Hosted by Carolyn Ford · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 126 episodes
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Global technology is changing the way we live. Critical government decisions affect the intersection of technology advancement and human needs. This podcast talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping the landscape to understand how they are leveraging technology to solve complex challenges while also meeting the needs of today's modern world.
Carolyn Ford hosts Tech Transforms, a technology show with 126 episodes published.
What if the most vulnerable targets in a cyber conflict aren't power plants, military systems, or critical infrastructure? What if they're the everyday technologies we depend on without a second thought? In this episode
Carolyn Ford sits down with Dawn Zimmer, CIO of the United States Department of Energy, for a deep dive into what it really takes to modernize one of the most complex technology environments in government. From managing
In this fast-moving and deeply candid episode of Tech Transforms: So What?, host Carolyn Ford reconnects with technologist and enterprise architect Trac Bannon to examine what has changed inside the Department of Defense
In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford sits down with Dave Raley, Chief Digital Business Officer at Marine Corps Community Services, to unpack one of the most persistent challenges in federal IT: why innovation
Today we shift the focus from cyber threats to a challenge that may be just as critical: how to communicate complex technology in a way that actually resonates. Joined by Dharma Pachner, Founder and Chief Creative Office
In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carey Lohrenz shares powerful lessons from her experience as the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot and author of Span of Control. Rather than focusing on aviation war stories, the convers
Host Carolyn Ford sits down with Eric Monterastelli, technologist at ATP Gov and creator of the BLUF podcast, a new format designed to distill dense technical content into concise, decision ready insights. Faced with an
In this follow-up episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford continues her conversation with Michael Blake of Owl Cyber Defense, shifting from the theory of Zero Trust to the realities of implementing it. The discussion ex
In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford sits down with Michael Blake of Owl Cyber Defense and Chris Rule of GME to unpack one of cybersecurity’s most misunderstood concepts: Zero Trust. What begins as a discussi
In this special 2026 Predictions episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford is joined by Brian Carter, Scott Orton, Ralph Spa, and Michael Blake from Owl Cyber Defense for a no-crystal-ball conversation about the signals a
n this return episode of So What? on Tech Transforms, host Carolyn Ford reconnects with co-host Tracy Bannon to unpack one of the most significant structural shifts happening inside the Pentagon: the consolidation of R&D
Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins Tech Transforms for a blunt, practical look at the cyber risks the U.S. keeps underestimating—and why “Uncle Rufus’s rail switch” may be the weak link that matters most. Montgom
In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford sits down with Will Roper, one of the key architects of modern defense digital transformation, for a wide-ranging conversation that challenges a core assumption of today’s
Tech Transforms went live in front of an in-person audience (and simultaneously on the virtual platform and LinkedIn Live) for a special episode featuring Steve Stratton, retired Green Beret, former White House and Secre
In this special holiday episode of Tech Transforms, we’re joined by Mike Beckerle—Chief Software Architect at Owl Cyber Defense, co-creator of the DFDL standard, and a foundational force behind the Apache Daffodil open-s
In this thought-provoking episode of Tech Transforms, host Carolyn Ford welcomes Janet Kang, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned nonprofit leader whose work sits at the intersection of AI innovation, ethics, and long-te
In this episode of Tech Transforms, host Carolyn Ford welcomes Connor Morley, Head of Security Research at Glasswall, for a deep dive into the spy-thriller world of modern file security. From malware hidden in images and
For our Halloween finale, Carolyn Ford invites two favorite “AI conjurers”, Dave Egts “Mr. X,” public-sector field CTO at Mulesoft, and Laura Klebanow, founder & chief storyteller at Show & Tell, into the Tech Transforms
In the “Thrills” side of our Halloween series, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley shift from fear to possibility, exploring how AI can amplify human potential and unlock joy at scale. Bradley introduces the “h
The Curious Case of AI - A Two-Part Special (“The Chills”) In this Tech Transforms Halloween “Chills” episode, host Carolyn Ford and futurist Joseph Bradley explore the eerie, but essential, questions AI raises. Using St
Jason Miller
Interim Chairperson, Department of Supply Chain Management · Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Johnson
Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer · Veterans Farming Initiative of Alabama
1 appearance on this show
Ann Dunkin
former Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy · U.S. Department of Energy
1 appearance on this show
Paul Scharre
Executive Vice President and Director of Studies · Center for a New American Security
1 appearance on this show
Billy Mitchell
Evangelist
1 appearance on this show
Nicolas Chaillan
1 appearance on this show
John Curran
Town Assessor · The Masterless Men
1 appearance on this show
Paul Puckett
Army’s Enterprise Cloud Management Agency
1 appearance on this show
Sara Jones
director · SIS Office of Career Development
1 appearance on this show
Richard Ford
former Chicago Fire Commissioner
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Eric Trexler
metabolism researcher · MASS research review
1 appearance on this show
Jennifer Ewbank
former Deputy Director of the CIA for Digital Innovation · Central Intelligence Agency
1 appearance on this show
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