The past three years have accelerated the pace of change in federal technology which has enabled virtual talent and qualified workforce, access and utilization of multiple digital channels, and a revitalization of customer experience across multiple services. In our new world, each of these elements are imperative in order to function in the work environment. Even Clare Martorana, Federal CIO at Office of Management Budget commented that only...

Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) advances a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning and resilient critical infrastructure that is vital to the public and to the Nation’s safety, prosperity and well-being. The Nation’s critical infrastructure is diverse and complex, but policies and procedures are needed to reduce vulnerabilities, minimize consequences, identify, and disrupt threats, and hasten respo...

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Building the Cyber Environs: Tools, Technology and Workforce The shift to digital, cloud, AI and other technologies has given rise to a variety of cyberattacks with an alarming cost. Government and industry continue to face critical security and risk issues with increased cyber threats, supply chain and cloud vulnerabilities, ransomware, phising, stolen credentials and identities, new sophisticated attack approaches and other cyber-types of at...

Data comes from many sources, data definitions, variations in data, different systems, and from many users. It is important to gather and identify data from a multitude of sources to explore data patterns and data trends to be used for forecasting, planning, future strategies, innovation, research, and others that are not affected by fluctuations, repeated sequencing over fixed periods of time, unexplained random variances, and much more. Ever...

Homeland Security and Law Enforcement present is a very complicated service with numerous challenges and risks presented to all levels of government. It is not only the terrorist attacks but also the natural disasters and other crises that impact day-to-day operations, our lives, and our wellbeing. Government and industry need to respond with an integrated and collaborative strategy to combat the impact and will require updated, sophisticated...

Though the world seems to be nearing the corner related to controlling the pandemic, the effects have been traumatic and will be long-standing. What remains plaguing our communities and society at-large is the need for criminal justice reform. Regardless of what side of the aisle that your perspective may come from, those involved in the broader justice community understand well that improvements in efficiency, parity in the application of the...

DESCRIPTION As women navigate the path of higher management positions, they are challenged to proactively manage their growth and development to prepare for the leadership roles they desire. ACT-IAC is planning a forum that will bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders, who will provide an understanding of the steps they have taken to climb the corporate ladder to a successful leadership position. It is the intent of this forum...

DESCRIPTION Even though a year has gone by with the pandemic, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement agencies at every level - Federal, State, Local, and Tribal - continue to adapt their policies, processes and tools to execute their missions. There still continues to be a wide range of threats, data and system intrusions, cyber related incidents, identity theft, and infrastructure vulnerabilities existing in this environment. New operational c...

DESCRIPTION Much of life involves obstacles and challenges that are meant to wear everyone (government, industry, and individuals) down but yet teach us a lesson. However, resiliency over time becomes very important and can be strengthened as we continue to find solutions and gain intelligence from lessons learned. Today, after over a year of a pandemic, the health ecosystem, the mass vaccinations, and health care in general still continue to...