Tune in each week to hear Robert Shea and your celebrity host talk with government leaders and public policy wonks about the arcana of government management and the people who are working hard to make it better.

If government is your bag, you've got to listen to 'em. They're the FedHeads.

Fedheads: Presented by Guidehouse

The Feds buy more IT than anyone else on the planet. IT companies need a strong advocate and they’ve got one in ITI. #FedHeads, including returning guest host Stan Soloway, heard about the big issues facing IT companies from Senior VP of Public Policy  Gordon Bitko.

Episode 219: What IT is tracking next

Grant Thornton Public Sector’s very own Monique Earl shared with #FedHeads Robert Shea and returning guest host Stan Soloway her experience driving improved management and equity initiatives in Los Angeles and throughout her career. Spoiler alert: it’s not just about hiring a diversity officer.

Episode 220: DE&I before it was DE&I

In the long slog to find a new #FedHeads co-host, a bright light emerges: Mary Reding, a Partner at disabled veteran owned Vetrix Group. Robert Shea and Mary Reding talked about how agencies are dealing with laws that have already passed and what’ll happen if others don’t. #noshutdown

Episode 221: Bringing agencies together

IBM Center for The Business of Government Margie Graves and Jennifer Bechner of Johns Hopkins University appeared on FedHeads to talk about their report and one of our favorite subjects: advancing evidence-based policymaking. Oh, and Mary Reding came back. 

Check out the report - Optimizing Analytics for Policymaking and Governance: 
https://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/optimizing-analytics-policymaking-and-governance

Episode 222: Optimizing analytics for policymaking and governance

In their annual drop in to FedHeads, Graeme Finley and NASCIO’s Executive Director Doug Robinson share the results of their most recent survey of State Chief Information Officers. Getting the people we need to perform for states and their citizens is a growing challenge.

Episode 223: 2022 State CIO Survey Report - The People Imperative

The FedHeads are back! Robert and Francis are refreshed from summer break and talking about three major developments in government management that have occurred during the sometimes slow month of August in Washington. 

Federal district judge invalidates 9 provisions of Trump executive orders: https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2018/08/federal-district-judge-invalidates-9-provisions-of-trump-executive-orders/
CRS Report on NDAA: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R45013.pdf
OMB Memo 18-23: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/M-18-23.pdf
 
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 26: Chaos Never Takes a Break in Washington D.C.

Thank you for joining for this podcast series. As of January 2023, we are no longer recording new episodes of FedHeads. Please enjoy previously recorded episodes or explore our full podcast library of content  https://soundcloud.com/guidehouse.