Federal Agencies are mandated by the Obama Administration’s Digital Government Strategy to use emerging technologies to effectively serve the public by procuring and managing devices, applications, and data in smart, secure and affordable ways with access to information anywhere, anytime. In response, agencies are turning to Cloud Business Intelligence for the agility and deployment flexibility of a SaaS model but still need the powerfu...

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...

Building on the success of the inaugural Cloud Fair 2012 in Seattle, the Business & Technology Solutions Summit - Cloud & Big Data Conference & Expo has expanded to include big data, social, and mobile computing. The focus on Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud – collectively known as the SMAC technology stack – elevates this conference series as a premier event for the cloud computing and big data communities.The adven...

Fiscal cliffs and sequestration are looming. At the same time government programs and agencies have fewer resources and are challenged to stop fraud and effectively investigate fraudulent activity. As revenues drop and fraudulent activity increases due to weak internal controls, agencies are looking to technical capabilities to help investigate and gather evidence. Attend this session to learn about the challenges and opportunities in fraud re...

The Federal government plays a critical role in leveraging technology to cut costs and streamline government. Data center consolidation and optimization along with adoption of innovation technologies such as cloud computing will save taxpayers billions of dollars. FedInsider will bring to the table both industry and government stakeholders to discuss government plans for data center migration and innovation in this second term. Join FedInsider...

This is the 4th year of IDGA’s Cloud Computing Summit, where we bring together those who have an expertise on the topic of Cloud Computing with those who are seeking to implement it. This year’s summit takes place at an interesting and innovative time in the implementation of Cloud Computing in the government and defense industry. In order to further explore these new and exciting advancements in Cloud technology this year’s...

Do shrinking budgets, increased competition, and IT governance policies seeking to cut infrastructure costs to fund new and improved mission systems cause you to have a bleak outlook for IT business opportunities in FY13? Industry leader and immixGroup co-founderSteve Charles hopes to change your thinking as he discusses how companies can spot the opportunities driving the federal IT market forward. In a recent article, Mr. Charles reminds us...

We are pleased to announce that the 26th annual Federal Networks Conference will return to the Washington, DC area on February 13-14, 2013. Federal Networks has become the most important government-wide conference focusing on net-centric solutions to the government's biggest challenges. Whether it's strengthening our nation's defense, defending against cybersecurity threats, or providing top quality care for our nation's veterans, the governme...

Don’t miss this All-Star speaker lineup, information-packed, interactive forum – designed to help you transform the way you communicate with your citizens! Social Media for Government Communications: How To Engage Citizens & Increase Transparency Using The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies February 11 – 12, 2013 in Washington, DC ****Register by December 19th for an early-bird discount of $400!! WHY IS THIS EVENT ONE YOU CAN'T...

It's a new year and a time to reflect on last year and wonder what the future brings for 2013. The past several years have brought a great deal of change to the federal IT market, and 2013 will be no exception. One thing is for sure, 2013 will bring a convergence of issues impacting agencies from budget uncertainty, IT mandates and acquisition policies, to oversight and human capital issues. With all of those issues at hand, what will be the t...