Episode 145: President’s Day Pop-Up: Shutdown Impacts, SBA 8(a) Cuts, and a $23 Trillion Reality Check

In this special President’s Day pop-up episode, the GovNavigators break down a fast-moving week in federal management and policy. They unpack the latest partial shutdown and what it really means for DHS employees, travelers, and the long-term outlook for TSA, along with the state of negotiations between the White House and Congress.

The conversation turns to the Congressional Budget Office’s new long-term deficit projection, the Small Business Administration’s termination of more than 150 8(a) contracts and what it signals for the federal contracting community, and a notable Washington Post release of a searchable database of federal AI use cases, and what it says about the government’s progress (and remaining challenges) in making data usable.

Enjoy the long weekend, folks!

Show Notes:

Robert, there are a total of four presidents with alliterative names, they are: 

• Woodrow Wilson (28th President)

• Calvin Coolidge (30th President)

• Herbert Hoover (31st President)

• Ronald Reagan (40th President)