It’s a pivotal year. Federal agencies face immediate deadlines for key Zero Trust goals, while transforming digital service delivery and modernizing legacy systems. State and local governments made cybersecurity and digital services their top strategies for 2024. The DoD’s identity program is accelerating cloud adoption, while government contractors are readying for new compliance rules. And across the nation, colleges and universi...

GIST24 explores the missions, strategies, and operational goals that government agencies face in delivering successful mission outcomes and meeting the needs and expectations of citizens and other stakeholders, and the major role that AI is playing. Gartner foresees a transformative shift in 2024, projecting that 60% of government investments in AI and data analytics will directly shape operational decisions and outcomes. GIST24 unravels pract...

Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s priorities and has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats than it is today. Government IT leaders must remain vigilant against near-constant cyber threats while maintaining legacy systems and securing a remote workforce. In this workshop, Nextgov/FCW will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across the f...

Leaders across the federal government are under pressure to deliver on an ever-expanding mission with limited resources. Doing so requires the modernization of systems and processes to connect data, content, and applications to maximize existing infrastructure investments and enhance information availability, value, and security. With countless directives and executive orders on everything from cybersecurity and data sharing to improving the c...

As custodians of critical information and public trust, government employees confront intricate security challenges in a landscape filled with multifaceted threats. They require a sophisticated approach to the technology that underpins their operations. IT leaders are strategically incorporating specialized frameworks into their tech stacks, thereby gaining comprehensive control over mobile operations. This encompasses overseeing identities, m...

Zero Trust is a must for most federal civilian agencies in 2024, with the Biden administration’s directive for agencies to adopt at least some level of zero trust architecture by September. Faced with challenges in everything from automation and modernization to the hybrid work environment, today’s IT and cyber leaders aim to mitigate risk by adopting the latest zero trust security solutions to secure their endpoints and protect th...

Government continues to invest in digital transformation efforts to improve agility and customer engagement, seeing the greatest results in their cloud migration efforts. While not a new focus area, leveraging cloud became a staple of mission delivery in the height of the pandemic, but integration efforts happened almost overnight, leaving necessary improvements throughout the enterprise. Now, with a vision towards the future of government, le...

With advancements in technology, evolutions in workforce expectations, and unprecedented threats, the work of the federal government is constantly changing. Each year, leaders are tasked with protecting their role as stewards to the American people and challenged to rethink how government meets this mission. Join us on Tuesday, October 17th to learn more about the current state of the federal government, leadership priorities, and case studies...

Government entities hold massive amounts of data within their cyber walls. Utilizing and protecting this data is a top priority for leaders across government. As agencies strive to reach new heights in efficiency and effectiveness, new techniques for managing and accessing this very data are coming to the forefront. Most notably, how can leaders translate the data from collection and storage to decision making and action? How are leaders lever...

Government agencies are responsible for protecting public trust, delivering excellence in services, and, above all else, upholding the promise of government. Through a combination of the lessons learned from rapidly evolving hybrid work environments, exposed inequities in pandemic responses, and bolstered federal guidance in the Biden Administration’s Executive Order, the 21st Century Integrated Experience Act (IDEA), among others, agenc...