Best Virtualitics Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 272 How Virtualitics Helps Federal Agencies Overcome AI Readiness Gaps 21:15

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com We are recording this at the Air Force Air, Space, & Cyber Conference. During the second day of the conference, General B. Chance Saltman, Chief of Space Operations at the Space Force, talked about a “focus on rea…

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Ep. 275 Securing Federal Data: The Evolution from Zero Trust to Least Permissive Trust 27:56

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Sometimes, the plow must go deeper. Current approaches to Zeer Trust implementation can leave gaps in security. Today, we sat down with Akamai’s Mike Colson to discuss the concept of combining Identity Credential …

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Ep. 274 AI-Driven DevSecOps: Accelerating Security and Modernization in Federal IT 23:52

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com The impact of AI in software development in the federal government is so pervasive that, in July of 2025, the President of the United States released a White House AI Action Plan. Today, we sat down with Bob Steve…

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Ep. 273 Closing the $500B Federal Fraud Gap: What Federal Tech Leaders Must Do Now 30:21

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Fraud rates in the public sector are estimated at 20%, compared to 3% in the private sector. Some estimate the loss to the federal government at over $500 billion. Today, we sat down with Haywood Talcove, the CEO of LexisNexis Special Services. He presents listeners with shocking statistics on fraud, shares personal stories, and offers suggestions …

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Ep. 271 Nutanix on Cloud, Modernization, and Gen AI: Addressing Mission-Critical Challenges 24:20

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Ten years ago, Nutanix exploded on the federal scene. By now, just about every listener has heard of Nutanix partnering with the federal government in a wide range of projects. Today, an update with Greg O'Connell…

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Ep. 270 From Research to Results: How LMI Delivers Trusted AI for Government Missions 19:41

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Most listeners are familiar with LMI as a sixty-year-old nonprofit, providing logistics management services and related research to the federal government. Today, LMI is a for-profit organization that leverages it…

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Ep. 274 How Fortreum can help protect executives 24:45

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com It is difficult to pinpoint an exact number, but some statistics show an executive is five times more likely to be attacked than a regular employee. It makes sense. If you receive a suspicious email from a fellow …

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Ep. 269 Overcoming Cross Domain Barriers in Federal Security 28:59

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com The federal government manages a great deal of sensitive information that it is reluctant to share with other agencies or organizations. However, isolation means important decision-making data can be inadvertently…

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Ep. 268 Federal Tech Leaders: Key Digital Shifts to Watch at Google’s Public Sector Summit 28:28

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Sometimes, a company becomes so large that it is difficult to be specific about how it can help any organization, especially one as vast as the federal government. Today, we sit down with Ron Bushar, Chief Informa…

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Ep. 267 How Virtualitics Helps Federal Agencies Prepare for AI at Scale 22:14

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Virtualitics, a company spun out of Caltech and NASA JPL in 2016, focuses on applying advanced AI to mission-critical challenges, including asset availability, personnel readiness, and supply chain optimization. D…

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Ep. 266 Inside the Push to Build Smarter Digital Solutions Across Federal Agencies 26:29

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com In 1987 Microsoft introduced PowerPoint, it is one of the few applications that has endured almost four decades! Today, we look at some options that incorporate more flexible ways to innovate. Charles Firey from E…

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Ep. 265 Fortreum’s Cybersecurity Foundation for Digital Security 24:46

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com In boardrooms across America, members are slowly starting to notice the proliferation of cyber-attacks. It is one thing to recognize the danger, quite another to do something about it. Board members may ask, how d…

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Ep. 264 How Automation is Accelerating Digital Transformation Across Federal Agencies 20:42

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Ep. 264 How Automation Is Accelerating Digital Transformation Across Federal Agencies Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com In this episode of the Federal Tech Podcast, host John Gilroy interviews Nabil Amiri, Vice President of Business Development fo…

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Ep. 263 How Microsoft Drives Cloud-Powered Transformation in Federal Agencies 26:55

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Ep. 263 How Microsoft Drives Cloud-Powered Transformation in Federal Agencies Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Microsoft has been a behemoth in the world of information technology since its founding in 1985. The only way to understand how Microso…

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Ep. 262 How Qualtrics Is Powering Better UX Across Federal Websites 22:52

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Today, we discuss the importance of user experience for federal websites with guests Amanda Chavez and Rishi Vajpayee from Qualtrics. The expansion covers topics such as cost savings, automation, and the impact of…

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Ep. 261 Technology's Role in Improving Force and Well Being 26:06

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com The current administration has a focus on reducing costs while also improving the delivery of goods and services. When it comes to handling data, innovations in code generated by artificial intelligence have enabl…

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Ep. 260 How Akamai can make the Internet work better by preventing ransomware. 33:45

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Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com In 2018, ransomware was a quaint little cyberattack. Suddenly, the first half of 2024 saw $459 million paid in ransomware. Everyone is being targeted: retailers in the UK, resellers in LA, and even the federal government can be included in the target for ransomware attackers. Today, we si…

