Government operations are re-evaluating their reliance on manual paper processes and exploring strategic digitization solutions. Digital tools are a key part of maintaining quality services for both employees and constituents and enabling government’s mission.The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the importance of digital transformation and rapid need for contactless services as remote work continues to be the new normal. Agencies, as...

The next generation of internet infrastructure—5G—is upon us. And while the conversations around how and where to deploy that technology are deep and complicated, decisions about how to use the powerful new bandwidth are just as important. During this one-hour session, Nextgov and Defense One will bring together experts from civilian and defense agencies to talk about how 5G will lay the foundation for bigger developments.

Already a top priority of government agencies, cybersecurity has become even more critical in recent months as much of the nation shifts to remote work. With more individuals and endpoints connecting to the network and agencies’ cloud environments than ever before, organizations are faced with multiple challenges - from identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities to ensuring its entire workforce is adequately trained on cybersecurity prot...

VMware Cloud (VMC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an integrated cloud offering jointly developed by AWS and WMware that delivers a highly scalable, secure, and innovative service that allows agencies to seamlessly migrate and extend their on-premises datacenters to the AWS Cloud. Agencies across the federal government want the ability to integrate their on-premises data center environments with AWS using their existing tools and skillsets wit...

Having a good health care plan has never been more important and open season provides federal employees with an important opportunity to reevaluate their needs for the coming year. The COVID-19 pandemic makes the 2020 open season especially critical as employees’ needs may have changed. In addition to cost and coverage considerations, telehealth and wellness options and more generous mental health benefits have become priorities for many...

Constantly changing, high-velocity, and sophisticated cyber attacks pose a critical threat to government systems ill-equipped to defend against them. As legacy technologies collide with the speed of threats in the 21st century, how can government leaders prepare for and build the next generation of cyber defenses? Artificial intelligence offers a unique tool for public sector leaders to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. However, in...

State and local governments have more data at their fingertips than ever before, enabling them to make more timely and precise decisions regarding their programs and services. In healthy economic times, governments can afford to sacrifice effectiveness and efficiency and still deliver high-level services. But, with tightening budgets and rising citizen expectations, it has never been more critical for governments to deliver relevant, effective...

The challenges of COVID-19 have highlighted the importance of innovative technology solutions, many reliant on data analytics and AI. Those same challenges have forced many of us to work remotely from home, limiting our human interaction to the confines of video conferencing. In order to design human centered solutions, we need human connectivity - the one thing that we don’t have during this pandemic. The more high tech, the more human...

The Federal Data Strategy's action plan was reworked in response to the COVID-19 crisis, while state and local governments are simultaneously expanding health data initiatives and looking for more cost-effective data solutions. Add in the growing importance of data-intensive cyber threat detection and the broad potential of AI and automation, and it becomes clear: Agencies' data challenges are evolving rapidly, and a solid data strategy is mis...

The ultimate payoff from a move to a cloud platform is that it offers faster, flexible and more secure access to the data that is essential for the agency’s mission. Learn how new architectures and tools simplify data protection, disaster recovery and cloud mobility across hybrid environments. Utilizing emerging technology to prepare for the migration can speed the process and reduce costs. In addition, simplified backup and recovery can...