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ICYMI: Rural Health Transformation 2026: Turning Policy into Scalable Innovation
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May 07, 2026 |
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Leadership Under Pressure: Jared Peatman on the 20th Maine, Gettysburg, and Public Service Lessons
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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ICYMI: From Insight to Impact: AI-Driven Decision Making for Leaders
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Leadership at Scale: Gary Washington on Modernizing Federal IT and Managing Change
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Unifying Data to Build Customer Profiles
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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ICYMI: The Role of Humans in an Increasingly AI-Centric Service World
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Closing the Gap Between Curiosity and ROI: AI Training Series
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Government Contracting Success: Shak McCants on Leadership
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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ICYMI: AI Unleashed
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Inside the ACT-IAC Associates Program: Growth, Networks, and New Horizons
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Road to OneGov
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Acquisition Alchemy
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Real Leadership in the Age of AI: A Conversation with Melvin Brown II
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Unlocking Government Tech Innovations with Pega
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Navigating Careers and Climate Change: Insights from an Associates Graduate from Maximus
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Innovating Federal Tech at Karsun Solutions
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Playbook on Post-Quantum Cryptography: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from Accenture Federal Services
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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ICYMI: Innovation from the Unconventional
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Happy New Year! A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Community
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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2025: Year in Review
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Cybersecurity Summit, Keynote Fireside Chat
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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ICYMI: CFO's Role in Delivering Value Through Customer Experience
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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ICYMI: The Future of AI Powered Digital Services
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Navigating Federal Tech: Scrum Mastery and Agile Principles at ACT-IAC Academy
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Collaboration at the Core: Inside ACT-IAC's Cyber COI
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Keynote Fireside Chat, Transformation Reimagined (part 2)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Keynote Fireside Chat, Transformation Reimagined (part 1)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Future of Customer Experience (CX) in the Public Sector
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Camino de Santiago to Government Tech
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Relaunching Partners 2026: Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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ICYMI: AI Revolution in the Acquisition Life Cycle AI Acquisition Forum- 2025
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Opening Keynote AI Acquisition forum
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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From Molecular Oncologist to Team Strategist: Trust the Collaborative Journey
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Building Collaboration in Government: Insights with Acquisition COI
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Fellows Speaker Series: Small Business
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Leadership and Collaboration Strategies in a Hybrid World
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Closing Keynote - AI Acquisition Forum 2025
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Enabling the Workforce to Capitalize on the AI Opportunity
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Human-Centered Design in Government: COI's Journey from the former Soviet Union to Qualtrics
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Exploring Digital Health Technologies in Federal Research
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Health Innovation Keynote Fireside Chat
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Health Innovation Summit Closing Keynote
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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From Engineering to Federal Contracting: A Mid-Career Voyage
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Live at Emerging Tech Demo Day: Insights from Next Phase Solutions
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Exploring the Integrated Value Network
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Innovators Unite: ET&I Conference Highlights Part 2
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Innovators Unite: ET&I Conference Highlights Part 1
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Top Strategies from Leading Private Sector Contact Centers
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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ICYMI: Contact Center Case Studies - Governments Learn Best from Other Governments
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Live at the 2025 Contact Center Annual Summit
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May 28, 2025 |
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The Human Element in Tech and Mission with CIO, DOC Brian Epley
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May 21, 2025 |
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Voyager Voices: Stories of Growth and Impact
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Power of Connection: Lessons from the Voyager Program
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May 07, 2025 |
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The Buzz Live: Creativity and Collaboration at Voyager Talks
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Empowering Communities: Christina Binhack and the ACT-IAC Gives Back Initiative
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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From College to Career: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from IBM
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Building Networks and Skills: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from ABS Consulting
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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From Nursing to Business Operations: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from Akiak Holdings
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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From Courtside to Capitol Hill: Dir. of Professional Development Sarah Hughes on Career Transformation
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Building Confidence and Connections: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from CGI
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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From Intern to AI Sales: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from IBM
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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From Aviation to GovCon: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from Leidos
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Building Bridges in GovCon: A Talk with an Associates Graduate from the Wilco Group
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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New V2X Technology at DOT with Grafton deButts and Brian Cronin
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Welcome Our New Host: Yohanna Baez
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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ICYMI: AI, Innovation, and the Future of Government with Alexis Bonnell
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Farewell Colin!
