Join this breakfast webinar to hear experts discuss security features for mobile tools, technologies, products, 5G, and services; and examine how agencies can improve on enterprise-wide mobile security strategy and policy. What lessons have experts learned while working with 5G and the cloud? What challenges have they faced while modernizing their agency’s cloud services? What best strategies did they have to put in place to overcome the...

Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, and its impact is likely to be large—their potential computational power that could render today’s encryption algorithms obsolete. To address this looming threat, the White House issued a National Security Memorandum on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems (NSM 10) this May. The NSM 10 fact sheet states that ...

If your agency’s day-to-day operations are critically dependent on assets – such as processing equipment, facilities equipment, and infrastructure at large repair sites – maximizing uptime is a constant challenge. Without timely maintenance, equipment failure can be catastrophic, directly impacting operations and reducing mission readiness. The traditional approach of scheduled manual periodic checks and asset condition repor...

This panel will focus on bringing together federal professionals to share acquisition best practices. As many are learning in the government digital space, while modern practices and technical capabilities are the outcome, the process of modernizing starts with acquiring the services in new ways. This panel will allow acquisition specialists and leaders to share what they’re doing to transform their digital services, and the agile procur...

Cloud computing has introduced new complexities to the public sector, with teams now being responsible for maintaining scalable infrastructure and applications in increasingly complex and distributed environments. The demand for automation has produced a new role, which has arguably become one of the most critical functions in a cloud-first business: the site reliability engineer. DevOps has pushed a shared responsibility for the reliability a...

Emerging Technologies are evolving at a faster pace than ever before, especially as agencies aim to implement Zero Trust Security. Throughout the adoption and integration of Zero Trust principles into any cybersecurity strategy comes with many challenges and questions. Tune into this panel to hear from topic experts on the importance of emerging technologies while agencies are in the process of adopting and implementing Zero Trust Principles.

Implementing the widespread use of AI can be challenging with funding and training resources. Once the first stages of implementation have gone underway, an agency needs to tackle the problems with the ethical use of AI and ML. AI has the power to elevate the citizen experience, using predictions and recommendations, while reducing a major burden on governments. But, how does an agency ensure the ethical standards are there? How can we confirm...

Digital transformation and the increasing reliance on remote business continue to accelerate the adoption of new identity and access management (IAM) approaches and technologies. IAM and IT leaders face new business demands that require digital trust across every interaction and channel. The imperative for 2022 is the need to empower IAM teams to support ongoing change. This includes change driven by the continued evolution of technology best...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way that the workforce is created and maintained. With the “Great Resignation,” higher numbers of remote/hybrid employees, and the challenges of creating interpersonal relationships with asynchronous work, how are Federal agencies utilizing emerging technologies to help close the gaps? A large call for upskilling and diversifying the workforce requires a fresh perspective on the en...

ATARC’s AI and Data Policy Working Group intends to investigate the policy implications of AI personhood for the US Federal government. We believe the topic will become critically important as technology advances, public awareness grows, and the limitations of current policies become apparent. Our goal is to help federal policy makers develop and implement policies in this area that conserve American values while enabling the development...