The ATARC Federal Cloud Computing Summit will be held on Thursday, July 23 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. This educational one-day symposium will feature cloud computing subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia participating on panels. The MITRE-ATARC Cloud Symposium will discuss and white-board various cloud challenge areas” and produce a White Paper with recommendations for the Fed...

In the coming fiscal year, the White House expects the federal government to spend some $7.5 billion on provisioned services like cloud computing. Four years removed from the unveiling of the Cloud First strategy, the question today isn’t whether agencies will transition services and critical systems to cloud, it’s when. Maximizing investment in the cloud requires a strategy that factors in risk, security, cost, agility and a hard...

This year MeriTalk is colocating with NIST to bring you the fourth annual Cloud Computing Brainstorm on Wednesday, June 17 at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Join us in defining the foundation for modern technology and business. From FedRAMP to FedRAMP+ and the changing security requirements, we’ll address how to build a successful business model to provide a smooth transition of applications and services...

The rise in cyber-attacks, nation state cyber terrorism and the breach of consumer data has led to a heightened awareness of the enterprise and personal responsibilities associated with cyber security. The Federal adoption of cloud computing and the associated mobile and social technologies has increased the challenges associated with digital forensics and incident response. Federal agencies are starting to engage cloud service providers and...

Join us on June 9th to learn how government agencies are using visual analytics to become more agile and drive data transparency. During this complimentary half-day event you'll: Discover how a DoD Information Assurance Directorate uses Qlik to reduce a manual process from 900 hours to less than 2 hours. Learn how agencies are deploying analytics in the cloud with AWS See how you can improve your agency’s transparency efforts and empower...

The ATARC Federal Cybersecurity Integration Summit will be held on Wednesday, May 20 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, D.C. This educational one-day symposium will feature cybersecurity subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia on panels with topics such as Information Sharing Across the Cyber Domain; Security: The Cornerstone of Federal IT; and The Future of Cybersecurity. (Agenda) The MITRE-ATARC Cybersecuri...

Each year the Federal CPIC Forum puts on a two-day conference in Washington, D.C. called the CPIC Conference. The event allows the CPIC community to come together, share ideas, and learn from each other. It is also the PREMIERE CPIC Networking event of the year. Why Should You Attend? Gain insight on the most recent OMB policies and how they affect the IT Dashboard and the overall CPIC environment. Understand how to stay current on reporting c...

The Cloud Security Alliance Federal Summit is a free for government, full-day event being held May 5, 2015 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Expected to attend are over 250 well-qualified attendees with an interest in cloud security, primarily from federal agencies and related organizations. Program Topics CSA Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Initiative Status of CSA and FedRAMP collaboration eff...

Two-day general session on IPv6 with a variety of speakers. Access to the Virtual Trade Show, playback of sessions, access to marketing materials and sponsor engagement through August, 2015. Learn about the benefits of using IPv6 from experts Gain valuable information to prepare you and your organization for this new wave of Internet innovation Lunch and refreshments provided Optional: One entire day of pre-conference tutorials (for an additio...

Overview: Securing Federal Cloud Services Using FedRAMP is a one-day, in-depth, educational program for Government Executives, Managers, Program Managers and Staff & Industry Partners. This event is not a vender oriented conference, but a course that provides practical information for the Government and Industry on cloud security, the Federal Governments FedRAMP program and what agency leaders should be doing now. Potomac Forum is Authori...