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...

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...

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...

The Federal Mobility Group (FMG), in partnership with ATARC, is holding the fourth annual 5G Government Symposium to drive greater awareness of fifth generation (5G) technologies, highlight innovative use cases and showcase current deployments. This event will demonstrate the dynamic opportunities surrounding 5G and the challenges in realizing them. Attendees will learn more about 5G-related applications helping government and industry meet th...

As a part of The President’s Management Agenda, Priority #2 focuses on the customer experience and asks the Federal government to refine their current standards to better fit the needs of the American people. The stresses and burdens that come with interacting with the government, such as when the public needs to pay their taxes or file a change of address, need to be eliminated in order to elevate the customer experience. Strengthening...

Today’s workforce expects flexibility and mobile has been the technology that empowers employees to work wherever and whenever they want. Employees are constantly using new devices to access sensitive organization information with the expectation of a painless user experience. IT departments are faced with the challenge of meeting this expectation while also ensuring that only authorized and verified users are accessing this information....

Is your organization’s culture data-driven? Data is everywhere, and government agencies are constantly being told to use it to make better-informed decisions, but how do you actually do that? With so many different kinds of data and so many different ways of using it, it can be hard to know where to begin. Join us online Wednesday, March. 9 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to gain insights from government and industry experts about how you and yo...