Federal agencies are improving their cybersecurity posture to some degree, particularly as they develop better basic cyber hygiene and modernize their legacy systems. At the same time, hackers are getting better at finding new ways to attack and access federal IT. This SNG live session will bring together federal cybersecurity leaders for a conversation on the latest challenges they are facing in dealing with emerging threats, securing a more...

As information technology advances in the digital age, so too does the health sector’s ability to provide services, care for patients and fight illness in new, innovative ways. This has been spotlighted more recently with technology playing a central role on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. For instance, today the health community can use data to track the spread of disease, use telehealth to reach patients at any time, anyw...

Cybersecurity is always the top priority if you ask state or local IT leaders. In a space that moves so fast and affects so many, two of the most common challenges named by security workers are the feeling of isolation in knowing that they face all these threats alone from their resource-constrained, staff-limited offices, and a general feeling of being overwhelmed by the new varieties of cyberattacks that are discovered each day. The SNG Live...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many government agencies were forced out of their comfort zones to mass telework. Months into the pandemic, many agencies still have a substantial number of their employees working remotely. Telework, which was once a convenience afforded to few across government, is now becoming the norm. This SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will explore the long-term impact of teleworking at the federal, state and local, wheth...

At the core of all government technology operations in 2020, a comprehensive and secure data strategy is essential if agencies are to deliver on their missions and serve the American public. With the arrival of COVID-19 this became even more apparent as agencies looked to data to power their response efforts and considered new ways to securely deliver streaming data insight into the hands of teleworking employees. As governments expand use of...

Gone are the days of agencies trusting everything on their networks. It’s proven that malicious attacks are just as likely to come from inside a network as they are from outside — so, no one can be trusted. Instead, agencies are increasingly taking the zero-trust architecture approach, authenticating users and devices anytime they move around the network. The SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will focus on the adoption of zero-trust...

Improvements in connectivity, digital technologies and record management have made it easier than ever for care providers to reach patients who can’t make it to a medical facility. From large federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, to those at the state and local level, telehealth is becoming an invaluable tool in 21st century health care. This SNG Live virtual session will explore the advances in telehealth and how th...

The onset of the coronavirus in early 2020 presented immediate challenges for recently appointed Chief Data Officers. Those CDOs were tasked with using leading agencies’ use of data to respond to the challenges introduced by the pandemic. On top of that, the Open Government Data Act of 2019 and the 2020 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan were still big priorities for 2020. This SNG Live Virtual session will gather CDOs from across governm...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 11/16-11/20/2020 AI Week, presented by Scoop News Group, will be the nation’s largest gathering around artificial intelligence, focused on its potential to transform and disrupt public sector organizations and tangential industries like transportation, health care, banking and much more. During AI Week, leaders from governm...

FedTalks, the largest annual gathering of C-suite leaders from tech, gov and academia is turning 11 this year and will be bigger than ever. This year FedTalks will be a digital experience featuring talks from the biggest names in tech around the country. As the flagship event of National AI Week - a weeklong annual festival hosted by FedScoop from November 16-20, FedTalks will showcase influential leaders for daily lightning talks, keynotes, a...