Interviews and Commentary from
Around the Beltway
Weekly updates with Ron Faucheux on the events leading up to the 2012 election
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I recently spoke with Patrick Gavin of Politico about new media and its prevalence in Washington. We discussed the advantages of twitter for politicians and the diplomatic community, who’s using it and who’s not as well as the upcoming White House State Dinner.
Dan Kent explains how Cisco works closely with government agencies to address their needs, and what are some key solutions he is working on with customers.
I spoke with economic historian and author, Bruce Bartlett, about the economy and his new book, The New American Economy. Bruce has interesting insights and persepctives on the current economy as well as what the future holds.
The notion of “open government” permeates much of the recent conversation and debate surrounding the next generation of government – what transparency means, why it is important, and how it can be achieved. The 2009 Adobe Open Government Assembly shifted the conversation away from the concept to focus on the realities of open government, including the progress being realized today in the three pillars of the White House’s Open Government Initiative – government transparency, inter/intra-agency collaboration, and constituent participation.
Douglas C. Smith, President and CEO, Ericsson Federal Inc. recently shared his thoughts on the military’s increasing need for broadband communication solutions on and off the battlefield.
As conflicts and emergencies continue to emerge around the globe and here at home, Ericsson Federal Inc. is staying on the forefront of cutting edge communication technology. However, as Mr. Smith points out, there is a major discrepancy between the luxuries used in private industry and what is being deployed on the battlefield. Congress has been slow to act, and our service men and women are paying the price.
I sat down with Dr. Ron Faucheux of Clarus Research Group. We spoke about President Obamas approval rating and his predictions for the upcoming mid-term elections.
I sat down with Rich Masters, a Democratic Party Strategist. We spoke about President Obama’s approval ratings, the economy and the upcoming 2010 elections.
Focus Washington recently sat down with Douglas C. Smith, President and CEO, Ericsson Federal Inc. In our studios, Mr. Smith shared his thoughts on the military’s increasing need for broadband communication solutions on and off the battlefield. As conflicts and emergencies continue to emerge around the globe and here at home, Ericsson Federal Inc. is staying on the forefront of cutting edge communication technology. However, as Mr. Smith points out, there is a major discrepancy between the luxuries used in private industry and what is being deployed on the battlefield. Congress has been slow to act, and our service men and women are paying the price.
Doug Smith is President and CEO of Ericsson Federal Inc. (EFI). He is driving the adoption of Ericssons solutions into U.S. federal, state and local government agencies that are demanding the same broadband applications and communications capabilities as commercial markets and working with EFI customers to leverage Ericssons worldwide commercial leadership and massive research and development investment to achieve mission success.
