Federal civilian agencies and the services continue to seek ways to boost efficiency and improve operations while enhancing the security of their operational networks and IT infrastructure. At the same time, the drive for automation presents the opportunity to empower AI and ML tools to better secure both OT and IT, freeing up personnel for higher-level work. Various initiatives and mandates – from CISA’s CPGs and Zero Trust model...

As Federal agencies push forward with the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative and work to harness innovations in edge computing, 5G, cybersecurity, and more, we wonder – what are we learning, and where is the greatest opportunity to advance government missions and empower the Federal workforce? Join MeriTalk for the “The Edge of AI: Federal AI Adoption” webinar on January 12, 2022 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST...

The pandemic showed that Federal computer systems are aging, redundant, and struggling. Congress appropriated $1 billion to the Technology Modernization Fund in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and the White House added $500 million as part of the Cyber Executive Order – for a total of $1.5 billion in available TMF dollars. These new funds present an immense opportunity for our nation to modernize our aging government technology sy...

On October 28, 2021, cyber professionals from across government will gather for a virtual experience at Cyber Central. Join us as we explore increasingly hot button cyber issues that are top-of-mind in the new Administration, Congress, and wider cyber community. Specifically, we’ll address the following: How agencies can meet the latest security directives outlined in the Administration’s May Cyber EO How prioritization of secure c...

Federal funding currently represents one-third to one-half of state and local IT budgets. These federal grants have traditionally funded major, complex, and expensive state government IT systems going back almost half a century for welfare, child support, child welfare, healthcare and other social services and healthcare related system applications. In many state & local governments, the COVID pandemic strained the operations of these lega...

Cafés are a place to meet, mingle, and express ideas – and at MeriTalk’s Cloud Café, we aren’t serving up a regular menu of quiche, coffee, and chamomile. Cloud Café will focus on the latest technologies and policies accelerating cloud implementation, collaboration, and innovation across the public sector. We’ll kick off this caffeinated virtual forum with a live keynote and engaging discussions wit...

The Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity takes an ambitious swing at forcing improvements to cybersecurity nationwide – and issues authoritative directions to Federal agencies to modernize IT infrastructure and security concepts and practices. Agencies are tasked to meet aggressive timeframes for moving to cloud, adopting Zero Trust architecture, improving software supply chain security, and more. Some are well o...

Secure multicloud-as-a-service (MCaaS) has the power to rewrite the cloud trajectory for your Federal agency – no matter where you are in your cloud journey. Adopting a multicloud strategy means leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud providers – including on-prem and edge cloud technologies – to acquire capabilities that best meet your business and mission requirements. And, as agencies look to migrate applications and wo...

Government organizations are drowning under massive waves of data. It’s time to learn how data lakes can keep your agency afloat. In this course, we will explore everything related to data lakes, including what they can do, what role the cloud plays, and what insights you can gain from them. Learn how to successfully deploy data lakes for mission success by securing senior leadership buy-in, setting measurable outcomes, and determining i...

We’re innovating fast. We’re working from anywhere. Together, we’re building the future – a people-centric, efficient, and resilient government. Join us at the virtual 2021 ServiceNow Federal Forum on March 9-10 to explore how Federal leaders are creating modern, automated, digital workflows. Together, we’re delivering exceptional employee and citizen experiences. The goal: empower agencies to scale services on de...