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...

Driven by complex project demands and unclear development objectives, today’s state and local leaders face no shortage of challenges in building and preparing for the next generation of infrastructure projects. With many grant recipients awaiting funding and even more subject to longer-term regulatory backlogs, officials are at a crossroads on best practices for next steps- everything from pre-production mobilization to assigning proper...

The modernization of national defense is in a period of rapid advancement that binds partners and coalitions together through data like never before. The path forward relies on what the Department of Defense calls Mission Partner Environments. MPEs allow the U.S. military to communicate, collaborate, and share sensitive or classified information securely and in real-time. In this episode of GovExec TV, DoD and industry leaders discuss how the...

As they contend with growing security challenges and attack vectors increasing in size and scale, today’s cybersecurity leaders are often victims of malicious infiltration they may not even know about. Though implementing Zero Trust solutions across their systems can often bolster defenses, questions remain on everything from improving visibility across these workloads to making more informed decisions across a broader cybersecurity ecos...

In today's fast-paced world, organizations must embrace digital transformation to remain competitive. Within the public sector, this focus is even more crucial, as leaders face challenges balancing mission-critical obligations with time and budget constraints. The growing urgency for digital work streams is driving a shift from legacy platforms to streamlined services on cloud-based technology. However, these transformations are complex and re...