Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC: Recent Episodes
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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.
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/
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 Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-graves-4515661a0/ Rich Beutel, Commissioner on the GSA Acquisition Policy Advisory Board, Principal Researcher at the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, Managing Principal and Founder, Cyrrus Analytics LLC and former Counsel for Acquisition and IT Policy/Cloud on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbeutel/ Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC and the FITARA Scorecard work, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
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.
On this episode, we talk with Federal CIO Clare Martorana about the recently released Federal IT Operating Plan and hear from two more of the ACT-IAC 2022 Innovation Champion Award winners;
Guests:
Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/claremartorana/
John Hutchison, Assistant Operations Research Analyst at the Argonne National Laboratory. https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-k-hutchison/
Ronie Namata, Contracting Officer at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Additional Resources:
To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
To read the Federal Government’s IT Operating Plan, visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Federal-IT-Operating-Plan_June-2022.pdf
To learn more about the 2022 ACT-IAC Innovation Awards: https://www.actiac.org/act-iac-emerging-technology-and-innovation-awards-2022
On this episode, we talk some outstanding federal technology leaders who were “in the room where it happened” when the eGov Act was enacted 20 years ago—what did it entail, what’s been accomplished and where do we go from here.
Guests:
Karen Evans, Managing Director of the Cyber Readiness Institute and Former Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensevans/
Mark Forman, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Optimization and Transformation, Dynamic Integrated Services and former Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/markforman1/
Robert Shea, National Managing Principal, Public Policy at Grant Thornton and former Associate Director at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/
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, we talk with GSA’s Sam Navarro about federal supply chain risk management efforts and hear from two of the ACT-IAC 2022 Innovation Champion Award winners; Cesar Tavares from Octo and D.J. Dart from INADEV Corporation.
Guests:
Sam Navarro is the Senior Advisor to the IT Category Manager at the General Services Administration (GSA) https://www.linkedin.co m/in/samuel-navarro-6036258/
Cesar Tavares is Senior Director, Emerging Technology at Octo Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctavares75/
D.J. Dart is the Chief Strategy Officer at INADEV Corporation https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-j-dart-69aa14/
Additional Resources:
To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
To learn more about the 2022 ACT-IAC Innovation Awards: https://www.actiac.org/act-iac-emerging-technology-and-innovation-awards-2022
On this episode, we talk with Gary Washington, Malcolm Harden and Todd Hager about innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies in the federal market.
Guests:
Gary Washington is the Chief Information Officer for the US Department of Agriculture and the President of the American Council for Technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-washington-995413a5/
Todd Hager is Vice President at Macro Solutions and the Industry Chair for the ACT-IAC Emerging Technology Community of Interest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/thagerdc/
Malcolm Harden is the Federal Partnerships Leader at Microsoft and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/
Additional Resources:
To register for the 2022 ACT-IAC Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference, May 22-24: https://web.cvent.com/event/9352f320-446a-41c4-82e9-bd24aa6f2f99/summary
To learn more about ACT-IAC's National Use Case & Solutions Library (NUCSL): https://www.actiac.org/national-use-case-solutions-library-nucsl-pilot To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
On this episode, we talk with Karen Evans and Dan Chenok about the recently released Cybersecurity Education study that they led on behalf of the National Academy of Public Administration and catch up with John Marshall on federal shared services efforts.
