Much has changed in the world of government and technology since our last Summit in November 2016. At our last meeting, public servants and technologists learned from cities who had founded digital service units, heard directly from State Secretaries who had moved to agile procurements for services from large, monolithic solutions and from the bleeding edge of innovation in Federal government. 2017 has brought in a new administration and Congr...

At the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose has declared its ambition to become the most innovative city in America by 2020. Through a Smart City vision that promotes itself as a “demonstration city” to the technology giants that call San Jose home, the city has opened itself up to the innovation surrounding it. How does a city work to be inclusive as a test bed for technology, while ensuring quality services and no citizen is left be...

Rapid change in government is upon us. Your agency must achieve its core mission while remaining compliant with new policy and regulation. Are you prepared to not only meet your mission but thrive in times of change? Join government and industry leaders at the second annual Government Empowered conference to learn from agencies who are leading the way. Uncover insights that will empower your organization to be adaptive in a world of rapid change.

Collaboration between state, county and local governments is accelerating throughout the country--fueled by new technology and cost constraints. But what makes a great partnership? How can governments build trust and create the right incentives to make every level of government more effective and efficient?This event will explore how the state of Ohio and local leaders are successfully harnessing data, technology, and know-how to provide all l...

The new administration’s directive to “do more with less” calls on federal agencies to both increase efficiencies and improve results with existing resources. To meet this challenge agencies are harnessing the power of data and analytics to implement effective, evidence-based programs. This culture of results-driven decision-making enables more productive employees, fewer wasted resources, better service for citizens, and hig...

The era of big data is here. And with it, agencies have the opportunity to make faster, better decisions to improve mission performance. But there’s a problem. The volume of data is overwhelming and traditional databases and methodologies aren’t up to the task to manage, analyze and share more disparate data sets quickly and securely while accelerating agencies’ mission. The good news, however, is that every agency and organi...

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with new...

At the third annual Defense One Summit, top global security officials from the military and beyond will gather to discuss how they are keeping up with threats that stretch from the battlefield to the homeland. Agenda 7:30am - 8:30am Registration & Networking Breakfast 8:30am - 8:35am Opening Remarks 8:35am - 9:00am Opening Keynote: The Age of Everything: Setting National Security Priorities in an Era of Evolving Threats Featuring: Ben Rhod...

Join our team of marketing experts on July 15th at the Defense Marketing Summit where we will share the latest trends on defense information consumption and explore the emerging marketing tactics that are showing promise for marketers under pressure to deliver quick results. Our agenda will include: Five ways to maximize your live event ROI Mapping the defense procurement process and players The essential primer on content marketing to defense...

Agencies across government are expanding their C-suites with a new kind of technology expert: the Chief Data Officer. Charged with helping agencies derive new insights from existing – and expanding – data sets, CDOs are primed to play a major role in the future of government technology. As Chief Data Officers work to define their new roles, they will face a suite of opportunities and challenges that will shape their day-to-day effo...