This event will showcase GSA solutions that enable you to safeguard the future of your organization. Earn 3 continuous learning points (CLPs) in this free IT acquisition training! Join GSA and CISA experts to learn how to: Prepare for emerging technology such as quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence Plan for national security implications and threads like an AI directed cyberattack Access GSA’s solutions to stay compliant and mit...

How is your agency organizing efforts around enterprise risk management and digitizing processes? Join moderator Justin Doubleday, and federal agency and industry leaders as they discuss how agencies are modernizing their financial management and enterprise risk processes to advance real-time data and decision making. Learning objectives: Modernizing financial management systems for enhanced efficiency Roadmaps and timelines for financial mana...

Registration for this event is now closed Office of Inspector General (OIG) organizations are increasingly seeking modern, secure, cloud-based solutions to provide independent oversight and monitoring of agency audit cycles and event-driven inspections and investigations. Using a pre-built solution to accelerate this cloud journey helps deliver cost-effective custom applications with the speed and stability of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) p...

Every four years, the Presidential transition from one administration to another presents the Federal Government with one of its most daunting challenges. The planning for this enormous undertaking starts months before the actual election and swearing-in of the President. Behind the scenes, this change has a profound impact on how the Departments function and how they address immediate needs and plan for the future. It is not just a change in...

The gap is widening. Your Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) challenges aren't getting any easier—onboarding still takes too long; you have a backlog of assessment work; and you're not covering as much of your vendor portfolio as you know you should. There are more vendors every day and there is more work to do, yet your TPRM resources have stayed relatively flat. It's impossible to keep up. It doesn't have to be that way. Forward-thinki...

The whirlwind of artificial intelligence tools in 2023 proved the government is eager to embrace the technology as soon as possible. An overwhelming 99% of agency leaders agree investing in safe and effective AI is essential to fulfilling their mission, according to a recent survey conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ICF. Despite being rich in data, many agencies are lagging in the data modernization needed to support AI – and c...

The world of technology is advancing rapidly, and the federal government needs leaders who can persevere. The federal government must foster proactive, forward-thinking, and adaptable leadership to drive innovation and success. To achieve this, the federal government must develop short-term and long-term goals aligning with objectives, track progress, and motivate teams toward success. With these strategies in place, agencies can empower leade...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is on a multi-year IT modernization journey – harnessing the power of new and emerging technologies to achieve mission-driven innovations, enhanced security, and delivery of improved access and care for millions of beneficiaries. CMS has done extensive work to date in cloud enabling applications and creating user friendly tools and enhancing security. The agency is now embarking on its...

The cat-and-mouse game between threat actors and cybersecurity professionals continued unabated in 2023, with new threats designed to avoid detection. Many of these threats are new takes on old ones, such as “leveling up” invoice fraud. And ransomware attacks are evolving; rather than encrypting victims’ data, they are straightforwardly stealing the information and extorting payment by threatening to post the info online or t...

Digital services have the power to transform how people interact with government agencies. For example, instead of waiting in an hour-long line to update your driver’s license you could renew online. However, for digital services to be truly revolutionary they must be accessible to everyone. Accessibility can take many forms; it can mean providing tools to aid those with disabilities, using inclusive language to not alienate populations...