Critical Update

Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, software-defined networking—new, game-changing technologies are surfacing all the time but getting them into federal agencies is another matter. Part of the issue is that agencies have to know what problem they’re trying to solve when they bring new tech onboard. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which maps human activity around the globe, has an office dedicated to finding innovative ideas and ushering them through adoption across the agency. Nextgov Senior Editor Aaron Boyd chats with NGA’s Chief Ventures Officer Christy Monaco about working with industry partners, refining pitches and tapping the agency’s intrapreneurs. Not familiar with NGA? Read about the agency’s efforts to partner with academia and industry to develop new tools and some of its innovative programs to recruit Silicon Valley data talent into its workforce. This episode is underwritten by Leidos.