The year ahead promises new growth paths for the industry, potentially aided by policies from the current administration. What new factors are likely to shape the industry in the coming year and beyond? We’ll discuss: The outlook on key trends likely to impact the power, utilities and renewables industries in 2022 Insights on legislative, regulatory, and policy decisions likely to affect the industry Practical considerations for strategi...

On the evening of Jan. 20, 2022, President Biden will make his first State of the Union address – a good time to assess the condition of federal IT, particularly with regard to policy prescriptions that agencies must adopt, such as zero trust, to achieve greater cyber resilience. The foundation of the May 2021 Cybersecurity Executive Order is the directive for agencies to implement a zero trust architecture to strengthen their cyber defe...

The Department of Defense is overhauling its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, while the Department of Justice is ramping up fraud enforcement related to your cyber certifications. Join our panelists for their insights and expectations for 2022.

FOR FEDERAL USERS ONLY, FREE training on the Federal Personal Property Management Abandonment and Destruction process. Registration is required for this training - each participant will get their own unique entry URL, so you must register to be granted access to Zoom Government. Participants will receive one (1) Continuous Learning Point for attending. GSA Zoom Government may not be compatible with everyone's system. Please test your connectio...

Learn best practices, techniques, and tools for managing every aspect of a proposal from our expert instructor. Improve your win rates with proven methods to match your proposal process to the pursuit at hand. Course Topics Include: Managing proposal time and resources Conducting effective proposal kickoffs Rightsizing proposal processes Techniques for subject mastery and guiding subject matter experts Facilitating solution and section develop...

High-profile software supply chain attacks, such as SolarWinds and Kaseya VSA, have shed a glaring light on the disparity between agencies’ perceptions of security within their cloud infrastructure and the reality of supply chain threats that can impact business catastrophically. The federal government has responded with an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, guidance such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructur...

While NOAA has achieved local successes in applying AI, a central entity to coordinate activities across NOAA will enable it to more effectively integrate AI in all NOAA’s mission areas. Successful AI integration requires both domain knowledge and modern AI technologies. It requires careful stewardship with domain knowledge since many of the challenges NOAA faces are constrained by physical principles. The NCAI is an essential component...

Where do executives see deal flow going in 2022, and how are they transforming their businesses during a transaction? We’ll discuss: A recap of 2021 deal activity and dealmaker expectations going into 2022, including changes to their M&A strategies and offensive and defensive positions they are considering Alternative strategies to traditional M&A transactions, including a spike in divestiture activity, and more transformational...

Every federal agency recognizes that being audited is an often painful, always time-consuming process. The Department of Defense, for instance, has failed four audits in a row – but it is making progress after decades to keep its financial house in order. A Government Accountability Office report in 2020 identified several challenges that make it harder for agencies to earn clean fiscal bills of health, including problems with their fina...

Join OPSWAT on January 20th at 2:00pm ET for part 1 of this exclusive webinar series. During this series, we will focus on utilizing next-generation sandbox technologies to build your zero trust strategy for both IT and OT environments. This webinar will feature guest speakers Bob Gourley, former CTO of the DIA, and Bob Flores, former CTO of the CIA. Gourley and Flores are frequently called upon to build improvement plans for large commercial...