Agility is a journey with DevOps as a major component for building a well-oiled machine that continuously delivers value to support your agency’s mission. Every journey has a beginning with a varying path and no end. The path defines the journey and helps to achieve incremental maturity as you learn along the way. During this discussion, government and industry experts will explore their experiences - from getting started and the steps t...

On February 13, shortly before the Covid pandemic, a USPTO executive team met with industry to discuss IT opportunities and challenges. CIO Jamie Holcombe and several colleagues shared their vision and anticipated journey, and invited industry to help address challenges in modernizing USPTO’s IT for its important mission. Mr. Holcombe and his team will share a six month update on progress made, and plans for the future. The team will she...

Quantum computing offers a more sophisticated computing model that has significantly increased computer power, is faster, and will lend itself to a Quantum-Smart workforce. Do you want your data to be safe and protected in ten or twenty years from now? Would you like a faster computing process in place to prevent attacks on data? Will Quantum computer threaten the current encryption infrastructure? What are the plans for using Quantum in the p...

This webinar discussion on Disruptive Federal DevOps 2.0 will give you the opportunity to hear lessons learned from early Federal DevOps adopters and the advantage of next generation solutions—supporting DevOps transformation and adoption in months rather than years. You may have heard of the U.S. Air Force’s Kessel Run software development initiative that is widely lauded as bringing continuous delivery to the challenging military...

When addressing identity management (also known as identity and access management), customer experience should be considered in the policies and technologies for people to appropriately access technology resources (not just Cyber). This webinar will explore the future of CX and identity management – securely utilizing data sources across agencies to help verify identity that contributes to safe, secure, and better CX. Discussion will inc...

The ACT-IAC Federal Insights Exchange in concert with the General Services Administration OASIS Program Office is hosting an information session to generate awareness and educate small businesses about the OASIS SB contract vehicle, and the criteria involved with becoming a suitable Industry Partner for the OASIS SB contract. Previous OASIS SB Industry Partners have outgrown their size standard, resulting in an upcoming on-ramping to back-fill...

Advance the conversation of transition at your organization. Register for the ACT-IAC Presidential Transition webinar, "Transforming Government Using Technology" to get a preview of the upcoming Presidential Transition report. This report include insights and recommendations on seven management topics that are important to the success of agency IT programs and their support to mission programs including innovation, cybersecurity, customer expe...

The long-awaited revised OMB Circular A-123: Management's Responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control updates guidance on agency internal controls and establishes new requirements for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Join us on September 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET to learn: How the A-123 has been restructured What new ERM requirements mean for you and your organization What the new emphasis on fraud means How you will n...

There is still a lot to learn about how the DATA Act will change the way you do your job. In fact, 68% of government attendees recently surveyed said the DATA Act will directly impact their role. Do you know how it will impact yours? The Act’s implementation deadline is May 2017; register for this webinar to learn about: Background and goals of the DATA Act Preparation for the DATA Act Current state of implementation Expected outcomes Re...

Each summer Federal agencies must address year-end financial decisions, with a “use it or lose it” status to funding. Back by popular demand, this timely and informative one-hour webinar addresses: Rules which outline how and when to correctly spend Federal funds Exceptions and flexibilities GAO has allowed in recent years Avoiding violations of the Antideficiency Act Considerations every Federal employee should know Register toda...