The importance of data isn’t new. What has changed is the ever-growing number of sources generating data – mobile devices, cloud-based software, IoT sensors, and more – and how organizations are using emerging technologies to rapidly unlock its value. Whether it is making a commitment to 5G, expanding IoT networks, incorporating employees’ personal devices, or myriad other technological advances, agencies are looking to...

Regulatory compliance is a key part of program oversight for many federal agencies to ensure that contractors and other key stakeholders are meeting delivery requirements, and delivering on time and on budget.In this live webinar, Deltek will highlight how the Acumen Suite will allow you to quickly and easily conduct basic oversight, as well as in depth analysis using DCMA, DoD, and other analysis methods. We will discuss how you can conduct a...

*As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate news headlines, your health, wellbeing, and safety - along with that of our clients, partners, employees and people in the communities where we live and operate - are always top of mind. To that end, we’re canceling our upcoming in-person OptivCon event in Kansas City on August 25, 2021. This was a hard, but necessary decision to ensure we’re doing our part to limit the spread of COVI...

Many government agencies are trying to be adaptive, agile, and innovative to improve performance and achieve mission objectives. But, at times, this can be a challenge considering the number of internal and external constraints on the agency. Incorporating business intelligence best practices into an agency’s knowledge management program can assist the agency in having the right information in the right place at the right time to enable...

Now in its 12th year, FedTalks is the largest annual gathering of the top 1,000 C-level leaders from the gov tech community. Over the course of two days, FedTalks will bring together influential leaders to explore the federal government’s ongoing transformation efforts and adoption of modern technologies to provide better services to American citizens.

Palo Alto Networks defines endpoint detection and response (EDR) as the capability to provide cybersecurity monitoring and control of endpoint devices through the full cybersecurity lifecycle - from the detection of events and incidents on endpoint devices and users to attack responses and incident follow up and analysis. Because attackers can target any asset, including cloud applications and managed and unmanaged hosts, Federal Agencies nee...

The pandemic has given new meaning to "mission readiness" for the U.S. government. This includes strengthening Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems - encompassing financial, supply chain, and human resource functions - to facilitate making complex decisions based on clean and consistent data. But agencies' current ERPs can be monolithic and inflexible, incurring high costs and long lead times to make changes or implement new capabilities...

Adequate accounting systems are critical to the success of most government contractors. Without one, you cannot be awarded a federal cost reimbursement contract. Now that the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) caught up on incurred cost audits, many contractors are experiencing increased scrutiny of their business systems – especially their accounting system. On top of that, Congress has continued to demonstrate a preference to allow t...

The pandemic has given new meaning to “mission readiness” for the U.S. government. This includes strengthening Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems – encompassing financial, supply chain, and human resource functions – to facilitate making complex decisions based on clean and consistent data. But agencies’ current ERPs can be monolithic and inflexible, incurring high costs and long lead times to make changes...

Tune into this event to hear from topic experts on how emerging technologies have transformed the Federal Government, as well as ways to strengthen an agency’s digital transformation journey. What challenges have these panelists experienced? What solutions were put in place to overcome these challenges?