The business of government is becoming more complex, increasing the demands being placed on federal agencies. New executive priorities must be addressed. Agency-wide initiatives need to be supported. A growing number of regulatory requirements must be met. This translates into a number of challenges for federal CIOs and their staffs, including the need to consolidate, standardize, and modernize their IT infrastructure, meet security mandates -...

Webcast: The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) mandates that each federal agency develop a program to provide information security for data and systems that support the agency's functions. And while agencies have had varying success meeting the demands of FISMA, the Obama Administration has ushered in a new wave of information security proponents eager to bolster these programs and create a new, higher level of cybers...

Government Adoption of Open Source on the Rise Attendees of this webcast learned about the advantages of open source for business intelligence, such as: Reliability and security Reduced dependence on expensive proprietary software Non-restrictive licensing that enables rapid provisioning Lower licensing costs and lower total cost of ownership The ability to customize software for new missions and changing situations

The federal government is in the early stages of adopting private and public clouds as a way to make government IT more flexible, elastic and scalable – optimizing efficiency and reducing costs. With the support of the Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft definition of cloud computing to be used across all agencies. Additionally, the General Services Admi...

Job fair for job-seekers with a security clearance.

The Industry Outreach & Facilitation Office is pleased to announce our newest Industry Outreach event, the NSA Acquisition/Industry Partnership Exchange (NAIPE). NAIPE will be a one-day event consisting of both general and breakout sessions intended to further strengthen the relationship between the Agency and Industry. While the conference will be unclassified, attendees must be cleared and actively working with NSA. NAIPE is NOT a business d...

What You Will Learn: What place-based budgeting means and how to approach it The goals of this new policy OMB's expectations of your agency How you can use existing GIS technology to facilitate compliance The advantages of a place-based approach Why You Should Attend: Learn the facts about place-based budgeting guidance and the underlying reasons for the new policy Gain practical knowledge from executives who are experienced in place-based th...

Washington Breakfast ClubTM (WBC) is a monthly information exchange which features legislators, agency executives and officials from all branches of federal government presenting on relevant and timely information to interested industry participants.For the January 2010 kickoff, we welcome Mr. Jim Ghiloni, Director of Business and Acquisition Operations for GSA's Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), part of the Federal Acquisition Se...