Agencies are trying to move faster than ever to modernize and transform their systems and processes. For federal financial service agencies, from the Internal Revenue Service to the Securities and Exchange Commission, accelerating the development of new applications and the modernization of legacy ones is a critical part of meeting their mission. From Agile to DevSecOps, continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) automation to robot...

There is a lot of emphasis on IT modernization in the federal government, from the push to grow funding for the Technology Modernization Fund to Army efforts to modernize IT for multi-domain operations. On another track, the President's Management Agenda identifies workforce transformation as its top priority. There is a clear connection between these two broad initiatives – modernizing IT is a way to streamline how programs are managed...

The public sector is overburdened with repetitive and administrative work. But with automation, agencies in federal, state, and local government are offloading low-value work so that people can focus on serving the mission. From citizen service delivery and health care to rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse, automation boosts the government’s capacity, speed, accuracy, and resilience while improving employee and citizen engagement. Join...

Federal agencies with a well-rounded IT situational awareness capability can provide decision makers with the depth and breadth intelligence to gain greater IT visibility to run their operation better in support of their mission. Leaders can gain insights on what IT products are running in the environment, how much they are paying for them, which digital assets are at risk of cyber incidents, and how to move them to the cloud intelligently and...

New technologies like Intelligent Automation, Quantum, and Edge Computing are already inspiring digital transformations and new work models, introducing new opportunities, improving customer experience, and providing a competitive edge for both government and industry. Innovation and technology redefined our pandemic work environment with agility and adaptability to better meet and anticipate customer expectations. Technology-enabled innovatio...

With hybrid work on the rise, agencies need to make sure core elements of a productive workforce aren't neglected. This means organizations must prioritize collaboration, communication and inclusivity, especially as we see employee engagement and retention slipping. Join us online Wednesday, May 18 at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT, to learn how governments can enable a more efficient and strategic hybrid workforce by focusing efforts on inclusivity an...

The federal government has been on a mission to update and modernize its IT systems and mothball legacy systems for more than a decade. From “Cloud First” to datacenter consolidation to zero trust, to name just a few – and more GAO reports than there’s room to list – both the Executive Branch and Congress have emphasized the importance of modernization. Two senators recently introduced a bill, the Legacy IT Reduct...

Approximately 87% of critical infrastructure is owned by the private sector, so how can the government help defend it in cyberspace, especially against nation-state adversaries such as Russia and China? The Biden Executive Order, extended 100-day action plan, and other directives call for private-public collaboration to protect the nation’s grid, water/wastewater facilities, and pipelines, but how do you take action to implement shared d...

Several Russian generals have been killed in Ukraine because their soldiers have been forced to rely on communications “in the clear,” on regular cellphones and handheld radios. But that does not necessarily translate into a permanent tactical advantage for the Ukrainians – Russia is also known for its hacking skills. If their secure communications are breached, Ukrainian forces also can be at risk. There is no more timely ex...

Shared services is a business model for modernizing the delivery of mission support activities common to multiple government agencies. It involves setting standards for service delivery that meet the needs of multiple customer agencies and migrating agencies to modern, scalable and secure platforms operated by best of breed government or industry service providers. Managing organizational change and creating positive customer experiences are c...