Best API Academy Podcasts (2025)

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HealthCast: IHS Modernizes Native Health Care with PATH EHR 17:04

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Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO and director of the Office of Information Technology at the Indian Health Service (IHS), is leading a transformative effort to modernize health care delivery for Native American and Alaska Native communities. Patients at the Heart Electronic Health Record (PATH EHR) is an enterprise-wide initiative uniting more than 200 sta…

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The European Open Source Academy with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg 38:57

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In this episode, I speak with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg from the European Open Source Academy and their efforts to highlight excellence in European open source communities. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. go.chrischinchi…

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HealthCast: CDC Turns to AI, APIs for Next-Gen Public Health Data Exchange 10:08

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Kyle Cobb, acting deputy director for technology and product at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology (OPHDST), shared how emerging technologies are transforming the way health care data is shared and managed. Cobb outlined how APIs are replacing outdated data connections with a h…

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HealthCast: VA Eyes 2026 Restart for EHR Rollout 5:26

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Dr. Neil Evans, Acting Program Executive Officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, provided an update on the rollout of the common electronic health record (EHR). The VA paused the rollout in 2023 following optimization and reliability issues. Evans outlined plans to restart deploymen…

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Marine Pacific CIO Eyes Scalability in Defense Systems | 2025 AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific 11:15

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Robert Sholtis, CIO at Marine Corps Forces Pacific, discussed at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific his modernization efforts for the service across the Indo-Pacific region. MARFORPAC operates one of the largest services across some of the most challenging environments in the world, facilitating the need to quickly adopt, acquire and scale emerging technol…

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Inside Marine's AI Digital Transformation Pilot in the Pacific 9:49

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Marine Corps Forces Pacific is standing up a Digital Transformation Team (DXT) as part of the Marine Corps' AI Implementation Plan's Digital Transformation Pilot. C5ISRT Systems Integration Officer and Agentic Warfare Lead Capt. Mason Millsap joined us at AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific to explain how the pilot helps personnel digitize processes, expand…

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Naval Academy Tests Emerging Tech in Training Scenarios to Build the Next Generation of Leaders 5:58

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Naval officers explain how the Adaptive Rapid Engagement Squadron (ARES), a Midshipmen-led research and development team at the U.S. Naval Academy, has participated in competitions like the Squad with Autonomous Teammates – Challenge to test and prove new techniques, tactics and procedures relating to the adoption of emerging technology like drones…

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AI and Tech Writing with Selvaraaju Murugesan 33:20

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Selvaraaju Murugesan of Kovai and I speak about the future of AI in tech writing. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast…

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CyberCast: DHS Advances Biometric Security to Counter AI-Driven Threats 10:48

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With generative AI introducing new challenges for digital security, Arun Vemury, director at the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate, explains how biometric technologies are enabling the agency to stay ahead of AI-driven identity fraud. The conversation explores how DHS verifies identities across complex environment…

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HealthCast: How Public-Private Partnerships Drive Public Health Innovation 12:22

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Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Chief of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships Stephen Konya has been credited with launching groundbreaking initiatives like CancerX to accelerate innovation in health care. These efforts are largely borne out of partnerships with the private sector, including academia, entrepreneurs, investors, developers…

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Fourty-Four Esoteric languages with Daniel Temkin 38:37

1M ago38:37

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I speak with Daniel Temkin about his book, Fourty-Four EsoLangs and about the world of esoteric programming languages. Formed the basis of this article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin Learn something new today Start learning something new or up-skilling with a book or course. 30% off anything at Manning. http…

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CyberCast: Building Secure Systems Starts with the Right Questions, Says EXIM CISO 12:16

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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) facilitates trades of exports of goods and services and, in doing so, deals with massive troves of data. From the Billington Cybersecurity Summit, EXIM CISO, Chief Privacy Officer, and Deputy Chief AI Officer Darren Death tells CyberCast that his agency is centralizing data about user access and be…

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The width and breadth of European tech: Events roundup 40:11

