24: 4/11/23: The Coast Guard’s race for talent; government-industry collaboration; the maritime piece of the competition for space

This edition of Fed Gov Today is sponsored by Carahsoft and Nightdragon.The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Linda Fagan, says her service is in a race for talent. RDML David Barata, Commander of the Coast Guard’s Personnel Service Center,tells me how the Coast Guard competes for that talent.Industry will play a bigger part than ever in solving problems for the sea services, according to leaders at Sea Air Space. Industry leaders say they’re ready to contribute. Dave DeWalt, Founder and CEO of Nightdragon, tells me he sees a lot of that collaboration happening now.The Navy is reviewing results from its first-ever Naval Space Summit. The Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, convened the Summit at the end of March. VADM Jeffrey Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare N2/N6 and Director of Naval Intelligence, tells me his key message is the importance of space capabilities to distributed maritime operations.ACT-IAC Climate Change Summit, April 17, 2023AFCEA International TechNet Cyber, May 2-4, 2023Photo: Vice Admiral Jeffrey Trussler USN with Francis Rose at Sea Air Space