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Replay: Civil Service in American Government with Donald Moynihan
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Replay: The Green Transition Dilemma with James Salzman and J.B. Ruhl
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Creating a Medically-Ready Military at the Defense Health Agency
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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ICYMI: How NIST is Responding to AI Development
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Venture Meets Mission with Arun Gupta
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May 30, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Resilient Infrastructure Work at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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May 15, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Academic Perspectives in Resilient Infrastructure
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May 01, 2024 |
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Dark Patterns and Ethical Design with Colin Gray
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Digital Transformation Strides Driving Citizen Experience in Government
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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The Civic Tech Success of IRS Direct File with Courtney O' Reilly
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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A New Era for US Passenger Rail? With Robert Puentes
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Shared Services Lessons from the Intelligence Community
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Replay: The Tax Software We Deserve with Gabriel Zucker
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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From the Archives: The Roots of Government CX with Dan Tangherlini
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Don't Forget to Cyber
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Virtual Reality and the Future of Medicine with Dr. Brennan Spiegel
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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The Future of Federal Buildings with Elliot Doomes
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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ICYMI: AI Acquisitions at the Department of State with Michael Derrios
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Modernization and Reform at the FAA with Robert Puentes
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The Green Transition Dilemma with James Salzman and J.B. Ruhl
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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ICYMI: Pursuing Greatness with Art Jackson
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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ICYMI: CX Progress at the IRS with Danny Werfel
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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All About Tech Hubs with Alejandra Castillo
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Farewell 2023 with Dave Wennergren
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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FTX Fallout and the Future of Crypto with Hilary Allen
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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ICYMI: 2023's Leaders in Acquisitions Excellence
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Why do Government Shutdowns Happen? with Philip Joyce
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Kiran Ahuja on the Future at OPM
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Federal Insights Exchange: Acquisitions at the VA with Dr. Angela Billups
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Closing the Digital Divide for the Quinault Indian Nation with Tyson Johnston
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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The Art of Government Memes with Joseph Galbo
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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ICYMI: A Cybersecurity Breakdown with Yemi Oshinnaiye
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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From the Archives: The First USDS Administrator
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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ICYMI: The New Employer-Employee Compact
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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The Inflation Reduction Act Progress Report with Grace Smith
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Resilient Infrastructure Risks to National Security
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Life Experiences: Helping Parents Navigate the Challenges of Early Childhood
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Summer News Round-Up 2023
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Hyperautomation in the Workforce
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Building Flood-Resistant Communities with Mathew Sanders
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Unpacking the EV Charger War with Andrew Russell
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Replay: Getting America Online with Kathryn De Wit
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Nuclear Fusion: Energy of the Future?
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Insecure Work in a Digital Age with Julia Ticona
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Government Partnerships in the Health Life Cycle
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Opening the Artificial Information Floodgates with Ravit Dotan
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Preparing for the Future at the Defense Intelligence Agency
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May 31, 2023 |
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Federal Insights Exchange: Workforce Modernization at the VA
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May 24, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and the Infrastructure Emergency
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May 16, 2023 |
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Infectious Disease in a Warming World with Dr. Ben Beard & Dr. Nancy Chow
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May 03, 2023 |
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Education for an AI-Driven Workforce with Dr. Ioulia Rytikova & Dr. Aisha Sikder
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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What's Next for DOJ IT with Melinda Rogers & Brian Wodarski
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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The Tax Software We Deserve with Gabriel Zucker
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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ICYMI: The Race to Secure Federal Cryptographic Systems
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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A Vision of Carbon-Free Transportation with Drew Kodjak
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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A Career Retrospective with Mary Davie
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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ICYMI: Lessons Learned and Best Practices in C-SCRM
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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A Federal Quantum Primer with Tim Gilday and Sabina Sokol
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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The Innovation Delusion and the Value of Maintenance with Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The Power Law with Sebastian Mallaby
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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A Peek Behind the Curtains of Federal Procurement
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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ICYMI: The Francis Rose Sessions
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Rejuvenating the Civil Service
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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2022: Year in Review
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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ICYMI: The CX Journey of High-Impact Service Providers
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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ICYMI: GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan on Making Government Serve the People
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Small Business, Big Security with Kimberly Mentzell
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Scaling Technology and the ARPA Model with William Bonvillian
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: Encouraging Change by Putting People First at the Department of the Treasury
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: How the Department of Transportation is Driving Digital Transformation with a Focus on Safety, and Resilient Infrastructure
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Easy, Breezy, Beautiful, Tax Code with Beverly Moran
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: Balancing the Bottom-Up, Top-Down Approach at Canada’s Office of the Auditor General
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Health Inequities and the COVID-19 Response with LaRon Nelson
