The Adaptive Network is a new approach that expands on autonomous networking concepts to transform the static network into a dynamic, programmable environment driven by analytics and intelligence. IT modernization permits the federal government to lay the groundwork for technological advancement and innovation as well as improved efficiency and network strength, better user experience for employees and citizens, and increased reliability and s...

Agencies are playing the game Whac-A-Mole when it comes to managing their disparate datasets. They’re addressing big datasets as stand-alone entities rather than understanding the overall value and scope of big data in government. Ingesting and processing data from multiple sources is complex and scaling a solution to manage and orchestrate it all is a difficult task for humans to do alone. But employees don’t have to go at it by t...

The anatomy of a hack has been glorified, leading to the common belief that data breaches require a tremendous amount of sophistication. However, post-mortem analysis has repeatedly found that the source of a hack is often due simply to compromised credentials. And it’s not just anecdotes. According to a recent study by Centrify, 74 percent of respondents acknowledge they were breached via access to a privileged account. Forrester agrees...

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...

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...

Join Transform service activation for 5G services with real-time data analytics webinar on May 7, 2019 Join this webinar that will review the findings from the new report ‘Transform service activation for 5G services with real-time data analytics’ that assesses the benefits of using real-time operational analytics to solve the next-generation of Order-to-activation challenges, looks at how leading operators are deploying analytics...