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On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Margie Graves, recipient of the 2025 ACT-IAC Industry Executive Leadership Award conferred in the spirit of Janice K. Mendenhall about the federal government market and leadership during times of change.  Guests: Margie Graves, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, partner for Digital Modernization Strategy at IBM, former federal Deputy CIO and former chair of the Industry Advisory Council.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-graves-4515661a0/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren looks at the year in review and opportunities for the year ahead with Robert Shea and then discusses leadership, the tech market and Gary Washington’s new role at ACT-IAC.  Guests: Robert Shea, CEO, GovNavigators, former associate director at OMB and former chair of the Board for the National Academy of Public Administration. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/ Gary Washington, chief strategy officer at ACT-IAC, former USDA CIO and ACT president. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-washington-995413a5/   Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ To learn more about GovNavigators or sign up for their newsletter: https://www.govnavigators.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Emily Murphy about the federal government market and leadership during times of change.  Guests: Emily Murphy, founder & CEO of Government Procurement Strategies, former GSA Administrator and former Congressional Staff Member. https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywebstermurphy/   Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Doug Robinson, the executive director of NASCIO, about technology priorities for State CIOs.  Guests: Doug Robinson, executive director, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinsondoug/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ To learn more about NASCIO and read the 2025 State CIO Survey: https://www.nascio.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Suzette Kent about the federal technology market and leadership during times of change.  Guest: Suzette Kent, CEO Kent Advisory Services, former U.S. Federal CIO and member of the Industry Advisory Council Executive Committee. https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzettekent/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Kendall Holbrook, Malcolm Harden and John Janek about the federal technology market and leadership during times of change.  Guests: Kendall Holbrook, CEO, Dev Technology Group and executive vice chair for the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-holbrook-0852062/ Malcolm Harden, chief strategy officer, DRT Strategies and immediate past chair for the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/ John Janek, chief technologist, Dev Technology Group and former Foreign Service Officer at the State Department. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnjanek/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, we bring out from the archives our talk with award-winning author Barry Johnson about his ground-breaking work in polarity management, helping us recognize that while we are extremely adept at identifying and solving problems, many times in life we are actually faced with a polarity of two related things that must be managed together. Guest: Barry Johnson, award winning author and founder of Polarity Partnerships, LLC. His new books are “And – Volume 1: Foundations,” and the companion volume, “And – Volume 2: Applications.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-johnson-32871056/ Additional Resources: To learn more about Polarity Management and Polarity Partnerships, visit Barry’s website: https://www.polaritypartnerships.com/ Barry’s books are available on his website and elsewhere on-line. To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with one of the ACT-IAC 2025 Innovation award winning teams and the Chair of the ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation.  Guests: Andrea Sampanis, director, Grants Quality Service Management Office (QSMO), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-sampanis-b1229b7/ Jim Cook, founder and CEO, Action to Impact Strategies, LLC, & chair, ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation and ACT-IAC Strategy and Engagement Executive.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/ Additional Resources: To learn more about the Federal Grant Systems Hub, go to: Grants.gov/SystemsHub . Users are encouraged to provide feedback through the Share Feedback button located at the top of the dashboard. To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two of the ACT-IAC 2025 Innovation award winning teams.  Guests: Regupathi Angappan, Postdoctoral Scientist, SandboxAQ.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/regupathi-angappan-ph-d-b425185b/ Kenyon Crowley, managing director, Health Data & AI, Accenture Federal Services. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenyoncrowley/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two of the ACT-IAC 2025 Innovation Champion award winning teams.  Guests: Nandita Gududuri, president, APVhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nandita-desai-gududuri-b8ab665/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAEPqRoB-LFBiOe3bUfrnH1yisSBZgm-Zzo Manuel Miranda, vice president of Client Relations & Growth, APVhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-miranda-9698958/ Raju Indukuri, director of IT Programs, APV https://www.linkedin.com/in/isnraju/ Alton Robinson, program manager, DOD F&ES Certification Program, Air Force Civil Engineer Center https://www.linkedin.com/in/alton-robinson-msm/ Mike Horton, vice president, National Security, ASRC Federal https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-horton-6a17484/    Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with long-time federal technology leader Melvin Brown and he also speaks with REI Systems leaders on the innovative work they’re doing with FEMA. Guests: Melvin Brown, consultant, Contract Administration Network International (CANI), LLC, former OPM CIO and Deputy CIO, and vice president at Large for the American Council for Technology.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinbrownii/ Samidha Manu, vice president, Federal Solutions, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/samidha-manu-45316317/ Rujuta Waknis, vice president, Digital Solutions, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rujuta-waknis/ Brian Robertson, project manager/scrum master - IT Modernization & Change Management, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-robertson-b918671/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with long time federal acquisition leader Lesley Field. Guest: Lesley Field, adjunct lecturer, School of Public Affairs at American University and former deputy administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-field-82097023/  Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks 2025 tech priorities with federal technology leader, Casey Coleman. Guest: Casey Coleman, vice president, Global Public Sector at ServiceNow and former chief information officer at the General Services Administration. https://www.linkedin.com/in/colemancasey/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren and his guest talk about the Center for Strategic and International Studies Cloud Commission Report and tech priorities for the year ahead.  Guests: Karen Evans, managing director, Cyber Readiness Institute and Co-Chair, CSIS Cloud Commission, former Federal CIO, DHS CIO, Department of Energy CIO, assistant secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the Department of Energy and National Director of the US Cyber Challenge. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensevans/   Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ To learn more about CSIS and the Cloud Commission report: https://www.csis.org/ To learn more about the Cyber Readiness Institute: https://cyberreadinessinstitute.org/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren and his guests review 2024 events and take a look at what topics will be top of mind in 2025.  Guests: Maria Roat,owner, MA Roat Consulting, former federal deputy CIO and Past American Council for Technology presidenthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-roat-49714115/ Robert Shea, CEO, GovNavigators, former associate director at OMB and former chair of the Board for the National Academy of Public Administration. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/  Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ To visit GovNavigators knowledge website: www.SludgeDaily.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.