Leading Government Executives to Explore Topics Including BYOD and the Digital Government Strategy
Vienna, Va - FOSE 2013 will highlight the importance of today's mobile landscape within government with a track focused on mobile challenges and best practices. Sessions will look at top strategies and policies including Bring You Own Device (BYOD), application programming interfaces (APIs) and mobilizing enterprise systems. FOSE 2013 will take place May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
"With promises of decreased costs and increased efficiencies, as well as the release of the Digital Government Strategy last year, mobility is one of the most relevant topics today," said Mike Eason, Vice President, Public Sector Events, 1105 Media, Inc. "But implementing the strategy comes with a learning curve. The mobile government program features best practices and planning that helps attendees find approaches that best fit their agency's mission."
The Mobile Government track will feature eight panels and a mobile government brainstorming session. From mobile acquisitions, to implementation and defeating threats, these sessions will explore the challenges and best practices of the mobile ecosystem and IT infrastructure from a management and technical perspective. Attendees will hear from agency leaders including:
- Gray Brooks, Senior API Strategist, Digital Services Innovation Center, General Services Administration
- Stephen L. Buckner, Assistant Director of Communications, Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
- Kevin Cox, Assistant Director, Information Security Technology, CIO's IT Security Staff, Department of Justice
- Jerome Davin, Director, Mobile Computing Program Management Office and the Distance Learning Program for Enterprise Applications Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture
- Adrian Gardner, Chief Information Officer, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
- H. Richard Holgate, PhD, Assistant Director for Science & Technology / Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of Justice
- Jon Johnson, Managed Mobility, General Services Administration
- Shawn Kingsberry, Assistant Director of Technology and Chief Information Officer, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
- Bill Kirkendale, Chief Information Officer, CSOSA, District of Columbia
- Simon Szykman, Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce
- Lt Col. Anmy Torres, Chief, Cyber Plans and Sustainment for the National Guard Bureau, Air National Guard
- Greg Youst, Mobility Lead and Interdisciplinary Systems Engineer, Technology and Integration Division, Chief Technology Office, Defense Information Systems Agency
Mobile Government sessions include:
- The Architects of the Digital Government Strategy
- BYOD - Bringing MY Commercial Technology to Work
- Security - What are the Threats and How Do We Stop Them?
- APIs - Making Mobile Development Easier
- Mobile Applications - Using Mobility to Better the Mission
- MDM/MAS Panel: A Look at the Options
- Mobile Government Brainstorming Session
- Mobile Acquisitions - Challenges and Opportunities
- Mobile Integration - Putting the Pieces of Mobility Together for the Enterprise
For more information and to keep up-to-date on the full program agenda, visit www.fose.com. To see how FOSE addresses the technology road ahead, view the FOSE 2013 infographic at www.fose.com/techtrends.
About FOSE
FOSE, produced by 1105 Media's Government Events Group, is the premier government technology event that brings together federal, state, local and private sector partners to share the latest innovations and best practices in technology implementation. Focusing on policy, technology and management, FOSE 2013 covers Cybersecurity, Cloud and Virtualization, Mobile Government, Big Data and Business Intelligence as well as Records and Information Management and Project Management. FOSE 2013 will be held May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. www.fose.com
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