USGIF is pleased to announce Letitia A. Long as the 2022 Arthur C. Lundahl—Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in recognition of her myriad achievements and community leadership. With more than four decades of exceptional service in government and industry, Ms. Long has been a trailblazer and steadfast advocate of the GEOINT tradecraft and the Intelligence Community. Her career began as a civilian intern engineer with U...

Join us for a virtual retirement benefits webinar for Federal Government Employees. From a local “federal benefits guru,” Ed Zurndorfer- you will be learning about the mechanics and intricacies of the Federal Government’s benefits package for its employees. Most attendees say they wished they had come decades earlier, but it’s never too late to learn about the benefits that will support you in your retirement. The Virtu...

Join the December 2022 Enterprise Data & AI event with featured guest speaker Dr. Tom Davenport, Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College and his presentation‘Everyday AI for Organizations and Individuals’ on Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM ET! For organizations and enterprises looking to leverage AI, they need to make sure they understand how AI can best be adopted, the...

The federal government continues to encourage agencies to move to the cloud. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in June published Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture v.2 (TRA), which strengthens its guidance to meet cybersecurity standards laid out in Executive Order 14028, "Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity." The TRA includes an introduction to the concept of “cloud security posture manageme...

Providing for our national defense, responding to natural disasters, and securing our infrastructure are just a snapshot of the kinds of services Americans expect of their government. Behind these activities are the 2.1 million federal civil servants who bring government agencies to life. These organizations are only as strong as their workforces are empowered and motivated. That motivation must be built on a combination of an unbreakable comm...

With many older systems in place, the government is one sector that could use DevOps the most. However, like many industries, there are often challenges adopting new ways of doing things. That being said, this panel will focus on roadblocks towards DevOp adoption and addressing how to overcome them. What are the challenges to Devops adoption? What are steps that help make DevOps a reality? Join us for this discussion as topic experts will disc...

As the government moves increasingly towards digital infrastructure, geopolitical tensions rise, and individuals access more endpoints from more locations than ever before, a strong cyber posture must be embedded in everything agencies do. Policy guidance such as the cyber executive order, NIST’s updated security risk framework, and the Cyberspace Solarium’s recommendations offer strategic direction while tactical playbooks such as...

Agencies have demonstrated both the drive and the ability to develop innovative applications and services at an increasingly rapid pace. But there’s a catch: With increased innovation comes increased risk. Are you taking the proper steps to ensure your agency is fully testing and vetting apps, products, tools, and services before they launch? Join us online Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear government and industry exper...

4, ba So, you've accepted a new position as an Internal Auditor; congratulations, and welcome to our world! Internal Auditors provide an extremely important and unique function: to independently assess controls to balance risk that may impede the objectives of an organization. We are the "last line of defense" in organizations to report risk events. Please join us for this valuable in-person, interactive training and allow our expert instructo...

4, ba Are your audit leadership skills working to get the job done? This in-person event is focused on helping attendees in mastering the skills necessary to efficiently lead audit teams. This course provides new leaders with the tools needed to effectively lead audit teams, while exploring the life cycle of an audit from an audit leader's perspective. "This course is not just for auditors or new audit leaders, it is for anyone who wants an un...