Author Archive
Ross Gianfortune
Engagement Editor
Prior to joining Government Executive’s staff, Ross Gianfortune worked at The Washington Post, The Gazette Newspapers, WXRT Radio and The Columbia Missourian. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Missouri and a master's in communications from the American University.
Prior to joining Government Executive’s staff, Ross Gianfortune worked at The Washington Post, The Gazette Newspapers, WXRT Radio and The Columbia Missourian. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Missouri and a master's in communications from the American University.
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Fraud, SBA and Technology
Gary Shiffman joins the show to discuss how changes in legislation affect Small Business Administration loan programs.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Tech
GovExec Daily: A First-Person COVID-19 Vaccine Experience
Host Ross Gianfortune joins producer Adam Butler to discuss Gianfortune's experience getting his first dose in D.C.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Biden's Workforce Czar, Morale and Feds
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss Pam Coleman's role and other pay and workforce news.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Future of Safe In-Office Work
Drs. Brittany Busse and Anthony Harris join the podcast to discuss what "normal" work looks like when the country gets back to normal.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: What the Postal Board Changes Mean for DeJoy
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss news about the Postal Service and the future of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Management
GovExec Daily: What to Expect from Biden's 'Buy American' Order
Contracting attorney Kelly Kroll joins the podcast to discuss how the executive order will affect firms going forward.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Management
GovExec Daily: Cabinet Progress and the Tanden Nomination
Courtney Bublé joins the show to discuss how President Joe Biden's nominees – including his controversial OMB pick – have fared so far.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: One Year of COVID-19 Coverage
Eric Katz and Kate Queram join the show to mark the first anniversary of the podcast and the year of coronavirus news.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Management
GovExec Daily: Overcoming the Limits of Technology During Telework
Clint Padgett joins the podcast to discuss how to encourage conversation and collaboration while most people are working remotely.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Ten Years of Federal Performance Management
Georgetown's Dr. Donald Moynihan joins the podcast to discuss the reasons for optimism after a decade of the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: The Avenues for COVID-19 Oversight
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how Congress and GAO are tracking the pandemic response.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: What Feds Need to Know About Tax Season
Dallen Haws joins the podcast to discuss public servants' options for the upcoming filing season.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How Will Feds Get Vaccinated?
Eric Katz joins the podcast to discuss the confusing messaging coming out of agencies.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Management
GovExec Daily: How the Vaccine Rollout is Leaving out Communities of Color
The Center for Urban and Racial Equity's Dr. Judy Lubin joins the podcast to discuss the inequality still present in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: Tanden and the State of Biden's Nominations
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss how the administration is filling out.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The New FLRA Chief and Biden's Priorities for Feds
GovExec reporter Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss his interview with Ernest DuBester and how he fits into the White House workforce strategy.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How Feds are Burning Out During the Pandemic
Eagle Hill Consulting's David Witkowski joins the podcast to discuss his firm's survey results on how public servants are working during the crisis and handling the stress of COVID-19.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Oversight
GovExec Daily: OMB's Secret Spending Decisions
The National Taxpayers Union's Andrew Lautz and the Project on Government Oversight's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette join the show to discuss how to fix the apportionments process.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Pay & Benefits
GovExec Daily: Paying Feds More to Fix the Civil Service
Dr. James L. Perry joins the podcast to discuss how compensation reform should be a top priority for the Biden administration.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
Tech
GovExec Daily: Getting Politics Out of the COVID-19 Response
Dr. Ron Sanders joins the show to discuss how the Biden administration can get out apolitical information to fight the pandemic.
- Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler