Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Arkansas Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use t...

LinkedIn is one of the most powerful social media networks available for government contractors. With over 400 million users, LinkedIn is used by government buyers and contract administrators, as well as buyers, program directors, and contract managers for prime contractors, strategic integrators and others in the GovCon space. There is a lot about LinkedIn that many professionals do not know. For example, did you know that over 75% of LinkedI...

USGIF’s NGA Tech Showcase East offers attendees the opportunity to listen to briefings and see demos inside NGA’s workspaces. Attendees learn what challenges NGA is working on, what business opportunities are coming, and how your company can help NGA accomplish its mission. This year’s agenda includes: Address from NGA Leadership Panel discussion with NGA Portfolio Managers Presentation from NGA Director of Research USGIF...

With billions of connected devices, our digital life is more convenient than ever. But those devices also create opportunities for attackers to move quickly from an initial breach to a major loss; and it can happen within minutes. Join us for the DC Microsoft Azure Government Meetup on Wednesday, Nov. 16 starting at 6 p.m. to discuss Cybersecurity Best Practices in Cloud in Government at 1776 in Washington DC. Hear from cybersecurity subject...

Register today for the Federal IT Acquisition Summit on November 16th in Washington, DC. Hear from seasoned government professionals and decision makers as they provide insights into key trends and developments in federal IT. During the plenary sessions, IT and acquisition leaders will discuss how agencies can address key issues around cybersecurity, IT modernization and cloud. Attendees to this intensive one-day program will: Receive GSA IT S...

IoT – Unleash the Power of Big Data to Improve Government Outcomes More than any other tech trend, IoT will fundamentally change our society — from healthcare to law enforcement to environmental protection to transportation to defense. And, the implications for cyber security cut both ways. More than a pipe dream, IoT’s already in action in government. How are agencies deploying data normalization, analytics, and visualizatio...

Government organizations collect, process, and disseminate vast quantities of internal and external information. Regardless of mission, agencies share similar challenges when extracting value from data to improve services, make better decisions and support policy development. This webinar will explore how government agencies are using cloud-based technology for cost-effective and secure disaster recovery. We’ll Discuss: Discuss how agenc...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements are the source documents when contracting with both federal defense and civilian agencies. A close and detailed working knowledge of the FAR is mandatory for government, contractor, and subcontractor personnel.This FAR training course offers critical information that will help both contracting and technical personnel understand how to negotiate superior contracts and maintain compli...

Additive Manufacturing – Revolutionizing Aerospace and Defense Innovation, Production, Logistics, and Readiness Unlike traditional manufacturing, which involves creating a smaller object from a larger source material, additive manufacturing takes raw materials, feeds them through a digital manufacturing system and creates a customized object from that material, eliminating excess material waste. This potential ability to exchange AM desi...

Please note due to the Presidential Election, November’s GEOINTeraction Tuesday will not occur the second Tuesday of the month. It will instead be included in USGIF’s GEOINTCommunity Week, Nov. 12-18.