Building partnerships: How government and industry can collaborate for success

CGI Voices, hosted by Pete Tseronis

In the second part of their conversation with host Pete Tseronis, CGI’s Bob Barr and Sandy Bushue reflect on their time in federal agencies and their interactions with contractors. Communication between government and industry can be tricky, and it’s important to understand what everyone in the equation needs to get out of the partnership. Bob and Sandy offer insight to improve the level of conversation.

Collaboration and partnership—between industry and government customers, and between large contractors and small businesses or other industry partners—often makes the difference between a success and a failure. Bob and Sandy have experienced the dynamics from all sides and share their wisdom borne of that experience in this episode.
Timestamps/Chapters
0:00 – Introductions
0:46 – How industry should talk to government
3:52 – Creating collaborative mechanisms for modernization
7:08 – From “taxpayers” to “customers” at the IRS
11:40 – Facilitating government/industry dialogue
15:18 – Solving, not selling
17:52 – Rapidly changing agencies
22:46 – Reinvention, not just modernization
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Engineer: Lexie Floor
Assistant Engineer: Donovan Samuel
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