You're invited to attend ElasticON 2023 that will take place on Wednesday, February 1st in Washington, DC. During this event, Elastic, partner and fellow government experts will take the stage to explore collaborative and innovative solutions and practices for federal, state and local government agencies. At this one-day event, you can expect to: Get roadmaps from the creators: Learn about new and future features with detailed roadmaps for the...

Attend for a Day of Discussion and a Deep-dive into the Next Stage of School Transformation. Schools are under tremendous pressure to transition to digital, and it's not from the inside. Learning Counsel is hosting a unique discussion for schools on institutional and classroom leadership. Trends and research set the tone for the day with the first briefing, and local leaders are asked to join to also share between workshops. So much is happeni...

Overview: On January 20, 2017 there will be a new President of the United States, but beneath the surface the transition period really has already begun. The last year of a President’s term poses both great dangers and opportunities for career civil servants, and the higher rank of those civil servants, the greater are both the opportunities and the risks. As outgoing political appointees focus intensely on both getting a new job outsid...

Human Factors/Usability testing is now a requirement. Human Factors/Usability testing is good business and can be easily integrated into product design/development. Human Factors is at the essence of the UseFMEA and hence instrumental in being able to reduce the probability of risk, and even the severity of risk. The key to integrating Human Factors is to understand the activities involved throughout the product development cycle and the corre...

Data security threats continue to increase in number and sophistication. The growing use of collaborative technologies – from mobile devices and social media to virtualization and cloud computing – will continue to be one of the most significant factors impacting the security landscape. For these reasons, the federal government has increased efforts to minimize and prevent cyber security attacks, and will continue to place signific...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance for Straight Talk featuring: Jolene Merkel Deputy Director of the Small Business Development Program Office Marcus Benefield Management/Program Analyst at the Federal Aviation Administration. During this interactive session, both Ms. Merkel and Mr. Benefield will discuss the importance of the Federal Avaiation Administration’s Mentor Protégé program and provide details for those look...

Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are -- especially cloud-based or SAAS environments -- technology systems must be designed and implemented to support the business or mission and enable processes. If integrated IT systems don't work or fail, the...

With the overwhelming growth of digital information, the scope of electronic records management has expanded exponentially and is an increasingly critical issue for government agencies, particularly as it relates to being able to provide secure storage, access, and retrieval of this information. The 2012 OMB Managing Government Records Directive put NARA in charge of the effort with the goal of having all permanent records stored electronicall...

Pancreatic cysts are being detected with increasing frequency due to advances, and rising use of, imaging technology. A recent study suggests that only 2% of cysts are malignant at diagnosis. Clinicians are faced with the task of identifying those cysts with high malignant potential as early as possible while limiting unnecessary surgery. Current guidelines take a very cautious approach that result in unnecessary morbidity. Newer testing modal...

As the maternal age is increasing and the American population is becoming more obese, the number of pregnancies complicated by diabetes and obesity also is increasing. The 14th Annual Meeting of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America serves as a vehicle for the dissemination of data, gathered through collaboration among basic, translational and clinical researchers and research centers, both nationally and internationally. This...