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:

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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:

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren talks with two of the ACT-IAC 2025 Innovation Champion award winning teams.

Guests:

Nandita Gududuri, president, APVhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nandita-desai-gududuri-b8ab665/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAEPqRoB-LFBiOe3bUfrnH1yisSBZgm-Zzo

Manuel Miranda, vice president of Client Relations & Growth, APVhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/manuel-miranda-9698958/

Raju Indukuri, director of IT Programs, APV https://www.linkedin.com/in/isnraju/

Alton Robinson, program manager, DOD F&ES Certification Program, Air Force Civil Engineer Center https://www.linkedin.com/in/alton-robinson-msm/

Mike Horton, vice president, National Security, ASRC Federal https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-horton-6a17484/

Additional Resources:

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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, consultant, Contract Administration Network International (CANI), LLC, former OPM CIO and Deputy CIO, and vice president at Large for the American Council for Technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/melvinbrownii/

Samidha Manu, vice president, Federal Solutions, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award. https://www.linkedin.com/in/samidha-manu-45316317/

Rujuta Waknis, vice president, Digital Solutions, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rujuta-waknis/

Brian Robertson, project manager/scrum master - IT Modernization & Change Management, REI Systems and recipient of a 2025 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-robertson-b918671/

Additional Resources:

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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 for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesley-field-82097023/

Additional Resources:

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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 former chief information officer at the General Services Administration.

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

Additional Resources:

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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, Cyber Readiness Institute and Co-Chair, CSIS Cloud Commission, former Federal CIO, DHS CIO, Department of Energy CIO, assistant secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the Department of Energy and National Director of the US Cyber Challenge. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensevans/

Additional Resources:

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

To learn more about CSIS and the Cloud Commission report: https://www.csis.org/

To learn more about the Cyber Readiness Institute: https://cyberreadinessinstitute.org/

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On this episode, host Dave Wennergren and his guests review 2024 events and take a look at what topics will be top of mind in 2025.

Guests:

Maria Roat,owner, MA Roat Consulting, former federal deputy CIO and Past American Council for Technology presidenthttps://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/

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