As multiple, prior administrations came to understand, a good portion of the annual Federal IT budget is allocated to keeping legacy systems functioning, ultimately draining precious funds away from modernizing systems and capabilities. Over the years, costs to maintain these “end-of-life” systems continued to grow. The goal of the IT Modernization effort is to replace legacy IT systems and modernize so agencies can (1) more easily...

Changes continue in how the federal government operates and manages technology for improving service, including the Administration challenging government agencies to focus on effective ways to foster citizen engagement. DGI’s 18th Government Customer Experience Conference — which is free for government professionals — will explore the policies, applications and technologies involved with improving customer experience and citi...

As a follow-up to Digital Government Institute’s popular Cyber Security Conference held each May, government IT security professionals will once again gather in August to network and continue the dialog about today’s cyber threats. The Cyber & IT Security Conference is co-located with the 6th annual 930gov Conference, Tradeshow & Training Symposium. 930gov is a fiscal year-end strategy exchange bringing together Government...

If you work for a Federal Agency, the Military, or supporting contractor organization, this 2-day non-technical training seminar will cover all the recently released Cyber Policy and Regulations covering the concepts, processes, solutions, templates, and strategies to help you meet all the FISMA and related cybersecurity requirements. In May 11, 2017, Presidential Executive Order (PEO) on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and...

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program is evolving to better secure government networks and systems. The CDM Program provides Federal Agencies with the capabilities, tools and ability to identify cybersecurity risks on an ongoing basis, prioritize these risks, and enable cybersecurity personnel to mitigate the most significant problems first. CDM exists to improve government network security through delivery of comprehensive s...

Data security threats continue to increase in number and sophistication. The growing use of collaborative technologies – from mobile devices and social media to virtualization and cloud computing – will continue to be one of the most significant factors impacting the security landscape. For these reasons, the federal government has increased efforts to minimize and prevent cyber security attacks, and will continue to place signific...

Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are -- especially cloud-based or SAAS environments -- technology systems must be designed and implemented to support the business or mission and enable processes. If integrated IT systems don't work or fail, the...

With the continuing growth of digital information, the scope of electronic records management has expanded exponentially and is an increasingly critical issue for government agencies, particularly as it relates to being able to provide secure storage, access, and retrieval of this information. Join government and industry experts at this 15th Annual event -- which is free for government professionals -- who will discuss current technology-base...

If you work for a Federal Agency, the Military, or supporting contractor organization, this 2-day non-technical training seminar will cover all the recently released Cyber Policy and Regulations covering the concepts, processes, solutions, templates, and strategies to help you meet all the FISMA and related cybersecurity requirements. In May 11, 2017, Presidential Executive Order (PEO) on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and...

Federal agencies are in the midst of a profound transformation to become more digitally connected, mobile-enabled, and analytics-driven organizations. What’s finally moving the needle in federal transformation? The undeniable potential to positively impact mission outcomes and citizen services offered by mobile platforms, IoT devices, cloud-based infrastructures and intelligent, AI-driven decision-making. While all these technologies are...