The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization established to improve government through the effective and innovative application of technology. ACT-IAC provides an objective, trusted and ethical forum where government and industry executives can communicate, collaborate and learn. ACT-IAC is the premier public-private partnership in the government technology community and has been called “an example of how government and industry can work together.”
The former U.S. Chief Technology Officer called ACT-IAC the “Switzerland of the government IT community.”
Government membership in ACT-IAC is available to any full-time employee of a government organization who shares the ACT-IAC vision and agrees to abide by the ACT-IAC code of conduct.
Industry membership in ACT-IAC is available to for-profit and not-for-profit companies with a commitment to better government, who pay annual dues, as established by the ACT-IAC Board of Directors, and abide by the ACT-IAC industry code of conduct.
ACT-IAC is governed by a Board of Directors and the organization’s strategy and alignment with government priorities is informed through a government-led Leadership Council.
The Board of Directors is composed of elected and appointed individuals representing ACT-IAC member companies and is responsible for governing the activities of ACT-IAC in a manner that is consistent with its bylaws and strategic plan. The Board of Directors monitors the organization’s activities to ensure that all such activities are objective, ethical, and conducted with integrity. The Board has oversight of the operational and fiduciary activities of the organization.
The affairs of organization are guided by the ACT-IAC Government Leadership Council, commonly referred to as the “Leadership Council,” for the purpose of ensuring alignment with government priorities and needs.
ACT-IAC Principles
ACT-IAC operates under the following principles:
- Our mission is better government and government issues, and issues drive our agenda.
- We strive to improve government outcomes through collaboration and partnership.
- Our activities will be objective, transparent, ethical and vendor/technology neutral.
- Our education programs will contribute to a more effective workforce by providing opportunities for government and industry to learn together and from each other.
- We provide an environment of trust between government and industry that is earned and preserved by not using our activities for direct sales or lobbying efforts.
ACT-IAC Programs and Activities
ACT-IAC programs are designed to provide collaborative and educational opportunities that produce tangible and valuable outcomes. The attachment above describes the major programs. Every program and activity includes participants and leaders from both government and industry. In some instances industry participation is limited in order to preserve an appropriate government-industry balance.
ACT-IAC Value and Uniqueness
ACT-IAC is the most trusted partnership in the government technology community. Government looks to ACT-IAC as a source of support, advice and education. Industry looks to ACT-IAC as forum for understanding government needs and providing advice on strategies and solutions. ACT-IAC is unique in the following ways:
- The ACT-IAC mission is better government. ACT-IAC is not an advocate for industry or any interest other than the public. ACT-IAC principles preserve the integrity of the process as a trusted and objective forum.
- ACT-IAC activities are outcome oriented. Every program and activity, from committee meetings to conferences, is intended to produce outcomes that will improve government.
- Every ACT-IAC program includes leadership and engagement by both government and industry employees.
- Technology is the unifying theme around which ACT-IAC operates, but it is not the end game. The ACT-IAC mission is to create a more effective government to serve the nation and all functional areas (program managers, acquisition professionals, financial managers, human capital managers, security professionals, IT managers, etc.) must be engaged.
- ACT-IAC is a volunteer driven organization. Volunteers from government and industry play a vital role in leading the organization and creating the programs and outcomes.
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