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These podcasts are recordings of online events. These events are a must-attend opportunity for industry partners and federal agencies to explore and address the transformative shifts reshaping our public sector landscape. With a focus on evolving acquisition strategies, innovative contracting approaches, and the integration of artificial intelligence and automation solutions to drive cost efficiency, participants will gain invaluable insights on aligning with emerging funding programs and impactful initiatives. Join us to navigate these dynamic changes together and build stronger, more collaborative partnerships that meet today’s challenges head-on. Event topics include: Acquisition Strategies and the Changing Landscape AI, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Transformation Impact – Delivering Measurable Results

Engage is a business podcast hosted by engagefedgov, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

engagefedgov hosts Engage, a business show with 8 episodes published.

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  Navy Acquisition from the Inside Out: Deputy Assistant Secretary and Former Industry CEO Maria Proestou on What Comes Next

  Sep 23, 202649 minS0

  <p>What happens when a Navy acquisition leader who has spent her career on both sides of the government-industry divide shares her perspective on where acquisition is headed next? You listen.</p> <p>OrangeSlices recently hosted an Engage session featuring Maria Proestou, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition Policy & Budget, for a wide-ranging conversation about the forces shaping Navy acquisition, what is changing, and what industry should be paying attention to now.</p> <p>Maria brought an unusually broad perspective to the discussion.</p> <p>Across a 30-year career spanning government and industry, she has helped shape complex...

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  Engage: Jennifer Johnson Offers Industry a Look Inside HHS Acquisition

  Aug 30, 202630 minS0

  <p>If you missed the August 19 Engage Series, here’s your chance to hear directly from one of HHS’s top acquisition leaders.</p> <p>Jennifer Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Procurement Executive for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, delivered a candid and insight-packed conversation on where HHS acquisition is headed, what the Department is focused on, and what industry needs to know.</p> <p>Jennifer Johnson was especially generous in sharing her perspective, offering practical insights and tips on HHS acquisition priorities, modernization, procurement trends, industry engagement, and how companies can better position to support the...

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  A Candid Conversation with Ryan Connell of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office

  Jun 4, 202648 minS0

  <p >What happens when one of the Department of War's key acquisition leaders sits down to discuss how AI, data, and digital transformation are reshaping mission delivery?</p> <p >In this episode of OrangeSlices, we bring you a candid conversation with Ryan Connell, Head of Procurement for the Department of War's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). Ryan shares perspectives on acquisition execution, procurement innovation, commercial buying strategies, and the challenges of delivering technology at the speed of mission.</p> <p >Guiding the discussion is Blake Harvey, President of Red Team Consulting, who draws out practical insights and real-world pe...

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  Modernizing Acquisition in Motion. GSA, Air Force, Commerce, DOT FRA, & USDA Leaders on Strategy and Delivery

  Apr 24, 202656 minS0

  <p>The pressure on federal acquisition isn’t coming from one place. It’s coming from everywhere at once. Mission demands, budget realities, technology shifts, and rising expectations around speed, efficiency, and outcomes.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this session of Engage. Driving Federal Change. Acquisition & Procurement, we bring together leaders who are not just responding to that pressure, they’re helping define how acquisition and operations evolve across government.</p> <p> </p> <p>This is a grounded conversation. It gets into what it actually takes to align strategy with execution, how agencies are approaching modernization in practice, and where real pro...

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  Modernizing Without Disruption. Ad Hoc and GSA, DOT, & US Army Leaders on Balancing Mission and Innovation

  Apr 10, 202643 minS0

  <p >Transformation is not waiting for permission. It is already underway across federal agencies, reshaping how missions are executed, how systems are built, and how outcomes are delivered.</p> <p >In this session of Engage. Leading Change. Federal Technology Operational Excellence, we bring together a group of federal and industry leaders who are not just talking about transformation, they are actively driving it inside some of the most complex and high-stakes environments in government.</p> <p >This conversation goes beyond theory. It gets into what it actually takes to modernize while maintaining performance, how to scale innovation inside constrained systems, a...

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