Technology and data are business enablers. Yet too often, fears of privacy compromise, policy violations, and data breach overwhelm organizations to the point of becoming obstacles to innovation and change. To truly support the mission, technology and security leaders must harness the power of readily available tools and strategies that will enable them to build secure, trusted applications to meet the growing needs of internal and external cu...

The federal government is increasingly adopting best practices for earth observation and imagery workflows to improve service delivery and support the administration's goals and other federal initiatives such as: Optimizing infrastructure investment.Enhancing safety and security.Identifying change in natural and built environments. Creating more efficient land planning workflows. Agencies are now realizing measurable benefits from new sensor...

Next.2018 is a conference with a purpose: to create new connections and bridge gaps between American innovators and Washington’s ideas and influence community. Our speakers and attendees share a commitment to realizing the potential of new innovations, and to understanding and navigating the full range of their implications on policy and business– an angle that no one can cover quite like Bloomberg. Taking place one week after the...

This forum seeks to bring together people from the data, analysis, financial, policy and public communities to better understand the challenges and solutions to financial integrity. This forum is looking to provide cases of how using seemingly disparate data led to company or agency success. We want you to imagine the possibilities and provide you with a couple of tools along the way. Keynote Speaker:Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Of...

Overview: We have all seen the results of the big data hype. Big data projects fail at the same alarming rate (2/3rds consistently fail to meet functionality, date or cost plans) that characterize IT investments in general. The failure of big data can be attributed to three specific factors: 1) Without an agreed upon definition of big data all results (measurements, claims of success, quantifications) were correctly viewed skeptically and wit...

Automation -- a staple of federal IT initiatives for decades -- can only go so far when it comes to improving the performance and cost-effectiveness of government operations. The problem is that traditional software can only do so much without human intervention. That is where artificial intelligence comes in. The interest in AI is not to replace people, but to augment their ability to do their jobs, whether that involves managing IT operation...

We're excited and gearing up for our next Microsoft Azure Gov DC Meetup, The Power of Data Analytics to Transform Government, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6 – 8:30 p.m. at 1776 in Washington, DC. Be sure to RSVP to join us to hear about the advancements in big data and predictive analytics, see demos, and get insight to how analytics is helping emergency preparedness, response and recovery missions. As always this Meetup is FREE and open to the...

In today’s world of unstructured data there are many unknowns. What data is out there? Who owns the data? Where is the data stored? Who has access? How is it being used? These unknowns cause a rapid increase in security risks and compliance regulations. Join Veritas and DLT Solutions as we discuss, in an open and candid environment, a plan of actionable intelligence and improved data governance. Learn how to reduce your exposure to the u...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to Drones in the Federal Airspace and Internet of Things (IoT) Forum on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.The theme, "Unleashing the Power of IoT and Drone Technology', will focus on how drones and IoT are currently being used in the federal arena and look to the endless possibilities that IoT and Drones can offer. The...

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...