🚨Announcing the 2025 FXPElev8 Award honorees – Part I – The Federal Excellence Program Elev8 (FXPElev8) Award recognizes high-performing enterprise-level Federal programs and offices that not only meet but exceed basic standards, delivering measurable impact and superior value to stakeholders. Meet the first wave of honorees here.
🎯Register now to celebrate at 2025 FXPElev8: Where Visionary Leadership Meets Operational Excellence – This landmark will serve as an exclusive gathering that brings together visionary leaders from top Federal organizations and cutting-edge industry technology partners. Details here.
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Magpie Health Analytics: Telling Stories, Connecting Data, & Building Trust to Transform Healthcare – Looking back on a decade’s worth of experience focused on CMS, Bil Westerfield shares some insight into how this team has become a trusted advisor and partner, advice for others who may wish to follow suit, and what’s ahead for this growing firm as it looks to expand its reach, and relationships. 