The operational rigor and funding from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) holds the potential to drive incredible performance advancements in public services. The mission of the TMF is a lofty one: to enable agencies to reimagine and transform the way they use technology to deliver their mission and services to the American public in an effective, efficient, and secure manner. This briefing will bring together TMF Board members as well as...

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...

Registration and Networking: 11:30am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - 12:30pmProgram:12:30pm - 1:30pm

Gartner recently reported that, along with infrastructure and analytics, cloud computing is one of the top three high tech priorities for government CIOs. Federal adoption of cloud has lagged behind other industries, and visibility of assets and concerns over exposing data to serious risk are posing an impediment to adoption of the government’s Cloud First mandate. This briefing will bring government stakeholders to the table to discuss...

Time to kick of the Holiday Season in style with your government and industry information management and technology colleagues at Cyber Smoke and AFFIRM’s next co-hosted "After Hours" networking event at Morton's Steakhouse sponsored by Sponsored by Veeam Software . The deck at Morton’s will be open to enjoy the holiday weather, along with space heaters, while you enjoy the warmth of colleagues during the Holidays! Cyber Smoke even...

Time to enjoy the Sizzling Summer in the City and join your government and industry information management and technology colleagues at Cyber Smoke and AFFIRM’s next co-hosted "After Hours" networking event at Morton's Steakhouse sponsored byTrustwave & Intelvative. The air conditioning will be on full blast inside Mortons! Cyber Smoke events are a very special networking tradition and a must attend event. A cash bar will be availab...

Government relies on technology to develop new ways to deliver services to the citizen. At the same time, Congress and the White House have historically kept a tight rein on high risk I.T. projects that incur costly delays while contributing little to mission-related outcomes. To lower the risk and to innovate in the face of rapidly changing technologies, the Office of Management and Budget recommends that agencies abandon multiyear developmen...

Join AFFIRM, in collaboration with TechAmerica Foundation, for an informative discussion of seismic shifts taking place in the Federal market at AFFIRM’s December 18th monthly luncheon. You’ll hear from thought-leaders from DOE, VA, USDA, and GSA as they share their perspectives on budget priorities within their agencies and the mission imperatives that are driving them. We’ll also discuss highlights from the TechAmerica fede...

As the Administration develops the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan 2.0 to further harness new technologies, policy continues to drive innovation and change. Open data, mobile computing, identity management, Cloud First and more have brought to government leaders new tools to improve mission performance. AFFIRM’s November educational forum will draw upon both government policy leaders and practitioners to talk about how to seaml...