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DC Startup Week: How to Drive Innovation in the US Government Through Your Products and Services

By July 11, 2022February 6th, 2023Videos

DC Startup Week: How to Drive Innovation in the U.S. Government Through Your Products and Services

During DC Startup Week, Scott Blackburn, veteran and former interim Chief Innovation Officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), spoke about his experience working with ID.me. Watch this excerpt from the session, How to Drive Innovation in the U.S. Government Through Your Products and Services.

“As a veteran myself, I had eight different logins to the VA depending on if I was checking my healthcare, my benefits, my GI bill, my home loan application, or pharmacy…it was an incredible pain point.” — Scott Blackburn

Watch the full video on DC Startup Week’s YouTube channel. To learn more about DC Startup Week and how to get involved with the community please visit dcstartupweek.org.

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