Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC

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 CRH staff ophthalmologist (staff ophthalmologist at Central Texas Veterans Healthcare Sys...

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 Innovation.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/ Gary Washington, chief strategy of...

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 Services (CMS).  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-gaines-79a657121/ Rita Martess, Blockchain I...

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. Vincent Schwind , director, Strategy and Organization Development, ASI Government.  https://...

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 Mission Generation .  https://www.linkedin.com/in/arungupta23/   Additional Resources : T...

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 executive, Harrison Smith about priorities in the tech market and his journey in both the publi...

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 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and former vice president at Large of the American Council fo...

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 and change.  Guests : Laura Stanton , deputy commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service at the Ge...

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 Mode...

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.&...

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...

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...

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...

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 , chi...

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 Johns...

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, found...

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 Res...

On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two of the ACT-IAC 2025 Innovation Champion award winning teams.  Guests : Nandita Gududuri , president, APV https://www.linkedin.com/in/nandita-desai-gududuri-b8ab665/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAEPqRoB-LFBiOe3bUfrnH1yisSBZgm-Zzo Manuel Miranda , vice president of Client Relations & Growth, APV https://www.linkedin.com/in/m...

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.li...

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-I...

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 ou...

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 Em...

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 president https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-roat-49714115/ Robert Shea , CEO, GovNavigators, former associate director at OMB and former chair of the Boa...

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)  https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-gerton-b43aa73a/ Additional Resources : To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://ww...

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 for the American Council for Technology and Government Chair for Imagine Nation ELC 2023.  https...