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AFFIRM Uplift: Annual Women in IT Spotl...
Kick off 2024 with AFFIRM and our interactive, virtual panel of accomplished IT executives from a variety of agencies and backgrounds. It is important for all of us in the government IT industry to nurture emerging and proven talent. Our panel of outstanding women leaders will share their insights about their own mentors, what it takes to rise through the ranks of an agency, and how they define professional and personal success. Join us to hea...
January 31, 2024
Organizer: AFFIRM
Location: Webcast
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Trailblazing Women In Government IT
Since the passage of the Pendleton Act of 1883, it has been a fundamental value of civil service to draw from all segments of society, and the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Civil Service was Treasury Department employee Mary Hoyt in September of 1883. Now over a century later, diversity of experience and perspective in government continue to flourish. Women in the public sector have played pivotal roles in moving toward a more open,...
January 17, 2019
Organizer: AFFIRM
Location: Washington, DC
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Spurring Innovation, Lowering Risk: Ado...
Government relies on technology to develop new ways to deliver services to the citizen. At the same time, Congress and the White House have historically kept a tight rein on high risk I.T. projects that incur costly delays while contributing little to mission-related outcomes. To lower the risk and to innovate in the face of rapidly changing technologies, the Office of Management and Budget recommends that agencies abandon multiyear developmen...
September 18, 2014
Organizer: AFFIRM
Location: Washington, DC
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Lessons Learned: Delivering on Complex...
The Federal government has complex information technology needs, impacted by policy, culture, budget and other non-technology factors. These add a unique set of challenges to the development of major IT projects. Media and government watchdogs focus on struggling projects, but significant improvements in citizen services and efficiency in government has resulted from innovative technology programs, managed well and on time. Project management,...
March 13, 2014
Organizer: AFFIRM
Location: Washington, DC
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Managing Information Security Risk: Adm...
How is the government securing information in the face of cyber-attacks? OMB has mandated that agencies must implement continuous diagnostic monitoring by 2017 to assure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Federal information and systems. Hear from government leaders who will walk us through what agencies and industry stakeholders need to know about securing our nation’s technology. The White House - will discuss the memo;...
February 20, 2014
Organizer: AFFIRM
Location: Washington, DC
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