Local government professionals agree that evidence-based decision making is the best practice. Even so, the majority of cities don’t use data for their strategic planning processes. The truth is the overwhelming mountain of “big data” often paralyzes action. So how can leaders harness the right community data in the most practical ways for the best return? In this certificate program, Polco data science experts will teach the...

Critical infrastructure services in North America face accelerating threats from both nation-states and other sophisticated threat actors. Governments globally are grappling with how to best balance incentives, support, and direct oversight. Meanwhile, critical infrastructure owners and operators face significant challenges with technology, staff resources, and expertise to better manage cyber resilience. For instance, the healthcare industry...

Tips for Advocating and Optimizing Mission IT Assets Every agency expects a return on their investment in federal IT – especially finance managers and program executives who must make choices between spending on IT versus other program priorities. But few agencies know how to measure ROI. At this event, IT acquisition and management experts will discuss how to measure ROI, how to estimate future ROI, and when/where ROI is important to fe...

Successful federal modernization requires an artful blend of people, process, and technology—with a relentless focus on enabling business transformation. A “digital playbook” can provide a comprehensive guide to the process, describing both overarching strategy and tactical approaches. Using a templatized technology strategy can boost mission outcomes while humanizing data-driven modernization and leveraging artificial intell...

This hands-on workshop guides you through the creation of a headless CMS (Content Management System) employing a secure and versioned RESTful API. Embrace industry best practices as you fortify the API's security with JWT tokens and leverage the power of cbSecurity (coldbox-security.ortusbooks.com). Throughout the workshop, we emphasize the principles of Behavior and Test Driven Programming, ensuring comprehensive automated testing covers ever...

Don't miss the SecureWorld Healthcare virtual conference on May 1, 2024, to connect and learn with other cybersecurity professionals in your field! The agenda offers 12 educational sessions and 5 CPE credits.

As we explore a new era of hyper-personalization and intelligent technology, people have come to expect seamless, intuitive interactions with their favorite brands — and their government systems are no exception. Join us for the 15th annual Adobe Government Forum on May 1st in Washington, DC. Esteemed leaders from federal, defense, state, and local sectors — along with industry specialists — will delve into cutting-edge strat...

No matter how quickly technology has changed over the past few decades, nothing matches the speed with which AI has begun to transform how agencies operate. In response to the changing landscape, in October 2023, the Biden administration released two frameworks, the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Blueprint for an AI Bill...

Join your CSCO peers at the Gartner Supply Chain Leaders Forum 2024 to get ahead of the curve. CEOs need supply chains that can enable today’s customers, while sustainably growing to capture tomorrow. As the economy shifts gears, geopolitical and climate risks intensify, and new potentials emerge for AI-empowered employees, new demands are being placed on operational leaders and their teams. The days of simply managing cost and cash for...

Eight years ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) initiated a public process to select quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms for standardization. NIST issued the public call for submissions to the PQC Standardization Process in December 2016 and, after three rounds of evaluation and analysis, selected four algorithms for standardization: CRYSTALS-KYBER, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON, and SPHINCS+. In this...