The Intersection between the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity & Acquisition The Federal Insights Exchange is thrilled to host a dynamic panel discussion on successfully aligning the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity with the Department of State’s contracts. While much of the EO aims to create consistent standards and regulations, the EO also includes requirements and reporting respon...

The federal government is facing the most complex and highly sophisticated cyber threats against their IT infrastructure and their mission. In addition, managing technology today is becoming even more complex with the increasing number of products in the IT infrastructure and the lack of full visibility into an organization’s IT estate. Federal IT departments are being encouraged to adopt enterprise software within record speed while man...

Summary The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has laid out several key milestones in its Electronic Records Management Initiative (NARA M-19-21) that are fast approaching. Join this panel of government and industry experts to learn how agencies are meeting this mandate and how intelligent automation can play a key role in compliance. This panel will discuss: Why digitization is critical to your agency’s success Key lear...

DESCRIPTION As women navigate the path of higher management positions, they are challenged to proactively manage their growth and development to prepare for the leadership roles they desire. ACT-IAC is planning a forum that will bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders, who will provide an understanding of the steps they have taken to climb the corporate ladder to a successful leadership position. It is the intent of this forum...

DESCRIPTION Even though a year has gone by with the pandemic, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement agencies at every level - Federal, State, Local, and Tribal - continue to adapt their policies, processes and tools to execute their missions. There still continues to be a wide range of threats, data and system intrusions, cyber related incidents, identity theft, and infrastructure vulnerabilities existing in this environment. New operational c...

Artificial Intelligence & emerging technologies in ensuring American leadership in Innovation Speakers will provide an update on the digital transformation efforts of Trademarks and the role of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence in ensuring American leadership in Innovation. USPTO has been adopting emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence to increase efficiencies and assist Trademark attorneys. Intelligent Automat...

USDA Farm Product and Conservation (FPAC) shaped its portfolio-wide IT service requirements into multiple areas named for trees. Collectively, the new procurements shaped by each “tree area” addressed new and continuing IT service delivery needs previously covered by legacy contracts. FPAC shaped their strategic procurements based on thorough market research using innovative tactics and well thought out vendor communications to cre...

Federal agencies successfully using TBM know the rewards go further than just complying with another OMB mandate. While TBM supports meeting the requirements of CPIC and FITARA, it enables an agency to plan and manage its IT more effectively. TBM goes well beyond merely tracking technology costs. When adopted, it allows agencies to make more informed IT investment decisions, supporting them in delivering improved mission value. But getting the...

DESCRIPTION Much of life involves obstacles and challenges that are meant to wear everyone (government, industry, and individuals) down but yet teach us a lesson. However, resiliency over time becomes very important and can be strengthened as we continue to find solutions and gain intelligence from lessons learned. Today, after over a year of a pandemic, the health ecosystem, the mass vaccinations, and health care in general still continue to...

The challenges that Federal agencies face in building and developing their workforce are growing. Skills become obsolete more quickly and the amount of time to build expertise in new, more complex technical skills is increasing. These challenges require new ways of thinking about talent, centered on the digital talent enterprise. The concept of the digital talent enterprise uses IBM’s HR 3.0 paradigm to focus on better experiences, intro...