Following the presidential election every four years, the Executive Branch goes through a massive, months-long transition; as one Administration departs and another takes office, thousands of career civil servants have to weather the inevitable turbulence that comes with it... and still keep the government running all the while. As anyone who’s been through this knows, that’s no small feat, and the 2016/2017 version may be even mor...

In the last eight years, tens of millions more Americans are online, and mobile devices continue to radically change how citizens interact with government. The Administration’s digital strategy is pushing agencies to deliver better services at a lower cost, whether the mission is to support the warfighter overseas, to teach in classrooms more efficiently, or to assist in ending homelessness, and ever-smarter mobile devices are part of th...

The Federal budget allocates over $3 billion dollars for modernization of information technology infrastructure. While these efforts will help to reduce operations and maintenance costs through greater efficiency, they will also open doors to innovation and the introduction of new technologies. Several factors are driving this, including increasing mobility and the need to update desktop operating systems on hundreds of thousands of federal PC...

Strengthening the cybersecurity of Federal networks, systems, and data is one of the most important challenges we face as a Nation. As a result, Federal civilian agencies have been charged by the Office of Management and Budget with strengthening cybersecurity through the Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan with the following five objectives: Prioritized Identification and Protection of high-value assets and information; Timely Detectio...

Don’t miss this complimentary, in-depth discussion of how technology is transforming defense health today. We’ll explore technology innovations such as TeleHealthCare, Real Time Location Systems, Security, Connecting the mobile hospital, and tracking key metrics patient outcomes, re-admissions, and client satisfaction, and more. (breakfast & lunch provided) This Briefing Will Feature: In-depth discussion of the technology and p...

Agencies are challenged by tight budgets, complex procurement rules, and rigorous security requirements. But, government needs the latest technology to fulfill their mission, and cloud adoption offers the path forward. This webinar will look at how agencies are addressing these challenges from both a mission and administrative services perspective as well as from an acquisition standpoint. Join this panel discussion to hear an insightful conve...

Agencies are taking a digital-first approach to improving the public’s experience in interacting with and obtaining services from the government. The U.S. Digital Services Playbook provides guiding principles to address the whole experience for citizen services online. The Playbook is drawn from successful practices in both the private and public sector. One of the tenants of these standards is the use of data to measure how well these d...

Agencies today are adopting an open source first policy, modeling OMB’s new Digital Service Playbook. With the White House’s release of its draft Federal Source Code Policy this month, all software will be shareable across government to save taxpayer dollars and promote collaboration and innovation. The widespread adoption of open source has accelerated the reach and scope of the open hybrid cloud solutions for use across governmen...

According to IDC, over 75% of all transactions occur on business-critical applications, and the sensitive data from these systems is of great value to cyber-attackers. These systems are responsible for housing critical business processes and data, including financial and medical information about citizens, location of military assets, or sensitive personnel and clearance records. Indeed, IDC predicts that breaches will become more frequent and...

The cyberattack risks faced by government, military and intelligence organizations have never been greater. Yet the digital life of citizens and war-fighters alike demand delivery of business communications electronically, securely, and reliably.This briefing will explore the trends that are spurring digital transformation in government while driving down cost, preserving privacy and stemming security risks. We’ll also explore how agenci...