As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Congress included $1 billion over the next four years for state, local and tribal governments to strengthen their cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency established the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program to distribute funds. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for administration and...

The White House Executive Order on cybersecurity, issued in May following high-profile ransomware attacks on enterprises as varied as oil pipelines and healthcare, directs the federal government to “improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors.” In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has already released guidance outlining security measures for cri...

The pandemic has given new meaning to “mission readiness” for the U.S. government. This includes strengthening Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems – encompassing financial, supply chain, and human resource functions – to facilitate making complex decisions based on clean and consistent data. But agencies’ current ERPs can be monolithic and inflexible, incurring high costs and long lead times to make changes...

The importance of data isn’t new. What has changed is the ever-growing number of sources generating data, and how emerging technologies such as 5G and artificial intelligence are being used to unlock its value. Today data comes from everywhere – mobile devices, cloud-based software, IoT sensors, and more. According to an IDC InfoBrief released in May 2020, data created at the edge will grow 6x faster than that from other systems. J...

Our world is more connected than ever with billions of devices collectively generating a tremendous quantity of data. These massive data sets are then transferred to and stored in cloud data centers all over the world. Insights from this data change the way we do business, interact with people, and live our daily lives. Research organizations are using high performance computing for an array of areas, from developing disruptive technologies th...

The rapid shift to a remote workforce has created an open target for cyber criminals. As employees shifted to working from home, many customer-facing services, such as voter registration, payment options, and license and permit applications, became readily accessible online. The move to digitize systems and services at such a rapid pace means that security sometimes gets left behind. This webinar will review the threats government agencies are...

As government agencies shifted rapidly to telework, the need to verify the identity of individuals accessing resources from non-government furnished equipment became paramount. Across the country, agencies began to tie identity, credential and access management to their technology modernization plans to insure greater control and visibility as well as easier configuration of resources. This discussion will feature experts in identity and zero...

Federal CIOs are migrating to cloud environments with adoption accelerating at a rapid pace. The federal government’s growing focus on sound data management and defending against cyber threats is prompting agencies to examine their secure computing and storage strategies. IT investments are focused on infrastructure, security, management using the following strategies: Cloud computing, as-a-Service, & shared services adoption Reduced...

According to the global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, hybrid cloud capabilities deliver a 75% reduction in complexity and 50% improvement in reliability and availability. Increased remote work requirement have put an increased focus on IT teams who rapidly adapted to nearly universal telework to support mission needs. The use of hybrid and multi-cloud provides agencies with the digital dexterity to satisfy the IT challenges of rapid...

The effectiveness of Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) directly impacts DoD readiness and lethality. The orchestration of thousands of tasks and moving components around the globe is no small undertaking involving parts inventory, logistics, and installation activities carried out by our warfighters. The high complexity of the MRO function can be managed through implementing digital tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning...