In October of 2020, then-Defense Secretary Esper defined defense readiness as "our military’s ability to answer the nation’s call, and to fight and win, anytime, anywhere. … The question we must answer is this: if called upon to fight tonight, are we ready?" Ensuring that answer is "yes" demands change in every corner of the Department of Defense, and especially in the technology that will power tomorrow's military. Cybersec...

Join Decision Lens on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 2 pm ET for the live webcast "Improve Mid-Year Review Reporting – An Insider's View", where Lt. Col Ben Milarch (Inspector General, USAF) will share best practices in presenting midyear review data to leadership. As someone who has worked both on the presenting side and the leadership side, his breadth of experience will help you learn what leadership is looking for in midyear review repor...

Whether it's delivering better care for veterans, transforming internal business processes to make federal employees more effective and efficient, or improving the citizen experience on federal websites, digital government aims to enable better government. New tools and technologies are an essential part of these efforts, but the true transformation takes place in the analog world -- rethinking business processes, changing the workplace cultur...

A 2020 study found that local governments are more likely to be targeted by ransomware attacks than any other type of organization, and the large-scale shift to telework during the pandemic has only expanded that attack surface. Employee education and other defenses can reduce the risks, but public sector organizations must be prepared to respond and recover when ransomware makes it onto critical systems. In this webcast, GCN Editor-in-Chief T...

The Defense Information Systems Agency is an essential hub for DOD IT, with a staff of more than 9,000 and an annual budget approaching $10 billion. With new leadership coming in for both DISA and the government as a whole, 2021 looks to be a busy year of executing key existing initiatives and setting new priorities for the agency. In this editorial roundtable webcast, FCW will explore DISA’s roadmap for milCloud 2.0, Defense Enclave Ser...

The federal government has been working to update its policies, architectures and frameworks around digital identity for some time. OMB revised its Identity Credential and Access Management guide in May of 2019 and that National Institute for Standards and Technology has been working on an updated version of its guidance on security and privacy controls for information systems. Then, the pandemic hit, and all programs went into overdrive as ag...

Having a positive culture in an agile organization is crucial to delivering value to key stakeholders. Without a strong culture, individuals may not work together as a team and their efforts can even work against each other. However, having a strong culture with delivering value at the forefront of the team’s goals helps agile organizations thrive, especially in highly regulated industries.But how do organizations learn to put value and...

IT modernization has been a federal priority for years, but many agencies still struggle to turn that goal into a practical plan of action. Securing multi-year funding is one challenge, but the fundamental obstacle is often the sheer complexity of transforming government-scale systems. Smart, successful modernization demands a holistic approach that addresses several essential pillars: security, network infrastructure, multi-cloud architecture...

DOD put into effect at the end of Nov. 2020 a new DFARS rule that requires Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for all DOD contractors. Although anticipated for some time, questions remain about the certification process and the scope. The rule requires that contractors register on the Supplier Performance Risk System, produce and maintain a System Security Plan and a Plan of Actions and Milestones. In addition, each company is r...

Forcepoint's Raise the Bar-compliant Cross Domain suite is in operational use in some of the most stringent environments in the world, securing global missions efficiently and effectively while providing a high degree of usability, without compromising security. Forrester Consulting will present key challenges a Department of Defense intelligence agency encounters and how the implementation of a Forcepoint cross domain solution can provide cri...