GAO projects that 75% of the Federal government’s IT budget is spent maintaining legacy IT systems. That’s $62 billion for software and hardware that is time-consuming to maintain and difficult to adapt to today’s demands for greater transparency and citizen access. Government agencies are looking for a more flexible and agile IT framework. Application modernization, shared services, OMB’s Cloud First mandate, mobility...

COMPLIMENTARY BRIEFING The Watchful Eye: Mitigating Risk in the Cloud Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 8:00 - 10:30 AMCost: Complimentary Credits: 3 CPEs/CEUs Focus: Government agencies are adopting a Cloud First approach to do more with existing resources while rapidly opening up new ways to meet citizens’ demands to engage with agencies online. Using a pay-as-you-go model, agencies can now access a broad portfolio of middleware...