Licensing and permitting are an integral part of housing development in countries around the world, touching every stage from application to occupancy. Yet many governments still rely on decades-old systems that can’t keep up with the speed and complexity of today’s housing demands. In the latest available World Bank analysis, Canada is ranked second-slowest in the OECD for obtaining construction permitting approvals. These bottlen...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in March 2025 that the U.S. government loses somewhere between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud, based on data from fiscal years 2018 through 2022. On top of that, improper payments by the government have totaled an estimated $2.8 trillion since fiscal year 2003. The biggest difference between fraud and improper payment is intent – fraud is intentional deception, such as...

Join us for our fourth annual ISC2 Spotlight on Governance, Risk and Compliance. Leading experts will discuss ways to navigate the uncertainty of mounting regulatory demands and increasing scrutiny from stakeholders. This event will examine cutting-edge trends impacting GRC, such as risk quantification and artificial intelligence, while still covering the basic fundamentals that companies need to ensure their GRC program is in order. From forw...

Data Integration spans all areas of government digital transformation efforts. The concomitant rise of metadata management, analytics, and artificial intelligence provides an intersection of capabilities that can deliver unmatched global support to sustain the warfighter and deliver materiel readiness through developing, combining, and coordinating efforts for data-driven innovation. This session will explore how real-time data, APIs, and AI/M...

In the world of marketing, having a “brand” is most commonly associated with “customer brand,” that is, what garners public trust, establishes your organization’s reputation, and elevates the value of your programs and services. This is less applicable for government agencies, since they almost always are providing services that customers (i.e., residents) only get through them. Having an “employer brand,...

The recent pause in government operations has given agencies an opportunity to step back and reassess their modernization priorities. As federal IT leaders plan for 2026, many are taking a fresh look at their portfolios—reevaluating risk, reestablishing momentum on paused initiatives, and sharpening their focus on resilience, security, and mission impact. Rather than slowing progress, the pause created space for agencies to uncover hidde...