Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC

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Accelerating Government is a production of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and Federal News Network. Host Dave Wennergren is the CEO of ACT-IAC, a nonprofit organization which has worked for more than 40 years to bring together government and industry leaders to accelerate government mission outcomes through collaboration, leadership and education. Dave has served in a number of senior positions in government, including as the Department of the Navys chief information officer and vice chairman of the Federal CIO Council. Hes also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a CIO-SAGE at the Partnership for Public Service.
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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 72: Innovation Spotlight – Department of Veterans Affairs
Wednesday, 7 October, 2026

On this episode of Accelerating Government, host Dave Wennergren talks with a group of leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs who were the recipients of a 2026 ACT-IAC Innovation Impact Award for the “Ophthalmology Deep Learning AI Software” initiative.Guests:Manuj Kapur, M.D., VISN 7 CRH staff ophthalmologist (staff ophthalmologist at Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System). https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuj-kapur-ba88a1166/Amber Goetschius, M. Ed., RT, project manager - program analyst (director, VHA Innovation Ecosystem Fellowships). https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambergo/Brian Goldhagen, MD, attending Ophthalmologist, Bruce W. Carter VAMC, Miami FL, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Univ of Miami, Miami FLAmmer Saati, M.D., mathematical statistician, Atlanta VA R&D April Maa, M.D., Tele-Surgical director for VISN 23 CRH. https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-maa-06857539/ Additional Resources:To learn more about ACT-IAC, please visit our website: https://www.actiac.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.