Modernizing federal information technology (IT) systems requires competency, scalability, complexity, and security. Agencies across government currently operate legacy systems that need to keep serving constituents – even as upgrades are underway. The Decennial Census is one example agencies can look to for guidance. It leveraged a technical integrator approach while migrating to the cloud. This hour-long program will bring together thou...

Today’s government organizations face ever-increasing and evolving mission demands, requiring greater speed and agility to modernize IT. Some agencies have discovered a path to success by establishing software factories and cloud PMOs to accelerate development and delivery of better mission apps. To learn more about this new approach, we invite you to RSVP and join us Wednesday, Aug. 26 starting at 6:30 p.m. EDT for a virtual Azure Gove...

According to the Office of Personnel Management’s 2019 Status of Telework in the Federal Government Report to Congress, workforce participation in telework hovered at 22%, mostly on an off again, on again basis for the last few years. Few if any employees were engaging in full time telework, until the pandemic. The tide is turning for a gradual return to the office, and agency leaders are assessing how telework has enhanced employee pro...

ATARC's Federal Reskilling Virtual Summit on August 25, 2020, will focus on the re-training of the Federal IT workforce on the newest technology innovations. Hear how the needed skill sets have changed and how team leaders are helping to educate their employees on how to use new technology developments effectively. This event will focus on identifying current major qualification needs in the emerging technology areas of cloud computing, artifi...

The importance of cybersecurity is at an all-time high, especially for government agencies. It’s a matter of national security. With the number of federal employees remotely connecting to agency networks, cloud-based remote access environments and collaboration tools via telework, agencies can be exposed to increasing risk. While guidance has been issued to help agencies better protect their network environments, CenturyLink has years of...

The NextGen Summit is the embodiment of what NextGen represents: inspiring government innovation and providing training and leadership opportunities for public servants. Since 2010, the two-day summit has inspired over 5,000 federal, state and local govies to be positive change ambassadors. This year, the NextGen Summit will be hosted virtually on August 19-20, 2020. Why does it matter to me? The NextGen Summit is a place to cultivate and enab...

The federal government’s focus on data management will reach a high point this year, as the Trump administration and agencies activate around the Federal Data Strategy’s 2020 Action Plan. On top of this, the 2019 signing of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act into law put a spotlight on federal agencies’ data practices. In addition to requiring all government data to be open and machine-readable when possible, it requires tha...

This webinar will discuss how utilities are using drones and imagery to gain insights and improve Transmission and Distribution (T&D) and Vegetation Management (VM) operations. Join industry leaders as they discuss highlights from the L3Harris 2020 Remote Sensing in Utilities Benchmark Survey. In addition, the following industry trends will be discussed: How utilities can get the most out of imagery (i.e., virtual inspections, compliance a...

Sonatype's 3rd-annual online user conference will be our best yet. As always, it’s free and online, but we’ve improved this year’s conference with workshops, 1:1 executive meetings, and new DevSecOps resources. The Nexus User Conference is a forum for you to interact with other users across our community as well as the teams building our products. Chat with every speaker live, share code and best practices, and join hands-on...

According to Gartner, moving applications to the cloud is a top priority (and one of the most often mentioned game-changing technologies) for government CIOs today. But obstacles – like lack of experience in cloud migration, security concerns, and policy hurdles – continue to impede agencies’ progress. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified this issue considerably as agencies rely on their information technology infrastructure t...