2M ago40:11

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Cate and Chris recap a month of events, including IFA, the Bologna Gathering, LF Energy, IT Arena, and How to Web. Write your way Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. https://go.chrischinchil…

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GovCast: Postal Inspection Leverages AI to Combat Mail Fraud, ID Threats 7:38

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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence for its mission. According USPIS Inspector in Charge Eric Shen, the agency is exploring AI's potential to identify suspects, monitor illicit websites and enhance public awareness about mail fraud. At Identity Week America 2025, Shen speaks with GovCast about how U…

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CyberCast: Federal Cyber Workforce Lags Behind Emerging Tech, GAO Says 12:53

2M ago12:53

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Cybersecurity has been on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) high-risk list since 1997. Federal agencies struggle with issues like cyber hygiene, cyber workforce shortages and strategic execution. While agencies put strategies in place to secure their systems, the implementation and execution can be ineffective, according to GAO Managing …

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AI GovCast: Marines' First AI Fellowship Aims to Build an AI-Literate Force 19:26

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The U.S. Marine Corps has launched its first AI fellowship program in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across the force. Modeled after the Air Force's Phantom program at MIT, the five-month pilot trains Marines to identify command-level problems and develop AI-driven solutions that suppor…

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Craft exceptional API experiences with Speakeasy. 30:40

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I speak with Sagar Batchu about Speakeasy, the platform for crafting API experiences from simple definition files, including exposing them as MCP servers. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. For show notes and an interactive trans…

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AI GovCast: GSA's USAi Platform Accelerates AI Adoption Across Government 26:20

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The General Services Administration launched USAi.gov to provide a secure generative AI evaluation suite that enables federal agencies to experiment with and adopt AI more quickly and at no cost. Designed to support the White House's AI Action Plan, USAi puts tools like chat-based AI, code generation and document summarization directly into the han…

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Empowering open source multimedia innovation with GPAC 38:56

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In this episode, I speak with Romain Bouqueau of Motion Spell about GPAC, an open source framework that has revolutionized the way we handle audio-video streaming, transcoding and packaging. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement for macOS. https://go.chrischinchilla.c…

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HealthCast: HHS Data Plan Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Health Innovation 9:19

3M ago9:19

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is transforming how health data is shared and used, emphasizing transparency. Chief Data Officer Kristen Honey is spearheading an "open by default" strategy that moves away from top-down, siloed data management to a more collaborative model. HHS is pushing decision-making to local, state and regiona…

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CyberCast: Federal Leaders Explore Geothermal Storage to Boost Data Center Resilience 8:54

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The White House released a new executive order in July — Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure —calling on government to develop AI-ready data centers, streamline federal permitting and encourage private investment in critical infrastructure. Federal agencies are focusing on system resilience to withstand rising environmenta…

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Telemetry and observability for Security with Cribl 38:03

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I am joined by Ed of Cribl, an observability and telemetry platform for security tracking and teams. Capture your screen effortlessly Simple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast…

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GovCast: Inside FedRAMP 20x: GSA's Pete Waterman Talks Speed, Safety, Automation 23:42

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FedRAMP 20x is redefining how federal cloud services get authorized —making them faster, smarter and more secure. Earlier this year GSA released the 20x pilot in an effort to increase the efficiency of authorizations and enhance security. Pete Waterman, FedRAMP director at the General Services Administration, unpacks how the program is streamlining…

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GovCast: VA's Platform One Offers Sandbox to Software 13:29

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The second Trump administration has spent 2025 accelerating its software modernization initiatives through the creation of agencies like the U.S. DOGE Service and other entities designed to digitize and modernize the American government. Modeling after DOD enterprise software container platforms, the Department of Veterans Affairs stood up its own …

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30 years of MySQL with Peter Zaitsev of Percona 35:53

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In this episode, I speak with Peter Zaitsev of Percona about the history of MySQL, his history with the venerable database, and his history with Percona. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show not…

