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Hosted by ACT-IAC · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 66 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.
ACT-IAC hosts Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC, a government show with 66 episodes published.
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 Ga
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
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
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 .”&nbs
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
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 ac
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 fede
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
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 Governmen
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,
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,
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 : Kenda
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 ex
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 ,
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/reg
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/?min
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, consult
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
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 fo
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,
Harrison Smith
Alliance Defending Freedom
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Emily Murphy
Senior Professional Development Lead at Nord Anglia Education · Surgical Institute of South Dakota
1 appearance on this show
Doug Robinson
executive director of NASCIO
1 appearance on this show
Barry Johnson
author and co-founder · Polarity Partnerships
1 appearance on this show
Casey Coleman
PT, DPT · Physical Therapy
1 appearance on this show
Jim Cook
Action to Impact Strategies, LLC
1 appearance on this show
Rachel E. Vincent Schwind
ASI Government
1 appearance on this show
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