Each year, federal agency Inspectors General offer up their lists of each agency’s top management challenges. The President’s Management Agenda is comprised of initiatives designed to resolve these major management challenges and improve the performance and efficiency of the federal government. This session will explore these challenges and what progress we’re making addressing them. Tune in to learn: What are the top manage...

With the emergence of the Islamic State, a resurgent Russia, and an increasingly assertive China, the U.S. military must be ready to carry out the response to any contingency. Cyber hacks, the unprecedented ways in which ISIS uses the Internet for radicalization, identifying violent extremists before they strike, and being prepared to mitigate and respond to global threats will require more than materiel readiness.Winning the unpredictable ne...

Over the past ten years, a wide array of challenges have made management increasingly difficult for state and local government employees. To dig deeper into which issues are currently causing leaders the most trouble, Route Fifty and Government Business Council conducted a survey of more than 900 state and local leaders. Join us on January 20th to learn the findings of this brand new research, including: The largest challenges for state and l...

Attend this Washington Technology Industry Day to hear from top IT leaders in government as they discuss how they plan to strengthen their cyber postures – and how industry vendors can help. Topics to be addressed include: Key cybersecurity-related growth areas during the next 12-18 months Core components of evolving cybersecurity strategies Policies and requirements that will guide cybersecurity initiatives This half-day event will prov...

Foundations, Trends, and Futures in Business Intelligence and Analytics -- Successful and sustainable business intelligence and analytics programs are built on a solid foundation, responsive to trends in the industry, and aware of emerging and future technologies and practices. Join us in Orlando for comprehensive training on the skills that are essential to business intelligence and analytics success—today and tomorrow. Learn How to Lea...

Over the last several years, Big Data has proven its value in numerous programs across the federal government. The emergence of more powerful, precise, and cost-effective tools has made Big Data a viable option for a broad range of potential users, not just data specialists. Yet most agencies have only begun to tap into the greater potential of Big Data. That payoff comes when an organization makes Big Data an integral part of its operations,...

Few agencies have the IT budget of the Homeland Security Department, which is expected to top $6.2 billion in fiscal 2016. One of its 14 component agencies has a budget of $1.5 billion and five others have IT budgets of over $500 million annually: Customs and Border Protection - $1.5 billion National Protection and Programs Directorate - $985.6 million Departmental Management and Operations - $817.6 million Transportation Security Administrati...

Live! 360 is a unique conference where the IT and Developer community converge to test-drive leading edge technologies and fuel up on current ones. These five co-located events incorporate knowledge transfer and networking, along with finely tuned education and training, as you create your own custom conference, mixing and matching sessions and workshops to best suit your needs. Whether you are a developer who uses Visual Studio, SQL Server, a...

Since the Office of Management and Budget first announced its "Cloud First" policy in 2010, agencies across government have been testing the cloud, developing new IT processes, and upgrading their existing infrastructure to make their operations cloud-ready. In many respects, the Cloud First policy has achieved its goal, providing agencies with evidence that the cloud makes it possible to deliver information and services to users working anywh...

When it comes to cybersecurity, state and local have an opportunity to build on significant work already done by the federal government. This includes standards and processes for defining an overarching cyber framework and establishing a baseline for cloud security, as well as a contract for buying continuous diagnostics and mitigation solutions. Register now for this free virtual event, where federal cybersecurity experts will provide state a...