The Buzz with ACT-IAC
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The Buzz with ACT-IAC
Latest Episodes
ICYMI: Rural Health Transformation 2026: Turning Policy into Scalable Innovation
Health Innovation Summit ICYMI episode, features a panel on Rural Health Transformation, moderated by Avery Muse, following a DocuSign/Microsoft “Medicare Connect” demo showing verified digital ID, secure record access, consent signing, appoint...
Leadership Under Pressure: Jared Peatman on the 20th Maine, Gettysburg, and Public Service Lessons
The episode features historian and leadership educator Jared Peatman discussing his book A Hell of a Regiment, a 10+ year research project on the 20th Maine and its pivotal role at Gettysburg as a story of ordinary civilians rapidly be...
ICYMI: From Insight to Impact: AI-Driven Decision Making for Leaders
ACT-IAC’s 2026 Health Innovation Summit featured a panel on mission-critical AI decision-making across CMS, FDA, and NCI. Panelists described AI’s growing day-to-day role, including secure NIH-wide tools, productivity gains (reported time savin...
Leadership at Scale: Gary Washington on Modernizing Federal IT and Managing Change
Proud to have Gary Washington on today's show. He is a former Air Force member, longtime federal IT leader, and former USDA CIO (eight years), now Chief Strategy Officer at ACT-IAC. Washington recounts his career across agencies including Treas...
ICYMI: Unifying Data to Build Customer Profiles
A panel discussion from CX Summit event, on unifying customer data to deliver seamless service across channels. Panelists describe diverse customers and the consequences of siloed data, including repeated identity verification, poor experiences...