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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC
by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
Accelerating Government is a production of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and Federal News Network. Host Dave Wennergren is the CEO of ACT-IAC, a nonprofit organization which has worked for more than 40 years to bring together government and industry leaders to accelerate government mission outcomes through collaboration, leadership and education. Dave has served in a number of senior positions in government, including as the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer and vice chairman of the Federal CIO Council. He’s also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a CIO-SAGE at the Partnership for Public Service.
Episodes
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 72: Innovation Spotlight – Department of Veterans Affairs
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with a group of leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs who were the recipients of a 2026 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award for the “Ophthalmology Deep Learning AI Software” initiative. Guests: Manuj Kapur, M.D., VISN 7...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 71: HR Modernization
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with a group of leaders about ACT-IAC’s recently released Federal HR Management Technology Market Research Report. Guests: Jim Cook, founder and CEO, Action to Impact Strategies, LLC and chair, ACT-IAC Institute for…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 70: Innovation Spotlight – CMS & TRM Labs
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with our 2026 Innovation Champion award winner Brittany Gains from CMS and Innovation Impact Award winners Rita Martess and Christopher Wong from TRM Labs. Guests: Brittany Gaines, special assistant, CPI Front Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 69: Innovation & CX Spotlight – TSA CX Digital Data Transformation
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with our 2026 Innovation Champion award winner, Rachel Schwind, from ASI Government, on the innovative CX work they’ve undertaken with TSA, and then chats with Jim Cook about the innovation awards program. Guests: Rachel E....
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 68: The Mission Generation with Arun Gupta
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Arun Gupta about his latest bestselling book, The Mission Generation. Guests: Arun Gupta, CEO of NobleReach Foundation, former venture capitalist and co-author of the bestselling books, Venture Meets Mission and The…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 67: From Pilots to Production and Harrison Smith
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks first with some of the key contributors to the recently released ACT-IAC report, “Pilots to Production: Integrated Findings and Case Studies.” Then we have a conversation with former government acquisition and transformation...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 66: Guy Cavallo – Leadership Spotlight
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Guy Cavallo about priorities in the tech market and his accomplishments in both the public and private sector. Guest: Guy Cavallo, chief innovation officer, Planet Technologies, former chief information officer at the...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 65: Laura Stanton – Leadership Spotlight
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with Laura Stanton, GSA acquisition leader and the recipient of the 2025 ACT-IAC Government Executive Leadership Award about her career, on-going acquisition reform efforts, One Gov, shared services, innovation, transformation...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 63: Margie Graves – Leadership Spotlight
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 62: Reflecting back with Robert Shea and looking forward with Gary Washington
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 61: Emily Murphy – Leadership Spotlight
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 60: Doug Robinson – State CIO Priorities
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)....
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 59: Suzette Kent – Leadership Spotlight
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 58: Kendall Holbrook, Malcolm Harden & John Janek
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 57 – Replay: Barry Johnson and Polarity Management
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 56: Innovation in 2025 – Part 4
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 55: Innovation in 2025 – Part 3
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 54: Innovation in 2025 – Part 2
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 53: Innovation & Leadership
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 52: Federal Leadership with Lesley Field
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)....
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 50: Tech Leadership in 2025 with Casey Coleman
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....
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 49: Cloud Computing & Tech Priorities
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 48: Reflecting Back on 2024; Looking Forward to 2025
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...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 47: Leadership Lessons in Public Administration
On this episode, we discuss Public Administration issues and leadership opportunities with the president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration. Guests: Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 46: CX, Tech Leadership & ELC
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss customer experience, technology leadership, the Imagine Nation ELC Conference and our CX Summit. Guests: Danielle Metz, director, Information Management and Technology & CIO, Office of the Secretary of Defense, executive vice president...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 45: Tech Leadership & 2024 Innovation Awards Part 3
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with an outstanding federal tech market leader and also interviews another of our 2024 ACT-IAC Innovation Champion award winners. Guests: Jylinda Johnson, Sector Vice President & General Manager, Government Operations, Commerce and Global Citizen…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 44: 2024 Innovation Awards Part 2
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with the 2024 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact award winners. Guests: John P. Lucas, NASA IV&V deputy JSTAR lead & Computer Engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lucas-35605164/ Katherine...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 42: Venture Meets Mission
On this episode, we talk with Arun Gupta about his best-selling book, “Venture Meets Mission.” Guest: Arun Gupta, CEO, NobleReach Foundation, venture capitalist, adjunct professor at Georgetown University, lecturer at Stanford University and author of the best-sellingbook, “Venture Meets Mission”...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 41: Tech Leadership & 2024 Innovation Awards Part 1
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with Stephanie Mango about leadership in the federal technology market and Moses Liscov and Jim Cook about the ACT-IAC 2024 Innovation Awards. Guests: Stephanie Mango, president, CGI Federal and executive vice chair, Industry Advisory Council...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 40: Innovation Spotlight – Air Force
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with Alexis Bonnell about the Air Force, innovation and leadership in the federal technology market. Guest: Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 39: Tech Leaders – Spring 2024
On this episode, we talk with two outstanding leaders about issues and opportunities in the federal market. Guests: Malcolm Harden, chief growth officer, Safal Partners and Chair, Industry Advisory Council (IAC) https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/ Dave Powner, executive director, Center for...
