According to the Government Accountability Office, effective information management for federal computer systems and databases is essential to preventing the loss of resources and forestall the unauthorized or inappropriate use or disclosure of sensitive information. Weaknesses in the management of government information places sensitive data at risk, and agencies are taking steps to protect our nation’s greatest asset and maintain the p...

Budget-constrained government CIOs have worked to make computing more efficient and less expensive by reducing the size of its data center portfolio. Since the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative was first launched in 2010, efforts to close hundreds of data centers and streamline government IT operations have fallen short of the goal set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Government officials are now looking at cutting cost...

THIS BRIEFING IS FOR SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA. In America and indeed across the globe, cyberattacks have risen to be a top national issue, with cyber-threat crossing the line to perpetuating violence in real life. Hacker groups, criminal organizations, and espionage units worldwide have access to powerful, evolving capabilities, which they use to identify, target, and attack. Government plays a pivotal role in maintaining the...

As government agencies pursue OMB’s Cloud First policy, Federal CIOs are taking a hard look at issues like vendor lock-in, contract incongruity, data ownership, and reporting and policy compliance. Coupled with the Federal CIO’s recent Digital Services Playbook with its Default to Open mandate, agencies are looking to move to the cloud using more agile, open approaches. This briefing will discuss the use of modern technologies such...

The Federal health IT strategic plan promises to provide tools to help strengthen health care delivery in alignment with national strategies to improve health including safety, quality, prevention, and reducing disparities. This briefing will bring government thought-leaders to the table to talk about plans to leverage interoperability to foster the technological advancement of health information exchange and improve the quality of care for Am...

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...

Agenda: 8:00-8:30am - Registration, Breakfast, and Networking 8:30-10:00am - Panel Discussion 10:00-10:30am - Questions The government is transitioning from a legacy mobile environment to one that captures the emergence of smart phone and tablet technologies to support agency missions. This new mobile ecosystem includes the wireless carriers, the devices, security/monitoring tools, and the management of the lifecycle and expenses associated wi...

The Challenge: Our nation's security and economic prosperity depend on ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Federal information and information systems. The requirement to manage information security risk on a continuous basis includes the requirement to monitor the security controls in Federal information systems and the environments in which those systems operate on an ongoing basis using continuous diagnostic monitori...

Agency Innovation: Making Mobile Government a Reality The Challenge: The digital strategy underscored new ways for government to interact with citizens, soldiers, and staff. This shift to mobile apps, cloud services, and other innovations comes with risk. To keep pace with the mobile innovation, the Administration charged agencies with developing flagship mobile services and making data available in user-friendly formats. FedInsider will bring...