Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC

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 Data-Driven Policy at The MITRE Corporation and former director of Information Technology Management Issues at GAO.https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-powner-83079214/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 Operating Officer, Mind Petal https://www.linkedin.com/in/willchoi2/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kisha-hemphill-powell-ms-cmp-4569869/ Carol Miller, Chief Corporate Revenue Officer, ACT-IAC https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-miller-9459b3126/ Leslie Barry, Director, Professional Development, ACT-IAC https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslieadamsbarry/ Jim Cook, Strategy and Engagement Executive, ACT-IAC and Chair of ACT-IAC’s Institute for Innovation https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 president https://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 new knowledge website:www.SludgeDaily.com

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 Award.https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemio/ Paul Strasser, managing client executive, Transitional Businesses, Deep Water Point & Associates, Former Chair, Industry Advisory Council and recipient of the 2023 ACT-IAC Industry Executive Leadership Award https://www.linkedin.com/in/strasserpaul/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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.https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-c-morton-77b28085/ Martha Dorris, founder of Dorris Consulting International, former deputy associate administrator for Citizen Services at the General Services Administration (GSA), former president of the American Council for Technology and former Industry Chair of the ACT-IAC CX COI.https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-dorris-798b3b7/ Additional Resources: To Register for the CX Summit 2023, please visit:https://web.cvent.com/event/d3312c9d-eaa6-4f52-b8a4-f5b04401fde6/summary To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 of the Federal CIO Council and former chair of the Industry Advisory Council.https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardspires/ Additional Resources: To learn more and order your copy of Richard’s new book, “Government Can Deliver,” please visit:www.governmentcandeliver.com To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 Air Force and Energy Department CIO.https://www.linkedin.com/in/jogilligan/ John Dobriansky, Government Acquisition Subject Matter Expert with Civilian Agency and DoD experience and member of the ACT-IAC Acquisition Community of Interest.https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-dobriansky-173b4288/ Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi, Head of U.S. Federal Civilian Policy at Google Cloud, former Director of Acquisitions at the GSA Centers of Excellence and member of the ACT-IAC Acquisition Community of Interest.https://www.linkedin.com/in/oghaffari/ Additional Resources: To read the ACT-IAC Pre-Solicitation Best Practices Report:https://www.actiac.org/documents/pre-solicitation-best-practices To register for the Cybersecurity Summit:https://web.cvent.com/event/9d8edf74-a657-44a3-aefd-e97b4ecaf8e4/summary To register for the 2023 ACT-IAC Imagine Nation ELC conference:https://web.cvent.com/event/4949d465-b72d-470f-a46c-18839336e3b3/summary To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 the American Council for Technology and Government Chair for Imagine Nation ELC 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-metz-135b0019/ Kendall Holbrook, CEO, Dev Technology Group, Vice Chair at Large for the Industry Advisory Council and Industry Chair for Imagine Nation ELC 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendall-holbrook-0852062/   Additional Resources: To register for the 2023 ACT-IAC Imagine Nation ELC conference: https://web.cvent.com/event/4949d465-b72d-470f-a46c-18839336e3b3/summary To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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 Branch at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and government advisor to the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekwithin/ Tim Gilday, Emerging Tech senior director at GDIT and Industry chair of the ACT-IAC Quantum Knowledge Group. https://www.linkedin.com/in/timgilday/ Sabina Sokol, chief resource officer & US Ambassador @ Girls in Quantum and Research and Prototype Lead for the ACT-IAC Emerging Tech Accelerator. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabina-sokol/ Karlene Stecchi, executive vice president at Tantus Technologies, Inc. and a member of the ACT-IAC Quantum Knowledge Group.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlenestecchi/   Additional Resources: To download a copy of the ACT-IAC report: https://www.actiac.org/documents/fundamentals-quantum To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/ To learn more about the National Quantum Initiative: https://www.quantum.gov/