This past spring, COBOL hit the tech news in a big way as states explored their tech stacks in light of new demands on their unemployment systems. This got us thinking, can you run COBOL in Kubernetes? And does this even make sense? Join JJ Asghar and Elizabeth K. Joseph from IBM as they show off an experiment with Kubernetes and GnuCOBOL, then get into how enterprises use Kubernetes, and how COBOL is used on the modern mainframe.

The ATARC Federal Zero Trust Virtual Summit presented by Duo Security is on September 22, 2020, from 1:30-3:45 PM EST. Don’t miss this gathering of cybersecurity topic experts as they discuss trending and relevant topics in Federal cybersecurity, including Zero Trust, Identity Management, and policy alignment. Hear how government agency team leaders are adjusting their team's policies, processes, and procedures, to help guide their emplo...

Recently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the final Risk Management Framework (RMF) standard (SP800-37, Rev 2), an update to the Security Control Baselines (draft SP800-53, Rev 5), and a revision to the NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF). RMF now requires an additional step, Preparation Step with 18 new Tasks, and the security control baselines families have increased from 18 to 21 to include more privacy an...

NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC)ANNUAL MEETING14-18 September 2020 Daily Morning & Afternoon Sessions All Morning Sessions (10 a.m. - 12 noon EDT)All Afternoon Sessions (1 - 3 p.m. EDT) Monday 14 SeptemberMorning sessionAdvancing NIEM AdoptionAfternoon sessionState, Local & Tribal Tiger Team Tuesday 15 SeptemberMorning sessionSupporting Domain GrowthAfternoon sessionEmerging Technologies Tiger Team Wednesday 16 September Mor...

If the Experience Economy has taught service leaders anything, it’s the importance of being resilient in the face of constant change. Hear an executive viewpoint on how to adapt your service strategy to dynamic customer signals so you can respond at their every point of need. Then dive right into our agenda, featuring our host Jay Baer, and industry expert Shep Hyken. Hear real-life success stories and lessons learned from Oracle CX Ser...

In the decade since "Cloud First" debuted as a formal goal of government, federal agencies have made tremendous progress in transforming both their IT infrastructure and modernization strategies. But as the (relatively) easy migrations have been made, the remaining systems and workloads require decidedly more complex approaches. The 2020 Federal 100 winners include experts in all aspects of "Cloud Smart" modernization, from security to scalabi...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. This event defines and showcases the global commercial UAV industry, with a special focus on solutions in the Americas region and a glimpse into the world of urban air mobility. It has shown consistent growth for 5 straight years, with 3,000+ attendees projected in 2019 and a record 188 exhibiting companies. It moves to much larger...

Improve your business acumen by taking the first-ever education program specifically designed for tomorrow’s business-minded technology leaders. The TBM Executive Foundation course provides senior IT leaders and finance managers the essential knowledge that drives business transformation within IT by running a successful Technology Business Management (TBM) program. Over 4500 IT and Finance leaders have already participated in the course...

It’s been more than 40 years since the last major revamp of the federal job classification system—before the internet and cell phones, let alone cloud services and data scientists. And in the wake of COVID-19, even employees in long-established roles are being forced to adapt to radically different working environments. The challenges for federal agencies are massive -- but so too are the opportunities to reimagine roles within the...

Federal agencies have made demonstrable progress modernizing their IT in recent years. With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the displacement of the federal workforce, leaders face even greater urgency to accelerate the modernization of their legacy systems. This SNG Live Virtual session will focus on this theme of IT modernization, bringing together federal IT leaders to discuss progress, challenges and real-time lessons learned.