Federal Innovation Council Contact Interested in learning more or joining the council? Please contact Michelle Ly. Email Michelle MORE PARTNERSHIPNETWORKS Federal Human Capital Collaborative Government Leadership Advisory Council Leadership Alumni Network Research Advisory Council Strategic Advisors to Government Executives Back to Leadership and Collaboration Federal Innovation Council The Federal Innovation Council seeks to build a culture of innovation and experimentation in government by enabling and empowering federal employees to meet the challenges of 21st- century governance. The Council accomplishes this by convening a group of strategically positioned career leaders from multiple functions and components across government to generate actionable insights on barriers, enablers and solutions to problems that face the American public. Through monthly meetings, the Council creates a space to network, discuss challenges, learn from colleagues and grow professionally. Federal Innovation Council members share expertise and identify opportunities to enable innovation in government. They also help the Partnership design and execute activities that aim to increase awareness of and reduce barriers to innovation, resulting in the improved ability of federal agencies to design, test and deliver new approaches and solutions. By joining the Federal Innovation Council, you will gain opportunities to learn about governmentwide initiatives, highlight your innovative work, and collaborate on your agency- or team-specific issues with other experts across government. FIC is currently funded through generous support from Microsoft. Our Publications Thumbnail for Building a Culture of Innovation in Government Building a Culture of Innovation in Government A vision for the future and ideas for how to get there In collaboration with the Federal Innovation Council, we created a vision for how to build and foster a culture of innovation over the next two decades. This brief focuses on four main areas: Leadership, the workforce, the culture-building process and partnerships, all of which are integral to creating an innovative culture. The brief also addresses how to measure progress and involve key stakeholders, and it offers options for getting started. Read more Thumbnail for Four steps to building a more innovative federal procurement culture Four steps to building a more innovative federal procurement culture To deliver on critical priorities, federal leaders and agencies need to develop new ways for government to procure—or buy and acquire—the goods and services it needs. Polly Hall, executive director of the Procurement Innovation Lab at DHS, shares four strategies to create a more robust and permanent procurement innovation ecosystem across the federal government. Read more Thumbnail for A new innovation agenda for government A new innovation agenda for government The Partnership’s Federal Innovation Council has developed an agenda to help federal leaders rethink and transform the way government operates. Collectively, these seven recommendations can lead to a more innovative, responsive and effective government. Read more Thumbnail for Three ways government can create cross-sector engagements that better serve the public Three ways government can create cross-sector engagements that better serve the public To address the biggest challenges facing our nation, federal employees must work across levels of government, and with private, academic, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. The Federal Innovation Council offers three strategies to help government change how it approaches cross-sector engagements. Read more Council Members Amira Boland Federal Customer Experience Lead Office of Management and Budget Arianne Miller, Leadership Team Managing Director, The Lab at OPM Office of Personnel Management Polly Hall, Leadership Team Senior Advisor to the Chief Procurement Officer Department of Homeland Security Brian Whittaker, Leadership Team Chief Innovation Officer Federal Agency Juliana Cyril Senior Advisor, Office of Science Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ayoka Fajardo Principal Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer Federal Housing Finance Agency Adam Goldberg Business Transformation Executive, Bureau of the Fiscal Service Department of the Treasury Jenn Gustetic Director, Early Stage Innovations and Partnerships National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jason Parman Deputy Associate Director, HR Strategy & Evaluation Solutions Office of Personnel Management Jennifer C. Shieh, PhD Director of Ecosystem Development, Office of Investment & Innovation Small Business Administration Nancy Weiss General Counsel U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services Basil White Program Policy Advisor, Data Analytics U.S. Department of Agriculture Drew Zachary Co-Managing Director, Census Open Innovation Labs U.S. Census Bureau Alexis Bonnell CIO and Digital Capabilities Director Air Force Research Lab A’ndrea Jones HUD Synergy Innovation Lab Founder Department of Housing and Urban Development Aviva Oskow Product Design Leader; Innovation Specialist GSA 18F Ben Goldhaber Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration HHS Administration for Children and Families Brittany Borg, Leaadership Team Chief Evaluation Officer US Federal Agency Celeste Torio Director, Division of Scientific Review, Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations (OEREP) HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Jerry Gidner Director of the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration Department of the Interior Jill Marlowe Digital Transformation Officer National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lauren E. Frank Senior Advisor, Business Process Improvement State Department Marla L. Dowell Director of CHIPS R&D Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory Department of Commerce Murat Omay Portfolio Manager for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Data Access and Management Program Department of Transportation Natalie Buda Smith Director of Digital Strategy Library of Congress Nelson A. Colon Vargas AI Scientist – AI Policy Lead at the Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Robin C. Kilgore Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Diversity and Civil Rights Department of Homeland Security Tami B. Smith Deputy Chief People Officer Federal Housing Finance Agency Trevor Wagner Director of The Lab Department of Commerce
