As agencies push their modernization and digital transformation efforts forward, they know that the foundation of the work must focus on the network level. Right before the pandemic hit, the CIO Council provided a white paper to help agencies lay out a plan for their next generation networks. It discussed how new and emerging technologies will change networks of the future and predicted increased use of 5G wireless networks and software define...

The Department of Homeland Security plays an essential role in ensuring cybersecurity across all federal agencies with operational guidance, specialized security teams and broad range of services and governmentwide programs.This FCW webcast will focus on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and how this DHS hub for cyber risk management is evolving to build capacity across the executive branch.Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Dir...

The remote work shift caused by the continuing pandemic has pressed security teams to reassess how they verify and allow access, and recently discovered vulnerabilities in widely used IT services have amplified the risks. Zero Trust is a strategy, not a tool or product—but agencies still need a path for moving from concept to actual implementation.Attendees will learn how agencies are managing these changes to the way government works an...

As DOD continues the roll-out of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, both government acquisition professionals and the contracting community are scrambling to understand and implement the certification requirements. Join us to learn the latest on what is required and what may be ahead for acquisition and contracting executives concerning cyber certifications and audits as government and industry experts share their insights...

Government agencies generate and collect massive amounts of data, but have long struggled to extract value from all that information. Now the Federal Data Strategy provides a 10-year framework to “leverage the full value of federal data for mission, service and the public good,” and the signs of agencies’ seriousness are everywhere. Developing workforce data skills remains a challenge, while legacy systems continue to complic...

Ransomware is a growing threat for government organizations, and essential mission data can be compromised in many other ways—both accidental and malicious.Preventative defenses are essential, but not sufficient. Public-sector organizations must design their data systems to be resilient, and to allow for rapid recovery when disaster strikes. In this webcast, GCN Editor-in-Chief Troy Schneider will explore the steps some state and local g...

How confident are you that your agency's databases are protected from today's increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks and insider threats? The government is awash with IT transformations—and data protection is no exception. Join us for a live, interactive webinar as our experts share best practices in safeguarding your data and improving governance for workloads across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. You'll walk away with an...

It’s been a decade since "Cloud First" was put forth as a formal goal of government. In that time, agencies have moved from wary experimentation to straightforward "lift and shift" efforts to, increasingly, enterprise as-a-service solutions. The question is no longer whether to leverage cloud servicers, but how best to do so. Yet as the easier moves to the cloud have been made, the remaining systems and workloads require decidedly more c...

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking on an ambitious digital transformation. The agency will migrate an estimated 350 applications on-premise and in external datacenters to the VA Enterprise Cloud by 2024. Join Dave Catanoso, Director, Enterprise Cloud Solutions Office (ECSO) at the VA, to learn how the VAECSO’s leadership has engaged with ‘best of breed’ technologies to accelerate goals of cloud adoption, moder...

The federal government is a 5G pioneer. Agencies and the military are finding ways to leverage the wireless technology for a widening array of data-heavy applications. The U.S. military, in particular, is on 5G's cutting edge, leveraging the next-generation wireless technology for practical and innovative functions that could also be used in civilian applications.The DOD's $1.5B 5G experimentation and testing program at 12 U.S. military test s...