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CyberCast: Bolstering Cybersecurity Posture is a Team Effort, GAO Says 9:15

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Cybersecurity is a critical component of organizational health no matter the federal agency. Yet, federal leaders across government are struggling to change culture, improve workflows and promote good cyber hygiene to prepare for the threats of tomorrow. The Government Accountability Office's Information Technology and Cybersecurity division assist…

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Emotional Digital Design with Vadym Grin 36:54

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I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services. Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-design Use the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the book Text based video and audio editing Are you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful wi…

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GovCast: NRL Harnesses AI to Track Global Maritime Activity, Identify Threats 16:36

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Monitoring the world's oceans and waterways is no simple task. 70% of the world is made up of water, and with millions of data points around the globe to sift through, human analysts cannot do the job alone. NRL's Alan Hope joins us to discuss how the agency is leveraging relationships with federal agencies and services like National Oceanic and At…

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AI GovCast: How NASA's AI Plan Boosts Government Efficiency 8:10

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NASA Chief Data Officer and Chief AI Officer David Salvagnini joined GovCIO Media & Research live from the Federal IT Efficiency Summit in Tysons, Virginia, to share insights into his dual role leading AI and data initiatives at the agency, including the development of NASA's AI strategy and how it's being integrated with responsible data governanc…

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The state of European tech media 57:23

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In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss some of the recent downsizing of European tech media and ask how we got here, what's next, and what does it all mean for the European tech industry. Try Raycast Want to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast.…

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GovCast: Doing More with Less is Muscle Memory for IRS, Former Deputy CIO Says 19:43

4M ago19:43

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Darnita Trower, former deputy CIO for Operations at the Internal Revenue Service, discusses her tenure at the agency and the resilience the workforce has shown through budget cuts, administration changes and difficult tax seasons. She said the agency is built to weather storms and is on a continuing modernization path. Trower is an accomplished exe…

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Container management and security with Platform9 and Root 1:02:58

4M ago1:02:58

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A packed container of an episode where I speak with Madhura Maskasky of Platform9 about their long-running container management platform and efforts to help people migrate from VMware and John Amaral of root. 100s of amazing Mac apps with Setapp Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look …

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GovCast: Inside DOD's Push to Grow the Cyber Workforce Through Academia 15:06

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In her first interview since becoming Principal Director of the Defense Department's Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO), Diba Hadi reflects on her role and vision for the office since stepping into the position in 2024 during the 2025 HammerCON conference in Laurel, Maryland. Hadi shares insights into her day-to-day responsibilities and highli…

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GovCast: DOD Turns to Skills-Based Hiring to Build Next-Gen Cyber Workforce 19:49

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Mark Gorak, the Defense Department's Cyber Academic Engagement Office's (CAEO) director and principal director for Resources and Analysis, shares how his office is shaping the future of cyber talent during the 2025 HammerCON conference in Laurel, Maryland. Launched in 2024, CAEO has partnered with over 480 academic institutions nationwide to identi…

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Voices from FOSDEM 2025 1:38:32

5M ago1:38:32

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Fast rewind back to February and I had some fascinating conversations with various projects at FOSDEM in Brussels, including the Rust Foundation, Sysdig about StratoShark, Nextcloud, and Mastodon. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid…

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GovCast: New NSF Program Cultivates the Future of NextG Networks 20:33

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Competitiveness in advanced telecommunications technologies is critical to American innovation and national security. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the new Verticals-enabling Intelligent NEtwork Systems (VINES) program to foster U.S. leadership in advanced telecommunications and foster innovative real-world applications. …

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CyberCast: Inside Oak Ridge National Lab's Pioneer Approach to AI 21:54

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Edmon Begoli, Director of the Center for AI Security Research (CAISER) at the Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, highlights how his team is ensuring safe and responsible AI deployment across government during the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. The research team is developing cutting-edge tools and methodologies to…

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Precious metal recovery with Regenx 29:57

