For the government to keep up with the pace of innovation, the White House has directed all agencies to invest in cloud via their Cloud Smart Initiative. However, the complexity of cloud migrations can make it difficult to predict costs and move to the cloud quickly. One way to alleviate the stress and cost uncertainty is to use a third party to automate the process. Join us online on Thursday, May 30 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT to learn...

With digital government initiatives underway throughout U.S. Federal agencies, new attacks occurring daily, and traditional threats, many agencies are struggling to protect critical citizen data, financial information and government secrets. In this session we’ll address the state of data security in U.S. Federal agencies today, the changing landscape of risks to data, and agency IT security pros priorities for data security today. Based...

Managing Contract Risk Across an Enterprise World Government Contractors are tasked with properly managing multiple opportunities through pursuit, award and delivery to meet compliance requirements. However, many organizations struggle to achieve visibility and insight into the performance of their contracts, facing risks that can affect many areas of their business. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Effective contract manag...

2019 State of the Phish ReportPhishing continues to be the number one attack vector. Why? Because it works — all too well. Industries of every kind fall prey to these scams — from financial organizations to government contractors to healthcare firms. Today’s cybercriminals manage to evade even the most sophisticated security technology through carefully planned, socially engineered email attacks that are only getting more adv...

Chatty colleagues, social media, the lovely spring weather visible out the window—your office is an obstacle course of distractions. You need an iron will and superhuman focus to keep your productivity from suffering. With the deck stacked against you, how can you buckle down and focus? GovLoop has you covered with a couple of aces you can keep up your sleeve. Join us online Wednesday, May 22 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT to learn how...

Governments at all levels are being tasked to think outside the box to meet today's ever-growing list of challenges. From new legislation like the 21st Century IDEA Act, to NIST Cybersecurity Framework updates, to the new Cloud Smart policy, agencies are being asked to transform. But despite these mandates to modernize, many agencies are still struggling with common challenges like slow legacy systems, untrained personnel and outdated processe...

Citizens are government’s most important responsibility, and when it comes to serving them, agencies need a comprehensive, constituent-focused strategy. But what specific elements should you take into account when creating a customer experience (CX) strategy at your agency? Join us online on Wednesday, May 8 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT for a panel on CX and how you can best serve your constituents. Government CX experts will discuss...

The proliferation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information is radically changing the landscape of the defense and intelligence community. Command centers’ designers and operators current focus is determining how to use available ISR information sources to assess situations immediately and better support the warfighter. A next-generation command and control infrastructure solution simplifies multi-classification...

Preparation and response to evolving public health threats is a complex challenge. While the threats vary across departments and geographies, similar workflows and capabilities are needed by public health organizations regardless of their size or budgets. Everyone needs data integration and comprehensive data views (situational awareness), ways to identify and respond to vulnerable populations, and tools that make the delivery of public inform...

Proper performance management has the power to transform government organizations by aligning individual and team goals with the overall mission and agency objectives. More than 60 percent of employees said after these initiatives were implemented, they found a more productive and engaged workforce. How is your organization planning to comply with performance mandates and development standards? Join us online on Thursday, April 25 at 2 p.m. ET...