Episode 178: Welcome to the Peterman Era: Introducing AGA’s New CEO

Drumroll, please! This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam sit down with Mary Peterman, the newly hired CEO of AGA. Learn about Mary’s longstanding involvement in the organization, her view on the role AGA should play in public policy issues, and her thoughts on the impact of AI in government financial management. Plus, how AGA is here to help you adjust to an evolving federal landscape and the rapid technological transformation sweeping the field.  

Thank you Allocore for sponsoring this episode! 

Show Notes 

• Allocore.com 

• America.gov: America.gov 

• FNN: How the Trump administration has been building toward the America.gov launch 

• NYT: At White House, Trump Asks A.I. Titans to Police Themselves 

• White House: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence 

• White House: Restoring the United States Department of War 

• HHS: HHS Cracks Down on Years of Unchecked Audit Findings 

• HHS: HHS Single Audit Resolution Division 

• NASCIO: Annual Conference 

• AGA: agacgfm.org 

• AGA: AGA Names Mary E. Peterman Chief Executive Officer 

• White House: M-25-30 Ensuring Accountability: How we Oversee, Audit, and Improve 

• Congress.gov: Defense Primer: FY2025 Department of Defense Audit Results 

What’s on the GovNavigators’ radar? 

October 8th  

• ACT-IAC's Federal Loan Systems Modernization Act of 2026 Forum, Reston, VA 

October 12th-14th  

• AUSA 2026, Washington, D.C. 

October 14th-15th  

• SAP Public Sector Summit, Washington, D.C.