What’s coming over the horizon? At the 2019 edition of Defense One’s annual look into the future, we will discuss global threats, industry trends, advanced technology, national-security policy, and 2020 politics through interviews with top leaders and conversations about bold ideas.

In the last five years, the tools used in defense have evolved from a staple of science fiction to a real-world magnet for large-scale investment. In Hawaii, that means channeling technological advances for Indo-Pacific security. As the administration's defense strategy has pivoted towards China and great power competition, how is the U.S. matching new capabilities to new strategy, and what needs to happen next?Join Defense One and Nextgov for...

Rapid change in government is upon us. Your agency must achieve its core mission while remaining compliant with new policy and regulation. Are you prepared to not only meet your mission but thrive in times of change? Join government and industry leaders at the second annual Government Empowered conference to learn from agencies who are leading the way. Uncover insights that will empower your organization to be adaptive in a world of rapid change.

The new administration’s directive to “do more with less” calls on federal agencies to both increase efficiencies and improve results with existing resources. To meet this challenge agencies are harnessing the power of data and analytics to implement effective, evidence-based programs. This culture of results-driven decision-making enables more productive employees, fewer wasted resources, better service for citizens, and hig...

The era of big data is here. And with it, agencies have the opportunity to make faster, better decisions to improve mission performance. But there’s a problem. The volume of data is overwhelming and traditional databases and methodologies aren’t up to the task to manage, analyze and share more disparate data sets quickly and securely while accelerating agencies’ mission. The good news, however, is that every agency and organi...

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with ne...

With the emergence of the Islamic State, a resurgent Russia, and an increasingly assertive China, the U.S. military must be ready to carry out the response to any contingency. Cyber hacks, the unprecedented ways in which ISIS uses the Internet for radicalization, identifying violent extremists before they strike, and being prepared to mitigate and respond to global threats will require more than materiel readiness.Winning the unpredictable ne...

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with new...

At the third annual Defense One Summit, top global security officials from the military and beyond will gather to discuss how they are keeping up with threats that stretch from the battlefield to the homeland. Agenda 7:30am - 8:30am Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30am - 8:35am Opening Remarks 8:35am - 9:00am Opening Keynote: The Age of Everything: Setting National Security Priorities in an Era of Evolving Threats Featuring: Ben Rhod...

Agencies across government are expanding their C-suites with a new kind of technology expert: the Chief Data Officer. Charged with helping agencies derive new insights from existing – and expanding – data sets, CDOs are primed to play a major role in the future of government technology. As Chief Data Officers work to define their new roles, they will face a suite of opportunities and challenges that will shape their day-to-day effo...