Episode 169: Lauren Lombardo Recodes America
This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Lauren Lombardo, Policy Director for Recoding America, to discuss her work driving collaborative and coordinated government management policy reform. Lauren walks us through how working on campaigns at 13 years old sparked an early interest in public service, and describes her professional path working as a data scientist in the private sector before pivoting to use her technology background as a staffer in Congress. She dives into her work with the Recoding America fund, building connections with think tanks and individuals passionate about government management reform, developing the narrative surrounding these issues, and administering grants to organizations doing policy development and advocacy work in the government management sphere. Plus, learn why Lauren believes problems attributed to technology in government often stem much deeper, and why bipartisanism is necessary for real policy change.
Show Notes
Allocore: allocore.com
New York Times: Accept Your Fate. Don’t Wear Shorts to the Office.
Congress.gov: House C.R.
The Hill: House passes reconciliation framework for Pentagon boost, voting restrictions
House Armed Services Committee: FY27 NDAA Resources
FedScoop: VA won’t require existing FedRAMP certification for cloud contracts
VA: FedRAMP memo
Nextgov/FCW: After Hugging Face breach, FedRAMP chief tells slow-to-patch vendors to stay out of government
Recoding America Fund: recodingamerica.org
HSGAC: Testimony of Anthony Fauci
C-SPAN: Dr. Anthony Fauci Testifies on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Washington Post: Rand Paul threatens to hold Fauci in contempt after he declines to answer questions
What’s on the GovNavigators’ Radar?
August 4th
TheXchange August Workshop on NASA's SEWP VI, Reston, VA
August 5th
HSGAC Business Meeting, Washington, D.C.
August 5th-6th
The 14th Annual Border Security and Intelligence Summit, Washington, D.C.
