Sequestration and budget constraints have had a profound effect on already-limited federal resources. Agencies face the unenviable task of managing increased workloads with decreased tools. Given this state of fiscal affairs, what can agencies do to contain and diminish the impact of spending cuts and stalemate budgets, while maximizing data to achieve their goals?

Registration is Now Open! Attend this Washington Technology Industry Day where top IT leaders from across the government will come together to talk about the future of the federal IT enterprise and the ways in which agencies will look to industry to bring it about. Topics to be addressed include: Key cloud- and mobility-related growth areas during the next 18 to 24 months Concerns and pitfalls that agencies are looking to address Policies and...

Force Readiness is at the forefront of the federal government’s agenda. Preparedness planners must be able to provide predictive insights about availability and readiness in order to support the multiple roles of our armed forces in addition to humanitarian and healthcare missions such as delivering global aid, responding to natural disasters, meeting global pandemic disease threats, and responding to traumatic mass casualty incidents. R...

At the third annual Defense One Summit, top global security officials from the military and beyond will gather to discuss how they are keeping up with threats that stretch from the battlefield to the homeland. Agenda 7:30am - 8:30am Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30am - 8:35am Opening Remarks 8:35am - 9:00am Opening Keynote: The Age of Everything: Setting National Security Priorities in an Era of Evolving Threats Featuring: Ben Rhod...

Assessment and Authorization processes are complex enough as it is. But when it comes to cross-domain solutions, the complexity increases significantly. In this webcast, Steve Welke, a Principal Consultant for Assurance Policy & Standards at Raytheon | Websense, will provide an update on A&A principles, requirements, and processes for cross domain, multilevel security solutions. Topics to be addressed include: How to understand and nav...

It’s clear that cybersecurity concerns will dominate the IT landscape for the nation and the world in 2015. Although Federal agencies have been focused on strengthening their networks, facilities, and data from cyber attacks for years, the aggressors are more capable, sophisticated, and motivated than ever. Given this harsh reality, it is essential that Federal IT executives and their senior leadership have frank and open dialogue about...

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Systems / Chief Information Officer (OS/CIO) is hosting the 2015 Information Technology Industry Day on October 23, 2015. SSA representatives will brief attendees on the IT strategy and priorities of the agency and provide information on upcoming contracting opportunities. The event will feature speakers from SSA who will share information on: the mission and organization of the OS/CIO...

Government Business Council Report: 63% of Feds Lack Confidence in Agency's Digital Records Digital Viewcast to Explore How Agencies Can Use Information Governance to Help Agencies Streamline Records Management and Comply With White House Directives In 2011 President Obama issued the Presidential Records Management Directive (PRMD) requiring federal agencies to shift from “print and file” paper-based records management to digital...

Register today for the second event in the Federal IT Acquisition Summit series on October 20th in Washington, DC. Hear from seasoned government professionals and decision makers as they provide insight on key issues that are reshaping the federal acquisition environment, as well as contract-specific training opportunities. Featured vehicles include GSA Alliant (including an Alliant 2 update), Army ITES-3S and ADMC-3, NASA SEWP V, and NIH CIO-...

The recent high-profile data breaches in the public and private sectors have made it clear what cyber experts have said all along: Traditional approaches to cybersecurity are not sufficient for responding to the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape. The problem is not a lack of technology. The capabilities of cybersecurity solutions have improved dramatically in recent years, offering agencies powerful tools for defending their data, systems a...