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Faster authorities to operate, a faster pace of deployments and greater assurance that code is secure as deployed and not merely as tested – these are goals for nearly every IT operation in the federal…
October 27, 2021 -
When a part is needed for a plane in the Air Force, it usually comes through the 448th Supply Chain Wing in the Air Force Sustainment Center. Ensuring that all those parts get to their destinations, and that they are not tampered with or sabotaged, calls for a good deal of risk management.
October 27, 2021 -
During this exclusive webinar Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the Department of Defense, will discuss JAIC's IT strategy and AI opportunities for the future.
October 27, 2021 During this exclusive webinar, executives from the General Services Administration, Defense Logistics Agency and Bizagi will discuss how their agencies are achieving automation through fast and low-cost strategies.
October 26, 2021-
What is the U.S. Coast Guard’s strategic direction? How can the U.S. Coast Guard develop and sustain a mission ready total workforce? What is it doing to modernize its operations and infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
October 25, 2021 -
This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter welcome “the Nation’s Doctor,” US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Co-chair of President Biden’s White House COVID Task Force. Dr. Murthy explains the FDA’s latest approval for mixing vaccine brands for booster shots. He also addresses White House plans to roll out COVID vaccine support for the nation’s 5-11-year-olds pending FDA approval, and how vaccine requirements are ‘turbocharging’ vaccination rates. Dr. Murthy examines the growing crisis of unmet mental health needs, addiction, and overdose in this country, exacerbated by the pandemic. He also discusses an initiative he’s creating to address burnout in the health care profession.
October 25, 2021 Executives from the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, Securities Exchange Commission, Department of Defense, Microsoft and Saviynt will discuss how their agencies are modernizing identity management through an agile, data-focused approach.
October 25, 2021-
Hosted by Dr. Richard Shurtz and Andrew Mitchell. Sponsored by Stratford University. We help you decide whether to buy a new phone in light of the new 5G networks out there. And we meet the computer scientist, visual artist and composer who is considered a founder of the field of virtual reality.
October 25, 2021 -
As choices are examined and strategies perfected about Cloud Migration in the greater National Capital Region, one of the many federal-government spaces where important decisions are being executed is within the office of the Army CIO.
October 21, 2021 -
In this exclusive executive briefing, experts from the Department of the Interior, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Agency for International Development and Tableau will discuss how data has driven the success behind their hiring and retention strategies.
October 21, 2021 -
Open season gives federal employees and retirees an annual opportunity to make changes to their health, dental and vision insurance plans for the upcoming year. But relatively few federal employees make many changes to their coverage during a given year. The Office of Personnel Management and other experts often say those participants are missing out on better deals – and the chance to review whether their current plans are truly meeting their health needs.
October 20, 2021 -
Executives from the State Department, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and GitLab will discuss how institutionalizing a DevSecOps approach to software development is a journey that must bring together the technology and business sides to change an organization’s culture.
October 20, 2021 -
The Defense Logistics Agency is in charge of moving $40 billion worth of goods around the world per year, but when COVID hit and supply chains started moving in fits and starts, the organization had to start changing to get goods delivered on time. Rear Adm. Doug Norton, director of logistics operations for DLA, said DLA worked closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to find ways to deliver quickly in emergency situations.
October 20, 2021 -
In this exclusive executive briefing, IT experts outline the significant impacts cloud and 5G have on implementing zero trust architecture.
October 20, 2021 -
Zero trust is the cybersecurity goal federal agencies have for their networks and data. It’s a policy requirement, and it’s an industry best practice. But zero trust is not something you buy, download and install. “Zero trust is really a security philosophy and approach that's built on a few core principles,” said Jason Garbis, the chief product officer for Appgate.
October 19, 2021