A holistic cloud strategy is a catalyst for business innovation, but it demands agile and responsive IT to deliver on this promise. Purpose-driven agencies must embrace technical agility in order to securely meet new business demands and mission outcomes. This panel of government and industry experts will discuss steps to build and mature a lean-agile organization with an emphasis on technical agility to deliver mission success in the cloud. O...

Emerging Technologies, whether mobile/5G, artificial intelligence/machine learning, blockchain, Quantum Robotics, and many others are evolving at a faster pace than ever with government and industry. The technologies can be new or existing where the latter new capabilities are being developed and where both will change status quo and provide unrealized social and economic benefits. These technologies provide enhanced connectivity regardless of...

Karen Evans, appointed DHS Chief Information Officer in June, will share her perspective on IT leadership needed to address the DHS mission. How has her previous executive experience shaped her approach for this role at this time of new safety and security challenges? Evans arrives as DHS ushers in the next generation of computing and networks. What will assure the success of these initiatives and what other challenges will her team take on? E...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance in coordination with the IT Government-wide Category as we host another webinar aimed at assisting small businesses in succeeding in the Federal contracting landscape. The webinar will consist of small business agency representatives and an industry participant discussing the ways to navigate the Federal Government for contracting opportunities. The discussion will include an overview of regulation and...

On February 13, shortly before the Covid pandemic, a USPTO executive team met with industry to discuss IT opportunities and challenges. CIO Jamie Holcombe and several colleagues shared their vision and anticipated journey, and invited industry to help address challenges in modernizing USPTO’s IT for its important mission. Mr. Holcombe and his team will share a six month update on progress made, and plans for the future. The team will she...

Join the ACT-IAC Federal Insights Exchange on Thursday, February 13, 2020 as we welcome Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Holcombe will present his strategic IT modernization for USPTO Patent and Trademark technology at this session. About the USPTO: The USPTO is a self-funded federal agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce established over 200 years ago to grant U.S. patents for the pr...

For three days in October, forward-thinking leaders of government and industry will converge in Philadelphia to network, share, learn, collaborate, and together imagine and invent their future. Our goal: harness creative thinking, innovation and technology to form a more perfect union of government and industry, and forge actionable approaches and practices that maximize the value we provide to our nation’s citizens. IMAGINE NATION ELC 2...

Modernizing the federal government's information technology (IT) infrastructure is critical to improving government services. This is a core theme in the President's Management Agenda (PMA), the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) and the IT Modernization Centers of Excellence. In most current federal environments, responsibilities for service delivery is separated across different areas within agencies. This results in a lac...

ACT-IAC's third Annual Forum will feature wide-ranging discussions among top executives, government leaders and industry experts on bold ideas, policies, and strategies to harness emerging technologies - including Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud, Artificial Intelligence and other cognitive technologies - for advancing economic growth and inclusion, modernizing governments and industries, promoting safety and security, and ensuring...

EPIC (Exploration, People, Inspiration, Collaboration) – The Future of Information Technology, is a half day event that will focus on the effective characteristics leaders need in shaping the future of the federal IT industry. This event will feature experienced practitioners serving as keynotes and panelists who have thrived through times of change taking their organizations to the next level by sharing their vision of the future. Speci...