The GovNavigators Show

Welcome, everyone, to the The GovNavigators Show - 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. Check out more at www.govnavigators.com

The GovNavigators Show is a government podcast hosted by Adam, with 178 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Adam hosts The GovNavigators Show, a government show with 178 episodes published.

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  Episode #171

  John Bernard Takes America’s Pulse: Building a Direct Line Between Citizens and Their Elected Officials

  Aug 17, 202628 minS4

  Special thanks to Allocore for supporting this episode. Ensuring politicians remain accountable to those who vote for them is no easy feat, but our guest this episode may have the solution. On this episode of the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam try not to have too much fun talking with John Bernard , Founder, President, and CEO of America’s Pulse , as he takes us through his project to measure state performance and connect citizens’ priorities directly to their elected officials. Plus, learn how America’s Pulse is building a direct-input democracy that extends beyond elections, and how you can use it to make your voice heard. Show Notes Allocore.com Washington Post: Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck OMB: TikTok Memo M-26-17 White House: Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime Nextgov/FCW: Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule Washington Technology: Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger Treasury: FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Millions of Small Business Owners Amazon: Government That Works: The Results Revolution in the States Amazon: Business at the Speed of Now America’s Pulse: Americaspulse.org Harvard University: The 3.5% rule What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? August 20th AWS and Carahsoft Missions Made Possible: A FedTech Innovation Summit , Arlington, VA August 24th A Hole in One with ACT-IAC , Leesburg, VA August 26th-27th AFCEA and INSA’s 2026 Intelligence and National Security Summit , Bethesda, MD August 27th The MeriTalk Mission Room on Agentic AI and the New Federal Workflow , Washington, D.C. August 27th Potomac Officers Club 2026 Navy Summit , Falls Church, VA

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  Episode #170

  Shelby Pierson Lifts the Veil: An Unclassified Chat About the Tech Powering National Security

  Aug 10, 202632 minS4

  Thank you to Allocore for supporting this week's episode of the GovNavigators Show. Are we all clear on opsec? This week, Robert and Adam are getting (almost) all the details on how the latest technologies are rewriting the rules of national security. Shelby Pierson , retired national security official and the newest member of the GovNavigators Network , talks us through her longtime career spanning across the CIA, NRO, NGA, and ODNI, and unpacks the real work behind the romantic Hollywood version of the Intelligence Community. Now, as a consultant, she is bringing her unique expertise and skill set to organizations looking to revolutionize the important work done in supporting of our warfighter. Show Notes: Allocore.com Federal News Network: VA's Cloud Security Memo FedRAMP: 20X Initiative Federal News Network: OMB Revamps Cyber Event Logging Requirements (M-26-14) Supreme Court: Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges Washington Post: VP Vance's Op-Ed Events on the GovNavigators' Radar August 9-12: DoDIIS 2026 August 9-11: XChange August 2026 August 20: Missions Made Possible Fed Tech Innovation Summit

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  Episode #169

  Lauren Lombardo Recodes America

  Aug 3, 202626 minS4

  This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Lauren Lombardo , Policy Director for Recoding America , to discuss her work driving collaborative and coordinated government management policy reform. Lauren walks us through how working on campaigns at 13 years old sparked an early interest in public service, and describes her professional path working as a data scientist in the private sector before pivoting to use her technology background as a staffer in Congress. She dives into her work with the Recoding America fund, building connections with think tanks and individuals passionate about government management reform, developing the narrative surrounding these issues, and administering grants to organizations doing policy development and advocacy work in the government management sphere. Plus, learn why Lauren believes problems attributed to technology in government often stem much deeper, and why bipartisanism is necessary for real policy change. Show Notes Allocore: allocore.com New York Times: Accept Your Fate. Don’t Wear Shorts to the Office. Congress.gov: House C.R. The Hill: House passes reconciliation framework for Pentagon boost, voting restrictions House Armed Services Committee: FY27 NDAA Resources GSA: OneGov CORUS partnership FedScoop: VA won’t require existing FedRAMP certification for cloud contracts VA: FedRAMP memo Nextgov/FCW: After Hugging Face breach, FedRAMP chief tells slow-to-patch vendors to stay out of government Recoding America Fund: recodingamerica.org HSGAC: Testimony of Anthony Fauci C-SPAN: Dr. Anthony Fauci Testifies on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic The Washington Post: Rand Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt after he declines to answer questions What’s on the GovNavigators’ Radar? August 4th TheXchange August Workshop on NASA's SEWP VI , Reston, VA August 5th HSGAC Business Meeting, Washington, D.C. August 5th-6th The 14th Annual Border Security and Intelligence Summit , Washington, D.C.

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  Episode #168

  The “Extreme Mortman” is Back! Howard Mortman Shares What’s New With C-SPAN

  Jul 27, 202624 minS4

  This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome back Howard Mortman , Director of Communications at C-SPAN . Howard reveals what’s new with the network, the trends he’s been seeing, and how public affairs broadcasting has been changing. The episode dives into the role C-SPAN footage plays in spurring political conversation on social media, and the network’s new show aiming to bring tough policy questions and civil discourse that feeds solutions on air. Robert, Adam, and Howard also discuss C-SPAN programming, including America 250 festivities and a special initiative to send reporters to the field to augment 2026 campaign coverage. Plus, new developments on Howard’s podcast, Extreme Mortman, including an exciting name change, behind the scenes information on process, and the episodes he’s looking forward to the most. Show Notes House Appropriations: Continuing Resolution Press Release Time Magazine: House Passes $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill House Armed Services Committee: FY27 NDAA Resources HHS: Press Release on Deferring California and Minnesota Medicaid Payments Reuters: US pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota C-SPAN: C-SPAN Website C-SPAN: America 250 C-SPAN: Campaign 2026 The Hill: C-SPAN inks deal with YouTube TV, Hulu C-SPAN: Ceasefire C-SPAN: Extreme Mortman What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? July 28th: Digital Government Institute 14th Annual 930Gov Conference , Washington, D.C. July 30th: ATARC NextGen Cyber Operations: AI in Action Summit , Reston, VA Potomac Officers Club 2026 Air and Space Summit , McLean, VA

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  Episode #167

  Improving Performance with Dana Fowler

  Jul 20, 202628 minS4

  This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Dana Fowler , member of the GovNavigators Network , to walk us through her career path and offer insights on government performance reform. Dana details her interesting start in the federal government as “basically a deckhand on a fishing boat,” before moving onto the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the CDC, the Performance Improvement Council within GSA, and the Department of the Interior, in a performance management field she never expected to be a part of. The show raises the importance of leveraging data for decision-making, measuring the right things for the right reasons, and the value of an outside perspective. Plus, Dana gives us a peek into her new projects that work on government reform from the outside, using the knowledge she’s collected as a “practitioner” within. Show Notes: House Budget Committee: Press Release on Reconciliation 3.0 The Hill: Key House committee advances framework for reconciliation 3.0 Congress.gov: Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974 The Washington Post: Wildfire smoke in DC FedRAMP: FedRAMP 20x DOW: Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements Federal News Network: Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements NOTUS: The Social Security Chief Keeps Sending Staff His Daughter’s Pretzels Performance.gov: GPRA IBM: IBM Center for the Business of Government We the Doers: We the Doers website House Oversight: Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape hearing IMDB: Movie reference What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? July 21-23rd: AGA Professional Development Training (PDT) 2026 , Washington, DC July 21st: ACT-IAC Supply Chain Innovation Forum , Reston, VA July 23rd: GovForward’s 8th Annual Carahsoft Summit on FedRAMP, Washington, DC

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