This week on The GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome back Charles Cooper, Managing Director at Brumidi Group and GovNavigators' resident oracle of all things Capitol Hill. With six months until the midterms and a staggering legislative to-do list full of reconciliation, the farm bill, the surface transportation bill, 12 appropriations bills, the NDAA, FISA, and more, Charles breaks down why Congress is already fracturing along election-year fault lines. He explains why the White House and rank-and-file members are increasingly operating on different frequencies, makes his signature bold prediction on a government shutdown, and offers a candid look at what savvy clients are doing right now to position themselves for the lame duck and beyond. He also weighs in on the bipartisan fraud prevention push out of House Oversight and whether momentum can survive the politics. As always, the oracle has spoken.

Show Notes:

House Oversight Committee: Markup Sweeping Legislation to Stop Fraud in Federal Programs

OPM: Draft Rule Eliminating Time-in-Grade Requirement

OMB: Cybersecurity Incident Logging Update

NDAA: House Armed Services Committee Markup

What's on the GovNavigator's Radar?

June 3rd: 

• House Oversight Committee Hearing on Medicaid Fraud 

June 5th:

•  Data Foundation 2026 Data Summit 

June 10-11th:

• Government Service Delivery 2026 Conference 

June 11th:

• GovExec 35th Annual Government Procurement Conference 

June 16th:

• VeeamOn Tour DC 2026