GovNavigators

GovNavigators is a government-focused show that won’t make you seasick. We hope to enlighten and enliven your week with news and insightful, entertaining guests all on the topic of government management.


Latest Podcasts / Episodes

  • Robert and Adam are back after the Labor Day holiday and review the big items on the fall agenda in Washington. And Indiana's Chief Data Officer (and Executive Director of the Indiana Management Performance Hub)…
    September 11, 2023
  • As summer draws to a close, the GovNavigators pause to celebrate organized labor – the people who brought you the weekend! And in honor of the long weekend, we bring back the most popular episode…
    September 4, 2023
  • Friend of the show Charles Cooper, managing partner and founder of Brumidi Group is back by popular demand! Charles joins Robert and Adam to discuss the overflowing fall agenda for Congress as the August recess…
    August 28, 2023
  • Trust in government in the United States has dropped drastically since the 1960s, hovering as low as 20% in some recent surveys. Srikant Sastry, leader of Cherry Bekaert's Advisory Services and Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of…
    August 21, 2023
  • Robert and Adam stay light on their feet this week and wiggle out of a jam by rebroadcasting a previously recorded episode of the GovNavigators Podcast…I mean the GovNavigators Show. Don't miss one of the…
    August 14, 2023
  • This week, author and tech guru Jen Pahlka joins the GovNavigators Show to talk about her new book, Recoding America: Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better. The…
    August 7, 2023
  • The GovNavigators welcome Jessica Lucas-Judy from the Government Accountability Office to discuss Robert's favorite publication in all of government management: GAO's Duplication and Cost Savings report.  Robert and Adam also praise the nomination of friend…
    July 31, 2023
  • Our long-time friend Jen Kerber joins the program with her partner-in-crime Jordan Burris from Socure to discuss the evolution of the challenge of online identify verification. Both former federal government officials working in the identify…
    July 24, 2023
  • Agile methodologies have been used in software development for years. But how can we bring the same concepts of Agile software development to all aspects of government management? Joseph Mitchell, Director of Strategic Initiatives &…
    July 17, 2023
  • Justin Baer, Vice President for Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis at ForsMarsh joins the GovNavigators Show to discuss evidence-based policymaking, program evaluation, and his love for randomized control trials. Robert and Adam also discuss with…
    July 10, 2023
  • Happy Independence Day! In this special pop up episode, Robert and Adam share their plans for celebrating America's 247th birthday and reflect on how those plans will likely fall far short of how John Adams…
    July 3, 2023
  • What is a QSMO? Does anyone really know? Long-time listener from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service Garen Behnke joins The GovNavigators Show to share the latest on the FM Quality Service Management Office. Garen…
    June 26, 2023
  • On this week’s episode of GovNavigators, friend of the program and certified favorite guest Katie Malague joins Adam Hughes and Robert Shea to discuss her work as the Principal Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Management…
    June 19, 2023
  • This week on the GovNavigators Show, Jason Miller, executive editor of Federal News Network, joins us for an extended discussion of the latest news and headlines in government management, including Tik Tok bans, vacancies at…
    June 12, 2023