This ATARC Artificial Intelligence half day launch will examine ethics and responsible AI, as well as the impacts we can anticipate of AI on our labor market. The event will kick start the ATARC AI Working Group activities. You can expect to see speakers such as John Sprague, Deputy Associate CIO, NASA; Alexander Measure, Economist, Bureau of Labor and Statistics; Edward Dowgiallo, Office of the Chief Information Officer, DOT at the July 15 AT...

The disruptive impact of autonomous technology in the federal government isn’t tomorrow’s concern; its capabilities are here today. With the rise in computing power and machine learning, the age of self-learning technology is arriving faster than many believed possible. In federal, defense and intelligence communities, groundbreaking, forward-thinking autonomous applications ranging from drone swarms and self-driving vehicles to im...

Whether lowering costs, increasing efficiency, or delivering improved citizen services, technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data analytics are transforming the way state and local governments operate and deliver services. As technology increasingly becomes a cornerstone of government, how do technical leaders not only keep up with the latest technologies but also harness the entire ecosystem of partners, platform...

You won’t want to miss the 5th Annual Analytics Summit for Federal – the forum for learning how to take your agency’s data analytics to the next level. This one-day event brings together data experts and enthusiasts who are leading with data to transform the way agencies access, analyze, and share data. You’ll hear first-hand how organizations like yours are using analytics to support their mission. Here’s a sampl...

We are in the midst of a transformation in the way we interact with computing machines. Augmented and virtual reality technologies are starting to enable heads-up engagement with data in three dimensions, with government agencies in many ways leading this change. Whether reviewing the designs complex equipment for defense programs, practicing coordination of jumps from planes, or therapeutics to help veterans recover from injury, or field supp...

From the Centers of Excellence, the Technology Modernization Fund, investments in AI and machine learning and a renewed focus on customer experience, IT modernization is at the center of government transformation efforts. While these efforts continue, many federal agencies are still spending money to reduce the risk associated with legacy architecture that is still in place. As agencies manage more and more unstructured data, it’s import...

The AWS Summit Anaheim is a free event designed to bring together the cloud computing community to connect, collaborate, and learn about AWS. Summits are held in major cities around the world and attract technologists from multiple industries, segments, and learning levels who want to learn how AWS can help them innovate with speed and deliver services with scale, flexibility, and reliability.

The forum will feature candid conversations with leaders in government, academia and industry on the emerging technologies transforming health care in areas like precision medicine, combating the opioid epidemic, new interoperability rules and digital services for veteran healthcare. Hear from leaders at Health and Human Services, Johns Hopkins Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Veterans Affairs and more.

After decades in development, artificial intelligence is now transforming government in both high-profile and largely hidden ways. Cloud-based computer resources, rapidly advancing algorithms and the explosion of available data are allowing agencies to pursue everything from automated citizen services to mission-centric machine learning. The White House has made cognitive technologies a cornerstone of its annual research and development priori...

The push to modernize agencies’ outdated IT systems has been remarkably constant in recent years. Guidance on how to modernize, however, has come in a sometimes-confusing array of programs and policies. Federal IT leaders must not only knit those mandates and initiatives into a coherent effort, but also make sure the governmentwide priorities square with their agency’s unique mission needs. That’s no small challenge, but the...