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Ep. 258 Why CMMC Compliance is now Non-Negotiable for Tech Leaders 29:17

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Everybody knows the world of technology is changing on a massive scale; in the federal community, there is a similar seismic change, but it has to do with policy, not graphics chips. In 2020, the Department of Defense aimed to ensure its suppliers had a reasonable level of cyber protection and released the first version of the Cybersecurity Maturit…

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Ep. 259 How Federal Tech Leaders Can Streamline Procurement Amid Rapid Change and Licensing Complexity 23:06

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com According to Forrester, 48% of organizations have more than one hundred tools in a typical toolchain. How many are not being used? How many duplicates are there? How many can remove abilities in other tools? When …

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Ep. 259 How AI-Driven Engineering Is Accelerating Digital Transformation in Federal Systems 21:24

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Artificial Intelligence can dazzle people to the point where they lose focus on the objectives of the federal agency. In today’s interview, Adam Lurie from Knexus begins by discussing a corporate strategy that com…

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Ep. 257 How Native AI-First Strategies Are Simplifying Federal Tech Compliance 24:37

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Fifteen years ago, Vivek Kundra began the “Cloud First” policy in the federal government. It took five years for people beginning to talk about “cloud native” applications. In other words, instead of a lift and sh…

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Ep. 255 How Digital Asset Tracking Drives Federal Mission Success 22:38

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Zebra Technologies is the best-kept secret in town. The reason is simple: Zebra Technology has been in business for 55 years and has achieved an impressive amount of success in the commercial world. Jan states tha…

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Ep. 254 How QTS Is Powering Digital Transformation for Federal Data Centers 25:40

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Seventy percent of the world's internet traffic goes through Ashburn, Virginia. That fact has led to the growth of over five hundred data centers in Northern Virginia. Today, we sat down with one of those companies to examine its data centers and its relationship with the federal government. John Reynolds is the Director of QTS Federal. He has deca…

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Ep. 253 Managing Staff Cuts Without Compromising Code Security in Federal IT 26:37

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com There is a whirlwind of change in federal technology. For example, Federal News Network has reported that 25% of the IRS technology staff have left. Additionally, funding has been reduced, data stores are increasi…

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Ep. 252 From Legacy to Lean: Innovative Ways to Lower Costs in Federal IT Projects 27:34

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Gregory Garrett, Chief Operating Officer at REI Systems, discussed digital transformation and innovation at the AWS summit in Washington, DC. He has a fascinating background that includes a career as a fighter pil…

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Ep. 251 Breaking Through Bureaucracy: Modernizing Federal Systems in an Era of Digital Urgency 29:06

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Many of today’s archaic federal systems have been built over decades. As a result, they are perfected but also fragile. One obvious source of vulnerability is the workforce that created it. It is hard to believe t…

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Ep. 250 Can Your Agency Withstand a DDoS Attack? How Radware is Raising the Bar 26:39

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com How do you defend your website against an attack that can reach one hundred million requests a second? The federal government is in an unusual position: in addition to the "garden variety" attacks, such as phishin…

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Ep. 249 Securing Endpoints in Federal Systems Amid Constant Change 18:22

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Sometimes, one plus one is three. Back in 2021, McAfee’s Enterprise business merged with FireEye to form Trellix. Today, the net result is a company that generates $1.2 billion globally and $400 million in the pub…

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Ep. 248 Federal Efficiency Starts with Talent: What HR Experts Know 26:23

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com If you are a regular listener, you know that I interview tech companies to have them elucidate the ways they can help federal agencies reach goals. Today, I will pull back the curtain and sit down with an HR profe…

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Ep. 247 Winning Federal Contracts: Smarter Proposal Writing for Tech Leaders in a Shifting Landscape 26:39

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In this episode of the Federal Tech Podcast, host John Gilroy sits down with Vishwas Lele, CEO and co-founder of pWin.ai, and Larry Katzman, President and CEO of Applied Information Sciences (AIS), to explore how technology leaders can write smarter proposals in an increasingly complex federal landscape. The conversation dives into the current stat…

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Ep. 246 Thales Powers Federal Data Security Against Quantum-Era Threats 25:40

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Years ago, the headline “Data Breach” was shocking; today, it is common. That may not be a problem for some, but the federal government maintains data stores that contain information about finances, health, and mi…

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Ep. 245 Women in Technology Leadership Awards for 2025 35:39

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Today, we have a pattern interrupt. Instead of a standard 25 minute interview, we will sit down with five nominees for a leadership award from Women in Technology. Each candidate sits for a "lightning" round of eight minutes where they answer three questions about leadership and give their reason for participating in Women In Technology. In order t…

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Ep. 244 Unlocking Federal Efficiency: Cutting Costs and Boosting Security in LLM Development 22:38

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Everyone is trying to figure out how to apply AI to federal problems—essentially, building large language models and trying to wring value from them. Inevitably, many are jumping into creating LLMs from various da…

