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America.gov opens the digital front door to accessing online government services
11/09/2026 | 6 mins.America.gov is the digital front door to accessing online government services. As artificial intelligence adoption grows across the government, agency leaders are thinking about how to keep the user at the center of design. Federal News Network reporter Silvia Oakland joins me to talk more about the role AI will play in digital service delivery.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.- Three government watchdog groups are asking a federal judge to shut down the Pentagon’s new panel focused on the future of warfare. Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis has more.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. A strategic plan can help define an institution's future. Choosing the next Comptroller General will help determine how that vision is carried out
11/09/2026 | 13 mins.The search for the next Comptroller General comes at a pivotal moment for the Government Accountability Office. As Congress looks to GAO for oversight, accountability, and insight into emerging challenges, the next leader will help shape how the agency fulfills that mission. Phillip Joyce, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, joins me now.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.The election dramatically changed the balance of power in Washington. But the current Congress still has several weeks left to govern
11/09/2026 | 11 mins.A dramatically different Congress is waiting in the wings, but lawmakers still have several weeks to address funding, the NDAA, nominations, and other unfinished business. The challenge is determining what Republicans want to pass, what Democrats are willing to support, and how much can realistically get done before power changes hands. Loren Duggan, Deputy News Director at Bloomberg Government, joins me now.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.- Last month, the Government Accountability Office released a new strategic plan developed over nearly two years in consultation with Congress. It outlines the capabilities GAO believes Congress will need as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies reshape government. Steve Sanford, Managing Director of Strategic Planning and External Liaison at GAO, joins me now with highlights.
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