Guests:
Karen Evans is a Partner at KE&T Partners, LLC, and has served in numerous senior positions in government to include Federal CIO, DHS CIO and Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensevans/
Dan Chenok is the Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, former OMB Executive and former Chair of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenokdan/
John Marshall is the founder and CEO at Shared Services Leadership Coalition and a former government and industry executive. https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-marshall-1a73971/
Additional Resources:
To register for the 2022 Shared Services Summit on April 28th: https://web.cvent.com/event/11227a7b-b310-4195-8df0-3ad9e88c7325/summary
Link to the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report, “A Call to Action: The Federal Government’s Role in Building a Cybersecurity Workforce for the Nation:” https://napawash.org/academy-studies/dhs-cybersecurity-workforce To learn more about the Shared Services Leadership Coalition, visit their website: https://sharedservicesnow.org/ To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
On this episode, we talk with Acquisition experts Stan Soloway and Jason Knudsen on their ground-breaking report on the expanding use of Other Transaction Authority (OTAs) in the federal procurement market and then catch up with innovation leader Jim Cook on the recently released President’s Management Agenda (PMA) Learning Agenda. Guests: Stan Soloway, CEO of Celero Strategies, former CEO of the Professional Services Council, former DoD acquisition leader and a Fellow at both the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)) https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-soloway-3707b84/ Jason Knudson, CEO of Vyzvalab, Inc., former Naval officer and former program manager for IT and related capabilities at the Defense Innovation Unit https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-knudson/ Jim Cook, Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at MITRE and leader of the ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/
Additional Resources: Link to OTA Report – “Other Transaction Authorities: After 60 Years, Hitting Their Stride or Hitting the Wall”: https://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/other-transactions-authorities Link to the PMA Learning Agenda: https://www.performance.gov/pma/learning-agenda/ Link to President’s Management Agenda: https://www.performance.gov/pma Link to the MITRE Center for Data Driven Policy: https://www.mitre.org/research/policy-center To learn more about ACT-IAC, the Institute for Innovation, the upcoming Innovation Roundtables, the 2022 Innovation Awards, Emerging Technology and Innovation Conference or the Agenda 2021 Presidential Election papers, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
On this episode, we talk with Federal Deputy CIO, Maria Roat, about the President’s Management Agenda and then catch up with Tim Smith, President of OnPoint Consulting about innovation in the federal market.
On this episode, we talk with world renowned leading change icon and best-selling author John Kotter.
Guest:
John P. Kotter is a best-selling author, award winning business and management thought leader, business entrepreneur, Harvard Professor and the Executive Chairman of Kotter International. His award-winning articles in The Harvard Business Review have sold more reprints than any other author’s, and his 2012 article, “Accelerate!” won the McKinsey award for the world’s most practical and groundbreaking thinking in the business/management arena. His books have reached millions, and have been printed in over 150 foreign language editions. His 1996 book, Leading Change, was selected by Time magazine in 2011 as one of the 25 most influential business management books ever written. His new book is titled, “Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-To-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times.”
On this episode, we talk with some outstanding federal leaders on issues and opportunities that should be “top of mind” in 2022.
Guests: Suzette Kent, Chief Executive Officer at Kent Advisory Services and former Federal Chief Information Officer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzettemassie/ Emily Murphy, Senior Fellow with the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University and former Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilywebstermurphy/ David Mader, Civilian Sector Chief Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting and the former Controller and Acting Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mader-deloitte/
Additional Resources: To learn more about ACT-IAC, visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/
In this episode of Accelerating Government, we share insights from 2021 leadership award winners Darren Ash, Ted Davies and Joanne Woyteck.
In this episode, we have a timely conversation on a true national imperative--cybersecurity. First we talk with John Gilligan and Luke McCormack about the US Cyber Challenge program, the upcoming awards ceremony and a discussion of top cyber issues. Then we do a deep dive on federal cybersecurity priorities with Steven Hernandez, Department of Education CISO and Vice Chair of the Federal CISO Council.
Guests:
John Gilligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Internet Security, longtime industry executive and former CIO at the Department of the Air Force and Department of Energy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jogilligan/
Luke McCormack, National Director for the US Cyber Challenge, former DHS CIO and former Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-mccormack-698a087/
Steven Hernandez, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Education, Vice-Chair of the Federal CISO Council and Government Chair of the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sthernandez/
Additional Resources:
To register for the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Summit and US Cyber Challenge Awards Program on Wednesday, October 6th, go to the ACT-IAC website: www.actiac.org
Moving the US Government Towards Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles: https://zerotrust.cyber.gov/
ACT-IAC Report: Zero Trust Report: Lessons Learned from Vendor and Partner Research: https://www.actiac.org/documents/zero-trust-report-lessons-learned-vendor-and-partner-research
ACT-IAC Report: Zero Trust Cybersecurity Current Trends: https://www.actiac.org/documents/zero-trust-cybersecurity-current-trends
To learn more about the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI): https://www.actiac.org/groups/cybersecurity-community-interest
In this episode, we explore two topics. First we cover the Customer Experience imperative in government with Lee Becker—what’s going on and what’s next. Then we have another Technology Leadership Spotlight with an outstanding federal technology leader, Margie Graves, where we cover top tech priorities and leadership advice in the federal tech market.
