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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.

Apr 30, 2020

With mass telework comes the need for better collaboration with teams. There has been an increased prevalence of collaboration and conferencing tools as a result. One tool from the private sector gaining momentum in government is Slack. Its head of customer trust and FedRAMP, Nick Hardy, explains how Slack is helping to...


Apr 23, 2020

Stuart McGuigan discusses the promises technologies like AI and machine learning bring to the State Department, whose tough job is to manage disparate systems around the world. Interest in such technologies are what shaped McGuigan's career in the private sector at various health companies. Plus, he...


Apr 21, 2020

Michelle Holko had made it a lifelong passion to explore innovations in health data analytics and bioinformatics. Currently detailed as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the National Institutes of Health’s All Of Us Research Program, Holko is working to better engage research participants and researchers....


Apr 9, 2020

Raylene Yung co-leads a recent effort stood up by volunteer technologists to assist government in any work needed due to the coronavirus response. With a background at Stripe and Facebook, Yung believes a collaborative approach between government and the 2,000-plus volunteers that make up the U.S. Digital Response...


Apr 1, 2020

Julie Dunne brings experience from Congress, the private sector and executive branch of federal government to her current role overseeing technologies and solutions that enable federal agencies to fulfill their missions. She discusses ongoing efforts with consolidating the Multiple Award Schedules, plus how her...