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...

The age of artificial intelligence is here, and leveraging AI as a powerful decision making tool continues to be a strategic priority for the federal government. As agencies collect, analyze and disseminate more data, advancements in computing power, machine learning and automation provide unique opportunities to expand and improve mission delivery. AI has major implications across numerous disciplines, from building efficiencies and informing...

Federal agencies raced to update their systems and move as many programs as possible to the cloud during the pandemic. But federal leaders realize that modernization is a continuing process that includes, but is not limited to, updating IT equipment and data centers. It also means upgrading networks and connections, software and services, security, workforce, and acquisition processes. At this summit, hear from government and industry executiv...

For almost three decades, governments at all levels have been working to improve the way they deliver services and benefits and engage with their customers---both internal and external. Efforts from past administrations focused on modernizing infrastructures and improving digital delivery, as well as gathering feedback from the public on how well the services were delivered. The Biden Administration has made customer experience one of its thre...

Innovation Fast Track - Leveraging Emerging Technology in Modernization EffortsSession Start Time: 9:50AM - 10:10AMOne of the most vexing challenges for any IT leader is how to modernize foundational technologies in order to field cutting-edge solutions such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and virtual- and augmented reality. In this session, our speakers will discuss how they and others are evolving in ways that allo...

The Federal 100 Awards recognize government and industry leaders who have played pivotal roles in the federal government IT community. This black-tie event includes a cocktail reception, dinner, awards presentation and entertainment. The Federal 100 is an opportunity to position your company in front of leading government executives and is an ideal environment to network and build relationships with those leaders. Join us for a celebration of...

Join FCW for a discussion on several key issues for evaluating cloud computing options in 2015-2016. Adoption of cloud computing environments is expanding gradually across the public sector, as Federal agencies seek cost-effective ways of hosting and delivering information, services, and applications to constituents, partners, and employees. Yet many remain uncertain about information security in the cloud, and consequently are opting for hybr...

Public sector organizations today operate with diverse technologies and IT strategies designed to support their missions and mandates. Along with the benefits these systems provide to daily operations, they introduce complexities that result from deploying multiple systems over time—not only how to manage them individually, but how to derive meaningful, timely information from them as a whole. Federal management and technology profession...

Celebrating 26 years, the Federal 100 Awards are presented to government, industry and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles that affect how the federal government acquires, develops and manages IT. These individuals have gone above and beyond their daily responsibilities and have made a difference in the way technology has transformed their agency or accelerated their agency’s mission. Entertainment will be provided by comedian...

Cloud computing, software-defined networks and related technologies are changing how agencies deliver IT services to support their operations and mission. In nearly every aspect of the enterprise, agencies have the ability to manage their IT infrastructure as a virtual pool of resources, making it possible to quickly deploy or reconfigure those resources to meet evolving demands. Such flexibility is vital when it comes to supporting mobility,...