The GovNavigators Show

Friend of GovNavigators (#FOGN) Charles Cooper (aka Mr. Sunshine) joins the show again to preview the upcoming legislative agenda in Congress in 2024 and how the presidential election will impact what gets done (and what doesn't). Despite his perfect record predicting tough legislative outcomes, we're sure he'll hit a roadbump sometime in 2024.

Robert and Adam also mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and review the latest happenings in government management.

Show Notes
Brumidi Group
Wasabi Fenway Bowl Results
HSGAC AI Hearing: Wonder Women of Tech
January 17: AGA Webinar: Uniform Guidance and Grant Accounting

Friend of GovNavigators (FOGN) Kyle Murphy, Founder of Alpha Advisors, joins the show to talk about the promise and perils of AI tools in 2024. Robert and Adam also cover some hot topics from the break at the top of the episode and preview the week ahead.

Show Links
OMB Memo on FAQs on Discretionary Spending Limits
Searchable Online Plum Book
Harvard study on AI's impact on knowledge workers (TL;DR: NY Times's coverage)

Well, we knew this day was bound to come. The GovNavigators have run out of podcast guests....I mean friends. No - just kidding. Instead, listen this week to hear a recap of the year in government management (and much more) from Robert and Adam.

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners, one of the most knowledgable government acquisition experts in the business joins to share his view of federal contracting right now and gives some end of calendar year advice to both contractors and agencies. He also outs himself as a lover of the pre-shot clock era four corners offense in basketball!

Show Notes
Status of FY24 Appropriations
ATARC 2023 CIO Summit

The GovNavigators chat it up this week with the woman in charge of "sparking new life" into the workforce of the Internal Revenue Service. Chief Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini shares some of the reasons she decided to leave GSA to head up HR at the IRS, why a sense of humor is the best tool in her HR toolbox, and what big plans are in store for one of the best funded agencies in the government.

This week, Dan Pomeroy, Deputy Associate Administrator at the Office of Technology Policy at GSA joins the show to talk about the Biden Administration's work to create a more open and accountable government through the fifth National Open Government Action Plan.

Show Notes
White House Press Release on Fifth Open Government Action Plan
Fifth Open Government Action Plan
Section508.gov
Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART)

Fed Gov Today Host and (Best?) Friend of GovNavigators Francis Rose joins the show to discuss the latest happenings in government management, his new gig, and proper holiday salutations. Francis remembers his FedHeads hosting days, his beginnings working in government media, and the lost of our friend Charlie Clark.

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Saying Goodbye to a Giant in Government Journalism

The GovNavigators ship has come in! This week, Reps. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and William Timmons (R-SC), leaders of the former House Select Committee on Modernization of Congress, come on the show to share details about their groundbreaking, successful work trying to fix Congress. Their innovative approach to the Select committee (and the new bipartisan Fix Congress Caucus) made over 200 recommendations to improve the way Congress works - many of which have already been implemented.

And they are actually pretty funny too. This episode of the GovNavigators Show can’t be missed.

Show Links
Final Report of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Washington Post Profile of Select Committee

After returning from Hershey, PA from the ACT-IAC Imagination #ELC23 conference, Robert and Adam sit down with some of the power players who made it possible. USDA CIO Gary Washington, Safal Partners Malcom Harden, and ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren join the GovNavigators Show to recap one of the biggest government technology conferences of the year.

Show Links
ACT-IAC Events Calendar
President Biden's Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

The GovNavigators chat with Ryan Higgins, Chief Information Security Officer and Deputy CIO, and Trey Kennedy, Senior Strategic Advisor to the CISO at the Department of Commerce about the challenges of securing data and networks at one of the largest and most diverse federal agencies . Ryan and Trey talk about nontraditional paths to working in cybersecurity, the soft skills necessary to be successful coordinating across organizations with drastically different missions, and the opportunities they have to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity every month (not just during cybersecurity awareness month).