Despite decades of science demonstrating that organizations with more diverse leadership perform better, women and minorities remain grossly underrepresented in management positions across the Federal Government. Building a diverse leadership team requires building equity into every career development decision that creates great leaders, from initial branch assignments in the military to lateral assignments in the civil service. Internal mobil...

The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to accelerate in the federal government. With this growing momentum, agencies are increasingly dedicating resources to the use of AI. But, how do they do this in a strategic way? What factors should be considered in the decision? How can agencies identify high value candidates and real pain points where AI would have the biggest impact? This panel will explore how agencies can identify spec...

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...

This forum seeks to bring together people from the data, analysis, financial, policy and public communities to better understand the challenges and solutions to financial integrity. This forum is looking to provide cases of how using seemingly disparate data led to company or agency success. We want you to imagine the possibilities and provide you with a couple of tools along the way. Keynote Speaker:Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Of...

Is Your Workforce Up to the Challenge? New This Year at Imagine Nation – ELC 2018: Full day of Training Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Philadelphia, PA! Add training to conference registration or purchase separately Immersive training led by experts in their field: Training participants are eligible for up to eight (8) Continuous Learning Points (CLPs), four for each half-day course and eight for a full-day course. Training fee applies and...

Deep Dive into NASA SEWP's Acquisition Tips, Tools and Innovations Get a Deep Dive into NASA SEWP - this session starts with a quick overview of the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) contract vehicle and promptly moves to an interactive web-based demonstration with participant engagement activities. You will learn in-depth details on SEWP as an IT acquisition vehicle that provides simplified acquisitions using customer frie...

Identity and Access Management is key and crucial to managing the roles and access privileges of individual network users through a digital ID that has to be maintained, modified and monitored throughout what many call “the access lifecycle”. This entire process is inextricably linked to the security and productivity of an organization to protect their digital assets and enhance business productivity. Whether it be an individual di...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) invites you to Drones in the Federal Airspace and Internet of Things (IoT) Forum on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Renaissance Washington in Washington, DC.The theme, "Unleashing the Power of IoT and Drone Technology', will focus on how drones and IoT are currently being used in the federal arena and look to the endless possibilities that IoT and Drones can offer. The...

On January 20th President-elect Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. For many of us this is the first Presidential Transition that we have experienced and what lies ahead for all of us still remains unclear. Join the ACT-IAC NexUS community on February 16th from 4:00 - 6:30 PM to hear from executives in government and industry as they discuss lessons from past Presidential transitions as well as the status o...

The world, our nation, and our public service are all experiencing exponential changes with technology. This is causing a ripple effect in citizen expectations. The public mandate is clear: deliver results differently and better. Now more than ever, public service needs #ChangeAgents. You can be a #ChangeAgent. #ChangeAgents are: Leaders who “illuminate the way” and manage the friction of stepping outside the status quo Individuals...