As the country shifts from pandemic response to pandemic recovery, the federal government is planning to preserve many of its flexible work practices initially triggered in 2020 by the sudden, urgent need to shelter in place while keeping agencies functioning. The past year has allowed organizations to test – at scale – massive cybersecurity initiatives to allow agency employees to continue working uninterrupted from homes far outs...

DevOps and DevSecOps are philosophies, movements and even cultures of continuous improvement and integrated security – at scale. The result delivers a powerful advantage for government agencies at all levels which are undergoing digital transformation: faster and more secure releases, greater interoperability and the freedom to focus on the mission. The heart of DevSecOps is built on the teams of programmers, systems operators and cybers...

Leading a successful project team is not always easy. One of the many challenges of project management is achieving all the project goals and objectives within the constraints of a specified time. Are development projects getting done on time? Are members of your team excited and motivated about your government project? Join this webinar to learn the tools needed to essentially build an organization from the ground up. Topic experts will cover...

Hear how other government agencies are communicating to boost morale, inform on various channels, and keep employees engaged through COVID and beyond – whether in-person or remote. Learn from your peers how to incorporate storytelling and empathy into communications, boost culture with a primarily remote workforce, and manage multi-faceted internal communications across your agency, including how to: Adapt communications to the new hybri...

Public Sector networks have proven over the past year that they’re not simply an enabler for mission delivery, but a cornerstone of mission success. As agencies redefine their operations for a post-pandemic outlook, network modernization and cloud initiatives remain at the forefront. It's more critical than ever for agencies to maximize their current IT investments and to proactively deploy complementary solutions that enable the peak pe...

The pandemic may have crushed the daily commute in every sector, but it did not change the national security mission of the Intelligence Community or the Department of Defense. Those elements of the federal government suddenly faced the challenge of how to implement remote solutions for employees working on classified or sensitive assignments without jeopardizing their objectives. The Intelligence and National Security Foundation concluded rec...

More than a year ago, the government transitioned to an almost entirely virtual environment. Although program and project management may look different in Zoom, Slack or GoToMeeting, leaders still expect results. Join AGA for a webinar on ways to succeed in this virtual environment, featuring Tonya Johnson, Deputy CFO, U.S. Department of the Interior; Thomas Harker, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Navy; and Ann Ebberts, CEO, AGA. Learning...

Coinciding with the digital wave, governments worldwide are increasingly focusing on customer experience as they seek to improve customer satisfaction, efficiency, and mission-effectiveness. With the shift to a digital workforce, an emphasis on citizen experience has been put on the forefront of Federal leaders. Tune into this panel to hear how these Federal Leaders have gone about transforming the citizen experience while the workforce is shi...

This complimentary one-hour webinar is a preview of our new, dynamic two-day course focusing on these important topics. During the webinar, you will learn about research that describes contemporary employee expectations about their working environment and its implications for recruitment and retention of quality team members. You will become familiar with the concepts of explicit and implicit bias as well as the distinction between diversity a...

In pre-pandemic life, just 22 percent of federal employees worked remotely in 2019. Last year, by comparison, just one department, Housing and Urban Development, jumped to 90 percent in 2020. This scenario played out across all agencies. Now, with the country working to bring the pandemic to an end, it is unlikely that all employees will return to their offices. As remote work continues, cybersecurity measures are shifting to protect enterpris...