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...

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled telehealth into prominence, and telemedicine, once viewed as a convenience, is now an essential tool for treating patients. During the months of April and May of this year, telehealth increased nationally by more than 5,000% over last year. While telehealth is a necessary and beneficial solution during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, its growing use can jeopardize the safety of sensitive patient data and the...

According to Gartner, moving applications to the cloud is a top priority (and one of the most often mentioned game-changing technologies) for government CIOs today. But obstacles – like lack of experience in cloud migration, security concerns, and policy hurdles – continue to impede agencies’ progress. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified this issue considerably as agencies rely on their information technology infrastructure t...

The Office of Management and Budget has established a Cross-Agency Priority Goal charging government to provide a modern, streamlined, and responsive customer experience across public sector organization. Government executives are embracing the concept of customer experience as a means to improve the usability and reliability of critical digital services like patent services, veterans’ benefit delivery, student loans, disaster aid, and t...

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled telehealth into prominence, and telemedicine, once viewed as a convenience, is now an essential tool for treating patients. Research firm Frost & Sullivan predicts that the use of telehealth will increase by 64.3% nationwide this year. While telehealth is a necessary and beneficial solution during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, its growing use can jeopardize the safety of sensitive patient data and thei...

Higher Education faces a unique set of challenges when managing identities, securely connecting users to both SaaS and on-prem applications, and securing campus administrative servers. Complicating matters, colleges and universities service a broad range of personas including staff, faculty, adjunct faculty, admissions applicants, students, alumni, donors, contractors, athletics/arts supporters, and many others who walk across campus every day...

A year ago this April 15th, the world watched in horror as fire raged at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. When the soaring spire atop the cathedral tipped and then collapsed into the flames, fears grew at whether Notre Dame could survive. Thankfully, the efforts and strategic thinking of the brave women and men of the Paris fire brigade, which kept the fire from overtaking the church’s two towers, enabled the main structure to be saved, al...

Today’s great technologies put the human at the center of their own universe. Automation and AI are transforming government by improving productivity and innovation to make work lives better. America’s leadership in R&D has led to the development of cutting-edge, transformative technologies that are improving lives, growing innovative industries, empowering workers, and increasing national security. This hour-long program will...

Artificial intelligence is widely expected to have a transformative impact on the way government does business. AI’s potential to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and protect the citizen is far-reaching, helping agencies speed up response times and take decisive action to respond to rapidly evolving needs.Reaping the promise of artificial intelligence and machine learning requires an understanding of the technology available today, metho...