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: How DHS Focuses on Strategic Partnerships to Jumpstart Digital Transformation
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Civil Service in American Government with Donald Moynihan
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: Cyber’s Elite Forces – How Air National Guard Puts People First with Artificial Intelligence to Drive Digital Transformation
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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From the Archives: The Federal Perspective from 11 Years Ago
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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How Government Built This: How USDA is Paving the Way for Digital Transformation
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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The Keys to Estonia's Success with Taavi Kotka
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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How Synthetic Data Can Improve AI in Medicine with Dr. Amanda Purnell
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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ICYMI: AI in Mission Decision-Making
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Reflections on a Career in Federal Service with Maria Roat
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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How to Build a Digital Society from Scratch with Carmen Raal
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Lessons in Digital Transformation from Government and Industry
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Adapting to IT Supply Chain Risks with Leo Alvarez
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Building Trust through Service Design with Eddie Hartwig
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Service Delivery from the Farm to the Wildlands at USDA
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Y2K: A Date to Remember with Zachary Loeb
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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ICYMI: Quantum Computing and the Future of Cybersecurity
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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ICYMI: The Impact of Health Data Interoperability on the Patient Experience
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May 24, 2022 |
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Building FinTech for Low-Income Americans with Stacy Taylor of Propel
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May 18, 2022 |
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Exploring Change in the Federal Health Sector
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May 11, 2022 |
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Wherefore Art Thou Web3? with Elizabeth Renieris
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May 04, 2022 |
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Demystifying Procurement: The Rise of Other Transactions with Stan Soloway
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ensuring a Successful Voting Experience for All with Amy Cohen
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Unpacking DeFi and Financial Risk with Hilary J. Allen
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Fighting Fires with AI with Dr. Ilkay Altintas
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Tracing Theft on the Blockchain with Josephine Wolff
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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ICYMI: Innovate or Perish - A CIA Perspective on Digital Transformation
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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More Thoughts on Internet Access with Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Getting America Online with Kathryn De Wit
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Rethinking Digital Bank Transfers with FedNow CIO Dan Anthony
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Demystifying Procurement: Getting Creative within the FAR with Soraya Correa
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Why Digital Transformation is About More than Just Technology
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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From the Archives: Dr. Michio Kaku's Predictions for the Future
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Demystifying Procurement: A Crash Course in Modern Acquisitions with Lesley Field
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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The Tricky Business of the Pandemic Economy with Combiz Abdolrahimi
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Exploring Pittsburgh's Transportation Options with Kim Lucas
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Demystifying Procurement: A Brief History of Government Contracting with Jim Nagle
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Looking Ahead to 2022 with Dave Wennergren
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Decrypting Cryptocurrency with Combiz Abdolrahimi
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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ICYMI: Exploring Possibility Government with Mitchell Weiss
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Winning Ideas for Simplifying Acquisitions
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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ICYMI: Department of Energy CIO Ann Dunkin on Tackling Resilient Infrastructure at Scale
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Thoughts on Thinking Machines: Managing Risk in AI with Elham Tabassi
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Catching Up With Imagine Nation ELC 2021
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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In Conversation with Government IT Leader Sandy Barsky
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Burning Questions: How Waste Management Practices Contribute to Pollution
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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ICYMI: How Contact Centers Drive Inclusivity Efforts
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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COVID Conversations: Government CX Leader Brian Whittaker
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Shark Tank: Innovative Solutions to Procurement Challenges
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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From the Archives: CX Recommendations from 2020
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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How to Maximize the Value of End-of-Year Dollars
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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CX Discussion: Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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COVID Conversations: Former NASA CIO Renee Wynn
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Reflections on a Career in Federal Service with Soraya Correa
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Federal Record-Keeping in the Digital Age
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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ICYMI: Women Leaders Discuss the "New Normal" for Work
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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ACT-IAC News Briefing - July 2021
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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CX Discussion: Designing for the Community at USA.gov
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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ICYMI: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on COVID-19 in the US
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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From Earth to the Moon and Mars with Space Architect Sam Ximenes
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattack
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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CX Discussion: Edge Cases and Empathy
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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ICYMI: Federal CIO Clare Martorana on Fostering Innovation
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Lunar Manufacturing, Lasers and eSports at Port San Antonio
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May 25, 2021 |
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Innovations from a Pandemic Year
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May 19, 2021 |
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From the Archives: Vint Cerf - Father of the Internet
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May 12, 2021 |
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CX Discussion: Baking a Delicious Customer Experience Cake
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May 04, 2021 |
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Solving Problems in Federal Acquisitions
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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A Briefing on the SolarWinds Threat
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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CX Discussion with USDS
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Introducing The Buzz with ACT-IAC
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Fireside Chat with Dr. John Kotter
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Apr 06, 2021 |