Recent events have forced many government IT departments to embrace IT transformation more rapidly than ever before. The need to support remote workers and bring more government services online have put stresses on dated IT architectures which are not as easily adaptable to support new workloads. Some legacy systems completely failed under the new user loads and some required major infrastructure updates to provide continued services. Moving f...

The data revolution is here. Government agencies are producing and managing more data from more sources, and increasingly relying on data generated at the edge to turn insight into action faster than ever before. The backbone of artificial intelligence, this edge data explosion has far reaching implications for government operations, services, and missions. During this digital experience, WWT will dive into the implications of emerging technol...

Digital transformation continues to be critical, as many government employees must now be able to access large swaths of data and services from their homes. As both federal and defense agencies leverage new tools that allow for a more seamless workflow, how will they continue to enact and strengthen cybersecurity initiatives? What are the crucial security lessons that government leaders must learn as they improve and promote IT innovation? Du...

The world is changing rapidly - from the geopolitical landscape, to the ongoing public health crisis surrounding COVID-19, shifting global threats to the very nature of how we work. In a world filled with uncertainty how should government leaders navigate the choices and challenges they face? During the Great Debates series, Deloitte is bringing together the top leaders and thinkers in national security to discuss their bold ideas around some...

If there was ever a question about the role of information technology in healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic has answered it emphatically. Quickly analyzing large data sets and mapping the locations of cases around the world requires scale and power. Federal hospital systems (VA, Indian Health and Military Health System) are large users of the technology and the Department of Health and Human Services and its research centers fund research on a...

In this year’s fifth-annual BOLD Gov event, Government Executive and Nextgov select the most forward-thinking public servants in federal government for a showcase of innovative ideas. Following a reader-submitted nomination process, Government Executive and Nextgov editors selected projects that move the needle in technology, workforce, management, and, of course, pandemic operational response. Join us to watch the winners in a series of...

There’s no question that state and local governments have witnessed massive changes over the last seven months. And, there’s no doubt that many of those changes are here to stay. For its sixth and final Virtual Town Hall in this year’s series, we’ll explore how state and local government workers are fairing across agencies and departments amid the massive changes and innovations that we’ve witnessed throughout 2020.

Eight years in, the Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program has matured and broadened its offerings significantly. The focus now is on deploying a threat intelligence framework for governmentwide use, integrating the AWARE risk-scoring algorithm and rolling out of security orchestration automation and response (SOAR) to automate vulnerability detection and defensive cyber operations. More extensive and sophisticated use of data in dashboa...

The Clerk’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provides a dual-supporting role to the court by facilitating the progression of cases before the court and by accurately preserving the court’s record. In FY 2017, the Clerk’s Office concluded that its case managers lacked the tools they needed to fulfill the Office’s mission in optimal fashion. They created a new training program using a gradual cu...

Cyber attacks continue to grow across government agencies, in both frequency and scope. It’s increasingly difficult for IT leaders to track threat actor behaviors, including those sponsored by nation states and financially motivated criminal operations.In this digital event, government and industry leaders discuss what’s at stake for government agencies, from critical infrastructure and national resilience issues to risk management...