In this episode, we explore a topic that’s gaining a lot of attention – Agile Government. The term “Agile” has gained popularity over the years, and while its roots can be found in the agile software development movement, today when we talk about agility, we’ve broadened the aperture considerably—describing processes that change the very fabric of how the business of government is conducted.
Guests:
Casey Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Government Solutions at Salesforce, and former GSA CIO. https://www.linkedin.com/in/colemancasey/
Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and former Senior Executive at the Department of Labor. https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-gerton-b43aa73a/
Dan Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and former OMB Executive. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenokdan/
Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of the Agile Government Center at NAPA, Agile Visiting Fellow at the IBM Center for The Business of Government and former Deputy Director for Management and Controller at OMB. https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-deseve-66b156166/
Additional Resources:
ACT-IAC – Agenda 2021 Accelerating Agility in Government Paper: https://www.actiac.org/resource-center/accelerating-agility-government
NAPA Agile Government Center – Building an Agile Federal Government Study: https://napawash.org/academy-studies/increasing-the-agility-of-the-federal-government
IBM Center for the Business of Government – The Road to Agile Government: Driving Change to Achieve Success: https://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/road-agile-government-driving-change-achieve-success
In this month’s episode, we spotlight innovation in the Federal Technology market and then have a conversation on technology leadership and careers.
This episode’s guests:
Renee Wynn, CEO of RP Wynn Consulting and former NASA CIO
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-wynn-8935a24/
Jim Cook, Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships, MITRE
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/
Richard Spires, long-time Federal technology leader and former DHS/IRS CIO and Learning Tree/Resilient Network Systems CEO
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardspires/
For more information on the ACT-IAC 2021 Innovation Awards: https://www.actiac.org/act-iac-event/emerging-technology-and-innovation-conference-2021
In this month’s episode, we hear from federal technology leaders; what’s on their mind, what their priorities are and what advice can they offer us on both successful technology adoption and leadership in a rapidly changing world.
This episode’s guests:
Harrison Smith, Director of the Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management Office, Internal Revenue Service
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrison-smith-0029ba4/
Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-washington-995413a5/
Maria Roat, U.S. Federal Deputy Chief Information Officer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-roat-49714115/
Ted Davies, former CEO, Altamira Technologies and Chair, Industry Advisory Council
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviested/
Over the last year, ACT-IAC leaders have given a lot of thought to both the crucial initiatives that need to continue regardless of the change in administration, as well as the new issues and challenges that must be addressed in the years ahead.
ACT-IAC’s Agenda 2021 Project has highlighted issues that transcends parties and politics – top priorities for our nation and the federal technology market.
The Agenda 2021 Project work has resulted in a capstone paper, “Delivering Outcomes, Building Trust,” and three supporting papers, “Improving Customer Experience and Transforming Service Delivery,” “Accelerating Agility In Government” and “Transforming Infrastructure And Managing Risk” – all of which are available at: https://www.actiac.org/content-page/agenda-2021-presidential-election-project
On this inaugural episode of Accelerating Government, our host, Dave Wennergren, ACT-IAC's CEO, speaks with:
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Jim Cook, Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at MITRE
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Mike Howell, Senior Director for Government Engagement at ACT-IAC
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Kathy Conrad, Director of Digital Government at Accenture Federal Services and former Principal Deputy Associate Administrator for Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies at GSA
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Robert Shea, National Managing Principal for Public Policy at Grant Thornton and former OMB associate director
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Casey Coleman, Senior Vice President for Global Government Solutions at Salesforce and former GSA CIO
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Dan Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and former OMB Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology
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Alan Balutis, former Distinguished Fellow and Senior Director at Cisco and long-time government technology leader
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Mark Forman, who has served in a number of senior positions in industry and in government as the first Federal CIO
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Dave McClure, leader of transformational IT initiatives at Accenture Federal Services who previously served in government at both GSA and GAO