Building the Cyber Environs: Tools, Technology and Workforce The shift to digital, cloud, AI and other technologies has given rise to a variety of cyberattacks with an alarming cost. Government and industry continue to face critical security and risk issues with increased cyber threats, supply chain and cloud vulnerabilities, ransomware, phising, stolen credentials and identities, new sophisticated attack approaches and other cyber-types of at...

Homeland Security and Law Enforcement present is a very complicated service with numerous challenges and risks presented to all levels of government. It is not only the terrorist attacks but also the natural disasters and other crises that impact day-to-day operations, our lives, and our wellbeing. Government and industry need to respond with an integrated and collaborative strategy to combat the impact and will require updated, sophisticated...

A Fireside Chat with David Shive , Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration

DESCRIPTION As women navigate the path of higher management positions, they are challenged to proactively manage their growth and development to prepare for the leadership roles they desire. ACT-IAC is planning a forum that will bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders, who will provide an understanding of the steps they have taken to climb the corporate ladder to a successful leadership position. It is the intent of this forum...

DESCRIPTION Even though a year has gone by with the pandemic, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement agencies at every level - Federal, State, Local, and Tribal - continue to adapt their policies, processes and tools to execute their missions. There still continues to be a wide range of threats, data and system intrusions, cyber related incidents, identity theft, and infrastructure vulnerabilities existing in this environment. New operational c...

DESCRIPTION Much of life involves obstacles and challenges that are meant to wear everyone (government, industry, and individuals) down but yet teach us a lesson. However, resiliency over time becomes very important and can be strengthened as we continue to find solutions and gain intelligence from lessons learned. Today, after over a year of a pandemic, the health ecosystem, the mass vaccinations, and health care in general still continue to...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), MeriTalk, and the Partnership for Public Service collectively partnered on an initiative to provide the new administration operating and policy recommendations to improve the resilience of government. Through research and four round table discussions, government and industry addressed lessons learned, adapting to a "new norm," changes needed post-pandemic, and how gov...

The United States transitioned from just a recurring flu season to a full pandemic with the infiltration of the Corona Virus. This pandemic caused the healthcare system to turn upside down and develop new pathways, processes, and techniques for not only tending to and treating the COVID patients, but also treating the general populations with the daily medical and surgical conditions. So many changes occurred in the healthcare system in a very...

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...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. ACT-IAC in collaboration and coordination with Immix Group is hosting a Cyber Technology Demo Day where technology manufacturers will provide ongoing 30-minute product demonstrations in an "open house" style series to government information technology influencers and decision makers from the federal and state governments and systems integrato...