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Episode 38: Small Business Issues & Opportunities
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with small business leaders about issues and opportunities in the federal market. Guests: Janis Garcia Keating, President & CEO, Wilco Group, LLC https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-garcia-keating-pmp-pmi-acp-csm-safe5-sa-9542b71/ Will Choi, Chief…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 37: ACT-IAC 45th Anniversary
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with several ACT-IAC leaders about current offerings of the organization and celebrating the 45th anniversary of the American Council for Technology. Guests: Kisha Powell, Events and Marketing Executive, ACT-IAC...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 36: Reflecting Back; Looking Forward II
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two former government leaders about the challenges and opportunities facing the federal market as we look forward to 2024. Guests: Maria Roat,Owner, MA Roat Consulting, former federal deputy CIO and Past American Council for Technology...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 35: 2023 Leadership Award Winners
On this episode, we ask some of the winners of the 2023 ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Awards to share their experiences, insights and advice. Guests: Yemi Oshinnaiye, chief information officer, Transportation Security Administration and recipient of the 2023 ACT-IAC Government Executive Leadership...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 34: CX 2023
On this episode, we talk with Barbara Morton and Martha Dorris about customer experience efforts in the federal government. Guests: Barbara Morton, deputy chief Veterans Experience Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and government advisor to the ACT-IAC CX COI....
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 33: Government Can Deliver
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with Richard Spires about his new book, “Government Can Deliver: A Practioner’s Guide to Improving Agency Effectiveness and Efficiency.” Guest: Richard Spires, principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting, former CIO at both DHS and IRS, former vice chair…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 32: Acquisition & Cybersecurity
On this episode, we talk about a recently released ACT-IAC acquisition report on pre-solicitation best practices and catch up with a long-time federal technology leader on cybersecurity trends and priorities. Guests: John Gilligan, President and CEO at the Center for Internet Security and former...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 31: Tech Leadership & Imagine Nation ELC 2023
On this episode, we talk with Danielle Metz and Kendall Holbrook about technology leadership and the upcoming ACT-IAC Imagine Nation ELC 2023 conference. Guests: Danielle Metz, Director, Information Management and Technology & CIO, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Vice President at Large for…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 30: Quantum Computing
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with government and industry technology leaders about quantum computing and the recently released ACT-IAC report, “Fundamentals of Quantum Computing: Frequently Asked Questions and Myth Busting.” Guests: Jeremy Wood, chief, Enterprise Architecture…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 29: Enhancing the FITARA Scorecard
On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with technology leaders about recent actions to enhance the FITARA Scorecard. Guests: Richard Spires, Principal at Richard A. Spires Consulting, former CIO at both DHS and IRS, former Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council and former Chair of the…
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 28: Innovations in the Federal Market – Part 2
This week on Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with more winners of ACT-IAC’s 2023 Innovation Awards and a leading industry voice on innovation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 27: Innovations in the Federal Market – Part 1
On this week's episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with two winners of ACT-IAC’s 2023 Innovation Awards. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 26: Tech & DEIA Opportunities
Host Dave Wennegren and his guests discuss DEIA efforts in government and some upcoming tech opportunities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 25: Climate Change
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss technology efforts that are supporting the government's climate change initiatives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 24: Digital Transformation and Cyber Compliance
On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss digital transformation efforts in government and a recently released government-wide guide to cybersecurity compliance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 23: Reflecting Back on 2022; Looking Forward to 2023
Host Dave Wennergren talks with two former government leaders on the challenges and opportunities facing the federal market as we look forward to 2023. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 22 – 2022 ACT-IAC Leadership Awards – Part 2
Host Dave Wennergren speaks with four outstanding federal technology leaders who recently received ACT-IAC 2022 Executive Leadership Awards. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 21 – 2022 ACT-IAC Leadership Awards – Part 1
Host Dave Wennergren talks with three of the federal technology leaders who recently received ACT-IAC 2022 Executive Leadership Awards. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 20 – FITARA Enhancements
On this episode, we talk with technology executives, Richard Spires, Margie Graves and Dave Powner about the recently released ACT-IAC report, “Recommendations for Evolving the FITARA Scorecard.” See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
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Accelerating Government is a production of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and Federal News Network. Host Dave Wennergren is the CEO of ACT-IAC, a nonprofit organization which has worked for more than 40 years to bring together government and industry leaders to accelerate government mission outcomes through collaboration, leadership and education. Dave has served in a number of senior positions in government, including as the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer and vice chairman of the Federal CIO Council. He’s also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a CIO-SAGE at the Partnership for Public Service.
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