The Buzz with ACT-IAC

It's no secret that the US transportation system is built around the car. Compared to other developed countries, our cities are less walkable, less bikeable, and have less robust public transit netwo…

For those outside of the acquisitions community, the practices, policies and processes of federal procurement can seem quite impenetrable. But given that the US Government spent more than $665 billio…

This week on The Buzz, the final episode of 2021! This year has brought plenty of change, challenge and adaptation to the government IT community, and the next year looks to bring even more.

To help …

Although Bitcoin has been around since 2009, it is only in the past couple of years that cryptocurrency has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar industry. The lack of regulation governing crypto asse…

This week, The Buzz presents a recorded session from Imagine Nation ELC 2021.

Harvard Business School professor Mitchell Weiss took the stage (virtually) this year to talk about his book, "We the Poss…

Back in September, the Buzz previewed a virtual Shark Tank competition hosted by ACT-IAC's Emerging Tech and Acquisitions COI (you can listen to that episode here). The question competitors sought to…

After attending Imagine Nation ELC 2021 in Hershey, PA last week, The Buzz returns with an in-person ICYMI from the event.

On the final day of the conference, Darby Chellis Bade, Vice President of EPA…

The field of Artificial Intelligence has grown in leaps and bounds over the last decade. The rapid development of AI technologies brings with it an equally rapid transformation of our communities, ec…

ACT-IAC's largest annual conference, Imagine Nation ELC, is coming up from November 7-9! This week on The Buzz, host Colin Larsen chats with members of the conference's executive committee to give li…

This week, The Buzz with ACT-IAC celebrates Sandy Barsky’s retirement from the General Services Administration (GSA) after an almost 40-year career in government. In this episode, Sandy sits down wit…

The United States produces almost 300 million tons of municipal solid waste per year - everything from food to furniture to packaging to electronics. Everything we throw away has to end up somewhere,…

This week, The Buzz presents a recording from ACT-IAC's 2021 CX Summit.

The pandemic has increased the public's expectations and the government's drive towards the delivery of digital services to the …

The Buzz with ACT-IAC presents COVID Conversations - reflections on life and work during this historic time period with members of the ACT-IAC community.

This week, host Colin Larsen is joined by Bria…

On October 14th, ACT-IAC’s Emerging Technology and Acquisition Communities of Interest (COIs) will be hosting a Shark Tank competition focused on making acquisitions easier, faster, and simpler. Gove…

This week, The Buzz presents a recording from ACT-IAC's archives.

ACT-IAC's 2020 CX Summit occurred in a particularly challenging year for customer experience. COVID-19  spotlighted the gaps in agenci…

With the end of the federal fiscal year fast approaching, agencies will be looking to use their leftover budget in a rush of 4th-quarter contracts. How can government and industry work together to en…

CX Community of Interest leader Brian Whittaker hosts another interview with a customer experience difference-maker in the federal government.

This week, Brian sits down with Amber Chaudhry, Customer …

The Buzz with ACT-IAC presents COVID Conversations - reflections on life and work during this historic time period with members of the ACT-IAC community.

This week, host Colin Larsen is joined by Rene…

This week, The Buzz with ACT-IAC bids a fond farewell to Soraya Correa, who retired last month after a 40-year career in government. 

In this episode, Soraya sits down in conversation with colleague H…

This week, Colin Larsen sits down with Leslie Johnston, the director of digital preservation at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to discuss the notion of the "digital Dark Age…