At Forrester's inaugural federal government forum, CXDC 2016, representatives from a diverse set of federal agencies with varying levels of customer experience (CX) maturity took to the stage to share their successes in customer experience. These agencies showed how the core CX competencies of customer understanding, design, measurement, and culture are critical for CX pros to understand and for any successful CX initiative. This report provides examples of how even the federal government can overcome inherent obstacles on the path to CX excellence.