Agencies have made significant progress in improving interactions with their citizen customers by modernizing their infrastructure, moving to the cloud, using agile digital services and emerging technologies on the front end and capturing and analyzing the data on the backend. There is still work to be done, however, and the 21st Century IDEA Act -- passed as part of the 2018 NDAA -- has added new priorities for improving and expanding the typ...

As agencies follow the administration's IT Modernization guidance and move more of their systems to the cloud, it's essential to protect the data from a host of evolving threats. There are a number of programs to help with the journey, however. The FedRAMP program is an important part of any agency’s cloud strategy, and it is providing a path and structure to the move by certifying cloud services providers so agencies have a trusted list...

The administration's National Security Strategy addresses the growing threat of WMD terrorism, as well as biological threats and pandemics. A significant chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapon event against the U.S. or our allies would have profound impacts worldwide. Attend the free event WMD in the Digital Age taking place on December 11th in Washington, D.C. At this free event you'll hear leaders from DOD, DHS, and more, as th...

Meeting the Deadlines of M-19-21 Federal agencies still spend hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of staff hours each year to manage and store records that are still in non-digital formats. By 2022, agencies will be required to make a full transition to electronic recordkeeping and the National Archives and Records Administration will stop accepting new paper records. Attend the event Electronic Records Readiness taking place on Dece...

The federal government plays a dominant role in healthcare through its two major hospital systems (VA and Military Health System) and the funding of health sciences research by the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS, DOD and VA all are modernizing their systems, and increasingly looking to apply artificial intelligence to their massive health datasets. Attend this Workshop to learn how new technologies are transforming health initiat...

Register today for the FCW Workshop: The Future of FedRAMP being held on November 19th in Washington, DC, featuring speakers from NIST, GSA and more. Hear these seasoned experts explore FedRAMP's latest initiatives, the pre- and post-approval obligations, and the 2020 outlook for both government and industry stakeholders. Topics for discussion may include: * The impact of FedRAMP Connect * Best practices for pursuing an Authority to Operate* M...

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program was created in 2012 with the vision that all federal networks should be continuously scanned to identify and respond to threats and breaches. A tremendous amount has changed in the years since, for both the program itself and the government networks it protects, but that central CDM mission remains. FCW's 4th Annual CDM Summit will bring together the top government program leaders and essential...

As new forms of advanced technology are introduced to government users, there are many questions about what to pursue, what to invest in and what to simply observe for a while. A good way to learn and share is thru the various communities that have sprung up in government that are focused on AI or Robotic Process Automation and to listen to the experiences of others at agencies that may be further along the development process. Join leaders fr...

The President’s Management Agenda set out an aggressive plan for more effective and efficient government, and a key component of that plan is the modernization of agencies’ technology infrastructure. In a time of budget questions and manpower shortages, how do agencies deliver on this goal? This FCW Summit will explore how agencies have navigated the policy developments, the workforce challenges and look at who has delivered the be...

Digital transformation is a journey and IT modernization is a key part—along with transforming business processes, developing a data strategy, and reskilling the workforce. In this FCW Workshop, experts from both government and industry will share their experiences with digital transformation, including: Leveraging IT modernization to refine business processes Streamlining inefficient workflows Using automation to liberate workers from l...