Federal agencies are under pressure to optimize data center efficiency and effectiveness. As agencies serve mobile users, manage expanding flows of data, and employ platforms, services and infrastructures as a service, these data centers must be dynamic, elastic and reliable. These imperatives are sparking fresh thinking about how federal agencies should approach network management. A key challenge is that hardware-centric networks cannot supp...

This educational one-day symposium will feature cloud & data center subject matter experts from the Federal government and academia participating on panels. (Cloud & Data Center Summit Agenda)The MITRE-ATARC Cloud & Data Center Symposium will discuss and white-board various cloud "challenge areas” and produce a White Paper with recommendations for the Federal government. The following challenge areas will be discussed: 1. Wor...

You are invited to attend SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2016 (CDI). SANS is the one educational organization known for developing the cybersecurity skills most in need right now. SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2016 will feature courses in IT security, security management, IT audit, penetration testing, and computer forensics, including short courses that can be taken with a long course to enhance your training. Every course, evening talk, and s...

With networking one of the biggest bottlenecks to cloud adoption, this month’s DC Microsoft Azure Government Meetup will focus on Hybrid Cloud With ExpressRoute which provides a high-performance, private, and secure connection between your IT environment and Microsoft Azure. We are fortunate to have James Walters, director of Azure EcoSystem Networking for Microsoft Azure Government in town from Redmond, WA, along with Greg Adgate, VP Gl...

Shared services is a concept with staying power—join us for a discussion of how shared services can enable success for the next Administration. For nearly two decades, the federal government has recognized the value of streamlining and sharing common mission support services as a means of saving taxpayer dollars and to focus more resources on strategic priorities. Today, the case for shared services is more compelling than ever thanks to...

Data centers get a bad rap. Too old, too many, too inefficient, too expensive – we’ve heard it all. But data centers are still the life blood of operations and missions in government, and aren’t going anywhere. With a renewed focus from both the Hill and OMB to reform IT and meet aggressive metrics, now is the time for IT leaders to accelerate data center transformation. How can agencies operate their facilities effectively a...

In today’s ever-changing Federal environment, agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on the use of software applications in mission-critical projects. As IT environments become more complex with the advent of cloud services, virtualization and mobile devices, the challenge of managing and optimizing application performance is also becoming more complex. How can agencies overcome these software application challenges? The use of Appli...

This event has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments in fraud detection and prevention, internal controls and more; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and the government finance profession. The agenda includes a range of timely and valuable information including: fraud detection, data analytics, improper payments and risks with government payment cards. More than 95 percent of s...

Quantum cryptography aims to achieve information security by making use of fundamental physical principles, such as the phenomenon of quantum entanglement. QCrypt 2016 is a weeklong conference where more than 250 researchers from around the world will discuss all aspects of quantum cryptography, ranging from basic scientific research, to its practical consequences for the future of cybersecurity. QCrypt 2016 is hosted by the Joint Center for Q...

The 7th Event in our Digital Engagement Breakfast Series is here! In this session, we’ll share highlights and key findings from our 2016 benchmark report, "Digital Communications in the Public Sector: Improving Metrics that Matter." This groundbreaking report identifies the metrics you need to be successful including: Reach (The most critical metric for the public sector) Engagement Rate Open Rate Click Rate Overlay Impact Subscriptions...