GIST24 explores the missions, strategies, and operational goals that government agencies face in delivering successful mission outcomes and meeting the needs and expectations of citizens and other stakeholders, and the major role that AI is playing. Gartner foresees a transformative shift in 2024, projecting that 60% of government investments in AI and data analytics will directly shape operational decisions and outcomes. GIST24 unravels pract...

In the wake of a once-in-a-generation pandemic, the nation’s public health system has never been so important and under such considerable spotlight. Holes in the existing public health infrastructure — at the federal, state and local levels — require both innovative technologies and dedicated leadership to address. For hospitals and health care providers to provide better patient care, they need IT innovations that promote an...

Across the federal government, many business processes that agencies currently rely on are costly and manual. In an environment that’s becoming increasingly more digitized, organizations are looking to modernize systems through zero trust architecture, AI, and cloud services. Within the public sector, digital transformation that is compliant with government regulations is a top priority. For greater success, today’s federal agencie...

What are the threats, weapons, and technologies shaping the U.S. military’s strategic priorities and tactical considerations in 2024? Defense One explores these questions and more with top leaders from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Space Force in its fifth annual State of Defense series.

Threat actors are targeting mobile devices more aggressively to compromise employee accounts and quietly gain access to your cloud infrastructure – making it critical to understand emerging mobile threats and how tactics are rapidly changing. Lookout invites you to an exclusive briefing on our recent discovery of CryptoChameleon - an active phishing kit that enables attackers to build carbon copies of single sign-on (SSO) pages, then use...

It’s often said the public sector’s greatest resource is its people, but in practice, recruiting, upskilling and maintaining a satisfied workforce is a complex endeavor. In the first part of this virtual series, we convene human resource experts to discuss the strategies they’re developing and implementing to handle government’s most precious resource.

Truth is a function of time. The right decision made at the wrong time can be disastrous. Leaders must trust more than their gut to make good decisions in our increasingly complex environment. They need to trust the data and the algorithms that transformed it. How do we accelerate the trust required to make time relevant decisions in today’s logistics environment where first mover advantage can be decisive.

Regardless of mission specifics, government agencies need cloud solutions that are both up to par with the capabilities of the commercial cloud and compliant with government standards. Within public sector organizations where there are many moving parts, cloud and AI can bolster your agency to accomplish tasks at a more efficient pace. No matter where you’re at in your cloud journey, there are numerous ways harnessing data and analytics...

Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s priorities and has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats than it is today. Government IT leaders must remain vigilant against near-constant cyber threats while maintaining legacy systems and securing a remote workforce. In this workshop, Nextgov/FCW will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across the f...

Leaders across the federal government are under pressure to deliver on an ever-expanding mission with limited resources. Doing so requires the modernization of systems and processes to connect data, content, and applications to maximize existing infrastructure investments and enhance information availability, value, and security. With countless directives and executive orders on everything from cybersecurity and data sharing to improving the c...