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?

Evolving technical demands and resource constraints are spurring school systems to embrace innovative technologies that enable IT modernization efforts, at scale. Join Red Hat Training expert, John Walter, for a virtual, high-level complimentary course introducing you to Linux containers and container orchestration technology using Docker, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. During this technical workshop for academic institu...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, all 2021 summits have been moved to a virtual platform due to COVID-19 concerns. The Official Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. These events maintain as much of the traditional tradeshow experience as possible with a...

FDR, now a virtual event, provides unparalleled and timely training that will help you in your current job AND in the future. With an exclusive focus on the federal sector, FDR is intended for those looking to build anti-harassment programs, prevent due process violations, gain refresher training in legal ethics, and much more. Now in our 36th year, the robust agenda offers essential training on critical issues you face in today's federal work...

The Intersection between the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity & Acquisition The Federal Insights Exchange is thrilled to host a dynamic panel discussion on successfully aligning the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity with the Department of State’s contracts. While much of the EO aims to create consistent standards and regulations, the EO also includes requirements and reporting respon...

In 2017, the Chicago Police Department partnered with Zencity to help leadership make data-driven decisions by measuring, tracking, and analyzing critical aspects of public sentiment in real-time. These insights allowed leaders to address problems regarding trust, safety, and quality of life concerns at a more granular level, allowing them to tailor their approach to each community. Realizing the rich dataset this solution provided, the Depart...

This month’s AI in Government featured guest speaker is Brett Vaughan, Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) AI Portfolio Manager at the US Navy! AI is proving an essential technology to enhance and accelerate modern militaries. It should come as no surprise then that the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research is looking into AI applications to enhance and optimize areas related to AI assisted human decision ma...

Adobe Digital Learning Webinar SeriesThe Future of Hybrid Learning With many organizations going through extraordinary change, remote learning has become a front and center focus. Now that many instructors and enablement teams moved everything online, creating an engaging virtual learning environment has never been more vital. Join our 8-part complimentary webinar series to learn how to create, deliver, and track exceptional online training f...