As public sector agencies develop plans for delivering on the objectives of the presidential Executive Order on Cybersecurity, we at Lumen know that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. While agencies expand their cyber protections to combat cyber threats and protect against attacks, their focus should be on taking a holistic approach and not looking at this new directive as simply a set of compliance mandates. The attack surface wi...

In a recent ASBCA split decision, a GovCon was denied the opportunity to challenge annual, recurring audit findings. Each year, the contractor would file a claim and then the government would withdraw its claims and settle the issue, only to have the cost questioned again the following year. Compounding the issue, a recent DoDIG report continues to challenge ACOs that do not support audit positions. Does it seem like it takes more time, effort...

The Federal Directive for M-19-21 mandates a complete transition to electronic recordkeeping by the end of 2022. For federal agencies, this means ensuring that all permanent records are in an electronic format and the appropriate metadata is attached. As the deadline approaches, it's time for agencies to rethink how they manage records. Are you prepared? This webinar will discuss the challenges of compliance, how agencies are dealing with thes...

The Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC) have entered a new age of warfighting, where battlefields exist in the digital realm as much as the physical one. This makes moving to the cloud a mission imperative, but the resulting multi-cloud and hybrid landscape can lead to immense operational complexity. Managing that complexity is critical to the success of IT modernization projects both currently underway and contemplated...

The pandemic was a driving force for agencies at every level of government in providing the necessary digital services to constituents and employees. Many agencies converted legacy processes in a matter of weeks that would have previously expected to take years. Now that improved processes are in place, how can agencies continue to expand their reach, propel innovation, and further drive digital services to be easily accessible, seamless, and...

The pandemic was a driving force for agencies at every level of government in providing the necessary digital services to constituents and employees. Many agencies converted legacy processes in a matter of weeks that would have previously expected to take years. Now that improved processes are in place, how can agencies continue to expand their reach, propel innovation, and further drive digital services to be easily accessible, seamless, and...

In this course, you will learn why market research is conducted, when and how to conduct market research; the regulatory nature of FAR Part 10 and how it ties into other decisions such as acquisition planning (Part 7) small business set-asides, commercial items, contract type selection and more, and how to get better results by making your data collection methods easier. The course will use real life scenarios, examples from GSA’s market...

Claims processing is a time-consuming process. The submitted claim documents have to be manually reviewed and verified for authenticity, while simultaneously digitizing the data and making outbound calls to request applicants for missing information. This makes the entire process inefficient, cumbersome and difficult to align with business priorities. To stay relevant amidst the changing landscape and meet shifting customer expectations, it is...

Covid-19 uncovered the Government’s need for a secure cloud environment. The migration to the cloud made organizations stop and think about their security posture and their readiness for this change. As more agencies move to cloud infrastructures, challenges arise with control over individual users’ devices. Is your agency implementing a Zero Trust model? Is there a multi-cloud security strategy in place? Tune in as subject matter...

Traditional training is based on higher education principles that provide a crash course in awareness and memorization, facilitated by passive learning–listening or watching. The end goal is to pass an exam which doesn't translate to the confidence level or ability to implement a skill set on a mission critical program. Thus, the "on the job training" occurs too often. Developing skills that allow you to be a practitioner, ready and abl...