Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) have been very successful as an enterprise solution in the commercial world, but security concerns and the government’s former emphasis on working in offices has slowed its deployment in the public sector. Now, however, with large parts of the federal workforce working remotely, demand for access to the public internet has dramatically increased. Release of new interim guidance about TIC 3.0 a...

This past spring, COBOL hit the tech news in a big way as states explored their tech stacks in light of new demands on their unemployment systems. This got us thinking, can you run COBOL in Kubernetes? And does this even make sense? Join JJ Asghar and Elizabeth K. Joseph from IBM as they show off an experiment with Kubernetes and GnuCOBOL, then get into how enterprises use Kubernetes, and how COBOL is used on the modern mainframe.

Major societal change is underway as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. How cities emerge from this crisis has yet to be determined, but this unprecedented moment opens the door for new ways of thinking and doing. By acknowledging the structural inefficiencies of the past and embracing the possibilities of the future, local officials can fundamentally redesign city government in order to achieve historic progress. Join Route Fifty for a weeklo...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Federal agencies have made demonstrable progress modernizing their IT in recent years. With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the displacement of the federal workforce, leaders face even greater urgency to accelerate the modernization of their legacy systems. This SNG Live Virtual session will focus on this theme of IT modernization, bringing together federal IT leaders to discuss progress, challenges and real-time lessons learned.

The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) GITEC Emerging Technology Awards will recognize government and industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement and implementation of technology innovations. The awards will honor the person or project team deserving of recognition for driving towards government transformation while delivering results. Awards include: Advancing Artificial Intelligence and Data...

Data has always been one of the government’s most valuable assets. But in today’s environment with newly arrived mandates and policy, a predominantly remote workforce and data-driven emerging technologies on the horizon, agencies are poised to transform the way they think about, manage, secure and operationalize their data to improve citizen services and mission outcomes.Join top leaders and decision-makers from the public-sector I...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Governments at all levels are being tasked to think outside the box to meet today's ever-growing list of challenges, especially in the midst of shrinking budgets and the ongoing pandemic. The only way to be successful is to modernize and innovate. But, many agencies are saddled with slow legacy systems, untrained personnel, and outdated processes. Governments need to find creative solutions to these problems, which often means looking at new t...

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...