Private companies, especially smaller, agile, innovative ones, are a critical part of the U.S. military acquisition ecosystem, but contracting can be fraught with confusion, redundancy, and logistical hurdles. Join Defense One for "Cocktails & Conversations" on September 12th as we talk with the defense leaders and experts who are pioneering efforts to create clarity and to smooth the process. Enjoycomplimentary refreshments, live networki...

Cybersecurity has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats. Government IT leaders are navigating constant threats of attacks and legacy technology patches in a remote working world. During this biannual series, NextGov/FCW and Route Fifty will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across Federal, State, and Local governments. We’re covering the ins and outs of everyt...

Government entities hold massive amounts of data within their cyber walls. Utilizing and protecting this data is a top priority for leaders across government. As agencies strive to reach new heights in efficiency and effectiveness, new techniques for managing and accessing this very data are coming to the forefront. Most notably, how can leaders translate the data from collection and storage to decision making and action? How are leaders lever...

The tool on everyone’s minds this year is Artificial Intelligence. Many government agencies are already using AI to transform operations, from The Pentagon experimenting with generative AI tools to NOAA using its predictive capabilities to improve weather forecasts to the State Department deploying it to improve document processing. With $140 million in federal funding being used to open new AI research labs, the government is prioritizi...

The threat landscape is rapidly evolving in nearly every way: scope, scale, and impact. Cybersecurity leaders are working tirelessly to implement new tactics to bolster cyber hygiene and protect critical infrastructure. Central to those efforts are securing cloud service offerings. With over a decade of experience implementing a risk-based approach for the adoption and use of cloud technology, how is FedRAMP tackling the year ahead and meeting...

In their most recent IT Strategic Framework the Department of Agriculture outlined five key priorities: Accelerating Digital Transformation, Driving Innovation in Support of the USDA Mission, Improving IT Organizational Agility, Building Resilience and Enabling Data-Driven Decision Making. At the heart of all of these initiatives is the desire to provide positive customer experiences to USDA’s many constituents. During this digital event...

Identity is at the center of cybersecurity. With zero trust now the mandated de facto approach to strengthening cyber defenses, federal, state and local agencies need to build an identity-centric security approach encompassing both human and machine identities. This requires an enterprise wise rethinking of authentication, authorization, access to data, auditing and accountability in order to protect the IT backbone powering government. Identi...

Agencies are continually reliant on geodata as a key component in delivering successful citizen services, both to meet their own mission critical work but also in maintaining the ability to share geographic information across agencies. As data teams are tasked with collecting and storing more information than ever before, the accurate and timely collection remains a priority. With more Geographic Information Systems (GIS) readily available as...

In 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs spent over $3 billion on IT. Another $1 billion each was spent on professional services and telecom. All of this makes VA one of the largest tech buyers in the federal market. And that means it is one of the biggest opportunities in the federal market. From the 50,000-foot level, the needs are easy to spot – electronic health records and interoperability lead the list. But at this Power Breakfa...

As public sector employees emerge from a post-COVID world, they face persistent uncertainties as to the future of the workforce and their place within. Though progress has been made to revive and reimagine the future of the workplace, technical and personal questions remain on what exactly lies ahead for those working in this crucial sector. In this forum, GovExec welcomes you to a day-long exploration into this complex issue, where we’l...