The Route Fifty Navigator Awards identify and highlight individuals and teams of state and local innovators, technologists, leaders, and rising stars who have demonstrated their ability to conceive and implement great ideas. In 2017 we are traveling across the country to talk with exceptional individuals about their collaborative skills, leadership styles, and innovative programs.Route Fifty is headed to Sacramento to highlight the innovations...

Now more than ever, IT leaders are dealing with changing policies, new and varying risks, increasing demands and restricted budgets, but they must continue to operate their information technology services responsibly and with transparency. Strong IT governance is an integral component for state governments across the country in tackling today’s challenges while also innovating for the future.During this digital viewcast, we’ll spea...

Collaboration between state, county and local governments is accelerating throughout the country--fueled by new technology and cost constraints. But what makes a great partnership? How can governments build trust and create the right incentives to make every level of government more effective and efficient?This event will explore how the state of Ohio and local leaders are successfully harnessing data, technology, and know-how to provide all l...

The challenges our first responders face in an emergency are daunting--and the landscape is rapidly changing. Decades of increased urban density, mobility, and technology are all fundamentally changing disaster response. Pair this with external factors like climate change, as well as political and cultural factors like increasing gun violence and threats of terrorism, and you have a profession that looks entirely different than it did just a d...

Route Fifty Roadshow - Denver Evidence-based governing and citizen-responsive services are essential for today’s state and local officials. We demand from our leaders informed decisions that increase cost-effectiveness and enhance public life. Across the country, governments are increasingly harnessing data and emphasizing performance to achieve these goals, while partnering with each other and the private sector to better understand and...

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with ne...

Agencies across government are expanding their C-suites with a new kind of technology expert: the Chief Data Officer. Charged with helping agencies derive new insights from existing – and expanding – data sets, CDOs are primed to play a major role in the future of government technology. As Chief Data Officers work to define their new roles, they will face a suite of opportunities and challenges that will shape their day-to-day effo...

You are invited to join your colleagues at the 2015 Government Innovation Forum to focus on Enabling Secure and Agile Operations. This is your opportunity to engage the dialogue and learn how to secure and optimize agency business with: • Emerging technologies for government applications • Dynamic tools and strategies to address current cybersecurity threats • Proven approaches to advance cloud, mobile, and collaboration initia...

Explore the partnership and innovations instrumental to the success of HealthCare.gov. Jon Booth, presenting on the project publicly for the first time along with Judy Cohen, will share the key innovations they used leading up to the successful 2015 Open Enrollment and a glimpse into the next wave of innovations planned for the site. They'll also address the need for building effective vendor partnerships and how these pivotal relationships sh...

All levels and branches of government are under pressure to lower cost, improve service delivery and strengthen accountability – goals that are seemingly at odds. Luckily e-signatures deliver on all these fronts. Join e-SignLive for this intimate half-day summit that will reveal how electronic signatures are supporting today’s digital government strategies around mobility, the cloud and cyber security. Ideal for senior IT and progr...