The government remains more committed than ever to modernizing its legacy IT infrastructure. Leaders are hard at work on advancing cloud migration and adoption, improving data centers and data analytics, and automating difficult processes. But the road to a fully digital government is still long, and sometimes, rocky. How are federal agencies and the defense community optimizing operations, while still delivering vital citizen services? Durin...

As the pandemic closed shops and business, many people lost jobs and applied for unemployment. Record numbers of calls starting flooding unemployment offices. The Internal Revenue Service started getting a torrent of calls and inquiries about larger federal unemployment benefits. Agencies throughout the government have been working to provide information and fast responses in an always on digital world. New cloud communications platforms can d...

In response to the coronavirus, government agencies quickly adopted their workforce continuity plans and made a rapid transition to remote work. But the transition to working from home for a majority of their workforces completely changed the traditional office dynamic, and highlighted that needed technology and innovation. What lessons did agencies learn? Were we truly prepared? And as government moves forward, how can it ensure it’s p...

In 2020 there was a growing interest in Zero Trust among Federal Agencies. In fact, 44 federal agencies now have dedicated, funded tiger teams to either research or start implementing zero trust strategically. As agencies accelerate work from home programs and consider Zero Trust, this panel will discuss real world examples and advice to help you create an effective blueprint for implementing zero trust within your environment.Panelists: Steve...

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

During the Route Fifty Pulse Check, senior editor Alisha Powell Gillis will talk with mayors from across the country.From the Covid-19 pandemic to economic upheaval to systemic racism, this year has been an extraordinary test of leadership for state and local officials. This is your opportunity to hear directly from them and get an inside look at their crisis management approach and decision-making.

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...

Governments continue to make strides towards digital transformation, but are still working with legacy components and multiple applications in addition to modern cloud solutions. Monitoring various infrastructures poses greater challenges when incidents arise– making it difficult to locate, diagnose, and solve issues that could negatively impact multiple application stack layers and service delivery. In order to avoid such complexities,...

From augmented analytics to AI-driven cloud reservoirs, the future of data management may seem unclear. As agencies invest millions in data infrastructure and data scientists, focus is starting to shift to task automation, secure information sharing, and to future-proofing government systems. This talk will examine current cutting edge data methodologies and look to prepare government agencies for the future of data management.

This year’s edition of Defense One's annual summit will feature a series of virtual 1-on-1 interviews, once again gathering defense and global security leaders with national security journalists. In each session, leaders will discuss news of the day and the year ahead, including what to expect in global security issues and the future of defense acquisitions and technology. These interviews will explore the current unknowns and questions...