The Cloud Security Alliance Federal Summit is a free for government, full-day event being held May 5, 2015 at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Expected to attend are over 250 well-qualified attendees with an interest in cloud security, primarily from federal agencies and related organizations. Program Topics CSA Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Initiative Status of CSA and FedRAMP collaboration eff...

Complexity = Cost. Simplicity = Savings. And savings fund innovations. It has become obvious that government agencies must embrace technology and simplify at every level if they are going to compete with the innovation driving the private sector and deliver the 24x7 convenience that citizens expect and demand in their lives. Join us for the SAP Federal Forum at the historic Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., The event will feature lea...

As evolving methodologies of cyber espionage and disruption continue to grow in scope and sophistication, the federal government has sought to bolster its defenses through the implementation of a standardized cybersecurity framework, influenced by drivers such as FedRAMP, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program, which are designed to enable the detection and elimination of threats in real time....

To Boldy Code where no Visual Studio Live! has coded before! That's right. We are transporting Visual Studio Live! to our nation's capital for the first time in 21 years. From Oct 6 – 9, 2014, developer, software architect, engineer and designer pioneers will gather in our country's headquarters for 4 days of cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. Join us on this special journey to explore topics covering all-things WCF, ALM,...

The world of CPIC is constantly maturing – new and improved guidance, new and improved products, and new initiatives. However, the purpose of CPIC in ensuring proactive, continuous and effective IT portfolio management remains constant. Since its beginning in 2006, the CPIC Conference has been an educational forum for agencies and practitioners to learn and share best practices, lessons learned, techniques and tools to improve their own...

Successes in Enterprise Transformation In any enterprise-wide change initiative, it’s essential to focus on improving the efficiency of your operations while quickly adapting to shifts in mission requirements and technology. Disruptive technologies and policies driving the adoption of cloud, mobile and big data analytics are forcing the Department of Energy and related organizations to rethink the way they operate. Join AFCEA Energy on J...

The 2014 Akamai Government Forum – June 5th in Washington D.C. at the Renaissance Hotel Secure computing is the IT architect of the future. The use of cloud technology is helping to streamline the way agencies operate and reshape the security landscape. Cloud security is accelerating the transformation of agency systems from something to be passively guarded into a suite of capabilities that offer government leaders opportunities to adju...

This EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST for Government and Industry will help in preparing for & Selecting from Among the Accredited Third Party Assessment Organizations (3PAOs). The event will focus on: What Cloud Service Providers and Government Agencies Need to Know to Receive Third Party Accreditation in Accordance With FedRAMP Approximately 80 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) have applied for accreditation through FedRAMP, working with one or more of...

Government agencies are being tremendously impacted by the challenges of managing and utilizing Big Data. Legions of IT pros are trying to make legacy technology go against its nature. Money is spent, deadlines are missed, pressure is mounting, and your department heads and other constituents don’t quite get it. So how do you really get started? Agenda 8:00am Registration, Breakfast & Networking 8:50am Welcome & Introductions 9:0...

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...