Podcasts

WT 360: Supply chain health and wealth remains paramount

Leo Alvarez, a principal in Baker Tilly’s government contractor solutions practice, lays out how companies can make supply chain risk management a core aspect of their business and not just about legal compliance.

WT 360: Thales North America steps into the spotlight as strategic opportunities emerge

Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales Group's North American subsidiary, discusses how he sees global priorities shifting and how the business is shaping its portfolio across space, defense and cybersecurity.

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WT 360: How private capital helps spin the tech innovation cycles

Tiffanny Gates, the former Novetta CEO now at Capitol Meridian Partners, describes how private equity and other investment models like it help bring commercial innovation into the public sector ecosystem.

WT 360: DOGE takeaways for industry and the race for tech superiority

Luis Avila, a managing director in BDO’s technology and transformation practice, runs us through the major themes that investors are hearing about from publicly traded government contractors and how they set the tone for the industry.

WT 360: Federal sales cycles from more angles than just capture

Amber Hart and Lisa Shea Mundt, cofounders of The Pulse of GovCon, go over the keys for taking a “BD 360” approach in the market and their aptly-named new book.

WT 360: Inside the government’s quantum computing push

Alexandra Kelley, who reports on emerging technology for NextGovFCW, jumps in to explain how and why federal agencies are ahead of the curve in quantum computing.

WT 360: EY’s blueprints for emerging tech adoption and anti-fragility

Doree Keating, leader of Ernst & Young’s Americas government and public sector practice, explains the global consulting giant’s approach to blending that work with technology skills amid longer-term shifts in the public sector workforce.

WT 360: Tariff talk is for GovCon too

Larry Sher, a government contracts attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn, lays out what government contractors should understand regarding how the prices of imported goods and services matter to them and their customers.

WT 360: NextgovFCW’s Natalie Alms on GSA and Musk’s moves there

Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk.

WT 360: Taking stock of GovCon and Trump’s first two weeks back in office

Nick and Ross work through the questions they can answer on what has happened so far in the transition to a second Trump administration. They also ponder the questions everyone in the ecosystem is seeking answers to.

WT 360: The ties between tech and talent in the public sector

Jill Jones and Yoko Jolly, executives at CrossVue, discuss the connections between technology and transformation efforts across government with respect to their human capital initiatives.

WT 360: Jacobs remains tech-focused after services spinoff

Jacobs executive Shannon Miller explains how the company is doubling down on digital solutions for critical infrastructure, sustainability and life sciences programs after divesting parts of its its federal business o Amentum.

WT 360: Our first look at GovCon’s agenda for 2025

Stephanie Smith, RSM’s GovCon senior industry analyst, gets this New Year going with an initial overview of key themes and talking points that should dominate the discussion for the next 12 months.

WT 360: Unpacking what we can from the Trump 2.0 transition so far

David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, walks us through what government contractors should watch as a second Trump administration moves in and Biden's moves out.

WT 360: How Leidos leans on repeatability in its tech transformation work

Steve Hull, president of Leidos’ digital modernization sector, goes over how the company looks for common themes across government that do not require completely reinventing the implementation and delivery wheels.

WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s Natalie Alms on skills-based hiring across public sector

Natalie Alms, who covers technology workforce matters for our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to explain how government agencies and their contractors are changing some job requirements for new employees.

WT 360: All about V2X’s new chapter of optimization

Jeremy Wensinger, V2X’s chief executive since June, goes over how the company is looking past the heavy-lifting of integration after the 2022 merger that created it and focusing on taking the broader portfolio to market.