Listen "From the Archives: The First USDS Administrator"
Episode Synopsis
This week, The Buzz presents a session from ELC 2014.Mikey Dickerson initially came to the federal government on a temporary basis as part of the team assigned to rescue the unfortunate Healthcare.gov rollout in 2013. Less than a year later, he was tapped to serve as the first administrator of the fledgling US Digital Service, which sought to bring a modern service design and delivery approach to the rest of the federal government. Just months after his appointment, Mikey sat down with Francis Rose to briefly discuss the origins and progress of the new agency. This conversation then led into a panel discussion on government service delivery with other members of the federal government.Panelists:Kevin Cooke, former Deputy CIO at the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentKevin Mahoney, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of CommerceMarina (Martin) Nitze, former CTO, Department of Veterans AffairsDavid Robinson, former Associate Adminstrator, Mission Support Bureau at FEMAMelisa Starinsky, former Chancellor of the VA Acquisition AcademySubscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on LinkedIn or visit http://www.actiac.org.Learn more about membership at https://www.actiac.org/join.Donate to ACT-IAC at https://actiac.org/donate. Intro/Outro Music: See a Brighter Day/Gloria TellsCourtesy of Epidemic Sound(Episodes 1-159: Intro/Outro Music: Focal Point/Young CommunityCourtesy of Epidemic Sound)
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