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We're fed up with the talking points. Honest, unscripted conversations about the systems, policies, and people shaping military and veteran healthcare.
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The Pentagon's Anthropic designation didn't just block a chatbot. It blocked the API infrastructure underpinning dozens of enterprise health IT tools — and nobody in the building seemed to know it until after the fact.
The conversation begins with an introduction and discussion about the podcast's mission and intent. It then transitions into a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities in the federal space, cov
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Mary Womack is an analyst, strategist, and independent voice working at the intersection of federal health policy, defense acquisition, and technology delivery. With a career spanning DoD, DHA, VA, and civilian agencies, she translates the distance between policy announcements and operational outcomes into intelligence that decision-makers can actually use.
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15+ years steering business development, capture, and IT initiatives across Defense, Intelligence, and Federal Health. Sara bridges technical innovation with institutional reality, helping leaders navigate how emerging technologies actually function inside complex mission environments. Three-time FedHealthIT100 honoree.
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The Mission Meets Tech newsletter breaks down federal health IT policy, procurement, and market shifts — every week.
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