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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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),...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardspires/ Margie Graves, Senior Fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, former Federal Deputy CIO and current Chair of the...

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.

On this week's episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with two winners of ACT-IAC’s 2023 Innovation Awards.

Host Dave Wennegren and his guests discuss DEIA efforts in government and some upcoming tech opportunities.

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren and his guests discuss technology efforts that are supporting the government's climate change initiatives.

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.

Host Dave Wennergren talks with two former government leaders on the challenges and opportunities facing the federal market as we look 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.

Host Dave Wennergren speaks with four outstanding federal technology leaders who recently received ACT-IAC 2022 Executive Leadership Awards. 

Host Dave Wennergren talks with three of the federal technology leaders who recently received ACT-IAC 2022 Executive Leadership Awards.

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.”

On this episode, we talk with IRS Executive, Ken Corbin, long-time government and industry CX leader, Martha Dorris and industry executive Angy Peterson about the power and promise of on-going customer experience efforts in the federal market and ACT-IAC’s upcoming CX Summit.

GSA Executive Laura Stanton and Dev Technology Group CEO Kendall Holbrook discuss the federal technology market and this October’s ACT-IAC Imagine Nation ELC Conference.