It has become clear over the past several years that maintaining U.S. election integrity is not just a single agency’s responsibility. Conducting fair and accurate elections is the responsibility of each state and territory. Meanwhile, nation-states, partisans, and scammers can interfere with voter information, try to cast doubt on election outcomes, and spread disinformation across social media, to name just a few. The Office of the Dir...

With a growing number of dams approaching their design service life, dam safety engineers are looking for ways to mitigate the risks related to public safety, aging infrastructure and rising maintenance costs. Modernizing dam monitoring and maintenance practices with digital advancements, including the latest automated condition monitoring solutions, drone-captured reality modeling and digital twins, are giving public sector dam operators tool...

Capability Statement, Brief, Website-Your Brand In Government Contracting REGISTER HERE https://www.govassociation.org/event-5609956 This week’s lab is set up to help you create an image that is attractive to government buyers. Feel free to submit any marketing materials you have for review. LAB TOPIC: What is Branding Why do you need government friendly marketing materials? What is different between branding in the government market com...

Educational institutions and state and local agencies historically have been challenged to keep up with technological advancements – their budgets are tight, their users are increasingly distributed post-pandemic, and they face significant operating expenses from maintaining legacy architectures and equipment. Digital transformation is appealing, but for many organizations the challenge is where to start. As the generation of data has ex...

It is hard to think of a technology that has taken over the IT ecosystem faster than artificial intelligence. OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, and yet it already has evolved so much that it bears little resemblance to v .0. The federal government has been moving quickly by its standards to address AI’s challenges and capabilities, including a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, an AI Risk Management Framework from the National I...

Florida is the third-largest state in the U.S. by population, and it continues to grow rapidly – from 2010 to 2020, its population grew by 14.5%. That kind of growth rate might be the envy of other states, but it also means increased pressure on the state government to deliver internet-based, user-friendly services for everything from child support services to renewing business licenses. To accomplish this transformation in state governm...

State and local governments had to adapt quickly to the effects of the pandemic, as workers and residents alike were encouraged to shelter in their homes. This created major challenges for agencies’ IT systems and technical support staff. Rather than using a “hub-and-spoke” method of connecting employees to servers, data, applications, and each other – where cybersecurity focused on firewalls around the perimeter ...

Join Datadog and MeriTalk on December 12, 2023 at The InterContinental at the Wharf in Washington, D.C. for Datadog Observe, a half-day forum that will surface solutions to your most pressing IT challenges. Our inaugural event brings together federal IT leaders and industry experts to explore the transformative potential of end-to-end observability. With breakout sessions tailored for both executive and technical audiences, you’ll gain a...

When it comes to providing services for both employees and constituents, many agencies are working in the dark: They just don’t have any concrete idea of how those services are resonating with the intended users. Needless to say, that is not a good long-term strategy. That’s where data can help. Join us online Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to hear from experts at General Services Administration, Dept. of Veterans Affairs...

Join us online Wednesday, Nov. 29 at12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT We will discuss how to empower people, strategy and technology for the agency of the future. Specifically, you’ll learn: How technology can help drive mission success. What core skillsets agencies are looking for from their employees to create a more modern government. How agency leaders are prioritizing and strategizing to meet future mission objectives.