DESCRIPTION The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how the business of government gets done. Within acquisition, new opportunities have presented themselves to innovate and collaborate more effectively with industry. In this changing landscape with a new Administration, an increased focus on supporting the federal workforce, continuing telework, and a new urgency to address supply chain and cybersecurity challenges, it's a different world and we ma...

The government is one of the largest providers of services in the world. From small business loans and disaster relief to benefits for veterans and unemployed Americans, public sector institutions are entrusted to provide services in both a reliable and convenient way. And more and more, Americans expect their government to serve them online. To do so, federal, state and local agencies are enlisting innovative, digital technologies to more eff...

In October of 2020, then-Defense Secretary Esper defined defense readiness as "our military’s ability to answer the nation’s call, and to fight and win, anytime, anywhere. … The question we must answer is this: if called upon to fight tonight, are we ready?" Ensuring that answer is "yes" demands change in every corner of the Department of Defense, and especially in the technology that will power tomorrow's military. Cybersec...

We’re innovating fast. We’re working from anywhere. Together, we’re building the future – a people-centric, efficient, and resilient government. Join us at the virtual 2021 ServiceNow Federal Forum on March 9-10 to explore how Federal leaders are creating modern, automated, digital workflows. Together, we’re delivering exceptional employee and citizen experiences. The goal: empower agencies to scale services on de...

Whether it's delivering better care for veterans, transforming internal business processes to make federal employees more effective and efficient, or improving the citizen experience on federal websites, digital government aims to enable better government. New tools and technologies are an essential part of these efforts, but the true transformation takes place in the analog world -- rethinking business processes, changing the workplace cultur...

Constant changes and challenges are confronting the international development community, particularly with COVID-19 staffing and funding issues, prohibitions on the use of proscribed Chinese telecommunications, and a pending presidential election. Now more than ever, it is vital to hear directly from senior government leaders from USAID at this year’s [virtual] annual Development Conference.

The Financial Systems Summit (FSS) is now the Technology & Transformation Summit (TTS), renamed to better reflect the broader scope of topics included in the program! Every year, this event brings more than 1,300 government leaders and industry experts together to discuss ways to improve government services through technology modernization and business transformation in a budget-constrained environment. As new forms of advanced technology...

LEAP HR: Government is your chance to hear from the disruptors rethinking HR at all levels of government sharing the most radical stories of HR transformation delivering a measurable ROI and walk away with the practical, truly transformative people strategies you can replicate in your own organization. Only at LEAP HR: Government 2019 you could've discovered: In a target-rich, but resource-poor public sector operating environment how can feder...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 11/5/2020 The last five years have seen rapid changes in the tools and technologies available to government agencies. These new solutions offer capabilities that expand and enhance the government’s ability to provide services to citizens in a more efficient and manageable way. The Federal Cloud Computing Strategy of Cloud Sm...

Creating a Risk-Resilient, Agile Enterprise Young AFCEA Bethesda’s 13th Annual Senior Government Executive Forum brings together senior and emerging government IT leaders with industry to examine innovative technologies, techniques, and acquisition practices used to create a secure, modern, and responsive enterprise. The Senior Executive Roundtables In each breakout room, a Senior Government Executive and Emerging Government Leader will...