FITARA Implementation Symposium III Theme: Assessing the Financial Management Impact Transparency is a key element of FITARA. Agencies will need to trace plans, investments, budgets, procurements and resources to business and mission outcomes. The approaches pioneered to enhance visibility across the CxO communities can benefit all areas of Government. Initial Scorecards On November 4 the House Oversight and Government Reform, Information Tech...

FITARA Implementation Symposium III Theme: Assessing the Financial Management Impact Transparency is a key element of FITARA. Agencies will need to trace plans, investments, budgets, procurements and resources to business and mission outcomes. The approaches pioneered to enhance visibility across the CxO communities can benefit all areas of Government. Initial Scorecards On November 4 the House Oversight and Government Reform, Information Tec...

Federal Information Technology Reform Act Symposium Series The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) is one of the key elements of the current administration's efforts to improve Government information technology. It aligns with the Administrations key technology objectives of: (1) driving value in Federal IT investments, (2) delivering world-class digital services, and (3) protecting Federal IT assets and information...

Federal Information Technology Reform Act Symposium Series The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) represents the most comprehensive overhaul of Government IT since Clinger-Cohen. OMB is preparing implementation guidance for the requirements of the law, however, each Federal agency will need to develop their own implementation policies and processes. FITARA changes the Chief Information Officer’s (CIO) role si...

The promise of big data is great, but the gap between promise and reality may be even greater. Getting value from big data begins with a business case that drives choices of the right data among many big data possibilities—social media data, machine-to-machine data, e-commerce data, geospatial data, and more. This TDWI Seminar in Washington, DC, offers a sequence of carefully selected courses to help you do just that. Join us to understa...

ADAPT Open Meeting Agile and EVM in DoD: Progress and Challenges April 17, 2015 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Navy League Building2300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA Continental breakfast at 8:00 AM Purpose A discussion with two senior DoD leaders of the changing IT policy towards adoption of Agile, and the challenges of applying EVM to acquisitions that are now employing Agile methods. Speakers DoD IT Policy Update - Efficiencies and Acquisition Reform...

OUTCOME DRIVEN GOVERNMENT FORUM Achieving better results through new approaches to enterprise acrchitecture that focus on outcomes. Organizing Workshop This initial meeting is about establishing a community whose mission is to help Government organizations discover and put into practice new approaches to enterprise architecture that contribute to agency performance and deliver measureable improvements in results. Purpose Outcome Driven Govern...

The purpose of this event is to foster better understanding of how agile software development methods are providing the basis for incremental and modular acquisition across Government, and to discuss the changing technology of modern information-intensive businesses and the implications these have for evolving Government approaches to streamlining IT. This Summit is a partnership between the AFEI ADAPT and the Carnegie Mellon University Softwa...

Mobile Business Reporting at Your Fingertips Cut the cord to both your laptop and desktop and use your mobile device to access your existing reporting systems. At a time when more people are using the capabilities of their smartphones and leveraging emerging tablet technologies, Information Builders has been recognized as an industry leader in supporting mobile platforms. Join us for a free workshop, Mobile Business Reporting at Your Fingertip...

Support Evolving Storage Needs & Save Money The demand for digital storage capacity presents significant challenges to Federal IT, security and program management professionals who are focused on creating cost-effective computing architectures to support their agency missions. Join Federal Computer Week and Dell for this FREE solutions seminar on September 21 and learn how government technologists are leveraging new tools and strategies to...