The GovNavigators Show

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.

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 from Social Security
• Federal Government Loses an Estimated $233 Billion to $521 Billion Annually
• Golf Ireland

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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• Calling All Americans! OMB requesting ideas about how to make a more inclusive, responsive, and transparent government (you can also respond through the traditional Federal Register notice).
• GSA announces Login.gov will pilot facial recognition tech
• White House, Senate Democrats release pandemic fraud legislation (White House fact sheet; Senate press release).
• Stamp prices are going up!

Events
UiPath: AI at Work in the Public Sector
ACT-IAC Climate Change Summit

#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.

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OPM Issues Final Rule for Schedule F Protections
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
A Quarter of Feds Feel Burnt Out

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.

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OMB Releases Final AI Guidance
OMB Publishes Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive #15

Events
AGA ERM Workshop (April 16, 2024)
ACT-IAC Climate Change Summit (April 17, 2024)

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 Markets

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 organization. And you'll probably learn a few things about him you might not know.

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Inside the Blunders That Plunged the College Admission Season Into Disarray
HHS opens probe into UnitedHealth’s cybersecurity as hack fallout continues
IRS Tax-Filing Pilot Opens Wide, With Aim of 100,000 First-Year Users
Fact Sheet: President's FY2025 Budget

Upcoming Events
Coleridge Initiative's 4th Annual Convening
ACT-IAC Shared Services Summit

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 Editor Jason Miller.

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FNN Special Report: The 85 Percent: FEBs Burst the DC Bubble
Government Shutdown Averted as Senate Passes $459 Billion Funding Bill
Let AI Remake the Whole U.S. Government (oh, and Save the Country)