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 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 ne...

All the data in the world is useless if you can’t manage it.With as many as 200 billion internet-connected sensors and devices expected by 2020, we’re fast approaching a world of big data – the Internet of Everything – but making the most of it requires advances in data governance.For federal agencies, this explosion of data represents both a major challenge and opportunity: How can they ensure the availability, usabil...

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...

Nextgov Prime: Data, Cybersecurity and the Government of Tomorrow will provide federal IT influencers with insight into the key challenges of managing, leveraging and securing data and tackling emerging cybersecurity threats in 2015 and beyond. Prime will convene technology CXOs, innovators and rising stars to explore ideas and discuss solutions around big data and data management, cybersecurity and more. 7:30 – 8:30am Registration ...

Big data is changing the business of government. Many agencies have turned to a platform-based approach that bundles big data tools like analytics and information management software together. This innovative approach to managing an ever-growing deluge of disparate data, allows agencies to simplify their IT landscape and make the most of their limited budget dollars. Across government, technology is doing the analytic legwork in a simplified a...

Register for Nextgov Prime!Gov2020-Embracing the Art of the Possible What does government look like in 2020? And how can technology change the way government works? Attend Nexstgov Prime this September 8-9 to connect with over 500 federal IT influencers who are designing the government of 2020. This 2 day learning event will help federal managers address pressing challenges such as: Leveraging technology to make change real Advancing procureme...

Securing government networks is growing ever more challenging as agencies face a growing variety of threats on one side and shrinking IT budgets on the other. Now more than ever, agencies need to turn to innovation to enable them to deal with threats of every type in a cost-effective way. They also find that even as they do so, the landscape of cybersecurity is changing around them. In the third installment of the Cybersecurity Series, we...