FedHeads, including returning cohost Loren DeJonge Schulman, heard about the work of the CDO Council from CDO Chair Ted Kaouk and Vice Chair Dan Morgan. And they both shared the secret to a pristine GAO report card!

Episode 235: The CDO Council

Did you see the House Speaker vote on C-SPAN? FedHeads Robert Shea and co-host Partnership for Public Service's Loren DeJonge Schulman grilled C-SPAN Communications Director Howard Mortman about how C-SPAN cameras got to the House floor and whether they'll remain. Listen and enjoy!

Episode 234: Why C-SPAN is having a moment

Happy New Year! FedHeads were joined once again, this time in a co-host role, by Partnership for Public Service's Vice President of Research, Evaluation, and Modernizing Government, Loren DeJonge Schulman. In this inaugural 2023 episode,  Loren and Robert talked about what the last Congress accomplished and what to expect in the next couple of years ahead.

Episode 233: Keeping It Fresh

Tune in to this special FedHeads episode where Robert talks with, surprise guest and former co-host, Francis Rose. Catch up with the two to learn what Francis has been up to, their thoughts on the PMA, what to expect from the new Congress, and more. Will Francis come back to FedHeads? Listen to find out more. #BringBackFrancisTake our survey about FedHeads! Here is your chance to let us know your thoughts. Survey closes 1/23/23. https://guidehou.se/3iTeDHr

Tune in to this special FedHeads episode where Robert talks with, surprise guest and former co-host, Francis Rose. Catch up with the two to learn what Francis has been up to, their thoughts on the PMA, what to expect from the new Congress, and more. Will Francis come back to FedHeads? Listen to find out more. #BringBackFrancis Take our survey about FedHeads! Here is your chance to let us know your thoughts. Survey closes 1/23/23. <a href="https://guidehou.se/3iTeDHr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://guidehou.se/3iTeDHr</a>

Episode 232:  Happy Holidays

After a career advancing public health and preparedness at the federal, state, and local levels, Robert Shea and co-host Dave Wennergren welcome Guidehouse Associate Director Donna Knutson who had a lot to share. We’ve come a long way, but a much longer way to go.

Episode 231: Levels of Public Health and Healthcare Solutions

Department of Energy's Loan Program Office is administering billions to advance some of the nation’s most ambitious problem-solving technologies. FedHeads, including guest cohost and ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren, heard from Andrew McCabe on how the Loan Program Office is navigating risk and complexity to achieve its ambitious goals. Listen in!

Episode 230: A look under the hood of the Loan Program Office at DOE

The PMA is one year old and Guidehouse and Partnership for Public Service celebrated by releasing a report! Vice President of Research, Evaluation and Modernizing Government Loren DeJonge Schulman and FedHeads Robert Shea and co-host Donna Roy talked about PMAs past, present, and what agencies need to do to get the most out of the agenda.Check out the report: https://guidehouse.com/insights/advanced-solutions/2022/building-a-data-foundation

The PMA is one year old and Guidehouse and Partnership for Public Service celebrated by releasing a report! Vice President of Research, Evaluation and Modernizing Government Loren DeJonge Schulman and FedHeads Robert Shea and co-host Donna Roy talked about PMAs past, present, and what agencies need to do to get the most out of the agenda. Check out the report: <a href="https://guidehouse.com/insights/advanced-solutions/2022/building-a-data-foundation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://guidehouse.com/insights/advanced-solutions/2022/building-a-data-foundation</a>

Episode 229: The Role of Data and Evidence in Advancing the President’s Management Agenda

The FedHeads are taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. But listen in for a quick note of thanks from FedHeads Robert Shea and guest cohost, ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

In the wake of the mid-term elections, FedHeads welcomed a new guest cohost, ACT-IAC CEO Dave Wennergren. And with ACT-IAC's Imagine Nation ELC, a report on FITARA reforms, and the general mayhem in DC, these two had plenty to talk about.

Episode 228: What the new congress means for government management

Saying U.S. Department of Transportation's got a lot on its plate with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is the understatement of the year. FedHeads, including guest host Guidehouse’s Director Donna Roy, heard from Keith Benjamin about efforts to effectively implement the law in a way that helps traditionally underserved communities.

Episode 227: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Robert and Francis...the deep state whisperers. 

Seriously, very informative discussion, terrific recognition and airtime for dedicated government officials and, remarkably, fun listening. 

Looking forward to season three!

Shhhhhh

I’m still listening after all this time... thanks to jer bear for putting me to sleep...

Great!

