THE REAL TALK

BREAKING DOWN THE FACTS OR FICTION IN FEDERAL POLICIES AND MANDATES

ABOUT THE CHANNEL

Welcome to The Real Talk for Government, a podcast series from Government Marketing University.

The Real Talk Podcast Series breaks down the latest facts or fiction in federal policies and mandates. The Real Talk features a wide range of policies and mandates that the government IT community needs to know about and understand to ensure their offerings are meeting the requirements.

Brought to you by thought leaders Tom Suder, President and Founder of Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) along with Matt Langan of L&R Communications.

The Real Talk’s goal is simple – keep the policy and mandate conversations going to ensure industry is delivering on the promise of helping government reach their missions.

Show hosts Tom Suder and Matt Langan sit down to discuss a wide range of policies and mandates that the government IT community need to know about and understand to ensure their offerings are meeting the requirements.

This is Real Talk, the podcast that’s filled with insightful conversations about government policies and mandates.

Course Overview

New episodes dropping monthly. Exclusively available to GMarkU members.

Episode Four: Breaking Down Fact or Fiction About The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA)

Tom and Matt talk about The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) made changes to the ways the U.S. federal government buys and manages computer technology, passed by Congress in December 2014, is a historic law that represents the first major overhaul of Federal information Technology (IT) in almost 20 years.

Episode Three: 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA – H.R. 5759)

Tom and Matt talk about 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act, better known as IDEA, which aims to improve the digital experience for government customers and reinforces existing requirements for federal public websites.

Episode Two: $2T Stimulus & Emergency Appropriations Package

Tom and Matt talk about the recent $2 trillion stimulus and emergency appropriations package that was brought into law, part of a sweeping effort by the federal government to respond to the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode One: The Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 (TIC 3.0)

Tom and Matt talk about Trusted Internet Connections 3.0, better known as TIC 3.0, which was released in December 2019 by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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