Adopting a zero trust policy has become imperative for agencies aiming to safeguard their digital assets against increasingly sophisticated threats. It represents a true paradigm shift, away from traditional perimeter-based security models to a more dynamic, trust-never always-verify approach. One critical part of implementing zero trust is managing digital identity – ensuring that access to resources is securely managed and continuously...

Federal agencies collect vast amounts of data that often goes untapped because unlocking its full value is complex. But as agencies move to comply with the White House Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, harnessing the potential in their own data can help meet the EO’s objectives. Agencies can facilitate the use of AI by using their data to train custom large language model...

The whirlwind of artificial intelligence tools in 2023 proved the government is eager to embrace the technology as soon as possible. An overwhelming 99% of agency leaders agree investing in safe and effective AI is essential to fulfilling their mission, according to a recent survey conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ICF. Despite being rich in data, many agencies are lagging in the data modernization needed to support AI – and c...

Government agencies at all levels are doing everything they can to protect their data from the ongoing onslaught of cyberattacks. Whether it’s implementing zero trust architecture to meet the requirements of Executive Order 14028, federal agencies using FedRAMP certified cloud services, any of the dozens of state, local, municipal and educational organizations enrolled in StateRAMP, government as a whole understands the critical importan...

Over the past three years, federal IT has been forced to transition and shift as we face new challenges with hybrid work, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain issues. How we use AI and data have been greatly impacted by the “new normal” we live in. While we’ve faced challenges, new and emerging technologies have assisted in overcoming hurdles of integrating, updating, and training new and current employees on AI and lever...

The challenges and complexity of maintaining a “ready-to-recover” posture grow exponentially as the volume of data, the number of locations and numbers of workloads continue to skyrocket. IT leaders must meet the expectations of their organization in terms of up time and availability as well as managing and predicting costs. Tune into this panel as topic experts discuss how to manage data and applications at scale at the right econ...

Government and education IT teams are dealing with an explosion in demand for accessible databases, fueled by the deluge of new unstructured data, structured data, and application development. Whether enterprise apps, mobile, or newer technologies such as wearables and virtual reality devices, the velocity and volume of application growth will continue to expand. In fact, IDC predicts there will be 750 million applications by 2026. Apps and t...

If your agency’s day-to-day operations are critically dependent on assets – such as processing equipment, facilities equipment, and infrastructure at large repair sites – maximizing uptime is a constant challenge. Without timely maintenance, equipment failure can be catastrophic, directly impacting operations and reducing mission readiness. The traditional approach of scheduled manual periodic checks and asset condition repor...

AI in Government is hosting guest speaker Jeremy Golant, Government Solutions Consultant at Coursera presenting ‘Driving Data Literacy in the Public Sector’ on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 12 PM - 1 PM ET! As data becomes more seamlessly integrated within decision-making processes, public sector agencies must ensure individuals across the workforce can read, work with, and question data in the context of their role. Data literac...

Join the August 2022 Enterprise Data & AI featured guest speaker Jerry Gupta, Senior Vice President, Personal and Commercial Insurance Research and Development at Swiss Re and his presentation‘Model Maintenance: Hidden Costs of Data Science’ on Thursday, August 4, 2022 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM ET! Data Analytics is considered the fourth phase of industrialization. Not surprisingly, organizations are rushing to build up and accelera...