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...

In what feels like an instant, everything we know seems to have changed. From the way we work to how we provide for our families, COVID-19 has thrust us into a new version of the digital world that few saw coming. Government agencies are bearing some of the greatest burdens as they work hard to maintain their operations -- from defending our nation to providing vital citizen services, all while trying to connect a distributed digital workforce...

Join the ACT-IAC Federal Insights Exchange on Thursday, February 13, 2020 as we welcome Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Holcombe will present his strategic IT modernization for USPTO Patent and Trademark technology at this session. About the USPTO: The USPTO is a self-funded federal agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce established over 200 years ago to grant U.S. patents for the pr...

For three days in October, forward-thinking leaders of government and industry will converge in Philadelphia to network, share, learn, collaborate, and together imagine and invent their future. Our goal: harness creative thinking, innovation and technology to form a more perfect union of government and industry, and forge actionable approaches and practices that maximize the value we provide to our nation’s citizens. IMAGINE NATION ELC 2...

Modernizing the federal government's information technology (IT) infrastructure is critical to improving government services. This is a core theme in the President's Management Agenda (PMA), the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) and the IT Modernization Centers of Excellence. In most current federal environments, responsibilities for service delivery is separated across different areas within agencies. This results in a lac...

ACT-IAC's third Annual Forum will feature wide-ranging discussions among top executives, government leaders and industry experts on bold ideas, policies, and strategies to harness emerging technologies - including Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, Artificial Intelligence and other cognitive technologies - for advancing economic growth and inclusion, modernizing governments and industries, promoting safety and security, and ensuring...

EPIC (Exploration, People, Inspiration, Collaboration) – The Future of Information Technology, is a half day event that will focus on the effective characteristics leaders need in shaping the future of the federal IT industry. This event will feature experienced practitioners serving as keynotes and panelists who have thrived through times of change taking their organizations to the next level by sharing their vision of the future. Speci...

This forum will provide an update from major agencies and industry on whether the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle throughout the Federal government has achieved modernization efforts during the past year. KEYNOTE:Laura Stanton, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management in IT Category, General Services Administration OBJECTIVES:By attending this event, you will: Hear the success stories involving network m...

The President’s Management Agenda lays out a long-term vision for modernizing the Federal Government in key areas that will improve the ability of agencies to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent service, and effectively steward taxpayer dollars on behalf of the American people. In line with that vision, throughout the past 24 months, the U.S. Federal government has undergone numerous important changes to its policies and processe...