# Adam Hughes Co-founder and President of GovNavigators, a consulting firm focused on federal government policy, process, and management. Career spent at the intersection of legislative process, federal IT policy, financial transparency, and government communications. **Online:** [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-hughes-2669011/) · [GovNavigators](https://www.govnavigators.com/) **Organization:** GovNavigators **LinkedIn Location:** Washington DC --- ## Entries ### Background Hughes served as Senior Advisor to the Federal Chief Information Officer's (CIO) Council, where he helped implement and improve federal IT policy. One of his accomplishments was leading the team that helped draft and pass the Federal Funding, Accountability, and Transparency Act — the legislation that created USASpending.gov. Together with [[Robert Shea]], he co-created and co-hosted FedHeads — an award-winning government management podcast that ran until early 2023. In 2023, Hughes and Shea co-founded [GovNavigators](https://www.govnavigators.com), a firm advising on government policy and process, and launched a successor podcast under the same name.