Government Matters

Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act signed into law

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses why the latest piece of open data legislation was a long...

OPM encourages continued implementation of WH workforce priorities

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, examines the Office of Personnel Management’s new policy for implementing the workforce...

House Republicans propose bill to give White House authority for fed reorg

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses congressional efforts to support, or possibly impede, the Trump administration’s reorganization...

Next steps for implementation of agency reorganization

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses what needs to happen before the White House’s reorganization proposal can...

Implementation of the government reorganization plan

An all-star panel of former agency officials and federal workforce experts discuss how OMB’s restructuring plan could be implemented and...

OPM suggests reforms to employee compensation

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the federal retirement reforms suggested last week and whether they are...

Omnibus restricts agency unilateral reorganization

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the President’s Management Agenda, and how the recently passed omnibus spending...

Government Matters (Full Show) – January 18, 2018

Bajinder Paul, executive director of IT solutions and strategy at ManTech, and Sanjay Sardar, vice president of data sciences at...

Career officials take the reins amid lack of political appointees

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, discusses the results of a survey of federal chief financial officers and how those...

Implementing agency reorganization without top officials confirmed

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the challenges implementing the agency reorganization initiative without confirmed political leadership...

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking issues final report

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the results from the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking’s final report.

Trump, Congress push for reduction in improper payments

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the effort by the Trump administration and Congress to reduce the...

Government Matters (Full Show) – May 17, 2017

Nafeesa Syeed, national security and cyber reporter at Bloomberg, discussed the firing of FBI director James Comey and its impact...

Agencies await management agenda from the White House

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, discussed clues to President Trump’s management agenda buried in his executive order on cybersecurity.

Government Matters (Full Show) – March 15, 2017

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discussed the possible implications of the Trump administration’s budget proposal for the...

Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ poised to get some meat on its bones

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discussed the possible implications of the Trump administration’s budget proposal for the...

Government Matters (Full Show) – February 20, 2017

White House preparing agency reorganization executive order Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the agency reorganization executive...

White House preparing agency reorganization executive order

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the agency reorganization executive order being prepared by the White House.

Congress considers flurry of federal management bills

Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discussed the flurry of activity in Congress around management and workforce...

Government Matters (Full Show) – January 18, 2017

GAO denies protests of massive Alliant 2 contract Frank Konkel, senior technology editor for the Government Executive Media Group, discussed...

Government Matters (Full Show) – November 23, 2016

Gen. Michael Hayden (USAF, ret.), former director of both the National Security Agency and the CIA, discussed intelligence briefings being...

The implications of a Trump administration on civil service reform

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discussed the implications of a Trump administration on civil service reform.

The relationship between agency inspectors general and political appointees

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, discusses the importance of the relationship between agency inspectors general and political appointees.

Government Matters (Full Show) – September 28, 2016

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, discusses the importance of the relationship between agency inspectors general and political appointees. Dave...

Government Matters (Full Show) – August 24, 2016

Defense reporter at The Washington Examiner, Jacqueline Klimas, discusses the progress being made on the National Defense Authorization Act while...

The evolving relationship between unions and presidential administrations

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, discusses the evolving relationship between unions and presidential administrations.

Government Matters (Full Show) – July 27, 2016

Wednesday on Government Matters: Nikki Parker, vice president of growth & strategy at Covata, discussed the investigation into a cyber...

OMB releases an update to Circular A-123

Grant Thornton principal Robert Shea, former associate administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, discussed the long-awaited makeover for...

Reporting management challenges at agencies

Robert Shea, former associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, explains why reporting requirements for managers at federal...