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FedHeads

Episode 20 of FedHeads features Anahita Reilly - Chief Customer Officer at the General Services Administration and Emily Oehler, Senior Manager at Grant Thornton. Robert and Francis talk with Anahita and Emily about raising the bar on what should be expected when citizens interact with the government and efforts underway at GSA and elsewhere to continually improve the customer experience. About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 20 of FedHeads features Anahita Reilly - Chief Customer Officer at the General Services Administration and Emily Oehler, Senior Manager at Grant Thornton. Robert and Francis talk with Anahita and Emily about raising the bar on what should be expected when citizens interact with the government and efforts underway at GSA and elsewhere to continually improve the customer experience. About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 20: Raising the Bar on Customer Experience in Government

Robert and Francis wrap up the year with a bow (and a potential government shutdown). Tune in to hear the latest on shutdown, some reflections on the first season of FedHeads, and hear Robert sing his favorite Christmas song.About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Robert and Francis wrap up the year with a bow (and a potential government shutdown). Tune in to hear the latest on shutdown, some reflections on the first season of FedHeads, and hear Robert sing his favorite Christmas song. About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 40: Mele Kalikimaka

This week on episode #44, the #FedHeads welcome Asif Khan, Director at the GAO, to discuss the results of its first ever audit of the Department of Defense.

Episode 44: Auditing the Department of Defense

This week Robert and Francis welcome Howard Mortman, Communications Director at C-SPAN to talk about the role of unbiased media and access to the inner workings of government in a free and open society.    Howard Mortman Bio: https://www.c-span.org/person/?howardmortmanC-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

This week Robert and Francis welcome Howard Mortman, Communications Director at C-SPAN to talk about the role of unbiased media and access to the inner workings of government in a free and open society. Howard Mortman Bio: <a href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?howardmortman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.c-span.org/person/?howardmortman</a> C-SPAN: <a href="https://www.c-span.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.c-span.org/</a> About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 36: Window Into An Open Government

FedHeads episode #24 was recorded in Orlando at the Association of Government Accountants Professional Development Training. On this episode, Robert and Francis talk to Mike Wetklow, Deputy CFO at the National Science Foundation about the new A-123 Appendix A and its impact on agency enterprise risk management plans. Joining the conversation is Wendy Morton-Huddleston, Partner at Grant Thornton Public Sector. About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

FedHeads episode #24 was recorded in Orlando at the Association of Government Accountants Professional Development Training. On this episode, Robert and Francis talk to Mike Wetklow, Deputy CFO at the National Science Foundation about the new A-123 Appendix A and its impact on agency enterprise risk management plans. Joining the conversation is Wendy Morton-Huddleston, Partner at Grant Thornton Public Sector. About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 24: Enterprise Risk Management

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector.This week of FedHeads, Robert and Francis talk with Dominic Sale, Assistant Commissioner of Operations at FAS Technology Transformation Services at GSA about IT modernization in the government and the recent creation of a center of excellence model as the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President's Management Agenda: https://www.performance.gov/PMA/IT Modernization CAP Goal: https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goal_1.htmlAbout FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector. This week of FedHeads, Robert and Francis talk with Dominic Sale, Assistant Commissioner of Operations at FAS Technology Transformation Services at GSA about IT modernization in the government and the recent creation of a center of excellence model as the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President's Management Agenda: <a href="https://www.performance.gov/PMA/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.performance.gov/PMA/</a> IT Modernization CAP Goal: <a href="https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goal_1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.performance.gov/CAP/CAP_goal_1.html</a> About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 10: IT Modernization

Robert Shea and Francis Rose discusses the one year anniversary of the President's Management Agenda, and the importance of the PMA and how to  improve the operations of government.

52: The President's Management Agenda

This week on episode 48 of the FedHeads, Robert Shea and Francis Rose discuss the new OPM director nominee and the GEAR awards.

Episode 48: Management News of the Day

Episode 16 of #FedHeads is here. We're excited to have the head of Grant Thornton Public Sector Carlos Otal on the podcast this week. Joining him is Jason Miller, Executive Editor for Federal News Radio for a chat between a bunch of old government hands about some of the more intriguing trends in government management. About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 16 of #FedHeads is here. We're excited to have the head of Grant Thornton Public Sector Carlos Otal on the podcast this week. Joining him is Jason Miller, Executive Editor for Federal News Radio for a chat between a bunch of old government hands about some of the more intriguing trends in government management. About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 16: The Many Sides of Robert J. Shea

Joshua Vogel

Curtis McNeil

The FedHeads are recording live at AFERM 12th Annual Summit with Government Matters TV at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Robert Shea and Francis Rose welcome Joshua Vogel, Director, Strategy and Performance at GSA and Curtis McNeil, Risk Management Officer for the Architect of the Capitol.  The FedHeads, with Joshua and Curtis, discuss the topics from this year's Summit that are important to ERM practitioners right now, and how the adoption and evolution of ERM in the federal government has improved recently.

