Join us for a special evening and celebration of Vivek Kundra! Appointed as the first-ever Federal CIO in 2009, Kundra is credited with saving three billion in taxpayer dollars through cuts in wasteful spending, moving the government to the cloud, strengthened cybersecurity and enabling a more open, transparent, and participatory government. Later this summer, Kundra will serve as a joint fellow of the Kennedy School at Harvard University and...

Join us for this complimentary breakfast briefing as we explore how mobility is changing the way government works. We’ll look at ways government is increasing transparency and accountability of Federal spending and delivering data from the cloud to mobile devices. Learn how Recovery.gov is providing mobile transparency on spending of Recovery-related funds and how they are preventing and detecting fraud, waste and mismanagement. We...

Sample wines from South American vineyards in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay with complementary food pairings (heavy hors d'oeuvres) under the skylights of the Carnegie Institution for Science rotunda on July 12 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. You'll delight in a variety of reds and whites--from Chardonnay to Cabernet and Malbec to Carmenere as you peruse and bid on a variety of silent auction items. Visit http://www.affirm.org/wine-tasting-2011 for a f...

“How are you greening your agency?” will bring you up to speed on how agencies are managing the requirements of Executive Order 13514. Join us as we hear Senior Sustainability Officers across the federal government discuss their challenges, successes, opportunities and best practices in greening their agency. You will hear about: The requirements for Executive Order 13514 and other major energy and environmental requirements impact...

Time is running out as the number of IPv4 addresses run low. The last batches of IPv4 addresses are expected to be released towards the end of 2011, and the government is rapidly transitioning to IPv6. In September, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra issued a comprehensive set of guidelines for implementing IPv6 in agency public-facing systems and internal networks. OMB guidelines provide Federal agencies with a roadmap to deploy IPv6-enabled network se...

Join AFFIRM for a lively and interactive breakfast session where our speakers will explore the opportunities and challenges of innovation and change: How newly emerging capabilities are spurring changes in the way agencies are achieving their mission. How the innovation cycle at leading agencies is changing government. The trends on how social media tools are being used to enhance responsiveness. The increase in citizen engagement in agency i...