

In this episode, Steve Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, is joined by Suzette Kent, former Federal CIO and current Partner at McKinsey & Company, to discuss private sector and public sector cybersecurity partnerships, the transformation over the past decade on security and IT priorities, key considerations for CIOs and CISOs to help their organizations achieve cyber resilience, and more. About Suzette Kent: Suzette Kent is a global business transformation executive. She served as the Federal Chief Information Officer for the United States from 2018 until July 2020. Kent's career has included leadership roles ranging from partner at Accenture and EY to managing director at JP Morgan. She currently leads her own advisory business through which she continues strategic transformation work with clients around the world, across industries, and in the public and private sectors. Throughout her career, her focus has always centered on technology transformation, cybersecurity, digital enablement, workforce development, and ways that technology can be leveraged to solve challenges. Suzette is a strategic advisor to organizations, including serving on the Boards of a bank, and a public university, and works with many companies on their Advisory Boards and as a subject matter senior advisor. What you'll learn in this episode: The importance of private sector and public sector cybersecurity partnerships How security and IT priorities have transformed over the past decade Key considerations for CIOs and CISOs to help their organizations achieve cyber resilience And more! If you're interested in learning more about how to improve cybersecurity collaboration between the private and public sectors, the latest trends in security and IT priorities, and how to achieve cyber resilience, this episode is a must-listen. Call to action: Subscribe to the podcast to stay up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity trends and insights. Read about the State of Data Security here: https://rbrk.co/3sZOR6q Keywords: data security, cybersecurity, ransomware, cyber attack, malware, cybercrime, zero trust, cyber resilience, CISA, cyber threat intelligence, information security, public-private partnerships, IT priorities

A special edition of The Daily Scoop Podcast from the ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference in Hershey, PA. The conference opened Sunday night with a conversation about the 20th anniversary of the E-Government Act. A group of former government technology leaders discuss the progress the federal government has made, and where it is headed in the technology field. On this episode, you'll hear from: - Suzette Kent, CEO at Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer (panel moderator) - Essye Miller, CEO of Executive Business Management, LLC and former Dept. of Defense principal deputy chief information officer - Margie Graves, senior fellow at the IBM Center for The Business of Government and former deputy federal chief information officer - Renee Wynn, former NASA chief information officer - Maria Roat, former deputy federal chief information officer 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.

Drew Myklegard's new job as permanent deputy chief information officer of the United States includes implementation of Clare Martorana's agenda as Federal CIO. Those tasks include the Federal Data Strategy and the Technology Modernization Fund. Suzette Kent, CEO at Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer, discusses the continuity across administrations as the government modernizes its IT structure. Three new awards from the Technology Modernization Fund will address legacy IT problems. The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and Housing and Urban Development will get a total of $36 million. Sandra Lopez, chief technology officer of Leidos' Enterprise & Cyber Solutions Operation, explains how agencies can successfully migrate from legacy systems to modern platforms. This interview is underwritten by Leidos. The zero trust initiative across government includes securing the insider threat at agencies. At CyberTalks, Department of Commerce CIO Andre Mendes describes the phishing threats his organization faces and why cyber reality isn't what people think it is. 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, Keith Nakasone, federal senior strategist at VMware and former deputy assistant commissioner for acquisition in the Office of IT Category at the Federal Acquisition Service, discusses how government can make smoother transitions in the acquisition process. Juliana Vida, group vice president and chief strategy advisor at Splunk and former Navy deputy chief information officer, explains how the Department of Defense can continue developing its edge computing capabilities. Suzette Kent, CEO at Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer, talks about the race for cyber talent across government. 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 Energy launches the Artificial Intelligence Advancement Council to coordinate funding and development of algorithms. The latest update of the president's management agenda includes five life experiences the Office of Management and Budget believes the government can improve on. Suzette Kent, CEO at Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer, discusses OMB's approach to how citizens interact with government. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will take over Project Maven over the course of this fiscal year. Rear Admiral Danelle Barrett (USN, ret.), former deputy chief information officer of the Navy and former director of current operations at U.S. Cyber Command, explains the importance of the program and what a success transition would look like. The Army is about seven years into its cloud journey now. Colten O'Malley, deputy commander of U.S. Army Command & Control Support Agency, tells FedScoop's Billy Mitchell how important cloud has been to the service. 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.

