The GovNavigators Show

FOGN Christina Ho joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about her role as a Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the many nicknames she has been given, and how she has made principled stands on policy in her role on the PCAOB. Show Notes WSJ: The Auditing Industry’s Regulator Has a Vocal Critic. And She’s on Its Board FNN: Pentagon releases key CMMC contracting rul...

The GovNavigators consult with the Oracle of Congress - Managing Partner and Founder of Brumidi Group Charles Cooper . Charles reviews the (small) progress made in Congress so far this year and previews the host of work left to do when it returns from the August recess. Oh - and he gives an (unpaid) shout out about how much he likes the GovNavigators! Show Notes FedRAMP Request for Comments on Pro...

Washington Post reporter  Liz Goodwin joins Robert and Adam to talk about her work shining a light on the U.S. Congress. Specifically Liz talks about her report opening up and analysing the data on a new House program allowing for reimbursement for living expenses while in Washington D.C. And she and Robert talk about their shared TX roots. Show Notes OMB Memo: Modernizing the Federal Risk and Aut...

John Salamone , Chief Human Resources Officer of the House of Representatives joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about bringing structure and resources to the 435+ offices of the U.S. House of Representatives. John shares how he fell into working in human resources and some of the exciting new programs and supports he is helping to create in the House. Show Notes OIRA: Tackling the Time Tax Upco...

The GovNavigators are joined this week by Tim Brennan , Vice President of Government Relations at the Professional Services Council (PSC). Robert and Adam grill Tim about dressing for the job you want, the levels of calcification of the federal bureaucracy, and the wide range of policy issues he is leading the charge on for PSC. Show Notes Biden Administration's Cybersecurity Priorities for t...

Robin Champ and Suzette Brooks Masters from the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance join the GovNavigators Show to talk about the importance of utilizing strategic foresight in the federal government and their efforts to create a U.S. Office of Strategic Foresight. Show Notes TMF Names New Director FedRAMP Emerging Technology (ET!) Prioritization Framework It was a $6.6B deal for 9 years. Then the...

Still recovering from Robert Shea's 15 minutes of fame on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , the GovNavigators take a break from guests this holiday week to reflect on major Supreme Court rulings and the state of stare decisis, two major birthdays, a wedding, and the beauty of fights for independence everywhere.

Fascinating new data is out on the state of digital identity in government from the Center for Digital Government and #FOGN Jen Kerber (Senior Director for Government Affairs at Socure) and Dustin Haisler (President of e. Republic and the Center for Digital Government) join the show to talk about it.  Show Notes The State of Digital Identity in 2024 CBO: An Update to the Budget and Economic Outloo...

Former OMB Executive Dustin Brown joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about his over two decades at OMB, serving for four different presidents, and why he left to help improve one of the most important federal agencies in the government - the Social Security Administration. Show Notes White House to host event showcasing AI’s potential Upcoming Events PSC Acquisition Conference

We are truly grateful that Natalie Alms joined the GovNavigators Show so we could apologize in person for our egregious mistake when we identified her employer. Everyone of course knows that Natalie still works at NextGov/FCW! Tune in to hear the latest government management stories and updates from Natalie's beat. Show Notes IRS Makes Direct File Permanent House Passes TMF Authorization Bill...

Defense Policy Luminary Peter Levine of the Defense Management Institute joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about his decades of work on Capitol Hill and in the belly of the beast attempting to reform and improve management practices at the Department of Defense.  Show Notes Little Guy Wins! Stuart Harrow v. Department of Defense Check out Tracklight IRS Direct File Here to Stay Robert Shea - De...

The GovNavigators skip a guest this week and record a shorter pop up episode to honor the sacrifices of those who have given their lives in defense of the United States. Robert and Adam also review some of their recent adventures and preview an upcoming guest. Show Notes Best Places to Work in Government (full list) WP's Joe Davidson: Social Security, Export-Import Bank among survey’s worst f...

