According to the Government Accountability Office, Federal agencies are currently spending 70% of their I.T budgets on maintaining legacy systems. This is over $50 billion a year, government-wide, being prioritized on outdated I.T systems over developing new capabilities. The government is aware of this problem and has developed new initiatives to modernize federal systems and adapt to an evolving government I.T landscape. Examples include: Do...

As the Obama administration and other key figures in the government continue to stress the critical nature of cyber security and the dangers/implications of cyber attacks, the nation has been given the mandate to update all systems in regards to cyber security. With the range and breadth of cyber threats on the rise, there are countless initiatives and programs currently in play. For this reason, IDGA’s Cyber Security for Government Summ...

The 2013 Federal Cloud Computing Summit and Technology Showcase will examine how agencies have implemented Cloud solutions within their organizations. It will also look at the Cloud broker model and examine the future of Cloud solutions within the government. The following topics will be addressed during the day: Best practices in the acquisition of commodity IT Examination of recently-completed Federal Cloud projects Cloud success stories and...

Free Cloud First Seminar Since February 2011, the Federal Government has been working to move beyond computing strategies that led to complex, expensive, and often under-utilized systems. One specific initiative has been the consideration and adoption of a “Cloud First” policy whereby agencies will consider hosted computing options before making new IT investments. To enable this migration, given the concerns about secure cloud-bas...

The Big Data for Defense and Government 2013 addresses the latest government challenges, strategies and initiatives relating to Big Data Analytics, as well as the state of science in Big Data employments and technologies. Hear from those closest to these developments to learn what’s actually happening on the ground.We are also very excited to host a Data Visualization Focus Day! Engage with leading DHS, DoD and DOE scientists who are at...

This is a challenging, stimulating, and opportunity-filled time to be a Federal IT professional. The push toward innovation and introduction of new, more flexible technologies is influencing how agencies create, collect, store, share, and manage information. Plan to attend this FCW Executive Briefing for a snapshot of where the government is making progress with massive data center consolidation and agency efforts to move suitable information...