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In this special pop-up episode of the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam recap an historic week with the release of an updated OMB Circular A-50 (and also the election again of Donald Trump).
But most important of all, this episode honors the commitment and sacrifice of our country's veterans and their families. Please make sure to thank a veteran the next chance you get and get involved to help the more than 18 million living veterans with the support they need.
Show Notes
OMB Circular A-50
Ways to Help Veterans
Events on the GovNavigators's Radar
ACT-IAC CX Summit
NAPA Fall Meeting
Amira Boland, Chief of Staff at the New Practice Lab, and former OMB lead for Customer Experience joins the GovNavigators Show to reflect on her time in government, her tips for re-architecting a bureaucracy (don't be afraid of the source document; taking risks is ok!), and her Sammies win!
Show Notes
Supreme Court ignites wave of lawsuits against federal regulations
Learn about the Service to America Medals 2024 Management Excellence Medal Winner: Amira Boland
Events on GovNavigators's Radar
AGA's Technology Transformation Summit (November 6, 2024)
Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration joins the GovNavigators Show to share groundbreaking research commissioned by NAPA about how to best communicate the value, results, and role of government to everyday Americans.
Show Notes
Open Government Federal Advisory Committee Holds First Public Meeting
GSA Release: Technology Modernization Fund announces investments upgrading customer experiences in housing and Social Security services
Council on Federal Financial Assistance
Events on GovNavigators' Radar
Data Foundation GovDATAx: Data to Results: Mapping the Future of Effective Government (October 30)
NAPA Fall Meeting (November 13-15)
Jenny Mattingley, Vice President for Government Affairs at the Partnership for Public Service and former Executive Director of the PIC (among many other amazing roles) joins the GovNavigators Show to share more about her efforts to bring people together (sometimes at a happy hour) to solve challenges facing the federal workforce.
Show Notes
OMB: Protecting Privacy When Federal Agencies Use Commercially Available Information
Program Integrity Alliance
Partnership - Vision for a Better Government
Google.org announces a $10 million grant to the Partnership for Public Service to launch the Center for Federal AI
Events on the GovNavigators Radar
ACT-IAC: Imagination ELC24
2024 SECAF Golf Tournament (Benefitting TAPS)
Dave Wennergren, CEO at the American Council for Technology - Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and the most cheerful gentleman we know joins the GovNavigators Show to give a preview of the upcoming Imagination ELC24 conference and talk about the latest trends and developments in government tech.
Show Notes
GSA's Login.gov announces certification of Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) compliance
OMB Publishes the Trust Reg
How a wonky, centrist catchphrase explains Harris’s platform
A Simple Plan to Solve All of America’s Problems
Events on the GovNavigators' Radar
GAIN 2024 (October 17, 2024)
Small Business Alliance - FY25 Government Wide IT Category Forum
ACT-IAC Imagination ELC24 (October 27-29, Hershey, PA)
ACT-IAC CX Summit (November 15, Crystal City, VA)
The FedRAMP program has been around for over a decade and has recently released a host of new policies and resources, including a new roadmap, a refreshed OMB policy memo, two different pilots, an emerging technology prioritization framework, an a request for public comment on new metrics. Zaree Singer, Agency Engagement Lead at the FedRAMP program at GSA joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about the new and refurbished FedRAMP program.
Show Notes
FedRAMP Roadmap
Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework
FedRAMP Agile Delivery Pilot
Refreshed OMB Policy Memo
FedRAMP Metrics for Public Comment
News Links
WSJ: Cheetos Turning Mice Translucent
OMB Issues Guidance to Advance the Responsible Acquisition of AI in Government
GAO: OMB Needs a Structure to Govern and a Plan to Develop a Comprehensive Inventory
Wash Post: After bungling financial aid process, Ed Dept. begins testing new FAFSA
Fed News Network: Rep. Mace questions GSA’s plan for replacing FedRAMP JAB
Events on the GovNavigators' Radar
PSC: 2024 Defense Conference (10/8/24)
ACT-IAC: Cybersecurity Summit and U.S. Cyber Challenge Awards Ceremony 2024 (10/9/24)
AFCEA Bethesda: Kickin' It with Energy: A Conversation With Leadership (10/10/24)
Abundance Conference (10/9/24 - 10/10/24)
Reforming DOD's storied but cumbersome budget process is a work in progress. But it’s critical to strengthening the organization’s warfighting capability. Listen in to hear Russell Rumbaugh, the Navy's CFO and Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, share some of the progress the Navy and Marine Corps have made modernizing financial management and discuss PPBE reform and other policy changes with Andy Lucido, Managing Director and Practice Leader at Alvarez & Marsal Federal.
Show Notes
Andy Lucido in FNN: Tailor DoD’s budget process to the national security imperatives the times demand
Department of the Navy's Audit Sizzle Reel
Congress passes bill to prevent government shutdown, add funds for Secret Service
FBI’s Carahsoft raid comes amid allegations of price-fixing
U.S. agencies publish plans to comply with White House AI memo
Events on the GovNavigators' Radar
National Association of State CIOs Annual Conference (Sept 29 - Oct 2)
CX Day (Oct 1)
ATARC Zero Trust Summit (Oct 3)
The GovNavigators are joined by Andrea Sampanis, Acting Director of the Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO). Andrea talks about some of the challenges faced by the over 50 different grant making agencies and the work the Grants QSMO has undertaken to help improve the federal grant making process. And she shares some of the amazing work the QSMO did using human centered design to deliver real solutions that lessen the burdens on tribal grant recipients in rural and underserved areas.
Show Notes
Tribal Customer Experience Pilot for Post-Award Reporting
Federal Grants Systems Hub
GSA Announces Open Government Federal Advisory Committee
Washington Post "Who is Government" Series
Urgent Need for a Congressional Evidence Commission
Events on the GovNavigators' Radar
NASCIO Annual Conference (September 29 - October 2, New Orleans, LA)
This week the GovNavigators are joined by Margot Conrad, the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of Personnel Management. Margot shares some of the details of a slew of exciting new policy initiatives at OPM and how the agency is working to create tools and flexibilities that support federal agencies human capital needs.
Show Notes
OMB Circular A-129 Update
OMB/OPM Memo: Improving the Federal Hiring Experience
2024 Service to America Medal Winners
Events on the GovNavigators' Radar
AGA Internal Control and Fraud Prevention Training (Sept. 19-20)
Commerce Department Senior Advisor Shannon Arvizu rejoins the GovNavigators Show to share the latest on the development of the Department's new data strategy and talk about the release of its Equitable Data Playbook.
Show Notes
NY Times: Leaked Reports and Political Heat Are Testing Trust in Economic Data
Washington Post: The Canary
Events of the Week
Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
Service to the Citizen Awards
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