A common misconception is IT security practices can be directly applied to ICS environments. However, a “copy and paste” of traditional IT security into industrial control systems could have problematic or even devastating consequences. The consequences of modern ICS cyber-attacks can include but are not limited to widespread power grid blackouts, failure or physical destruction of critical engineering equipment, massive business f...

To advance digital equity, all individuals and communities must have the technology capacity required to access essential services and fully participate in democracy, society, the economy and lifelong learning. We are not there yet, but state and local governments can make significant progress by building more inclusive IT teams, engaging with community groups to better understand their constituents, emphasizing human-centered design, driving...

Blackwood has assembled a comprehensive zero-trust environment used to architect, integrate, test, and deploy numerous technologies aimed at aligning with zero-trust frameworks and methodologies. In partnership with ATARC, Blackwood has demonstrated comprehensive coverage of the various scenarios established by the Zero-Trust Working Group.

The release of the National Cyber Strategy culminated an already busy year for agencies as they continued to try to keep up with ever-changing cyberthreats. The White House laid out a vision of how agencies should play a leading role on all things cyber through oversight, acquisition and technology deployment. During this exclusive three-day virtual event, our editorial team will sit down with cyber leaders and experts to dive deep into effort...

Learn the powerful cloud computing advantages of cost savings, speed, agility, and scale and how to accelerate innovation using internet of things (IoT), machine learning, and more. No prior AWS or cloud knowledge is needed—zero, none. This is an introductory-level event that will give you the foundation you need to understand and use all things cloud and AWS so that you can build and expand your business or career to heights you only dr...

Please join us next month to hear from co-hosts, Krystal Densmore, Chief of Human Resources and Marissa Urias, HRO Project Management Analyst from DIR. Krystal will be sharing her vision for leveraging DocuSign eSignature for HR Onboarding. Marissa will be sharing her experience with eSignature and how she plans to bring Krystal’s vision to life leveraging her past eSignature success. In addition, we have co-host Austin Gee from CDPH who...

The Government Financial Management Conference (GFMC) Virtual will be held on August 14-15, 2023, starting 9 AM EST on both days. View our brochure. The GFMC Virtual provides a forum for those in the federal financial management community to learn about current issues, exchange knowledge, and share experiences in improving financial management operations and policies. All educational sessions will be led by federal financial management experts...

The PFIC Agenda focuses on innovative topics with a combination of lecture and demonstration of the topic. The sponsor day let’s you see the latest and greatest in commercial innovations in the space. Join us online and get access to all the sessions until the end of the year.

Cyber threats related to mis/disinformation are rapidly evolving. Artificial intelligence (AI), deep fake technology and machine learning have the potential to greatly expand the capabilities—and the reach—of mis/disinformation. New language model technologies have the potential to generate extensive amounts of mis/disinformation—much of which may be distributed without fact-checking resolution. Enemy states and terrorist gro...

In today’s world, public transparency requirements are prevalent, which can have a significant impact on construction project outcomes. As more requirements emerge, government agencies are challenged with increased scrutiny, greater pressure to deliver on time and within budget, and the need to provide timely and accurate updates to stakeholders. Leveraging technology can assist agencies to be accountable for how they manage projects and...