It's a longstanding challenge in federal government—modernizing information technology in order to better serve citizens. Former Federal CIO, Suzette Kent and ACT-IAC CEO, David Wennergren join MITRE's Jim Cook and Dave Powner to discuss top priorities for accelerating the pace of digital transformation, including policy initiatives, funding, industry partnerships and the IT workforce.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, day three of the “Top Two for 2022,” as some of the most experienced practitioners in government highlight the top two stories to watch in the new year. Suzette Kent, CEO of Kent Advisory Services and former federal chief information officer, discusses how the increasingly digital service delivery of the federal government and the massive growth in automation across government will impact 2022. Ron Sanders, staff director at the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at the University of South Florida and former chief human capital officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, explains what reforms could be on the way for the federal civil service system. Coming tomorrow, day four of “Top Two for 2022” with former E-Gov Administrator Mark Forman and Ronald Marks, president of ZPN Cyber and National Security Strategies. 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 deadline for federal contractors to be fully vaccinated is pushed to January 2022. The acceptance of continuing resolutions from Capitol Hill poses a significant efficiency within the Department of Defense and, just as importantly, the defense industrial base, according to Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute. Former Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent says the Federal Data Strategy second action plan is another encouraging step in the right direction for data-driven governance, and notes that the plan for workforce development is crucial to progress. Andrea Brandon from the Department of Interior explains how the agency is starting to use robotic process automation to improve the acquisition closeout process. 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.

Traci Walker, Executive Director, Digital Services Coalition, explains how the government can improve its ability to buy digital services, and how the acquisition community can adjust their procurement processes to create more “antifragile” contracts. Suzette Kent, Former Federal Chief Information Officer, discusses the opportunities for federal technology leaders with the significant growth in funding for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF). Kent says agencies can start leveraging the TMF to meet recent cybersecurity directives from the Biden Administration. Sonny Bhagowalia, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information & Technology and Chief Information Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, talks about CBP's application migration efforts and how the organization is ahead of schedule moving apps to the cloud. He also explains how CBP is unveiling a new AI Center of Innovation and what goals the agency hopes to achieve. Stephen Ellis, Government Solutions Lead, Zoom Video Communications, joins Francis to explain how government agencies will continue to leverage hybrid workplace solutions with a focus on “human-centered” IT modernization.

We have a very special #MillenniumLive episode for this week. Our Co-Founder, Alex Sobol, had the opportunity to interview our Digital Enterprise CIO and Data Keynote Speaker, Suzette Kent, on becoming the US Government's first female CIO. Her experience and wisdom on a number of topics, such as building the US technical workforce, have great influence on CIO’s in both public and private sector.

In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump yesterday said he plans to name Basil Parker as the new federal chief information officer.

Joining Cindi today is Suzette Kent, the former US Federal Chief Information Officer. Suzette joined the Federal Government in 2018 from the financial services industry with two key goals: drive IT modernization and overcome the challenges in federal IT budgeting and funding alignment.On this episode, Suzette and Cindi discuss the creative friction between the public and private sector, the pros and cons of how the public and private sectors operate and what they can gain by collaborating with one another, and the challenges of avoiding minutiae and focusing on the big picture when working with massive datasets. Plus, Suzette shares the origin story of the federal data strategy and how she hopes it can be used to solve the problems we face today.Key Takeaways & Discussion Points:Creative friction happens when private and public sectors collaborate and each side benefits from the experience.You can't drive change only from a technology side; people need to be involved in the process, and this requires adaptation to the pace necessary for the task at hand.Why striking a balance between indexing details and focusing on outcomes can be particularly challenging when you're dealing with the overwhelming number of datasets available to the public sector, the laws that govern their use, and the sometimes conflicting purposes of multiple agencies within that structure.How the federal data strategy came about, what it strives to accomplish, what private sector CDOs can learn about it at strategy.data.gov, and how they can utilize the resources available at resources.data.gov.The outcome-driven approach to getting students truly interested in pursuing careers in data.More About Suzette:Suzette Kent served from 2018 to 2020 as US Federal Chief Information Officer, spearheading a wide range of technology and workforce initiatives. Her tenure was devoted to setting governmentwide standards while also giving agencies the freedom to tailor efforts in mission-appropriate ways.Suzette was selected from the financial services industry to replace outgoing Federal CIO Tony Scott. She was a principal with Ernst & Young and had been a managing partner at Accenture and worked in other capacities at JP Morgan and the Carreker Corp. This background allowed her to see the challenges in federal IT budgeting and funding alignment and its IT modernization.--The Data Chief is brought to you by ThoughtSpot. For more on how the most successful data leaders are driving value in their organizations, join Cindi and the ThoughtSpot team at Beyond 2020, the leading data & analytics event of the year. Go to www.thoughtspot.com/beyond2020 for more information.-- For full show notes and more, go to thedatachief.com.

