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GovCast tells the personal stories of the government and industry leaders transforming the public sector, and the bits and pieces typically not covered by federal IT publications. We share the untold stories about how these influencers got to where they are, their passions in and outside of technology and the roadblocks they’ve conquered. You’ll find these stories are not always what you’d expect them to be.

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Episode 9 - Marcy Jacobs, Executive Director of the Digital Service team at Veterans Affairs

Oct 25, 2018

Oct 25, 2018 | This episode features Marcy Jacobs, Executive Director of the Digital Service team at Veterans Affairs, and recent recipient of a Service to America Medal for Management Excellence for her and her team's work connecting vets to the benefits they deserve. Jacobs talks about her background in fine arts and...

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Episode 8 - Meagan Metzger, Founder and CEO of Dcode

Oct 16, 2018

Oct 16, 2018 | This episode features Meagan Metzger, the Founder and CEO of tech-accelerator Dcode. With dual degrees in marketing and engineering, she founded Dcode, at the intersection of tech and government. And of all the tech-based challenges between industry and the public sector, she chose to tackle one of the...

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Episode 7 - Stephanie Neill, Executive Director of USDS at Homeland Security

Oct 11, 2018

Oct 11, 2018 | This seventh episode features Stephanie Neill, Executive Director of USDS at Homeland Security. Neill spent much of her younger years abroad, as her father was a U.S. Ambassador for the small West African country of Benin. She held an inherent interest for culture, international relations and global...

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Episode 6 - Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President of Security Markets at Splunk

Oct 2, 2018

Oct 1, 2018 | This sixth episode features Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President of Security Markets at Splunk. Song was named in the top 50 most powerful women in tech in 2016 and 2017, but her childhood dream was actually to be an astronaut. After growing up in China and attending one of the top engineering...

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