We’ve been hearing about the promise of the cloud for the past decade. A promise that included slashing IT costs, eliminating hardware upgrades, and capitalizing on technological innovation. Yet for all its promise, the reality of the cloud has fallen short. In the last year alone 80% of IT decision-makers have migrated applications or data that were part of a public cloud back to an on-premise or private cloud environment. So, what happ...

The time for modernization is upon agencies because improving the way citizens interact with the federal government is no longer an option — it’s a necessity. The stakes for perpetuating the status quo of cumbersome and outdated processes are too high when you consider the critical services agencies provide, such as veterans benefits, healthcare, housing assistance and much more. Join us online Thursday, Dec. 5 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11...

You know that feeling when you finally hit a target that you set for yourself? It’s amazing, right? However, that sense of accomplishment is only possible if you set achievable goals in the first place. Join NextGen and GovLoop online Tuesday, Dec. 3rd from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT to learn how you can set and prioritize your goals for 2020. You’ll also hear from experts about how to stay focused on working toward your goals. Sp...

Are you up to date on the latest technologies and trends poised to make significant impacts in government? If not, you should attend GovLoop’s Virtual Summit, Gov's 2020 Tech Focus: Trends to Keep Your Eye On. From open-source to artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, our free, full-day virtual summit will highlight key trends you and your agency should be aware of to effectively deliver on your mission in 2020. Join more than 2...

Mail, email, social media, chatbot, phone call - the list goes on and on. The number of channels and data types that agencies need to keep track of, record and respond to is overwhelming. To make the situation even more challenging, customers are demanding more timely and thorough responses. How can agencies keep up? One solution is to use a cloud-based customer service management solution that enables organizational transformation. Join us on...

The federal government’s IT budget devotes more than 80% of its resources to maintaining legacy systems, but for state and local governments that percentage can skew even higher. As budgets shrink and the workforce ages, using data to make smarter decisions is more important than ever. However, getting the right data in the right hands at the right time requires a serious tech shift. Join us online on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 2-3 p.m. ET/1...

The government is home to more than 2,000 websites for federal.gov domains alone. That figure doesn’t take into account smaller agencies, state governments, local governments and applications and web services. At the end of the day, those amount to hundreds of thousands of different networks that need to be protected, secured and optimized. So how can agencies keep on top of their web application security? Join us on Thursday, Oct. 30 at...

Now more than ever before, the work government employees do is very, very stressful. In order to make your career in government sustainable, you need to be thinking about the full lifecycle, from entry into government to family life to retirement and so much more. You need to take the entire federal government employee lifecycle – or whole fed – into consideration when making your retirement and health insurance decisions. But how...

HDHP. HMO. PPO. CDHP. The acronyms associated with government benefits and healthcare are endless, and that’s just the tip of the Open Season iceberg. Figuring out what plan features to look for can be confusing and overwhelming. The good news is that we can help you learn the lingo and better understand your options. Federal Open Season – when federal employees can select or update their benefits packages – is quickly approa...

What occurs in a community is inherently geographically personal; everyone who lives in a place cares about that place. That means governments and citizens rely on each other to meet the community’s needs and shape its future. Esri’s GIS-based Smart Community Information System provides an opportunity to evolve how governments think about civic inclusion. It can help flag where people are speaking up and where are they not, which n...