Tune in to this month’s episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Steve Geary as they discuss supply chain disruption, management, and more as well as Geary’s top three supply chain takeaways. With all the talk of software supply chain risk management (SCRM), it might be easy to lose sight of the fact that the federal government … Continued

Tune in to this month’s episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Dan Saaty as they discuss the decision-making loop and how Saaty and his brother built the company on their father’s decision-making theory. The government shutdown is “a perfect example of where fragmented planning breaks down,” offered Dan Saaty. In a shutdown scenario, the federal spending … Continued

Security Cooperation and Its Importance Featuring Mr. Aaron Harding, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Defense Security Cooperation Agency In this episode of the “All Things Financial Management” podcast, presented by the Society of Defense Financial Management (ASMC) and Guidehouse, Mr. Aaron Harding, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer at Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), sat down with host … Continued

The Changing Landscape for Women in Leadership Featuring Ms. Kim Laurance, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) In this episode of the “All Things Financial Management” podcast, presented by the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM) and Guidehouse, Ms. Kim Laurance, Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the … Continued

Tune in to this month’s episode of The Business of Defense to hear Rich Brady and Salome Tinker discuss how she and her husband started TSC Enterprise and what they are doing to promote diversity and inclusion efforts at their firm. Tinker spent 20 years as an enlisted Army nurse. But she’d always loved numbers. “So I went to school … Continued

“Bootstrap” is one of RJ Blake’s favorite words when he’s talking about the consulting business that he founded a decade ago. “We’re pushing 100 people. It was certainly a wild time to start a company, to say the least: two kids in diapers, one just out of the NICU, and not a lot of money. … Continued

The Society of Defense Financial Management recently completed Season 1 of The Business of Defense video podcast, produced in conjunction with WTOP News/Federal News Network. Thank you to our guests from across the defense sector – the bigs, the smalls, the partnerships and private equity owned, and the SDVOBS, ESOPS, and EDWOSBs – who joined us over the past … Continued