Supervisors set the tone for the team. Getting it right involves self-awareness, discipline, and training. But who has time to focus on personal growth when faced with the day-to-day challenges that come with the local government profession? Enter the newly reimagined Effective Supervisory Practices Training Series. Based on the new 6th edition of ICMA’s bestselling Effective Supervisory Practices book, (print and digital) this six-part...

Modernizing and digitizing government services is a complex task. Citizens often have a hard time finding the right agency or information they need, processes are lengthy, and often deal with sensitive data, and agencies are required to meet stringent privacy and security standards and regulations. Today’s agency leaders are making services more accessible, easy to navigate, and focused on providing quick and effective answers by establi...

Discover the four stages of psychological safety and the specific behaviors that can help you and your team foster and sustain it. Psychological safety is the belief that one can speak up, take risks, and be oneself without fear of negative consequences. It is essential for high-performing teams, creativity, and learning. But how can you cultivate psychological safety in your organization or team? In this workshop, you will learn about the fou...

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has arrived with the force of a tsunami across the federal government. In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Now the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum directing agencies to institute governance and risk management processes g...

Join Elastic and the Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) to learn how their agency is leveraging Elastic to combat evolving threats. Elastic provides a centralized security information and event management (SIEM) platform and log aggregation, offering real-time visibility for improved cybersecurity and threat detection. With Elastic, organizations of all sizes can streamline log analysis, prioritize alerts based on threat relevanc...

How might we implement the Integrated Value Network (IVN) framework in the wild? Our first challenge is to communicate what data is available and how it answers basic questions; we will do this by addressing key themes from the January kickoff survey. Hear from invited panelists as they discuss their use cases to address policy challenges using this “Moneyball” approach. We invite attendees to share their ideas and implementation o...

A Practical Approach to A-123 Compliance Programs Join us for a unique, interactive workshop that "walks you through" the latest update of The Green Book which now conforms to the Internal Control Integrated Framework (COSO 2013). This training is focused on the current Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government as detailed in the Green Book. This 18 hour CPE course provides you with the tools to implement a compliance program th...

Federal agencies have been ordered to move toward zero trust architectures with alacrity, through Executive Order 14028 on improving cybersecurity and the Office of Management and Budget’s two memoranda, M-22-09 on meeting zero trust cybersecurity principles, and M-21-31 on improving investigative and remediation capabilities following cyber breaches. The Department of Homeland Security observed in its Zero Trust Implementation Strategy...

Join your CSCO peers at the Gartner Supply Chain Leaders Forum 2024 to get ahead of the curve. CEOs need supply chains that can enable today’s customers, while sustainably growing to capture tomorrow. As the economy shifts gears, geopolitical and climate risks intensify, and new potentials emerge for AI-empowered employees, new demands are being placed on operational leaders and their teams. The days of simply managing cost and cash for...

Please Note: This event is closed to the press. This bi-annual conference, presented in partnership with the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), serves as the forum for executive-level security leadership and policy-makers across the federal agencies and U.S. Industry to convene to address major government security topics. Don't miss this opportunity for candid discussion, high-level networking, and updates on important subjects. Themes an...