The last two years the federal market has been a hot bed of mergers and acquisition activity. With large companies buying other large as well as small and mid-sized firms. But the bigs aren’t only buyers. You have multiple small and mid-sized companies stepping up as active buyers. Often they are backed by private equity firms looking to create platforms to make even more acquisitions.The result is a competitive environment that is chang...

Today's public sector IT leaders are challenged by siloed environments, security risks, stalled modernization efforts, and poor customer experiences. They're looking for modern, multi-cloud solutions that can help them deliver a trusted foundation for technical innovation in their agencies.Supported by solutions that offer higher productivity, better security, and lower costs, employees and administrators can modernize applications, secure hyb...

As today’s joint force leaders contend with growing threats and rising international instability, modern and accessible command and control technologies have become essential in maintaining a prepared and dominant military posture in contested environments. Though such a technical and operational baseline has long been the goal of DOD officials, the complexities of building and scaling needed services required for success are persistent....

Today's public sector IT leaders are challenged by siloed environments, security risks, stalled modernization efforts, and poor customer experiences. They're looking for modern, multi-cloud solutions that can help them deliver a trusted foundation for technical innovation in their agencies.Supported by solutions that offer higher productivity, better security, and lower costs, employees and administrators can modernize applications, secure hyb...

Ensuring resident safety is a top priority for leaders across the country. This is emphasized in the wake of countless school shootings, cyber attacks, and an increase in auto fatalities. As state and local governments grapple with discontent citizens and budget constraints, the reality of planning for and executing public safety is littered with roadblocks. At the Public Safety Workshop, we’ll talk with state and local government leader...

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 and GCN will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across Federal, State, and Local governments. We’re covering the ins and outs of everything from ha...

Across the federal government, agencies are turning to the cloud to modernize legacy applications, systems and data in order to enable new, innovative ways to meet their mission goals. A strategic focus of migration to the cloud is data governance. Ensuring the usability of data and prioritizing information security are key strategic initiatives across organizations. How can strong data governance be built into an agency’s cloud migratio...

What are the threats, technologies, and weapons shaping the top strategic priorities and tactical considerations of the U.S. military? Defense One explores this and more with leaders from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Space Force in its fourth annual State of Defense series.

The advancement of cyber threats, sharp increases in supply chain attacks, and widespread compromise of privileged credentials pose persistent risks to government agencies. Without a one-size-fits-all approach and a multitude of applicable technologies and areas to invest, leaders are left juggling cyber tools and competing frameworks in hopes to find the right approach for their agency – both in implementation and financing. Afterall, i...

Powered by a historic influx of federal investments, cities have never been better positioned to usher in a new era of city living. The pressure is on local leaders to leverage this once-in-a-lifetime funding opportunity to bolster their resilience by addressing chronic infrastructure challenges in transportation, broadband expansion, and housing. Doing so requires a deep understanding of the intersectionality of critical infrastructure sector...