As federal agencies adopt emerging technologies such as Fifth-Generation Wireless Technology (5G), Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud, they face new challenges in ensuring these technologies can operate securely on their networks. Join the next event in GSA’s Information Technology Category - Emerging Technology Series. This virtual event will bring together government IT security experts to share knowl...

Fending off cyber threats and preserving cybersecurity has never been more challenging. Among federal, state and local executives, cybersecurity consistently tops the list of concerns that keep them up at night. Attack surfaces are larger; the universe of bad actors seeking to breach security is expanding; techniques for exploiting vulnerabilities are more sophisticated; and in a digitally transformed environment, the stakes are higher, as wel...

Working safely and securely from remote locations has never been more important. However, legacy methods of remote access can open potential security risks. With most remote work happening over cloud-based email and other SaaS apps such as Office 365, G Suite, and Box, this leaves your remote workforce vulnerable as these apps contain sensitive data, which must be protected. The path to better cloud application security lies in an integrated a...

We are happy to announce that we are going fully virtual this year! Southern Oregon is bringing back our premier “Teacher to Teacher” instructional technology integration training event: the annual Southern Oregon EDTech Summit, now in its 9th year, on August 11th 2020. This event will feature teachers sharing their knowledge and skills for integrating technical tools for teaching and learning. Come join us for a variety of engagin...

Today, agencies are striving to improve their application security programs, while at the same time, not slowing down the development, delivery, and deployment of their software applications. Can a balance be achieved between security and an organization’s (or agency’s) daily business requirements? We know it’s possible. Application Security (AppSec) Awareness Programs that are specifically focused on the development communit...

(FOR USMC and NAVY ONLY) DoD has been growing year over year, investing in Splunk to support continuous monitoring, IT operations, and a number of other use cases. In February, Carahsoft signed a five-year ESI agreement with Splunk. The agreement is a DoD-wide BPA that allows customers to leverage Splunk. Join Splunk and True Zero Technologies as we discuss: How the contract has been structured The value it brings to DoD How to leverage the c...

In the last few years, the Chief Data Officers of various government agencies have faced a revolution in data management and strategy. As we look to the future, tools and entire platforms have emerged that allow collaboration not just within an agency, but between agencies. This fireside chat will expand upon the Federal Data Strategy to analyze how these new emerging technologies will change the landscape of data and collaboration in the fed...

A fair and free election process is a hallmark of American democracy, and Federal, state and local government officials are working together to secure America’s election infrastructure from new and evolving threats. This election infrastructure ranges from voter registration databases and voting systems to IT systems such as the counting, auditing, and displaying of election results, and post-election reporting to certify and validate re...

The trend toward more Task Order contracts continues including the use of GWACs, Strategic Sourcing initiatives and cross-agency agreements. Agencies establish patterns of use of Task Order contracts and make proclamations about future use, which sometimes come to fruition and sometimes don’t. Being on the right vehicle and being successful in the pursuit of Task Orders present multiple levels of challenges to the government contractor....

COVID-19 has reshaped the way that governments across the world work and has precipitated a radical modernization effort to accommodate remote work. In 2018, about 22 percent of federal employees teleworked regularly. Now that paradigm has shifted. In April, the Pentagon brought remote capabilities to 900,000 users via an IT service that didn’t exist until the pandemic. Similarly, Voice of America quickly purchased enough laptops to brin...