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. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertjshea/

Gary Washington, chief strategy officer at ACT-IAC, former USDA CIO and ACT president. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-washington-995413a5/

Additional Resources:

To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

To learn more about GovNavigators or sign up for their newsletter: https://www.govnavigators.com/

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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 learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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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 our website: https://www.actiac.org/

To learn more about NASCIO and read the 2025 State CIO Survey: https://www.nascio.org/

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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 ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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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, chief strategy officer, DRT Strategies and immediate past chair for the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/malharden/

John Janek, chief technologist, Dev Technology Group and former Foreign Service Officer at the State Department. https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnjanek/

Additional Resources:

To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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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 Johnson, award winning author and founder of Polarity Partnerships, LLC. His new books are “And – Volume 1: Foundations,” and the companion volume, “And – Volume 2: Applications.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-johnson-32871056/

Additional Resources:

To learn more about Polarity Management and Polarity Partnerships, visit Barry’s website: https://www.polaritypartnerships.com/

Barry’s books are available on his website and elsewhere on-line.

To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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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, founder and CEO, Action to Impact Strategies, LLC, & chair, ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation and ACT-IAC Strategy and Engagement Executive. https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cook-10ab23a/

Additional Resources:

To learn more about the Federal Grant Systems Hub, go to: Grants.gov/SystemsHub . Users are encouraged to provide feedback through the Share Feedback button located at the top of the dashboard.

To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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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 Resources:

To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/

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