Women serve as Heads of State in only 22 countries, and 119 countries have never had a female leader. At the current rate, gender equality in the highest positions of power will not be reached for another 130 years. This staggering statistic needs to change. Join us online to learn: Best practices from women government leaders who have successfully navigated the career ladder. What to do if you feel your career is being stymied by gender. How...

Our world is more connected than ever with billions of devices collectively generating a tremendous quantity of data. These massive data sets are then transferred to and stored in cloud data centers all over the world. Insights from this data change the way we do business, interact with people, and live our daily lives. Research organizations are using high performance computing for an array of areas, from developing disruptive technologies th...

Secure multicloud-as-a-service (MCaaS) has the power to rewrite the cloud trajectory for your Federal agency – no matter where you are in your cloud journey. Adopting a multicloud strategy means leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud providers – including on-prem and edge cloud technologies – to acquire capabilities that best meet your business and mission requirements. And, as agencies look to migrate applications and wo...

The rapid shift to a remote workforce has created an open target for cyber criminals. As employees shifted to working from home, many customer-facing services, such as voter registration, payment options, and license and permit applications, became readily accessible online. The move to digitize systems and services at such a rapid pace means that security sometimes gets left behind. This webinar will review the threats government agencies are...

As government agencies shifted rapidly to telework, the need to verify the identity of individuals accessing resources from non-government furnished equipment became paramount. Across the country, agencies began to tie identity, credential and access management to their technology modernization plans to insure greater control and visibility as well as easier configuration of resources. This discussion will feature experts in identity and zero...

Federal CIOs are migrating to cloud environments with adoption accelerating at a rapid pace. The federal government’s growing focus on sound data management and defending against cyber threats is prompting agencies to examine their secure computing and storage strategies. IT investments are focused on infrastructure, security, management using the following strategies: Cloud computing, as-a-Service, & shared services adoption Reduced...

According to the global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, hybrid cloud capabilities deliver a 75% reduction in complexity and 50% improvement in reliability and availability. Increased remote work requirement have put an increased focus on IT teams who rapidly adapted to nearly universal telework to support mission needs. The use of hybrid and multi-cloud provides agencies with the digital dexterity to satisfy the IT challenges of rapid...

It’s fair to say that enlightened organizations buckled up and embarked on the DevSecOps journey some time ago. It hasn’t been an easy road, complete with many unexpected speed limits, roadblocks and detours. It would seem timely to pull out the map, pinpoint where we are, and look ahead to get a better idea of what exactly the destination looks like. To help us evaluate progress made thus far, ATARC, in collaboration with the U.S...

The effectiveness of Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) directly impacts DoD readiness and lethality. The orchestration of thousands of tasks and moving components around the globe is no small undertaking involving parts inventory, logistics, and installation activities carried out by our warfighters. The high complexity of the MRO function can be managed through implementing digital tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning...

According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigative Report, ransomware now represents 27% of all malware attacks. Over 30% of ransomware starts from within. That means that network defenders must consider the possibility that malicious employees could be the origin of an attack. Cyber criminals are stepping up their game by exploiting fear and uncertainty during the pandemic by launching a steadily increasing amount of cyberattacks. Re...