Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s priorities and has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats than it is today. Government IT leaders must remain vigilant against near-constant cyber threats while maintaining legacy systems and securing a remote workforce. In this workshop, Nextgov/FCW will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across the f...

Discover how to maximise your benefits and make informed retirement decisions. Provided ​Light Lunch will be served ​Workbook provided at sign-in ​SF-182 provided at the conclusion to request paid time off of work ​Agenda – Know Your Numbers, Maximize Benefits, Anticipate Elections ​FERS and CSRS Pension Calculations How Social Security works with Federal Retirement Thrift Savings Plan overview and new optio...

Navigating the Increasingly Complex Global Defence Export Control Environment SAE Media Group is delighted to announce its 17th annual Defence Exports conference, which will convene in 27 - 28 September 2023. Defence Exports will return as the leading event for industry professionals and government officials around the world, dealing with defence trade compliance. Our theme this year is Navigating the Increasingly Complex Global Defence Export...

As the government moves increasingly towards digital infrastructure, geopolitical tensions rise, and individuals access more endpoints from more locations than ever before, a strong cyber posture must be embedded in everything agencies do. Policy guidance such as the cyber executive order, NIST’s updated security risk framework, and the Cyberspace Solarium’s recommendations offer strategic direction while tactical playbooks such as...

Government Summit - Washington DC Join the Google Government Summit to learn how technology is helping government leaders achieve mission outcomes and unleash human potential.Google Public Sector is bringing together government and industry leaders from federal, state, and local government from the United States and around the world. Speakers include Jeanette Manfra, MK Palmore, Thomas Kurian and others.Request a spot in person for the full da...

When DOD rolled out its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in 2020, it was designed to secure the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in systems used by contractors in Defense Industrial Base that support business and warfighting efforts. Initially, an independent accreditation body was to certify a group of third-party assessment organizations. The plan ran into a number of obstacles as industry organizations questioned...

Bringing together the world's largest community of i2 users, the i2 Summit is designed to introduce, engage, and train i2 users, partners, and vendors on all aspects of the i2 intelligence platform. During this two-day summit, attendees can participate in training, discover i2 solutions to fit critical needs, attend user-led workshops, share i2 experiences with others, and network to help solve real-world problems. Come to learn, leave empowered.

Just as technology has been constantly changing and evolving, so has DOD’s strategy for the best way to modernize the tools it provides to the warfighters and their business support services. In 2018, the agency released a strategy to use cloud technology, which has been revised over the intervening years to reflect the cancellation of the JEDI contract and the adoption of DOD’s Software Modernization Strategy. The new strategy set...

The nation’s defense systems and capabilities are challenged as never before-- on the ground, in the air, on the seas, in cyberspace and real space. The military must rise to those challenges on all those fronts to ensure the nation is secure. Information technology remains warfighters’ and defenders’ powerful primary tool for their jobs. From cloud computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, to machine learning and...

The Department of Defense's cloud strategy aims to transform virtually every aspect of the warfighting effort, and has resulted in a rapidly growing ecosystem of both general-purpose and fit-for-purpose clouds. Some of those efforts are unique to DOD, reflecting the scale, missions and austere operating environments of military operations, while others are readily transferrable to most any agency. All, however, hold valuable lessons for those...