This August, the Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) reached another milestone in the effort to create a common identity infrastructure for the Internet. A new pilot program from the US Postal Service promises a time when citizens will soon be able to access everything from federal health benefits to student loan information using a single ID and password. The project will create a cloud-servic...

With their ever-growing success, FedCocktail has been helping businessmen and women network in style for the last year and a half. Featuring previous partner organizations including DiverseCEO and REGA Solutions, FedCocktail has been providing clients a unique way to mingle in a non-business atmosphere all while expanding their Rolodex, and as such will be holding their next event on Nov 7th, 2013. The event will be hosted at Iris Lounge in Ty...

Basis Technology’s 3rd Annual Open Source Search Conference brings together leading technologists, IT strategists, and program managers from both the government and commercial sector to share the benefits and challenges unique to open source search technology. This year’s conference is expanding to address not only the engaging technical topics, but also includes strategy with a broader discussion of technologies adjacent to search...

Though some federal agencies have made progress in shared service adoption and at least nine federal shared service providers (FSSPs) have emerged across various lines of business, widespread concerns over the implications of shared services are slowing further implementation of the 2012 Federal IT Shared Services Strategy. With these concerns in mind, Accenture Federal Services and Government Business Council undertook an in-depth study to be...

As a federal employee, searching for the right health insurance can be confusing, but there are tools and strategies available to help. At the start of 2014 open season, join Tom Shoop, Vice President and Editor in Chief of Government Executive, in conversation with government healthcare expert Walt Francis, author of the annual CHECKBOOK's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, as he explains the details of available insurance plans, an...

SolarWinds IT monitoring and management products have been built to scale to the largest and most highly distributed environments without compromising the affordability, ease-of-use, and power that have made them some of the most widely used products in the industry. With the use of SolarWinds scalability engines you can scale your monitoring and management capabilities to hundreds of thousands of network devices, servers, or applications. ...

SANS returns to the Palmer House in downtown Chicago - our campus for SANS Chicago 2013 this October. We are bringing our top-rated courses for your training needs. Taught by SANS top instructors, this event offers an opportunity to learn, network, and practice career-boosting hands-on skills in a more intimate setting.All of the courses at SANS Chicago 2013 are associated with a GIAC Certification. Complete your SANS training experience with...

The NGV Bridge Infrastructure & Market Development Summit will take place October 29-30, 2013 at the Embassy Suites in Boston, MA. The conference and exhibition will be the first forum of its kind in the Northeast to address the state of the national natural gas vehicle marketplace; from the latest infrastructure advancements and deployments, key insights from early adopters on successful fleet incorporation and pilot programs, policy disc...

Join your peers and colleagues in the nation's capital to learn about the latest policy updates and methodologies regarding: the full lifecycle of shared services, intra and inter-agency shared service opportunities, alternative analyses and FEA implementation. The 2013 event encompasses: The Current State and Future Role of EA in Government New Segment and Enterprise Architecture Approaches EA's Impact on Organizational Culture Tools and Meth...

Healthcare Cyber Security Summit - Co-located with Securing the "Internet of Things" SummitHealth Care is Changing Patients are demanding more convenient and personal care. Digital health is changing the way that doctors and patients interact. New technologies allow patients to track their own health and generate data that was previously not available to care providers. Additionally, health information exchanges are being created to enable acc...