Safeguarding a Dynamic Government – End to End Security for your Agency Today’s public demands a high performance -- and safe -- web experience from government and public organizations. And public IT leaders require flawless web protection to securely meet that demand. Join leading government cyber, IT, and web professionals at the 2016 Akamai Government Forum, an engaging one-day discussion, where we will dialogue on the critical...

Join OMB’s FITARA team, GAO, and former Federal CIOs for a deeper dive into the FITARA guidance and agencies progress made towards implementation – before the December 31 deadline. Hosted by MeriTalk in partnership with OMB, the FITARA Forum provides the platform to get the inside track on the new law – and what it means for your agency. Will agencies meet the deadlines? What are the common opportunities and challenges? How w...

Join MeriTalk's Big Data Exchange for the third annual Big Data Brainstorm on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. From acting on real-time analysis to predicting the future, the power of data is limitless. Data analytics are transforming how agencies view the world and get things done, and forcing agencies to reevaluate how they store its data – the way data is protected is key t...

There are two types of people – those who know they’ve been hacked, and those who don’t. Federal agencies, companies, and individuals are under attack every day from hackers, and our wealth of data is the ultimate prize. With outdated government data centers taking much of the blame in recent attacks, agencies are increasingly turning to the cloud for security. Still, no defense is impenetrable, and it’s only a matter o...

Join MeriTalk's Cyber Security Exchange for the fourth annual Cyber Security Brainstorm on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. From insider threats to legacy security gaps to financial crimes and everything in between – it's no longer "if", but "when" in the government cyber incident arena. Government and partners across industry and academia are looking to improve collective c...

Hosted by MeriTalk in partnership with OMB, this forum is an opportunity to hear first-hand from agency CIOs and the people who drafted the legislation to discover the details you didn’t know and the path forward as we get one step closer to FITARA implementation. FITARA’s the hot thing in Federal IT. Not just another buzz phrase, the new CIO empowerment law requires that agencies’ top IT execs sign off on all IT procurements...

This year MeriTalk is colocating with NIST to bring you the fourth annual Cloud Computing Brainstorm on Wednesday, June 17 at the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Join us in defining the foundation for modern technology and business. From FedRAMP to FedRAMP+ and the changing security requirements, we’ll address how to build a successful business model to provide a smooth transition of applications and services...

As the government focuses on creating innovative solutions to save money, thieves are focused on undermining that progress. Sometimes it's hard to tell which side has the advantage. Identity thieves and others who cheat the government are working on an industrial scale, devising complex scams that include hundreds of accomplices. The Federal government is losing an estimated $300 billion per year to fraud. Thieves target Medicare and Medicaid,...

Don't miss MeriTalk's third annual Cloud Computing Brainstorm on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. It's been four years since OMB issued its cloud first policy. FedRAMP seems poised to deliver on the promise of a standardized approach to cloud security assessments. Cloud implementations are growing. New initiatives and enabling technology are making cloud migrations a must for many agencies. Despite these efforts...

Networks are at the heart of IT, but on the edge of data center modernization. Why? The answer is simple – we’ve been having the wrong conversations when it comes to the network. We’ve been trying to squeeze more out of the old instead of harnessing the new. The status quo is out, so come learn what’s in. The 2014 Federal Forum, held on Wednesday, August 13 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C., will feature...