The Defense Department has made clear they are committed to building a multi-vendor, multi-cloud environment in the coming months, as it sunsets milcloud 2.0. As we anxiously await what this new cloud landscape will look like, there are still critical cloud efforts underway worth showcasing. Join Defense Systems and Nextgov as they sit down with the cloud leaders paving the way forward within the defense cloud landscape and the lessons they ar...

In a rapidly changing digital landscape, finance organizations are taking a strategic enterprise approach for digital adoption to streamline processes and transform their workforce. Government organizations are increasingly deploying digital capabilities while pursuing business modernization efforts to gain increased efficiency, scalability, and resource capacity to focus on high priority, high value pursuits. The U.S. Navy is accelerating the...

When DOD rolled out its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in 2020, it was designed to secure the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in systems used by contractors in Defense Industrial Base that support business and warfighting efforts. Initially, an independent accreditation body was to certify a group of third-party assessment organizations. The plan ran into a number of obstacles as industry organizations questioned...

As funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act begin to flow to states, cities and counties, the real work of restoring the nation's infrastructure has only begun. However, many obstacles including inflation, procurement delays due to supply chain disruptions, and worker shortages threaten the progress of states and localities to achieve their desired outcomes. In this special GovExec TV episode, Route Fifty will sit down with key fe...

New, exciting, transformative technologies are emerging that have the potential to reshape how the government fulfills its mission. Mass telework and communication tools, and the dynamic infrastructure like cloud and software-defined networks that support those tools, are making it possible for federal agencies to work in new ways. At the same time, advances in supercomputing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and big data collecti...

As ransomware attacks rise and hybrid work continues to be prominent, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Building a reliable Zero Trust Architecture is essential to securing an organization’s cyber interests, as is learning a data-centric approach to cyber-resiliency. How does a Zero Trust Architecture allow an organization to achieve top-notch cybersecurity? And how can that approach not only improve overall security, but also p...

For almost three decades, governments at all levels have been working to improve the way they deliver services and benefits and engage with their customers---both internal and external. Efforts from past administrations focused on modernizing infrastructures and improving digital delivery, as well as gathering feedback from the public on how well the services were delivered. The Biden Administration has made customer experience one of its thre...

Billions of dollars are flowing into state capitols, city halls and county executive offices. The historic infusion of cash to state and local governments represents a unique opportunity for innovation in infrastructure, technology, economic development and more. But how exactly will states, cities and counties use the money? What are they investing in long-term? And how are they tracking the effectiveness of new goods, programs and services f...

Just as technology has been constantly changing and evolving, so has DOD’s strategy for the best way to modernize the tools it provides to the warfighters and their business support services. In 2018, the agency released a strategy to use cloud technology, which has been revised over the intervening years to reflect the cancellation of the JEDI contract and the adoption of DOD’s Software Modernization Strategy. The new strategy set...

The recently released White House budget is not just a blueprint for the Biden administration’s plan for federal modernization, but also a roadmap for what leaders believe lies ahead for the relationship between the government and the people. From increased biometric and credentialing systems at the TSA to more data and AI tools at the local level, the proposals reveal what’s to come. This June, join GovExec as we look forward, tal...