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Ep. 243 From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Boosting Federal Efficiency with Automation 27:19

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Automation is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it promises greater efficiency; on the other hand, it can pose inherent risks, such as maliciously modified data, bias, and even data poisoning. During today’s int…

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Ep. 242 Inside the SANS Institute’s Mission to Fortify Federal Cyber Defenses 27:04

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Here we are in the spring of 2025, and the headline news is that the federal government is removing tech staff; at the same time, reports are coming in of thousands of unfilled cybersecurity positions across the government. Today, we sit down with a self-proclaimed “Cybersecurity Lifer” who will give the perspective of the SANS Institute on this di…

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Ep. 241 The Role of Augmented AI in Modernizing Federal Agencies 26:45

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com GitLab has been around for ten years and has garnered a reputation for helping federal agencies ensure compliance with stringent government standards. Today, we sat down with Joel Krooswick from GitLab to discuss …

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Ep. 240 Unlocking Federal Efficiency: How Process Intelligence Drives Faster, Smarter Government 23:43

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Everyone who has listened to a podcast about technology has heard the phrase, “People, Process, Technology.” This is a model derived from a management consultant in the 1960’s. We have seen a lot of focus on techn…

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Ep. 239 Boosting Federal Cybersecurity with Agentless Observability 24:38

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com AFCEA’S TechNet Cyber conference held in Baltimore, Maryland was the perfect opportunity to sit down with Bryan Rosensteel, Head of Public Sector Marketing at Wiz. Wiz is the “new kid on the block,” and it has had…

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Ep. 238 How Federal Agencies Can Achieve Cyber-Resilient Data Protection and Recovery 26:33

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AFCEA’S TechNet Cyber conference held in Baltimore, Maryland was the perfect opportunity to sit down with Greg Carl, Principal Technologist from Pure Storage. Pure Storage is used by 175 federal agencies. Time to sit down from a subject matter expert and explain their value proposition. Today’s federal government is attempting to accomplish digital…

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Ep. 237 How Contract Lifecycle Management Can Streamline Federal Software Projects 23:43

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com When most of us hear the word “lifecycle,” we normally assume they are talking about the Software Development Lifecycle. Today, we are going to vary that concept and discuss the Contract Lifecycle and its manageme…

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Ep. 236 Driving Efficiency in Federal Tech Amid Rapid Disruption 24:31

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Brian Funk from Metaphase summarizes his company in one sentence, “It’s all about meeting – meeting the mission with the technology.” What makes his company unique is the focus on drawing down costs in an efficien…

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Ep. 235 How Tech Leaders Can Streamline Federal Contracting for Real Efficiency Gains 24:54

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com The federal government is releasing so many RFIs and RFQs that it is increasingly challenging to select which ones to respond to. For example, let us say you get 60 requests. You do not have an equal chance to win…

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Ep. 234 Generative AI and the Federal Cybersecurity Challenge 20:59

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Artificial Intelligence can be applied to code generation, predictive analytics, and what is called “generative” AI. " Generative means the AI can look at a library of information (Large Language Model) and create…

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Ep. 233 Boosting Federal Cyber Resilience Through Cross-Domain Solutions 22:36

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com The federal government needs to share information on a wide variety of platforms and must provide methods to ensure this transmission is secure. Of course, the hard part is the “how” part of this data transfer. Ti…

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Ep. 232 Unlocking SBIR: A Powerful Tool for Boosting Federal Tech Efficiency 21:33

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com In traditional commercial selling, a company seeks to understand its business problems and then presents a solution that would save time and money. Understanding federal requirements has a few more barriers than s…

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Ep. 231 The Role of Quantum Computing in a More Efficient Federal Government 28:06

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Most people are so overwhelmed with the dazzle of Artificial Intelligence that they dismiss the power of quantum computing. Reality is the optimized solution for solving some federal problems involving artificial …

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Ep. 230 How Senzing Strengthens Federal Cybersecurity with Smarter Entity Resolution 17:22

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com It is a challenge for most technology companies to give a three-word summary of what they do, especially with the complexity implied with the phrase “entity resolution.” The CEO of Senzing, Jeff Jonas, gives a thr…

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Ep. 229 How Identity Proofing Can Help Federal Agencies Combat Fraud and Cut Waste 25:42

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com For many, IDEMIA is a relatively unknown company that was recently awarded a 10-year Blanket Purchase Agreement from GSA. The focus is on next-generation identity proofing for login.gov. At first glance, you might…

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Ep. 228 How Agentic AI Can Revolutionize Federal IT Efficiency 22:13

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Walking around the Salesforce World Tour DC can make you dizzy with use cases. Let’s step back and look at underlying principles. To boil down the massive information overflow, we sat down with Nasi Jazayeri from …

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Ep. 228 Building Trust in Agents: How Salesforce Powers Secure AI 23:10

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Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Federal leaders are walking a tightrope. They want to leverage the promise of AI; however, they are responsible for making federal data secure. Beyond that, these AI “experiments” should not negatively impact the …