Blockchain: A New Approach to Securing Data Transactions

This event qualifies for 3 CPEs

Blockchain may be best known as the purveyor of bitcoin, but federal managers increasingly are turning to the distributed ledger technology for efficient and secure solutions across a variety of operations and government programs.

Blockchain operates as a continuously growing list of records (blocks) that are linked and secured using cryptography. The blockchain creates a distributed ledger that is managed in a decentralized, peer-to-peer way. Because the blocks are permanent and unalterable, the technology is considered highly secure.

With possibilities in cryptocurrency and beyond, the General Services Administration has created a pilot program to explore blockchain’s uses in the federal government. Federal agencies are looking to blockchain technology for solutions in everything from financial and contract management to procurement and medical records-keeping to maintaining federal personnel workforce data.

This workshop brings together government and industry leaders to discuss how blockchain technology fits into federal government operations.

Potential topics to be addressed include:

The scope of blockchain solutions and how they can be applied to various agencies
The potential ROI of using blockchain
Possible risks/challenges (and mitigation strategies) with blockchain
How to secure data in blockchain
The best management practices of blockchain
How blockchain works with other distributive technologies like IoT
Is blockchain a long-term solution, or a short-term fix?

Speaker and Presenter Information

Vincent Annunziato [Invited]

Director, Business Transformation and Innovation Division

Office of International Trade

Customes and Border Protection/DHS

Debbie Bucci

IT Architect, Standards, Implementation and Testing Division,

Office of Standards and Interoperability,

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT

Department of Health and Human Services

Sachiko A. Kuwabara, PhD, MA [Invited]

Director, Risk Management and Perational Integrity, Division of Emergency Operations,

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Oki Mek

Chief Product Officer, Division of Acquisition,

Office of Acquisition Business Systems,

Department of Health and Human Services

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), City Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, FDA