What potential do the world’s top CDOs, CIOs, and Thought Leaders see in the power of Data? What does the future of Data hold? Join us at the CDO to CDO Podcast, presented by CDO Magazine in partnership with Syniti, a world leader in enterprise data to find out. You’ll hear exclusive Data insights, predictions, and best practices from leaders at American Express, GE Healthcare, the Federal CIO of the United States OMB, and more! In this first episode, Syniti’s Chief Data Officer, Chris Knerr sits down with Suzette Kent former Federal Chief Information Officer of the United States. She was the fourth person to formally hold the job of Federal CIO, which was created by the E-Government Act of 2002.

What is next for IT modernization and digital transformation within the US federal government? How else can federal technology transform the lives of citizens? What does the future hold for federal IT? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Suzette Kent, former Federal Chief Information Officer.

What is next for IT modernization and digital transformation within the US federal government? How else can federal technology transform the lives of citizens? What does the future hold for federal IT? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Suzette Kent, former Federal Chief Information Officer. Listen to the podcast.

Suzette Kent, Former CIO for the United States Government joins the show to discuss her legacy and some of the things she wants to see accomplished with her successor. We also talk some technologies she sees becoming mainstream soon, her love of all things LSU sports, and her advice for the next Federal CIO.

For Suzette Kent, among the biggest frustrations of being federal chief information officer for more than two years was how Congress viewed IT modernization. While a handful of lawmakers understood what it takes to move agencies off legacy systems, Kent said most saw it as a one-year project. Kent, who left her position as federal CIO earlier in July, said changing the funding model for technology is among the biggest impediments to modernization. She spoke more with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

The long and winding road to get the e-commerce platform program off the ground finally came to an end. The General Services Administration awarded three contracts to Amazon, Overstock dot com and Fischer Scientific to give agencies access to their commercial platforms. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why the e-commerce program remains controversial, but popular.

Exit interview with Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent Suzette Kent, U.S. Chief Information Officer, reflects on accomplishments as well as priorities to focus on in federal IT moving forward, after announcing she is leaving OMB next month Updates from the Technology Transformation Services Anil Cheriyan, Director of Technology Transformation Services at GSA, discusses top priorities of the GSA’s Centers of Excellence, including IT modernization Updates on the Coast Guard coronavirus response RADM Paul Thomas (USCG), Deputy Commandant for Mission Support’s Deputy for Personnel Readiness for the U.S. Coast Guard, describes how the Coast Guard continues to respond to the coronavirus as it prepares for a potentially worse than average hurricane season

A big loss for the federal technology community. Federal CIO Suzette Kent is leaving after two-plus years on the job. Federal News Network's Jason Miller has been covering Kent since she first came to government in 2018 and joined me to discuss her decision to leave and her legacy.

The CIO Council made 10 recommendations for how to improve the federal IT workforce ranging from a new pay system to training to nationwide recruiting. This latest report is one in a series of data-driven reviews the council’s workforce committee is leading. Suzette Kent is the federal chief information officer. She tells executive editor Jason Miller about how the administration will put those recommendations into practice.

The door to solve some of the systemic issues plaguing federal IT modernization efforts opened slightly more over the last few months. The coronavirus pandemic has shown agencies they can move faster to address long-standing network and applications challenges. It's also been eye opening for some members of Congress. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller wrote about why the Trump administration maybe has its best opportunity in the last three-plus years to get Congress to address some of the most pressing problems with IT modernization. Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.

This week on Leaders and Legends, host Aileen Black interviews Suzette Kent, chief information officer at the Office of Management and Budget.

The FedHeads welcome Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent to discuss how the current crisis is impacting the federal government. With over 30 days of confirmed work from home, this marks the longest amount of time and the most people teleworking in the government ever. Suzette shares small victories from the past 30 days, such as digital on-boarding process to creating new apps to support the SBA and Treasury, but most of all they talk about the increased collaboration she has seen between and among agencies.

