Technology and data are business enablers. Yet too often, fears of privacy compromise, policy violations, and data breach overwhelm organizations to the point of becoming obstacles to innovation and change. To truly support the mission, technology and security leaders must harness the power of readily available tools and strategies that will enable them to build secure, trusted applications to meet the growing needs of internal and external cu...

CDM: Growing and Changing in CybersecurityThe DHS and GSA created the CDM Program in 2012 with the vision that all federal networks would be continuously scanned to identify and respond to threats and breaches. However, most federal agencies remain at risk, and cannot detect when large amounts of information leave their networks. Register today to attend the Big Issues: CDM Conference on November 28th in Washington, DC. Hear cyber experts fro...

Digital transformation continues to power government and the adoption of emerging technologies to deliver the mission. Agencies are using chatbots and artificial intelligence for more citizen-centric services. Digital natives in the workforce develop apps for Americans whose primary device is a cell phone. And, as the #1 target of hackers, government is exploring new advances such as blockchain to build trust and authentication.This briefing...

IT Modernization: Supporting the Agency Journey Government agencies at all levels are under pressure to modernize their IT operations. As technology matures and expectations increase, government IT leaders try to find the best path forward. Register today to attend the Modernization Summit being held on October 10th in Washington, DC. Hear IT experts share practical information and guidance to achieve modernization the best way possible. You'l...

Government IT leaders can work hard every day in their pursuit of innovation and still be stuck spinning their wheels in maintaining decades-old technology. While industry partners roll out the next big thing, government leaders too often are playing catch up by deploying technology that has long been standard in the private sector. There are many challenges: competing budget priorities, stove-piped systems and programs, lack of institutional...

Overview: We have all seen the results of the big data hype. Big data projects fail at the same alarming rate (2/3rds consistently fail to meet functionality, date or cost plans) that characterize IT investments in general. The failure of big data can be attributed to three specific factors: 1) Without an agreed upon definition of big data all results (measurements, claims of success, quantifications) were correctly viewed skeptically and wit...

Transitioning to the cloud can bring a hailstorm of management, budgeting and other issues without the right information and support. One improvement has come with the standardization of procuring cloud solutions through FedRAMP, which in FY16 passed the mark of having more FedRAMP compliant procurements than not. The result is across-the-board improved security in commercial cloud solutions. There are multiple avenues to improve the process a...

The ATARC Federal Cloud & Data Center Summit will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C. This educational, one-day symposium examined the Cloud tools and techniques being used by the Federal Government to provide agencies with greater efficiency, open soure solutions and cost savings. The event will also feature the MITRE-ATARC Cloud Collaboration Symposium, where subject matter e...

IT Strategies for the Modern AgencyModernization is not enough. If agencies limit their efforts to replacing or upgrading outdated legacy systems, they will only make limited gains in terms of performance and security—and set themselves up for more costly modernization efforts in the years ahead. What’s needed, instead, is digital transformation. Register now for this event where thought-leaders from across government will explore...

Legacy systems cripple federal agencies. They hamstring innovation, leave information vulnerable to bad actors, cost more and more to maintain as they age, and push away talented personnel who want to work with the latest technology. The White House and Congress have made major steps of late, though, to bring agencies into the 21st century, releasing major IT modernization policy and providing funding to jumpstart a governmentwide tech refresh...