Current guidance has laid out the cybersecurity priorities that federal agencies should adhere to for the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget cycle. Civilian agencies will need to focus on making investments within the three cyber investment priority areas: Strengthening the Foundations of Our Digitally-Enabled Future, Deepening Cross-Sector Collaboration in Defense of Critical Infrastructure, and Improving the Defense and Resilience of Governmen...

Some recent high-profile vulnerabilities, such as Log4Shell, left many AppSec teams wondering, “Do I have vulnerable open source code in any of my apps?” Many were unsure, which illustrated perfectly the need for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), increasingly a must-have for those who build and use modern applications. Developers source most of the code in their applications from the open source community and other vendors to fo...

The 2nd Annual Critical Infrastructure Security Summit will focus on defending and creating resilient systems to protect our nation’s vital infrastructure from outside threats and other dangers. The interconnectivity and advanced capabilities that digital systems have provided to our nation’s infrastructure systems also poses an avenue of approach for America’s enemies to cripple US production and economic power without havin...

The threat of cyber attacks is on the rise, and hackers are getting more sophisticated. As a growing list of government agencies, commercial companies and military branches prioritize modernization and become more reliant on advanced technologies, more and more critical information, data, processes and systems are online and subject to cyber attacks. Today, cybersecurity is one of the most important priorities for the federal government. Adva...

AI in Government is excited to host Raquel Morgan, Director, IT & Business Strategy and Bassel Haidar, AI/ML Practice Lead at Guidehouse presenting ‘Advancing AI adoption in the Federal Government’ on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 12 PM - 1 PM ET! Artificial Intelligence is a useful tool that Federal agencies are using to increase efficiency and advance their missions. Over the last several years, we have seen the use of A...

No one is safe from a cyber attack. When breaches happen, the implications are often costly and long-lasting. While it’s virtually impossible to prevent a cyber breach, organizations can take proactive steps to mitigate risk. Prevention doesn’t necessarily start at the top, and everyone plays a role in protecting their organization’s sensitive data and information.Join us online Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to...

In May 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14028 on improving government cybersecurity. The order required that all federal agencies develop a plan to implement zero trust architectures for their IT systems, and set aggressive timelines for achieving this goal by 2024. The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines zero trust as “an evolving set of cybersecurity paradigms that move defenses from static, network-based...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are the nation's largest source of early stage, high risk research and development funding for small businesses. These programs provide more than $4 billion annually in competitive awards, enabling entrepreneurs to develop new technologies and ultimately facilitate the commercialization of innovation. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet...

Modernization is integral in the development of the Federal workforce as organizations fight to keep up with the private sector. Organizations and agencies need to begin to adopt more cutting edge technologies, such as automation of workflow processes, in order to be more forward-thinking and competitive. In order to fully reach a new potential within our Federal workforce, agencies need to center the implementation process as their goal. This...

Two years of pandemic living made clear the depth and breadth of the digital divide – states lacking robust internet and wireless infrastructure discovered the gaps that made it far more difficult to provide essential services in a work-from-home world. Today, states and localities are considering investment in such diverse areas as IoT, emergency preparedness, school security, and strengthening their logistics and supply chain managemen...