Gov Actually Archives

Gov Actually Episode 30 — The ‘Dave’ episode

Dan and Danny discuss the infamous budget scene in "Dave."

Mar 15, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Service members are greeted by locked doors at the Harriotte B. Smith library aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune due to a government shutdown, Oct. 1., 2013. (Photo By: Gunnery Sgt. Ryan E. O’Hare)

Gov Actually Episode 29: An Idea to Prevent Future Government Shutdowns

Gov Actually co-host Danny Werfel has an idea — one that he thinks could prevent future political budget debates from holding federal appropriations hostage.

Jan 17, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. (House photo)

Gov Actually Episode 28: Get Ready for Oversight

Dan and Danny are back to discuss what it's like to be a witness in a congressional oversight hearing.

Nov 12, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

Gov Actually Episode 27: Inside the Senate confirmation process

Dan and Danny take you behind the scenes to explore the Senate confirmation process.

Sep 10, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

Gov Actually Episode 26: How the government buys things (And why it does it the way it does)

Dan and Danny discuss federal acquisition and why it is the way it is, even if it's frustrating and exhaustingly long at times.

Jul 19, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

Gov Actually Episode 25: Dan and Danny are OPM ‘co-directors for a day’

What if Dan and Danny were co-directors of the Office of Personnel Management for a day? Here's what they'd do.

Jun 8, 2018 By Billy Mitchell

Gov Actually Episode 24: Mistrust in the U.S. government

The President's Management Agenda is out. And within the document are some pretty surprising charts about the public's perception of and trust in the government.

Apr 9, 2018 By Billy Mitchell