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I spoke with Dom Weatherbee of Regenx to discuss their precious metal recovery technology and how it can benefit the circular economy for new gadgets and devices. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. Sign up at go…

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GovCast: AI Enables Coast Guard's Workforce to Transform Operations 13:50

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The new administration has released several new directives to guide agencies' approach to AI since the beginning of the year. The tech is reshaping the U.S. Coast Guard's core services and pushing its workforce to rethink the service's approach to operations. The Coast Guard has been on a journey to upskill its workforce to better utilize the techn…

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GovCast: DOL Turns to Workforce Development to Maintain AI Superiority 10:16

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Department of Labor's Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling outlines a comprehensive strategy to address the growing demand for AI skills in the American economy, during a live discussion at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. Sonderling explains the federal government's multi-pronged approach to AI literacy, focusing on early educatio…

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From Berlin to Bono 52:46

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In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss a flurry of events over the past months, including Deep Tech Momentum, Gitex, London Tech Week, Super Invest, and more! Learn something new with a book or course from Manning Start today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manning T…

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AWS Summit 2025: A DOE National Lab Uses GenAI to Boost Efficiency 8:25

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Shannon Ayers from Lawrence Livermore National Lab unveiled a groundbreaking generative AI tool to boost operational efficiency at the National Ignition Facility. The tool leverages 22 years of institutional data, analyzing over 98,000 problem logs, to provide instant troubleshooting guidance for operators. By creating a decision-tree system, the l…

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AWS Summit 2025: Idaho National Lab's AI Applications in Nuclear Technology 22:19

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The Idaho National Laboratory is working on a suite of artificial intelligence capabilities to enhance nuclear energy research. During an interview at AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., the lab's Scientific Computing Division Director Chris Ritter discussed how the organization is using generative AI to address complex scientific challenges across dom…

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AWS Summit 2025: Innovation Accelerates IT Delivery at DOD 11:56

6M ago11:56

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Technology and software development can take years to field capabilities that may no longer meet mission needs once they reach the finish line. Some department compliance practices can add 12-18 months for authorization. At the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., Marine Corps Community Services Digital Program Manager David Raley said that his office i…

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AWS Summit 2025: NIST Secures High-Performance Computing Against Evolving Threats 9:11

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High-performance computing (HPC) systems provide fundamental computing infrastructure for government and industry. Security is critical for these systems that play a pivotal role in economic competitiveness and scientific discovery. At the AWS Summit in Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer Scientist Yang …

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GovCast: VA Plans Future EHR Deployment on Facility Relationships 20:33

6M ago20:33

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The VA is set to resume its electronic health record modernization program in 2026, nearly three years since it was paused in 2023. During the pause, the agency focused on developing a new strategy for deployment to improve success and boost patient safety. VA now plans to jumpstart the program with a focus on functionality and interoperability of …

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GovCast: Former CIA security chief emphasizes training and standards for effective AI implementation 23:13

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Artificial intelligence powers many cybersecurity applications, and government agencies are increasingly using AI to augment systems in national security and intelligence capacities. The complexities of AI implementation require careful architectural considerations and robust governance frameworks to ensure safe execution. William MacMillan, former…

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Robust, Turnkey Caching at Massive Scale with Momento 30:27

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I speak with Daniela Miao of Momento to discuss her journey from DynamoDB at AWS to creating an alternative caching platform for large scale real time applications. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show …

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GovCast: How Integrated Analytics Can Break Federal Data Silos 10:47

6M ago10:47

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Government agencies collect vast amounts of data, but accessing and using that data effectively has long been a challenge. Ahu Yildirmaz and the team at the Coleridge Initiative are working to change that. By providing secure data-sharing platforms, advanced analytics training and tools for cross-agency collaboration, the organization is helping po…

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Using AI to assist breast cancer examination with Jessica Baladad 30:47

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In this episode, Chris and Cate speak with Jessica Baladad, of feelforyourlife.com, an advocacy platform that utilizes digital and print resources for better breast health. Write your way with Scrivener Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academ…