The Business of Government Hour

When Success Is No Longer Enough: Reinventing Leadership at the Top — A Conversation with Andrea Petrone.

What happens when the leadership approach that brought you success is no longer enough? How can one lead with clarity when expectations are rising and certainty is in sho

Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value

Differences in perspective can divide teams, erode trust, and undermine performance. But what if those same differences hold the key to stronger leadership and better res

Modernizing Public Benefits Delivery: A Conversation with Ajit Girn, CIO, California EDD

What does it take to modernize a public benefits system that millions of people rely? How do government leaders improve customer experience, strengthen trust, protect sen

Reforming the Human Services Safety Net: A Conversation with Clarence Carter, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Human Services.

What would it take to redesign it for outcomes, not just compliance? How is Tennessee leveraging data, digital tools, and emerging technologies like AI to transform the d

Advancing American Competitiveness in Global Markets: A Conversation with David L. Fogel

What does it take to help American companies compete and win in markets around the world? How is the U.S. government turning trade agreements into real opportunities for

Advancing Digital Transformation at CBP: A Conversation with James McCament.

What does digital transformation look like in an agency operating every day at the intersection of security, trade, and travel? How can emerging technologies, data, and A

From Strategy to Execution: Managing the Mission at Homeland Security

What does it take to run the most operationally complex department in the federal government? Securing borders. Responding to disasters. Protecting critical infrastructur

Most cybersecurity conversations start with software and networks. But what happens when what’s compromised sits deeper, inside the chip itself, before a system is ever plugged in?

How would an agency even know that the hardware running its most critical systems isn't what it thought it purchased? And what does that mean for emergency management, 91

The Mission Generation: A Conversation with Arun Gupta on Reclaiming Purpose and Rebuilding the Future

What is the “Mission Generation”? What motivates talented professionals to pursue careers in public service today? How can government attract and empower a new generation

Leadership Stories from the Edge of Uncertainty: A Conversation with Peter Behrens

What if the biggest leadership challenge today isn’t strategy, talent, or even technology? What if it’s uncertainty. Why are traditional leadership models breaking down?

Post-Quantum Readiness: What Government Leaders Need to Know

What is post quantum cryptography? How can it help us better understand the what the quantum threat actually looks like? How did a forty-year-old open problem in coding t

Connecting Health Care Through Data, Standards, and Trust: A Conversation with Dr. Thomas Keane

What will it take to make health data available securely when and where patients and clinicians need it? How can government reduce regulatory burdens while protecting pri

Transforming the Federal Government's Acquisition Marketplace: A Conversation with Laura Stanton

What does it take to modernize how government buys? How is the OneGov strategy changing the economics of federal procurement? And where does AI fit in the acquisition ent

Reimagining the Human Services Safety Net: From Compliance to Outcomes

What would it take to build a human services system that measures success by the lives it improves, rather than the rules it follows? How is Tennessee using data, digital

Six Leadership Actions to Bridge Perspectives, Strengthen Teams, and Create Value

What does it take to lead through that difference rather than around it? Why does so much of it go unmanaged, quietly draining trust and performance? And how can a leader

Genius at Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation at Scale

How do great leaders drive innovation at scale? What are the ABCs of leading innovation? How can government executives navigate AI governance, interagency modernization,

Managing the Mission at Homeland Security: A Conversation with Troy Edgar, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

What does it take to run the most operationally complex department in the federal government? Securing borders. Responding to disasters. Protecting critical infrastructur

Government Work in the Age of GenAI

Generative AI isn't coming to government — it's already here. The question is whether agencies lead the change or chase it. How can federal leaders strategically integrat

Modernizing the Delivery of Public Benefits for a Digital Era: A Conversation with Ajit Girn

What does it take to modernize a public benefits system that millions of people rely? How do government leaders improve customer experience, strengthen trust, protect sen

What if the real question isn’t whether government is working hard—but whether it is actually improving people’s lives?

How can leaders move their organizations toward sustained improvement? Why are results-driven reforms are so fragile—and what makes them endure? Join host Michael J. Keeg