Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC

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 acquisition reform efforts, One Gov, shared services, innovation, transformation and change.
Guests:
Laura Stanton, deputy commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration (GSA) and chair of the ACT-IAC Leadership Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-stanton-9457226/
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 Margie Graves, recipient of the 2025 ACT-IAC Industry Executive Leadership Award conferred in the spirit of Janice K. Mendenhall about the federal government market and leadership during times of change.
Guests:
Margie Graves, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, partner for Digital Modernization Strategy at IBM, former federal Deputy CIO and former chair of the Industry Advisory Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-graves-4515661a0/
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 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/
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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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