The COVID-19 pandemic has focused a bright spotlight on Federal IT. Leaders are turning on a dime so agencies can deliver vital services, protections, and trillions of dollars in financial assistance. As operations start to normalize, MeriTalk is chronicling the efforts of Federal IT leaders who are meeting the pandemic challenge head-on. How can agencies future proof government tech for what lies ahead? This edition of CIO Crossroads turns to...

Tune in for a discussion with thought leaders at ThunderCat Technology and Vyopta –optimizing performance and user experience for the new workplace. Join industry experts from ThunderCat and Vyopta to talk about solutions for UC and IT directors in Federal Agencies that are in charge of planning, deploying, and optimizing their video, voice, and UC technology. Discussion Topics: How to leverage analytics & monitoring to support UC/vi...

Working safely and securely from remote locations has never been more important. However, legacy methods of remote access can open potential security risks. With most remote work happening over cloud-based email and other SaaS apps such as Office 365, G Suite, and Box, this leaves your remote workforce vulnerable as these apps contain sensitive data, which must be protected. The path to better cloud application security lies in an integrated a...

When a citizen needs information about their court case schedule and monies owed for court fees, this information is stored on the mainframe in multiple legacy systems. The courts would have to access several systems to generate reports to send via mail or email to the citizen. Then the citizen would have to arrive at the courts early to pay their fees ask a clerk for their scheduled court room. Citizens can now call in on an IVR system connec...

We are happy to announce that we are going fully virtual this year! Southern Oregon is bringing back our premier “Teacher to Teacher” instructional technology integration training event: the annual Southern Oregon EDTech Summit, now in its 9th year, on August 11th 2020. This event will feature teachers sharing their knowledge and skills for integrating technical tools for teaching and learning. Come join us for a variety of engagin...

It is amazing how far technology has advanced and the ease at which DevSecOps processes and teams can move faster with lower risk. This is accomplished with better quality and reduced error rates. Micro Focus technology supports a full-cycle DevSecOps implementation including a traditional distributed system while working with a mainframe environment. Join our complimentary short 25-minue, focused webinar series sessions as we walk through th...

Today, agencies are striving to improve their application security programs, while at the same time, not slowing down the development, delivery, and deployment of their software applications. Can a balance be achieved between security and an organization’s (or agency’s) daily business requirements? We know it’s possible. Application Security (AppSec) Awareness Programs that are specifically focused on the development communit...

Demand for government services has reached all-time highs during COVID-19. Many governments are seeing their ability to communicate with constituents overrun by calls and traffic beyond their ability to respond. Join Google Cloud and Carahsoft for a webinar to learn more about how Google Cloud is supporting government agencies to improve operational efficiency and customer experience. In this session, we discuss how agencies are turning to tec...

(FOR USMC and NAVY ONLY) DoD has been growing year over year, investing in Splunk to support continuous monitoring, IT operations, and a number of other use cases. In February, Carahsoft signed a five-year ESI agreement with Splunk. The agreement is a DoD-wide BPA that allows customers to leverage Splunk. Join Splunk and True Zero Technologies as we discuss: How the contract has been structured The value it brings to DoD How to leverage the c...

Now months into the coronavirus pandemic, state and local governments across the country have implemented countless operational response and recovery plans, seeing varying degrees of success in the new normal of telework, virtual meetings, disrupted workflow, and heightened security concerns. During these times of unprecedented challenges, public leaders understand the need for agency resilience. In order to weather future disruptions, pandemi...