This session will provide an update on GSA’s multi-award, 10-year, $50B program, agencies’ EIS transition progress and successes, the importance of cyber, the FITARA scorecard, the transition close out, what’s ahead in 2021, and more. Learning Objectives: - Learn more about GSA’s EIS and the newly named OETS organization - Gain insights on EIS progress. key features, benefits, progress to date program’s key featur...

AI transitioned from a “boutique” concept to a “mainstream” concept during COVID-19. Public servants across every mission in government pioneered new use cases for AI, sometimes rolling out solutions at a very low cost, very rapidly, and with huge mission impact. But for many, AI is a topic that is still intimidating and daunting to think about. And for some, it's completely unapproachable. In this virtual fireside chat...

Overview: The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program, also known as the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program, establishes long-term, government-wide contracts with commercial firms offering millions of commercial supplies and services that federal, state, and local agencies order directly from GSA Schedule contractors, or through the GSA Advantage!® online shopping...

Mainframes have a critical role as part of the world’s computing infrastructure, across a variety of industries and workloads, and advances in the IBM Z platform have made it possible to enable even more advanced computing, like AI, Blockchain, IOT – using modern technologies like containers and microservices. As many of you have hybrid cloud environments, it’s critical to your success to leverage the benefits of modern appli...

Federal agencies are rapidly deploying intelligent automation to increase operational efficiency, reduce low-value workload and improve citizen services. Meanwhile, Industry continues delivering new and innovative solutions to the RPA, AI and Blockchain markets. Co-hosted by GSA and ACT-IAC, the Digital Transformation summit is a virtual two-day event set to examine the latest developments in intelligent automation and the work done to ignite...

The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to accelerate in the federal government. With this growing momentum, agencies are increasingly dedicating resources to the use of AI. But, how do they do this in a strategic way? What factors should be considered in the decision? How can agencies identify high value candidates and real pain points where AI would have the biggest impact? This panel will explore how agencies can identify spec...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), MeriTalk, and the Partnership for Public Service collectively partnered on an initiative to provide the new administration operating and policy recommendations to improve the resilience of government. Through research and four round table discussions, government and industry addressed lessons learned, adapting to a "new norm," changes needed post-pandemic, and how gov...

Please join AFCEA DC for a virtual event on Jan. 14, 2021, to hear DISA officials discuss how the agency will work closely with mission partners and industry to support innovation across the DoD enterprise in key strategic areas, including the cloud, command, control and communications and cybersecurity. The Defense Information System Agency’s (DISA) mission aligns well with AFCEA DC’s overarching theme for our 2020-2021 Virtual Ev...

*Registration and Pricing information coming soon! The Annual AOC International Symposium and Convention is the leading event for electronic warfare, electromagnetic spectrum operations, cyber-electromagnetic activities, and information operations professionals from around the world. 2020 Theme: All-Domain Operations - Integrating Across the Spectrum The importance of the electromagnetic spectrum cannot be over emphasized; it is the bedrock th...

December 8-9, 2020 | Mary M. Gates Learning Center, Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2nd Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium will once again bring together members of the Federal Government Agencies, DoD, US Military Services, & Industry in a ‘town-hall’ style forum to examine how advances in Digital Forensics, sometimes called ‘Computer Forensics’, are transforming the way investigations into digital...