Mission Interoperability: Technology and StandardsGovernment agencies are improving mission performance through responsible information sharing and the use of interoperability standards to help better fulfill missions in the areas of cybersecurity, homeland security, law-enforcement and more. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Information Sharing Environment (ISE) is continually establishing pathways to better u...

The FY14 budget continues to ensure progress towards three priority goals to improve services for citizens, increase the return on investment in Federal IT and advance efforts in cybersecurity. Moreover, the pervasiveness of new technologies such as cloud computing, open and big data, social collaboration and mobile have changed what agencies need to meet the mission. How will federal spending for IT investments in FY15 continue to drive innov...

Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have become commonplace tools for government outreach. However, agencies are moving away from social media as an outbound communication tool and enlisting social media to help do many jobs better. Agencies leverage social media to reach underserved audiences during key initiatives who otherwise would not have paid attention to the referendum, get accurate information out more quickly...

Cyberspace 2014 Symposium - A training and technology forum for government, industry, and academia On behalf of the military/industry community and the city of Colorado Springs, we invite you to participate in the AFCEA Rocky Mountain Chapter’s 16th annual CYBERSPACE Symposium. Last year we had record breaking attendance and a star-studded program, but this year promises to be even better. Why? Because while last year we lowered rates fo...

Join ThunderCat and partners, Riverbed and Pershing Technologies on Thursday, January 30th for a complimentary breakfast seminar at Charlie Palmer Steakhouse in Washington, DC. During this seminar you will learn how Riverbed and Pershing Technologies can help provide your agency the necessary resources to meet the dynamic demand for video services. Riverbed is focused on application performance from the server to the desktop with a wide-range...

Oversight and Enforcement: The Role of Analytics in Crime Every day, oceans of information become available to enforcement and audit organizations, providing invaluable insight to enforcement organizations across government. The job of turning data into intelligence is the role of business analytics. Deciphering criminal patterns, surveillance, and tracking data are also playing a role in prevention. These enable enforcement officials to pred...

Social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have become commonplace tools for government outreach. However, agencies are moving away from social media as an outbound communication tool and enlisting social media to help do many jobs better. Agencies leverage social media to reach underserved audiences during key initiatives who otherwise would not have paid attention to the referendum, get accurate information out more quickly...

Earlier this year, President Obama instituted Executive Order 13636 - Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was tasked to provide the White House recommendations for prudent next steps to mitigate the risks this Executive Order addresses. In an effort to promote a more holistic approach to risk mitigation, GSA worked directly with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of...

As government moves to a more mobile workforce, demand for consistent and standards-driven application development and deployment has become even more critical – especially in an environment of shrinking budgets. It is important to develop cost-effective applications that are easily extensible for use on mobile devices, with the ability to be built once and tweaked for use across the enterprise. Agencies and the public both need to creat...

Public sector leaders are seeking to drive efficiency across their organizations—and those responsible for technology implementation and management are focused on maximizing available resources, from funding, to human capital, to IT infrastructures. Successful technologies are mission-driven, trusted, and integrated with agency policies, and they can evolve to incorporate innovation and best practices. With a focus on supporting effectiv...