ClearanceJobs sat down with Dr. Jason Edwards, the Princapal of Information Security at USAA. With 20 years of IT/Cybersecurity experience in sectors of military/government, insurance, digital security, banking, and energy, he has a diverse perspective on what cyber hygiene and prevantive care best practices defense contractors should be implementing.

Security Clearance Careers Podcast

How COVID-19 is Shaping Information Security Training for Dispersed Teams

ClearanceJobs recently sat down to chat with Tim Hinds, senior vice president of human resources at FTI. While FTI had a strong foundation working with the Air Force through its small business innovation research program, they've had significant success in turning phase one and two contracts into phase three contracts, and developing sole source contracts with government customers.

National Security Careers Give Chance to Do Meaningful Work

Starting her journey in the military, COL Candice Frost was forced to challenge herself and the perception of others to accept women in their ranks. Starting in the 82d Airborne Division and continuing throughout her career, she worked to challenge the status quo and work to pave the path for other women and men to succeed. Through leadership and mentorship the diversity of teams she helped to coach brought about real change in organizations. Today, she shares the secrets of how to break through those barriers and achieve lasting change both in her consulting and as the Director with the Department of the Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2.

What's The Path to Success? A Conversation with Colonel Candid

Amanda is a military spouse and veteran who served in the Air Force for six years as a Civil Engineer including a deployment to Afghanistan. She traded in her combat boots for a diaper bag to stay home with her two boys and follow her husband’s military career. She published her first book in 2019 titled Women of the Military, sharing the stories of 28 military women as well as launching her Women of the Military podcast, where all five military branches and featured stories are represented. She has interviewed and written about anyone from the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, the Women Air Force Service Pilots to the present day. You can learn more about Amanda at her blog Airman to Mom - www.airmantomom.com

Veteran, Mil Spouse, Author & Blogger: A Chat with Amanda Huffman

ClearanceJobs was joined by Casey Talley, Recruiting Manager at Integral Consulting Services, a firm that specializes in IT solutions, multimodal biometrics, intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, and operational and program management services to federal defense, civilian, and Intelligence Community clients in support of national and international security. They are a woman-owned business committed to delivering the highest-quality solutions and services.

A Recruiting Manager's Perspective on Hiring Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with Love Rutledge, host of the FedUpward podcast. She discussed how she's found success in a nearly 20-year career with the federal government, how to find opportunities for lateral assignments and upward mobility, and some of the most popular topics she's tackled on the podcast, including episodes about navigating fertility issues as a federal employee, meeting management, and performance appraisals.

Tips for Federal Employees Navigating Their Careers - with Love Rutledge of FedUpward

The Amazing Women of the Intelligence Community, also known as AWIC, is a grassroots organization that tackles professional issues women encounter in the Intelligence Community (IC) and in pursuing national security careers. Megan Jaffer, one of the founding members of AWIC, discusses the group's history, the progress over the last five years, the committee that plans topics/events, and Megan’s goals with the group moving forward. She was a recipient of one of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) 10th Achievement Awards for her impact on AWIC.

The Amazing Women of the Intelligence Community: A Chat with One of the Founding Members

The Commonwealth of Virginia has a unique opportunity to help Veterans gain career employment. While Virginia ranks 12th among states in total population, it ranks 7th in total Veteran population and 4th in Veteran working-age population. While many employers are unaware of the value Veterans can bring to their workforce, thousands more are seeking to hire Veterans as a part of their workforce but simply don’t know how. The Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program not only aims to educate and train companies as to why it is a sound business decision to recruit, hire, train, and retain Veterans, but also to help those committed companies meet their hiring goals.

State Veteran Benefits & Recruitment Strategies for Employers

Margaret Weichart, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, discusses the status of security clearance reform, the significant progress being made, and the next steps in transforming the security clearance process. Weichart is stepping down from her role overseeing the President's Management Agenda, and will return to the private sector.

With Backlog Busted, Security Clearance Reform Focus Shifts to Metrics that Matter

ClearanceJobs recently sat down with three acquisition professionals with MITRE, a public interest company who works with government, industry, and academia to find innovative solutions to problems. On ClearedCast, we discussed the current contracting challenges and areas of opportunity, and how MITRE is helping bring new players to the contracting table.

Defense Acquisition - Better Buying, More Innovation, New Players

If you ever wonder about the success of Army marketing, you'd likely need look no further than the strong name recognition behind the U.S. Army's slogans. In order to attract a new generation, the U.S. Army recently unveiled its most recent campaign. 'What's Your Warrior' is asking the next generation where they see their career - and showing how the Army can get them there.

What's Your Warrior Shows Potential Recruits the More than 150 Career Options the Army Offers

ClearanceJobs recently chatted with Tom Weinart, the founder of Mount Indie, a family run business headquartered in San Diego, California.  They act as a source for talent that provides recruiting solutions for business's of all sizes.

Defense Recruiting Trends - 2020

Government and industry are partnering together to address insider threat reporting issues. New policies around two-way sharing for insider threat issues has been established - but what does this look like in practice? ClearanceJobs is chatting with Joseph Kraus, Senior Vice President of Mantech, about Trusted Workforce 2.0, continuous evaluation, and insider threat reporting.

Continuous Vetting of Cleared Employees - What Is Being Shared Between Government and Industry?

ClearanceJobs recently discussed tech modernization, data security and the cloud with John Feid, senior business development executive at 1901 Group. Feid is an expert in providing cloud computing solutions to government customers. He discussed the 1901 Group’s Disaster Recovery (DR) and Back Up (BU) as a Service (DR/BUaaS) solution. The need for such services has only expanded with the growth in data collection and cloud services.

Government Data Collection Increases Demand for Disaster Recovery

Each year approximately 200,000 service members transition out of the military. There are so many resources available. It's easy to start tuning them out. One resource army soldiers should not be tuning out, however, is Soldier for Life. The organization has made some major overhauls over the past several years, including a new website and a new podcast that continues to pick up steam and great new guests month after month.

Tips for Veterans Transitioning Out of the Military

Welcome to ClearedCast, by ClearanceJobs. ClearanceJobs is the largest career networking site for individuals with active federal clearance. Get security clearance, intelligence community, espionage, national security and defense contracting updates in our exclusive interviews with intelligence community and government leaders.

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