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/

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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.

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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.

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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/

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