COVID school closures had a devastating impact on America’s schoolchildren. For the first time since the National Assessment of Educational Progress began tracking student achievement in the 1970s, 9-year-olds lost ground in math, and scores in reading fell by the largest margin in more than 30 years. As the New York Times put it, "the pandemic erased two decades of progress in math and reading." The disruptions impacted communities unev...

Enterprise Security is a modular, hands-on workshop designed to familiarise participants with how to investigate incidents using Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security. This workshop provides users an opportunity to walk through multiple scenarios and see first-hand how Enterprise Security can be used from the creation of a notable event to investigate all the way to the raw event that identifies the adversary’s action. The wor...

SALES REPS NEEDED (Why Sales In The Government Market Is So Lucrative) REGISTERhttps://www.govassociation.org/event-5197573 Did you know that there is a shortage of sale professionals in the government market? The job title in the government market is called Capture Manager. This shortage of capture managers has been growing for a while. Selling to government agencies takes a very specific skill set that many people don’t have. When the...

Governments are turning to hybrid cloud to meet some of today’s most pressing challenges, and it’s working. Agencies nationwide have made major improvements to mission-critical operations like public service delivery and emergency response as a result of hybrid cloud adoption. But to ensure continued success, governments need hybrid cloud strategies that address cloud costs. As agencies embrace the efficiencies that come with cloud...

Intelligence agencies are prioritizing a number of workforce initiatives as they enter 2023. NSA recently announced job openings for more than 3,000 positions, marking one of the biggest hiring surges in years. ODNI has outlined plans to prioritize DEIA in hiring and retention efforts. The CIA named the next-gen workforce as one of its top four priorities. DISA and NSA have collaborated to improve remote access capabilities for hybrid workers....

Join us on Wednesday, March 22nd for our NVIDIA GTC Watch Party, featuring speakers from HEAVY.AI, Government Acquisitions Inc (GAI), Run:ai and Weka:IO! The Watch Party will include an interactive panel discussion and Q&A session where you will be able to ask questions live, in addition to exclusive content directly from the experts. The Networking Reception is a great opportunity to meet new vendors and find solutions to your individual...

Branding Lab: Business Infrastructure and Capability Statement https://www.govassociation.org/event-5195332 This week’s lab is on Branding “How do you position your company brand to be ATTRACTIVE to Government Buyers.” We discuss how to create a Structure, Look & Feel that helps the government to understand your business. This lab is designed to help you lay the foundation and visual image of your company for government a...

Learn how to leverage infrastructure as code (IaC) and Security to automate your cloud security efforts. If you’re interested in making cloud security more efficient, automated, proactive, and accessible to developers, cloud architects, DevOps engineers this workshop is for you! Learn how to easily map your cloud misconfiguration with the 6-pillars from AWS Well-Architected Framework to ensure your cloud migration and new applications al...

Privacy and consumer protection law has changed dramatically since the GDPR and the CCPA were enacted in 2018. Five new comprehensive laws have taken or will take effect in 2023, and many more are pending in state legislatures this year. How these laws, and the laws that predated them, are enforced, will shape the business, legal, and risk environments in 2023 and beyond. Some of the key areas of enforcement, by regulators and in private, clas...

Calling all candidates and companies with needs on the WEST side of the U.S.! West of the Mississippi will focus on uniting cleared candidates to companies with hiring needs west of the Mississippi River. If you are EAST of the Mississipi, we hope we saw you at our event earlier this year! This online chat will connect you directly with organizations from the comfort of your home, office, smartphone or tablet. Our online, cloud-based platform...