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...

The exclusive Engage & Connect Series will bring together government and industry three times during the program year to hear keynote remarks from an agency leader on the topic of cybersecurity, modernization or data analytics, followed by a cocktail networking reception.

Data quality is of the utmost importance when it comes to actionable insights and model performance. In this presentation, Vinay Malkani, Figure Eight Federal's Chief of Engineering will discuss why quality data is critical, opportunities and challenges associated with data, and how to integrate multiple data sources to produce consistent, accurate, and useful information. Jack Hild, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Hall of Famer...

The pace of change in government IT has never been faster and data center optimization and cloud initiatives have driven digital modernization. Federal and state agencies continue to drive cloud adoption in an attempt to achieve additional savings, security, and faster service delivery.This SNG Live session will feature IT leaders on the front lines of cloud adoption exploring successes and challenges facing agencies at both the state and the...

It’s never been more obvious that cybersecurity is critical to the missions of every organization across the public sector. As the nation looks to recover from a once-in-a-century pandemic and increasing and more sophisticated cyberattacks, the U.S. government must ensure that it can secure its networks and data against evolving threats and provide resilient services to Americans during this new normal. Join top public sector decision-ma...

This year, you’re invited to attend the Government IT Symposium, November 15-18, 2021 in a new hybrid environment! We are proceeding with safety as a top priority, but also can’t wait to see you in-person for the pre-conference session on Monday, November 15th at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. The remainder of the conference (November 16-18) will be virtual from the comfort of your own home.Celebrating 40 years, the Government IT Symp...

Far too often, agencies, organizations, and consulting firms are running data and AI projects without taking the right steps to ensure their success. Agile and iterative approaches have become adopted best practices for application development projects, but why don’t we have something similar when it comes to advanced analytics, big data, and AI projects? Without using best-practices approaches that standardize steps for data preparation...

As higher education institutions face challenges in finding ways to upgrade existing facilities and deliver major new expansions, many are looking at P3s and alternative delivery models as an opportunity to facilitate growth. Learn how schools are overcoming resource constraints to upgrade facilities and deliver critical on and off campus developments. This year's program focuses on how advancements in procurement, design, financing, and O...

Overview What are the new schooling models? 70% of administrators are concerned about the logistics of time and space in hybrid schooling and what that does to teaching. What about hybrid simultaneous, hybrid logistics contemporary? Are there new responsibilities for the whole shift in digital learning? What about better understanding the developing ed-tech software scene? 74% of teachers are feeling overwhelmed or burnt-out. A myriad of thing...

Overview What are the new schooling models? 70% of administrators are concerned about the logistics of time and space in hybrid schooling and what that does to teaching. What about hybrid simultaneous, hybrid logistics contemporary? Are there new responsibilities for the whole shift in digital learning? What about better understanding the developing ed-tech software scene? 74% of teachers are feeling overwhelmed or burnt-out. A myriad of thing...