Ep. 257 How Native AI-First Strategies Are Simplifying Federal Tech Compliance
Release Date: 07/11/2025
Ep. 274 How Fortreum can help protect executives
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 employee, do not respond. However, if you receive an email from the CEO, you are more likely to react more aggressively. In today's interview, Richard Fleeman and Ricky Freeman from Fortreum Labs discussed the increased risk executives face, citing a 74% human error rate in breaches. How do...
info_outline
Ep. 269 Overcoming Cross Domain Barriers in Federal Security
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 withheld from leaders. The simple term "collaborate" can be easily applied in a classroom. Still, it becomes almost impossible with petabytes of data that have varying levels of security, such as classified, secret, and top secret. Even if the puzzle of sharing data is solved, the issue of data...
info_outline
Ep. 268 Federal Tech Leaders: Key Digital Shifts to Watch at Google’s Public Sector Summit
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 Information Security Officer & Managing Director – Google Public Sector. We address many of the significant concerns federal technology leaders have regarding topics such as cloud-native, edge computing, and Zero Trust. This is a rudimentary overview of working with Google Public Sector. If you...
info_outline
Ep. 267 How Virtualitics Helps Federal Agencies Prepare for AI at Scale
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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. During the interview, Rob Bocek, Chief Revenue Officer at Virtualitics, provides listeners with insight into how his company can enhance Air Force readiness while ensuring explainability and democratizing AI. Sometimes, AI is described as a “black box” where one pours in data and out pops an...
info_outline
Ep. 266 Inside the Push to Build Smarter Digital Solutions Across Federal Agencies
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 Excella provides listeners three ways to make a transition from PowerPoint to modern applications. He discusses setting temporary instances of a modification, making sure this approach is consistent, and where to look for opportunities to apply this dynamic method. Sandbox. Instead of...
info_outline
Ep. 265 Fortreum’s Cybersecurity Foundation for Digital Security
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 does a company’s risk profile compare to others? What is a reasonable amount of money to budget for cybersecurity? What about company growth & change? Are there tools to use to approximate risk level? Today, Ben Scudera from Fortreum jumps feet first and answers the tough questions Ben admits...
info_outline
Ep. 264 How Automation is Accelerating Digital Transformation Across Federal Agencies
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Ep. 264 How Automation Is Accelerating Digital Transformation Across Federal Agencies Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? In this episode of the Federal Tech Podcast, host John Gilroy interviews Nabil Amiri, Vice President of Business Development for the federal practice at NWN. The discussion introduces NWN’s expanding role in helping federal agencies adopt advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), as part of broader digital transformation efforts. Amiri explains NWN’s recent acquisition of Leverage Information, a...
info_outline
Ep. 263 How Microsoft Drives Cloud-Powered Transformation in Federal Agencies
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Ep. 263 How Microsoft Drives Cloud-Powered Transformation in Federal Agencies Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? Microsoft has been a behemoth in the world of information technology since its founding in 1985. The only way to understand how Microsoft can impact the federal government is to take a topic like AI and conduct a thorough analysis. Today, we sat down with Wole Moses, the Chief AI Officer for Microsoft Federal. He shares his perspective on how Microsoft's innovation can help federal agencies achieve their ambitious...
info_outline
Ep. 262 How Qualtrics Is Powering Better UX Across Federal Websites
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 unstructured data on how websites provide information. COST SAVINGS Older systems in the federal government may have been designed to optimize for one function. When new administrations are elected, it is possible that alterations can be made, and the existing system can lead to inefficiency and...
info_outline
Ep. 261 Technology's Role in Improving Force and Well Being
Federal Tech Podcast: for innovators, entrepreneurs, and CEOs who want to increase reach and improve brand awareness
Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn Want to listen to other episodes? 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 enabled this remarkable goal. The challenge arises when transitioning from the data center to the hospital. " Fail early" may be a mantra for a software developer, but in a healthcare situation, it is unacceptable. Today, we sat down with two executives from Phillips and explored the value of...
info_outlineConnect 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 shift to the cloud, developers could take advantage of the cloud’s capabilities resulting in increased agility, scalability, and resilience.
Well, here we are in 2025, and it sure looks like the early days of cloud computing. Lots of dazzling, but few people know how to leverage efficiency, speed, and personalization of AI.
Today, we sat down with Sri Iyer, CTO and Co-founder of a company called KOVR.AI. Finally, he presents to listeners how AI can be applied to the tedious process of federal certification.
We look at the complex process of CMMC. One aspect of CMMC is CUI. It does sound simple, but if a company over scopes or under scoped CUI it can make for difficulty in completing the certification.
Further, assets are changing all the time. How can a company provide a detailed report of its assets at a specific moment in time?
Next, the employees in a typical federal contractor are billing 40 hours a week. Is a business owner supposed to pull people off a revenue-generating position to complete CMMC tasks?
Finally, what about the companies who supply the DIB? In a normal supply chain, more than just the company seeking CMMC is part of the puzzle.
Listen to the interview to see how the innovation Sri Iyer can be applied to making the CMMC process faster and easier to document.
Iyer emphasizes the importance of proper documentation and training for CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information) and offers practical advice for companies to prepare for CMMC, including creating an inventory of IT systems and vendors, and seeking expert help.