For the federal government, technical debt is one of those terms that every agency knows what it is, but defines it just a little differently.

But the one part of the definition that many agencies can agree on is moving away from legacy systems and onto new platforms is a journey filled with imperatives and small victories.

In this exclusive executive briefing, the following IT practitioners describe how agencies are doubling down on digital transformation efforts:

• Cindi Stuebner, Futurist and Sr. Director, Defense Business Line, Pega
• David Marsh, Director, Industry Principal, Federal, Pega
• Ron Bewtra, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Justice
• Edwin Rodriguez Pazo, Chief, Strategy and Service Planning Branch, Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Department of Agriculture
• Bill Freestone, Division Chief, Systems and Integration Office, Department of State
• Sean McIntyre, Director of Solution Delivery Service, Office of Information and Technology, Federal Aviation Administration
• Dovarius Peoples, Chief Information Officer, Army Corps of Engineers
• Robert G. Baker, Command Information Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
• Gary Washington, Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture