Open to Public Sector only. Registration - Free If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in attending the Event, please contact Alison Del Real, (916) 932-1435. Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Texas Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector...

New cybersecurity risk regulations for all organizations are approaching faster than you might think. "Computers, software, programming and algorithms are all parts of a cybersecurity risk program, but it is the interaction with the "humans" that makes all the difference in the world." An effective cybersecurity risk program requires an organization to have everything from program policies to incident response plans to specific breach notifica...

Learn the best practices for Information Technology governance, management, security, control and auditing under COBIT and COSO 2013. This is a one-day CPE seminar designed to provide an understanding of an effective program for the creation of a system of internal control within Information Technology (IT). We use the COBIT framework as our basis for the control groups and assessment is under COSO 2013. It was created to allow organizations t...

A Practical Approach to The Green Book Compliance The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies, and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system. This one-day CPE seminar provides an overview of the principles-based Green...

This 2.5-day introductory course is designed to be a participatory, interactive workshop, which will cover the basic elements required to understand and evaluate seepage-related issues for earth dams. The first day begins with providing an understanding of why seepage mechanisms in earth dams are important to dam safety. Discussions of basic principles and characteristics of seepage related to embankment dams, various modes of seepage, and com...

Compliance with the FBI Security Policy mandates are essential for any agency who handles CJI, but it can be confusing to navigate all of the requirements. Finding the right solutions and partners to help you navigate these complexities is challenging. During this half day event, experts in CJI from Image API and AWS will provide attendees with the knowledge they need to make confident decisions. Our panel of experts will discuss: The solution...

The Leading Broadband Event For Communities, Multi-Housing and Commercial Properties As the leading conference on broadband technologies for communities, the Broadband Communities Summit attracts broadband system operators, network builders and deployers of all kinds. Many of the country’s major property owners and real estate developers attend the Summit each year, along with independent telcos and cable companies, municipal and state o...

With cyber threats on the rise, how can governments prepare to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from such attacks? Vigilance against cyber threats requires not only significant investments in hyper-secure technology infrastructure, but also a highly skilled workforce. In Austin, hear from the federal, state and local leaders who are partnering across government, industry and academia to prioritize cybersecurity readiness through tec...

Featuring a variety of tracks that allow attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of film, culture, music, and technology, SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together. With one unified conference that spans 25 tracks of programming, we’ll be offering more opportunities for networking, learning, and discovery than ever before from March 8-16. To highlight some examples o...

Local government IT leaders in Central Texas have gathered together with the leadership of Government Technology’s Digital Communities program for the past five years to discuss timely topics of interest for their organizations. The purpose of the Central Texas Regional CIO meeting is to provide a forum for collaboration and mutual support to Chief Information Officers and their staffs so that they can more effectively meet the IT needs...