Nearly a year to the date of launching its new approach to shared services, the Office of Management and Budget moved the first offering from interim to permanent. This decision means this new approach to shared services also can finally move from theory to practice. Suzette Kent, the federal chief information officer, said the designation of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as a cybersecurity shared service center is an important milestone for the government for many reasons. Hear more on Ask the CIO, with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller.

The US Federal Government has made AI a priority. In this podcast we interview Suzette Kent who is the US Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) to discuss how the US government will adopt AI across agencies, how they will address the need to reskill and upskill the workforce, and what the US needs to do to remain a leader in AI. Read more ...

Suzette Kent, U.S. Chief Information Officer, discusses what her colleagues across government have learned from the pandemic, challenges they have been faced with, and successes they have had Justin Doubleday, Managing Editor at Inside the Pentagon, and Frank Konkel, Executive Editor of Nextgov, provide insight into the JEDI contract award and the controversy surrounding it

In the push to automate repetitive tasks, procurement shops and statistical offices have led the charge in adopting machine learning. Agencies as varied as the Census Bureau and the Homeland Security Department have streamlined their workflows. But to build momentum on this effort, agencies are still waiting on a new data-centric job series from the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman explained further on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

The Trump administration met its first goal under its Federal Data Strategy last week, putting together a government-wide Chief Data Officers Council. The first thing members found out? They've got plenty of work for themselves in the year ahead. Besides 20 short-term goals with rolling deadlines through 2020, the council will also tackle long-term issues like data privacy and the workforce. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest.

The federal workforce is evolving. Employees who work for Uncle Sam are tech savvier than ever before and have more tools at their disposal to be more efficient. Thanks to artificial intelligence and machine learning, it might not be too long before AI coupled with humans become the norm in the workplace, helping make predictive and better analysis and decisions. But there is some hesitation. Opponents fear AI will replace humans in almost every role. Undoubtedly, if humans aren't about to be replaced skillsets will need to change to keep up with the technology at hand. Ultimately, AI can't do it alone, it will always need human components in order to make the tech successful. Learn more about how humans and machines make the ultimate pair in this episode of “MachineKind,” a new podcast from Government Executive in collaboration with Nvidia, Dell and GAI, dedicated to exploring the art of the possible in artificial intelligence. In this episode, host Tim Hartman, CEO of the Government Executive Media Group, speaks with Suzette Kent, the federal chief information officer, and Anthony Robbins, the vice president of federal at Nvidia, about navigating the way forward.

Suzette Kent, the federal chief information officer, says the Federal Data Strategy, and its corresponding implementation plan, will drive improvements to how agencies deliver on mission and services as well as supporting economic research and development and national security.

The Technology Modernization Fund Board loaned out another $12 million to two agencies to accelerate IT projects. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received $4 million to modernize its case management system. The Agriculture Department received its third TMF award -- $8 million - to help move the Agricultural Marketing Service's Specialty Crops Program off an approach that relies on triplicate carbon paper. Speaking on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Suzette Kent is the Federal Chief Information Officer told Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller how USDA rose to the top awhile other TMF projects are failing

The U.S. government and agency leaders have the distinct challenge of finding ways to serve all people and meet their diverse needs. Taking advantage of AI can be a gamechanger for resource-constrained agencies, enabling improvements in customer experience by providing more seamless interaction through digital transformation. What is the current state of customer experience in the federal government? How can agencies use AI to improve performance? What are the challenges in using AI for customer service?   Hosts Dominic Delmolino and Kathleen Walch explore these issues in conversation with Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent and Courtney Winship, division chief of the digital services division at the Office of Citizenship & Applicant Information Services, under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  Suzette Kent shares how the federal government hopes to use AI to transform citizen services, especially in terms of policy and strategy. Given broad mandates and constituencies to serve with often limited resources, they also explore how specific agencies are using AI to improve customer service. Courtney Winship spoke to this aspect and the elements of her work at USCIS, where she oversees the digital tools used to simplify the immigration experience.

Federal chief information officer Suzette Kent said in an exclusive interview that during her time leading federal technology she has learned the biggest areas agencies need to catch the private sector in is processes and people, but not technology.

The Office of Management and Budget released the long-awaited federal data strategy Tuesday. It gives agencies 40 goals to improve the accessibility, value and security of what many call the 21st Century's new oil. The strategy isn't all new. It builds on initiatives, policies, executive orders and laws that have underpinned federal data for the last 20 years. Suzette Kent, the federal chief information officer, explained in an exclusive interview to Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller the short and long term goals of the strategy. Hear more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

This week Michael Keegan addresses the federal government's IT modernization priorities with Suzette Kent, OMB's Federal Chief Information Officer.

