In response to the growing threat of wildfires, on June 30th, 2021 the current administration assembled Governors from Western states, Cabinet officials, and various partners to discuss ways to protect communities across the country from wildfires and their devastating impacts strengthening fire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and response efforts, including a need to enhance the utilization of data and technology to protect communities...

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 Denver on October 28, 2021. This was a hard, but necessary decision to ensure we’re doing our part to limit the spread of COVID-19...

On October 28, 2021, cyber professionals from across government will gather for a virtual experience at Cyber Central. Join us as we explore increasingly hot button cyber issues that are top-of-mind in the new Administration, Congress, and wider cyber community. Specifically, we’ll address the following: How agencies can meet the latest security directives outlined in the Administration’s May Cyber EO How prioritization of secure c...

Artificial Intelligence is the most revolutionary technology of our time. That's why the ability of being able to harness its value through data science is enabling cost savings, improved experiences, and better mission outcomes. Often data science teams have turned to purpose-built appliances or the cloud due to the lack of IT support in delivering the tools they need until now. Introducing the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software for VMWare vSphere...

Advances in security technology have diverted cybercriminals from targeting individuals to a more lucrative approach; holding an organization’s entire operations hostage until a ransom is paid. The data that underlies government mission operations is the lifeblood and when it stops flowing, operations come to a halt. With government agencies ranked as the 4th most likely sector to be hit by ransomware, it’s imperative that business...

Reset Normal: Building Trust & Security Our world has transformed over the past year to adapt to the realities of working under a global pandemic. The way we interact with people, the processes we’ve developed and the technology we consume are all under significant strain as we collectively work to build trust and security into and around each of these areas. It has become abundantly clear that we’ll never be able to go back t...

Time and time again, data breaches demonstrate the pitfalls of relying on detection to identify malicious activities taking place on the network, rather than prevention of the threat in the first place. The emphasis—post event—has been what the agency did wrong. But, what if we took a different approach that allowed agencies to share what has been working for them? Both before and after. Some tips and lessons from folks who have be...

As of May 2021, the new SAM.gov is where entities register to do business with the federal government. Join us for a tour of how to navigate the new SAM.gov and take full advantage of what it has to offer. Key Topics Covered: Find exclusion records Entity registrations Contract awards & opportunities Assistance listings Wage determinations Federal hierarchy

In the iconic “Star Trek” – whether the TV series of the 1960s or the two-movie adaptations over the past 40 (!) years – Dr. McCoy uses a handheld scanner to examine, diagnose, and treat his patients. What “Star Trek” doesn’t show is the vast amount of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) that culminated in the creation of the scanner’s capabilities. Though this level of compute...

Disruptive domestic and global forces continue to increase pressure on corporate treasury and tax departments. What are important considerations for adapting your treasury, global tax, and transfer pricing strategies? We’ll discuss: Issues affecting efficient access to and use of cash, such as capital deployment and repatriation Recent in-house banking trends Practical ways to address tax inefficiencies in treasury risk management M...