If the Department of Defense could start over, it wouldn't choose the enterprise resource planning (ERP) landscape they have today. When first established, ERP allowed DoD to solve problems their various branches, departments, and functions were experiencing, but now the monolithic suite of applications isn’t flexible enough to meet the changing needs of today’s mission. As financial, logistics, HR, and IT leaders consider how to...

The United States is grappling with a multipolar world, contending with near-peer adversaries along with longstanding asymmetric threats. To stay ahead of these challenges, efforts are underway to prioritize diplomatic, environmental, and economic policies to maintain the United States’ edge. Are these areas, alone, enough? How should the U.S. balance these longer-term national and global imperatives with the need for traditional militar...

The pandemic showed the clear need for digital transformation and agility in government —especially for programs like unemployment insurance that administer federal funding at the state level. As the COVID-19 crisis enters its second year, it has never been more critical for state governments to deliver federally funded benefits efficiently to Americans who are relying upon that aid. With the recent American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), fede...

When it comes to data, federal agencies have traditionally relied on the legacy approach of centralization: collect and store every piece of data, analyze it, and then decide if action is needed. The problem is this approach doesn't allow for action to be taken in real time. Today’s largely distributed government workforce complicates that problem further, with many endpoints sitting outside a traditional perimeter. Agencies need a solut...

The need for broadband access is at an all-time high. As the digital revolution kicks into high gear, it’s clear that state and local governments are still far from distributing broadband access equitably across the country. To compound distribution challenges, barriers to reliable, high speed broadband differ from region to region. In this Route Fifty event, we will examine the digital divide in all four major regions and highlight prom...

In the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, citizens and employees have relied on government services more than ever - and seamless customer experiences have never been more important. During the 11th annual CX Summit, Government Executive and Nextgov will explore how government has combined technological innovation and organizational culture to rethink how to serve its customers. From crisis communication to digital services,...

One year into the global pandemic, the way we work has been completely transformed. Looking ahead, which of these changes will remain permanent and which will fade with time? During this virtual summit, Nextgov and Government Executive will explore not only what the future of work looks like for government, but also how agencies can harness technology, people, and culture to build a workforce resilient to whatever challenges come its way.

Driven by the need to innovate quickly, the Department of Defense has begun to adopt DevSecOps, an organizational software engineering culture and practice designed for rapid, secure software development. As the Department of Defense moves away from legacy software acquisition and development practices, how can the agency leverage this industry best practice to quickly and effectively build and maintain innovative solutions to achieve mission...

The Oracle One Federal virtual event series offers public sector agencies the opportunity to explore transformational technology innovations as they focus on 2021. These webcasts, available on-demand through August, offer real-world scenarios from government leaders along with insights from Oracle’s experts and world-class partner community.

Does your agency’s current solution for managing finance, budget, and human resources meet the ongoing demands of ever changing regulations, technology, and workforce trends? Are you faced with aging infrastructure, disparate systems, or manual processes? With today’s scalable Cloud technology, small and medium sized local governments can take advantage of a top tier, innovative, secure, and proven platform that was previously unaf...