FedScoop News Countdown recaps the top stories this week

On today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, two experts in the federal government community select the three most important news stories of the week.

Stan Soloway, president and CEO of Celero Strategies LLC and former deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition reform and Robert Shea, national managing principal for public policy at Grant Thornton and former associate director for the Office of Management and Budget list their top three stories of the week on the FedScoop News Countdown.

Stan’s list: 

3. The Biden administration is willing to increase its defense budget request for FY23

2. 20 senators want to fully fund unemployment insurance in FY23

1. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana says government is working with industry to improve how it measures product and service delivery

Robert’s list:

3. The White House is looking to improve infrastructure permitting processes

2. GAO says government has made progress on duplicative programs but there is still more work to do

1. Apple TV+ docuseries recounts the Social Security scam of Kentucky attorney Eric C. Conn

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