The pursuit of economic growth and economic development are a staple of corporate and public sector agendas respectively. However, despite budgetary pressures that are being felt across government agencies, citizens’ service expectations continue to soar. Consider these facts: Nearly 35% of the federal workforce is eligible to retire now; 60% of the federal workforce are older than 45 years; and Only 3% of government employees are less t...

Fueled by agile, continuous integration, delivery, development and assessment, today’s digital economy demands a new style of IT for government where agencies must act with agility, deliver with velocity, and provide visibility through the entire application life-cycle. DevOps brings together development and operations professionals early in the application delivery process, and enables them to collaborate closely and work as an integrat...

The growth of the digital economy is fueled by hyper connectivity – Internet of Things, social collaboration, and electronic delivery of services. Whether the challenge is information exchange among medical clinicians to improve patient care, fleet-wide predictive maintenance of marine vessels, or conservation data to protect endangered species, digital data is transforming the way government works. Government agencies collect and manage...

The declining cost of data collection, storage, and processing coupled with ever-growing sources of digital data are spurring incremental increases in the amount of information available to government, law enforcement, intelligence, health agencies and other agencies. Big data is transforming the way we govern and live, and the Administration is taking steps to minimize potential risks such as loss of privacy, discrimination, and threats to c...

Complexity = Cost. Simplicity = Savings. And savings fund innovations. It has become obvious that government agencies must embrace technology and simplify at every level if they are going to compete with the innovation driving the private sector and deliver the 24x7 convenience that citizens expect and demand in their lives. Join us for the SAP Federal Forum at the historic Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., The event will feature lea...

According to the Government Accountability Office, 70% of government’s information technology budget is spent maintaining legacy systems. With the ever-growing demands for innovative and mobile technologies and rapid solutions to citizen needs, agencies are seeking ways to shave dollars and time off the application development process. Innovations in software development like agile computing, platform as a service, and the use of open so...

COMPLIMENTARY BRIEFING The Watchful Eye: Mitigating Risk in the Cloud Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 8:00 - 10:30 AMCost: Complimentary Credits: 3 CPEs/CEUs Focus: Government agencies are adopting a Cloud First approach to do more with existing resources while rapidly opening up new ways to meet citizens’ demands to engage with agencies online. Using a pay-as-you-go model, agencies can now access a broad portfolio of middleware...

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Workforce 2020: Rethinking People Strategies in Government Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014Time: 7:30 - 11:00 AM Credits: : 3 CPEs/CEUs Leadership has moved from a hierarchical model to one where agencies are now dependent on people outside their organization. These leadership skills are necessary for government to effectively work across work teams, across programs, across agencies, and even across countries. Join government peers to explor...

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) has become essential as attacks on federal networks have become increasingly sophisticated, aggressive, and persistent. The next phase of the CDM program (Phase II) will address a people problem – preventing employees from accessing government data they don’t need -- and infrastructure integrity. The final phase (Phase III) will concentrate on handling actual breaches, as well as encrypti...