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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.
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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.
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IRS Makes Direct File Permanent
House Passes TMF Authorization Bill
Agencies are on the clock to improve their digital accessibility — here’s how they’re doing so far
Dr Pepper Ties Pepsi as America’s No. 2 Soda
Blueprints for Learning: A Synthesis of Federal Evidence-Building Plan
Upcoming Events
Partnership for Public Service Trust Summit
ACT-IAC ITVMO Annual Summit
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.
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Little Guy Wins! Stuart Harrow v. Department of Defense
Check out Tracklight
IRS Direct File Here to Stay
Robert Shea - Defense Department Expert!
Upcoming Events
HSGAC Hearing: Steamlining the Fedeal Cybersecurity Regulatory Process
AGA/AFERM: ERM Summit
ACT-IAC/HIMSS: Health Innovation Summit 24
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.
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Best Places to Work in Government (full list)
WP's Joe Davidson: Social Security, Export-Import Bank among survey’s worst federal workplaces
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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.
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Commission on Planning., Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform
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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.
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Public Service Recognition Week
Baltimore Sun: Martin O’Malley is the commissioner Social Security needs
The G Word
Events
Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of the DATA Act: Examining the Impact and the Future of Open Data (May 8)
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!
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AGA's Performance Counts!
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.
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Events
GovExec's Evening of Honors (April 24)
NAPA Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management (April 26)
Federal Credit Working Group Kick Off (May 13)
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 her office is leading across government, and whether Robert will apply for the open Deputy position working for Loren.
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Events
UiPath: AI at Work in the Public Sector
ACT-IAC Climate Change Summit
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