Our world has changed! During the COVID-19 pandemic, agencies are having to change how they serve the public and manage resources for results, as many of their traditional controls and procedures have been suspended or replaced with alternative processes. But, even during difficult and uncertain times, maintaining quality can be crucial to organizational success. The question is, “How do organizations preserve the quality processes that...

As horizons stretch for the remote work force and the prospect of returning to the office any time soon looks less likely, agencies are looking for way to make data accessible, anywhere, anytime in a cost effective way. A multi-cloud approach can offer such a solution—a way to virtualize workloads and move data from servers to virtual desktops and from on-premises centers to the public cloud and back. Learn from a key executive how one a...

With warfighters and staff already located around the globe, the Department of Defense workforce has become more distributed than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to quickly ramp up telework. As DoD addresses security risks of the expanded network, it is increasingly turning to Zero Trust. This security architecture/paradigm, recently named a top initiative of the Digital Modernization Strategy, is intended to provide protect...

The U.S. Navy finds itself under unexpected new leadership for the second year in a row after losing an acting secretary and an aircraft carrier commander to the coronavirus outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt this summer. The new hands must chart a course toward the president's mission of more ships, secure technologies, and shows of force.

How should government agencies think about their AI journey? As government leaders strategically approach artificial intelligence, considering their data foundation and maturity, agile and predictive analytics, and people and processes are critical. During this edition of the WWT AI Digital Series, we will share dynamic use cases from companies and agencies who have navigated the AI development journey. We’ll detail the real world outcom...

Designed and built for effective collaboration, efficient information sharing, and enhanced customer experiences, digital displays add a critical visual element to all aspects of government work. During the COVID-19 pandemic, secure communication platforms which allow for social distancing have become critical and digital displays offer an innovative way to interact with citizens and the workforce alike. During this digital webcast, we’l...

Unemployment insurance (UI) supported by the CARES Act and PUA have been a lifeline for the over 50 million Americans that have filed claims during the current pandemic. As benefits have expanded, however, so has the threat to program integrity and state UI trust fund solvency. The Department of Labor recently estimated that the increase of more than $260 billion in unemployment funding under the CARES Act will result in at least $26 billion i...

Whether it's delivering better care for veterans, improving the citizen experience on federal websites or reimagining business processes within an agency, digital transformation is essential to making government run better. Both the President's Management Agenda and the 21st Century IDEA Act have underscored the importance of these efforts, but the real proof is in the specific projects underway across the federal community. The 2020 Federal 1...

With the abrupt shift to remote work due to COVID-19, public and private institutions were forced to quickly adapt to the new working environment with technologies that enable digital collaboration and productivity while also securing and protecting agency information and offsite devices. Six months in, it is clear that telework is not just a temporary solution, and for government agencies, continuing to protect information security is paramou...

This October, Government Executive will celebrate Teddy Award winners through a special series of virtual events. Winners will be unveiled each day from October 6-8, 2020. Throughout the week, we'll be unveiling the winners in each category, as well as interviews and presentations from those federal and private sector leaders, including from the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and more! Details about announcemen...