What are the US federal government's IT modernization priorities? How can the US federal IT community work together to drive good government through technology? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Suzette Kent, Federal CIO within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Listen to the podcast.

In its push to fill critical gaps in the federal IT workforce, the Trump administration is looking to find candidates from those already in the government's ranks. Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent launched the Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy on Friday. It aims to fast-track current federal employees to becoming cyber defense analysts. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

Federal information technology management is like a big stove with many pots cooking on many burners. Now a slightly back burner item - shared services - is getting renewed attention, as we learn in this week's Reporter's Notebook by Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller. The administration plans to update its shared services strategy in the December release of the President's Management Agenda. Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.

When it comes to cloud computing, the Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to be cloud smart rather than cloud first. After eight years, OMB is changing the way agencies approach implementing cloud services. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller brought the details of the new draft policy on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

It's the day after Labor Day and federal contractors have a chance to weigh in on information technology policy. A lot is in flux as the administration starts its policy reviews. For how and why you might want to be involved, Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Suzette Kent was named the federal CIO in February, chosen to lead the government’s IT efforts. In the Trump administration, those efforts are focused squarely on modernization: upgrading the government’s aging IT systems in the name of cost-savings, security and to better provide services to the customer, who is often the citizen. Kent joined Nextgov Senior Editor Aaron Boyd on Critical Update to discuss the challenges government faces in modernizing its IT, the lessons she’s brought from the private sector, what it means to lead an IT enterprise and what success will look like. Read more about the IT modernization push, the Technology Modernization Fund Board, which Kent chairs, and the administration’s whole-of-government approach to technology.

Bio Chris J Snook (@chrisjsnook) is the Bestselling Author of Digital Sense: The Common Sense Approach to Effectively Blending Social Business Strategy, Marketing Technology and Customer Experience (Wiley, 2016). He is a Managing Partner at Launch Haus, a venture capital firm focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain, enterprise software, consumer products, digital marketing, event/media properties, and service businesses. He is also a Chairman and Founder of the WorldTokenomicForum ,the leading international organization for enabling public-private cooperation, interoperability, and innovation in token and blockchain based technology. He is also an INC magazine contributor. Resources World Tokenomic Forum Digital Sense: The Common Sense Approach to Effectively Blending Social Business Strategy, Marketing Technology, and Customer Experience by Travis Wright and Chris Snook (Wiley, 2016). Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio  News Roundup Trump officials weigh 5G network Trump officials are weighing building a new 5G network to compete with China's, according to a Powerpoint Axios obtained. The plan would be for the federal government to build a 5G network within 3 years. The report was met with resistance from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, as well Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel. Olivia Beavers has the story in the Hill. Which do you think will be built first? The Wall between the US and Mexico or the 5G network? Russia's Twitter presence  Twitter announced on Friday that some 677,000 of its users engaged with a Kremlin-linked troll factory called the Internet Research Agency. Twitter has also identified an additional 13,512 Russian bots on Twitter, bringing the total to over 50,000. One hundred and twenty-six million people saw content from Russian bots on Twitter during the 2016 election cycle. Twitter has big changes in store for the 2018 midterm election to significantly cut back on malicious Russian bots. Twitter also reported that Russian bots retweeted Donald Trump some 500,000 times over just two-and-a-half months between September 1 and November 16, 2016. Facebook reported to the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russian bots created some 129 events. Ashley Gold reports for Politico and Jacqueline Thomas for the Hill. New York Attorney General to Investigate Fake Follower Farm New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that he would be investigating Devumi--a company that sells millions of fake followers to high profile individuals. The New York Times reported over the weekend that some 15% of Twitter's active users are actually fake accounts. Nicholas Confessore, Gabriel J.X. Dance, and Richard Harris and Mark Hansen report in the New York Times. Fitness Tracking App reveals secret US Army base location A fitness tracking app called Strava inadvertently revealed the locations of secret U.S. army basis via military personnel who tracked their exercise by using the app. Alex Hern reports for the Guardian. Trump nominates Suzette Kent as CIO President Trump has nominated a new Chief Information Officer. Suzette Kent was previously with Ernst & Young, JP Morgan and the Carreker Corporation over 27 years in financial an payment services. Aaron Boyd reports in Next.gov.