Podcasts

Critical Update: How Marines Started 3D Printing Everything From Buckles to Barracks

Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force monitor the computer while the world's largest concrete 3D printer constructs a 500-square-foot barracks hut at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Champaign, Illinois.

Marines have a long history of MacGyver-ing what they need, but this unit has given them a 21st-century twist.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Critical Update: Government’s Not Prepared for the Social Media War

Social could be as important to the future of war and politics as the telephone and telegraph, Peter Singer writes in his new book “LikeWar.”

  • By Joseph Marks
Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I. Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.

Critical Update: Cyber Leadership Has to Come from the Top

Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus co-founder Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., wants more cabinet secretaries to make cyber a top priority.

  • By Joseph Marks
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas

Critical Update: Rep. Will Hurd Explains Why Everyone Should Care About Government Tech

For episode 5, Nextgov goes to Capitol Hill to talk with one of the most persistent voices on federal IT management and reform.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Critical Update: How Agencies Can Get and Keep the Best Talent

U.S. Digital Service Chief of Staff Elaine Ho joins the podcast to offer tips for recruiting and retaining tech employees.

  • By Nextgov Staff

Critical Update: How to Build a Tech Team Designed to Succeed

Pro tip: They won't all be coders.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Critical Update: Federal CIO Suzette Kent on Leading Governmentwide Transformation

She joins the podcast to talk about the whole-of-government IT modernization effort and what success will look like.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Critical Update: Securing Elections And Diversifying The Cyber Workforce

In a special episode, Nextgov speaks with DHS cyber lead Jeanette Manfra about the government’s cyber priorities and challenges.   

  • By Joseph Marks

Critical Update: Flying Cars, Valley of Death and Innovating with Intrapreneurs

In episode two, Nextgov talks with National Geospatial-Intelligence Chief Ventures Officer Christy Monaco about the business of innovation in government.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Nextgov Podcast: How Not To End Up In a GAO Report

Introducing Critical Update, Nextgov’s new podcast on emerging tech in government.

  • By Aaron Boyd