IT modernization remains a critical component for federal agencies looking to improve operational efficiencies, digitize customer experiences and bolster service delivery and government operations. Beyond the technology changes, these efforts are normally complex and fraught with policy, legal, budgetary and workforce challenges, and can take years to fully accomplish. How can agencies successfully navigate the complex maze of technology, proc...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. As many vital government services and data move online, the protection of government information and infrastructure from looming cyber-attacks is more important than ever before. Initiatives across Colorado, such as READYColorado and the National Cybersecurity Center, show that the best fortification strategy is developing a robust...

Government is changing. New technologies such as artificial intelligence are shifting possibilities but old challenges, from cyber threats to an aging workforce, outdated technical infrastructure to an unwieldy budget process, remain. That’s why bold, innovative ideas have never been more important to delivering government’s essential mission. At BOLD GOV, Government Executive and Nextgov are teaming up to explore the powerful comb...

As the federal government shores up its systems and workforce, agencies must avoid defending against yesterday's cyber threats. New technology can make phishing attempts harder to detect and have users questioning the authenticity of data, images and information. To explore tomorrow’s technology and threats, Defense One and Nextgov are teaming up for the first-ever Cyber Summit on November 19 in Washington, DC. Join us to hear federal an...

From AI to VR, blockchain to the Internet of Things, emerging technology has the potential to fundamentally reshape the way government operates, interacts with citizens, and achieves its mission. At this event, Nextgov will explore the biggest trends in emerging technology, highlight case studies from early government adopters, and examine how agencies can begin preparing now for the technology of the future.

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with ne...

All the data in the world is useless if you can’t manage it.With as many as 200 billion internet-connected sensors and devices expected by 2020, we’re fast approaching a world of big data – the Internet of Everything – but making the most of it requires advances in data governance.For federal agencies, this explosion of data represents both a major challenge and opportunity: How can they ensure the availability, usabil...

The government’s current IT trajectory is not sustainable, and DOD and other agencies must modernize their systems to make use of new data available to them, handle current and future security threats and maximize their returns on IT investments. The government spends about 80 percent of its $80-plus billion IT budget on legacy systems, leaving precious few resources available to modernize systems and test, develop and keep pace with new...

Securing government networks is growing ever more challenging as agencies face a growing variety of threats on one side and shrinking IT budgets on the other. Now more than ever, agencies need to turn to innovation to enable them to deal with threats of every type in a cost-effective way. They also find that even as they do so, the landscape of cybersecurity is changing around them. In the third installment of the Cybersecurity Series, we...