A few years ago deploying a new system meant months of preparation, installation and troubleshooting. Today, you can initiate a new IT system in a couple of minutes, through a quick internet search an an even quicker download from the cloud. This new model is called everything-as-a-service (XaaS) and it's rapidly changing the way organizations buy and utilize applications to fulfill their mission. Chris Dorobek and his panel of experts will ex...

What role does digital innovation have in the federal government? How can the government look at digital innovation to obtain business agility, improve operational efficiency, enable smarter decision-making and deliver better services to citizens? That's what we will explore in our upcoming online training on Wednesday, December 3rd at 2PM ET.Specifically, you'll learn: Results from a GovLoop survey of 178 public-sector professionals focused o...

In 2009, President Obama said, “America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity.” Despite efforts to improve the government’s ability to thwart cyberattacks, threats like malware, phishing, advanced persistent threats and zero day attacks are continuing to become more common. Cyber professionals are at the core of solving or at least curbing some of these serious issues. But who are these cyber...

Don’t miss the last chance this year to meet with your fellow geospatial technology enthusiasts. We’ll discuss how organizations are using geospatial technology to address the needs of vulnerable populations during emergencies and crises. Getting the right resources to the right people at right time requires coordination and an understanding of the people at the heart of the situation. With maps, organizations determine how and whe...

Open source has become important for solving complicated issues across the board. But where do agencies begin? How can you take advantage of open source technologies?View this on-demand 1 hour online training to learn how open source software is propelling government forward. Specifically, we'll share: Case studies and examples of research-focused government organizations that are leveraging open source. Benefits of an open source strategy to...

Smarter Government: Intelligent Law Enforcement & Analytics to Help Keep Communities Safe Public Safety agencies are in the midst of a transformation. Cities such as St. Louis are turning analytics into actionable insights, uncovering trends in real time to fight crime and to help keep our communities safe. Despite new technologies, public safety organizations are still challenged to effectively manage the volume and variety of data to imp...

Are your agency’s data centers becoming an issue? Is consolidation a must? What is it doing for your project’s bottom line? Register today to attend this interactive and educational session surrounding data center consolidation. The conversation entitled, “Your Agencies’ Data Center Consolidation Blueprint: applying yesterdays lessons to tomorrows success,” will provide you with tangible skills, networking time wi...

GovLoop and Young Government Leaders (YGL) are joining forces to enrich the lives of emerging leaders in today’s government. We have developed the Next Generation of Government Summit to tackle issues the next generation is facing in their daily government lives. By educating, inspiring and transforming the current and future leaders of government through case studies and hands on training we will help make government cool! The 1st Next...