The GovNavigators get to the bottom of a standoff between OMB and GAO over the latest estimates of the size and scope of fraud in federal programs. Rebecca Shea at the GAO and FOGN Linda Miller, CEO of Audient Group join the GovNavigators to spill the tea about the latest in government fraud. 

Former Acting Secretary of the Army and Commissioner on the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform Commission John Whitley joins the GovNavigators to talk about his career in government and the PPBE Commission's efforts to modernize the budgeting process at DoD to suit a more modern world.  Show Notes Commission on Planning., Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform Sign u...

We're kicking off Public Sector Recognition Week with the one and only Max Stier of the Partnership for Public Service . Max shares about his lifetime struggle to find other humans named Max, the potential threats to an independent, professional civil service, and the compounding effect of honoring the best in government service. Show Notes Public Service Recognition Week Baltimore Sun: Marti...

The Chief Inspector General of the State of Florida Melinda Miguel joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about the importance of collaboration, bringing accountability to state government, and her award-winning work creating a statewide center of excellence for cyber audit in Florida. She even stumps Robert and Adam with a government acronym! Tune in to find out which one!  Show Notes AGA's Pe...

Another #FOGN Doug Criscitello , Program Integrity Fellow at Arnold Ventures joins Adam and Robert on the GovNavigators Show to talk about a growing part of the federal government with big implication for almost every American: federal credit programs. Show Notes The Rise of U.S. Government Lending: Emergency Response or the New Normal? 30,000 died in fiscal 2023 waiting for disability decisions f...

Ever heard of the Office of Performance and Personnel Management (OPPM) at OMB? You have? Gold star for you! OPPM is an unheralded office, but one that has grown in size, scope, and importance. And we can think of few (except perhaps Robert Shea) who are better suited to lead it than Loren DeJonge Schulman . Listen in to hear about her role as Associate Director of OPPM, the important initiatives...

#FOGN Nick Hart joins the GovNavigators Show and brings a friend - Natalie Evans Harris - the new Vice President for External Engagement at the Data Foundation. Nick and Natalie talk about the expanding work of the Data Foundation, AI, statistical policy directives 1-15, and much more. It's an exciting time to be a data #nerd in government. Show Notes OPM Issues Final Rule for Schedule F Prot...

One of the leading candidates for Best Friend of GovNavigators status Katie Malague joins the GovNavigators Show for a second time.  Katie recently joined the Office of Personnel Management as its Chief Management Officer overseeing the internal operations and management of the agency. Katie talks about how so much of her previous experience in government has led her back to the mission of OPM. Sh...

This week, the GovNavigators are graced by evidence-based policymaking royalty! The Founder and President of the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy Jon Baron joins to talk about how far evidence-based policymaking has come and what remains to be done.  Show Notes Congress Avoids a Shutdown...Yet Again DHS Releases AI Roadmap Overreported Maternal Death Rate Email Mistake on Inflation Data Roils M...

The GovNavigators are joined this week by the smartest man in government - the Comptroller of the United States Gene Dodaro . Robert and Adam reflect on Gene's 50 (!) years of service at the Government Accountability Office , the changes he's seen in the government over that time, and the areas he's particularly proud of in his almost 15 years leading the government's watchdog...

Drew Friedman from Federal News Network checks in on the GovNavigators and talks about everything you'd want to know about Federal Executive Boards. Drew spent upwards of a year talking to FEB leaders around the country about its role, operations, and what's ahead for FEBs. She also has likely gathered plenty of feedback to report back to our overlord, Federal News Network Executive Edit...

Sara Thomas and Holly Sydnor , #FOGN and Founders of All Women Leadership join the GovNavigators to talk about starting their #WOSB, favorite movie quotes, and innovative acquisition strategies they have employed to help improve outcomes for agencies. Show Notes Congress Avoids Shutdown Marine Corps Becomes First Military Branch to Receive Clean Audit NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersec...

On the cusp of yet another potential government shutdown during one of the most disruptive budgeting years ever, the GovNavigators pull in the big guns to explore some much needed reforms to the federal budget process. Former OMB Senior Executive and current Professorial Lecturer at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at GWU Steve Redburn joins the GovNavigators Show...