Episode 83: Live at AFERM with Joshua Vogel and Curtis McNeil

On this episode of #FedHeads, Robert and Francis talk to Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration on their new initiative to help tackle to the Grand Challenges in Public Administration

Episode 87: Grand Challenges in Public Administration

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector.This week, Francis and Robert welcome Marc Pearl, President and CEO of the Homeland Security Defense Business Council (HSDBC) and David Haun, Director at Grant Thornton to discuss the latest survey of the homeland security enterprise about the effort to protect the homeland. Grant Thornton and HSDBC have partners for a 5-year project to survey both current homeland security officials and industry representatives. Read the full 2017 reportThe Business of Homeland Security: Aligning Capabilities, Responsibilities, Engagement &amp; Innovation: gt-us.co/2017HomelandSecuritySurveyHomeland Security and Defense Business Council: http://www.homelandcouncil.org/About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector. This week, Francis and Robert welcome Marc Pearl, President and CEO of the Homeland Security Defense Business Council (HSDBC) and David Haun, Director at Grant Thornton to discuss the latest survey of the homeland security enterprise about the effort to protect the homeland. Grant Thornton and HSDBC have partners for a 5-year project to survey both current homeland security officials and industry representatives. Read the full 2017 report The Business of Homeland Security: Aligning Capabilities, Responsibilities, Engagement &amp; Innovation: <a href="http://gt-us.co/2017HomelandSecuritySurvey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gt-us.co/2017HomelandSecuritySurvey</a> Homeland Security and Defense Business Council: <a href="http://www.homelandcouncil.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.homelandcouncil.org/</a> About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 6: The Business of Homeland Security

This week of FedHeads, Robert and Francis welcome Grover Burthey from the Department of Transportation and Brien Diselet from Grant Thornton to talk about transportation infrastructure in the United States and how to make much needed improvements. Grover Burthey Bio: https://www.transportation.gov/mission/grover-burtheyBrien Diselet: https://www.grantthornton.com/library/press-releases/2017/november/GT-Brien-Desilets-lead-infrastructure-advisory-practice.aspxAbout FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

This week of FedHeads, Robert and Francis welcome Grover Burthey from the Department of Transportation and Brien Diselet from Grant Thornton to talk about transportation infrastructure in the United States and how to make much needed improvements. Grover Burthey Bio: <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/mission/grover-burthey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.transportation.gov/mission/grover-burthey</a> Brien Diselet: <a href="https://www.grantthornton.com/library/press-releases/2017/november/GT-Brien-Desilets-lead-infrastructure-advisory-practice.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.grantthornton.com/library/press-releases/2017/november/GT-Brien-Desilets-lead-infrastructure-advisory-practice.aspx</a> About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 11: Working to Make Our Infrastructure Better

Episode 62: Executive Branch Budgeting 101 by Guidehouse

Episode 62: Executive Branch Budgeting 101

On Episode 61, Robert and France welcome Kris Rowley, Chief Data Officer at GSA to discuss the strategic vision for data management and building a data governance framework and discussing the challenges he may face.

Episode 61: Use of Data in Federal Agencies

On episode 54, The FedHeads welcome Roger Waldron, President of the Coalition on Government Procurement. Roger promotes common sense in government procurement and works to ensure the procurement system provides sound business opportunities that deliver best value for customer agencies. The Fedheads and Roger discuss the trend of agencies moving away from doing their own procurement, but using vehicles that already exist.  They also talk about the reason behind the broader use of procurement, searching for efficiency, creating bridge between government and industry, understanding their customer requirements, and future of this Administrations first term and what to expect.

Episode 54: Coalition on Government Procurement

On episode 55, Robert Shea and Francis Rose invites Howard Mortman, Communications Director at C-SPAN, to return on the FedHeads to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. On this episode, we learn about C-SPAN’s background and their most profound moments.

Episode 55: C-SPAN's 40th Anniversary

The FedHeads welcome Gerard Badorrek, Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to discuss Gerard's experience with moving from a private sector to the government. They also discuss the PMA and the priority items.

Episode 97: Elevating Government Agencies

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector.This week on FedHeads, Robert and Francis talk about the release of the President's budget proposal and the shape of the soon to be released management agenda. Show Notes and Links: President's FY19 Budget Request: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/ About FedHeadsFedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas.If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Welcome to FedHeads! A weekly podcast from Grant Thornton Public Sector. This week on FedHeads, Robert and Francis talk about the release of the President's budget proposal and the shape of the soon to be released management agenda. Show Notes and Links: President's FY19 Budget Request: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/</a> About FedHeads FedHeads are Robert Shea and Francis Rose, who love to talk about the arcana of government management and the people who are trying to make it better. They don't have t-shirts yet, but are open to ideas. If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Episode 4: Anticipating the President's Management Agenda

The latest report from the 20/20 Project on the Homeland Security Enterprise - a joint project between the Homeland Security &amp; Defense Business Council and Grant Thornton Public Sector - looks at how things have changed in the last year as parts of the homeland security enterprise continue to become more integrated and efficient in defending America

Episode 49: HSDBC 20/20 Project Survey Report

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