AI comes in many shapes and forms. Aside from Generative AI, the Federal Government has been using many forms of AI to deliver on their mission. Cybersecurity has also played a major role in making sure that these interactions are safe on Federal IT systems. Although Generative AI is new on the scene, AI is much more broad and has been used by various agencies to help bring efficiencies and success to their agency constituents. Join AFFIRM as...

Agencies face sophisticated, ever-evolving cyber attacks against systems, data, infrastructure, and supply chains. How are agency CISOs and CIOs responding? Hear from a panel of civilian agency leaders and industry cyber experts as they discuss top federal cybersecurity trends. Learn how agencies are evolving their approaches to enterprise IT risk management, supply chain risk management and zero trust while readying the agency for TIC 3.0 and...

One of the top cybersecurity concerns in 2023 is supply chain security for software. Risks can include insertion of counterfeits, unauthorized production, tampering, theft, insertion of malicious software and hardware, as well as poor manufacturing and development practices in the cybersecurity-related elements of the supply chain. The recently released NIST Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) program helps agencies manage the...

Financial-sector activities – such as consumer and commercial banking, funding, liquidity, and insurance services – were identified by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as National Critical Functions. Those functions are so vital to the United States that any disruption, corruption, or dysfunction would have a debilitating effect on U.S. security, the national economy, and/or pub...

Five months ago, the Administration took bold steps to improve the nation’s cybersecurity and protect federal government networks from sophisticated, malicious cyber activity from both nation-state actors and cyber criminals. Modernizing national cybersecurity defenses has never been more critical. The executive order followed cyberattacks that were a sobering reminder of the vulnerability and the impact of these attacks. This panel will...

Since the passage of the Pendleton Act of 1883, it has been a fundamental value of civil service to draw from all segments of society, and the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Civil Service was Treasury Department employee Mary Hoyt in September of 1883. Now over a century later, diversity of experience and perspective in government continue to flourish. Women in the public sector have played pivotal roles in moving toward a more open,...

AFFIRM is hosting this event to network with Government, Academic and Industry IT Professionals in a lively and informal setting. We will be inviting a Government Featured Guest who will be available for individual discussions. This event is part of an annual series of AFFIRM After Hours Networking events, offering our members and guests the chance to connect after working hours. CIOs and other IT professionals from many Federal agencies will...

The annual AFFIRM Leadership Awards Celebration is the recognition of outstanding leadership in the Federal Government since 1979. The AFFIRM Leadership Awards are among the most prestigious of the Federal community, honoring individual and team outstanding leadership from the preceding year. First awarded in 1979, award honorees join a prestigious list of agency executives and managers. Awards are for demonstrated leadership leading to succe...

The Administration’s top three priorities for government IT policy promise improved service delivery and citizen experience, reduced cybersecurity risks and targeting taxpayer dollars wisely. Technology Business Management or TBM is at the heart of these priorities and will serve as a tool to help drive them forward. The goal of TBM adoption in the public sector is to improve the accountability and transparency within the IT budget proce...

Federal agencies are facing ever more sophisticated adversaries and threats that place our privacy, our economy, and our nation at risk. These cyber threats are diverse and include the prevalence of malicious actors who operate globally at will; the growth of risks from the Internet of Things, and increasingly complex networks, all elevating the security and resilience of cyberspace to a critical homeland security imperative. Exacerbating thes...