The Navy relies on a variety of technologies and platforms to project U.S. power around the world, such as aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines and other combat vessels. Tying all of these platforms together are IT systems. Relying on command-and-control systems, telecommunications, intelligence, satellites, and other IT systems is how the Navy ensures it successfully completes its mission. Because of this, the Navy has often been at the...

Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s priorities and has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats than it is today. Government IT leaders must remain vigilant against near-constant cyber threats while maintaining legacy systems and securing a remote workforce. In this workshop, Nextgov/FCW will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across the f...

The National Defense Industrial Strategy is a first of its kind document that lays out the framework for how the Defense Department will engage and work with industry as well as how DOD will invest in new technologies. The document describes a three-to-five-year plan that focuses on four priorities: resilient supply chain, workforce readiness, flexible acquisition, and economic deterrence. Government contractors in the IT and systems integrati...

Cybersecurity and digital privacy concerns permeate every aspect of government and industry, driving geopolitical decisions and determining how organizations battle ransomware. Cyber is a critical component in the Ukraine war and informs how the U.S. confronts China's global influence. And the need for digital privacy protections has lawmakers pushing for new technology regulations. In the face of these developments, the brightest minds from...

As the government moves increasingly towards digital infrastructure, geopolitical tensions rise, and individuals access more endpoints from more locations than ever before, a strong cyber posture must be embedded in everything agencies do. Policy guidance such as the cyber executive order, NIST’s updated security risk framework, and the Cyberspace Solarium’s recommendations offer strategic direction while tactical playbooks such as...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the leading federal agencies in implementing in Cloud, UI/UX, SecDevOps and Cybersecurity capabilities. In 2021, President Biden signed Executive Orders (EO), some of them have a major impact on most components of DHS. First Executive Order is “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. It is a detailed overview of the Federal government’s plan to better secure America ...

When DOD rolled out its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in 2020, it was designed to secure the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in systems used by contractors in Defense Industrial Base that support business and warfighting efforts. Initially, an independent accreditation body was to certify a group of third-party assessment organizations. The plan ran into a number of obstacles as industry organizations questioned...

Just as technology has been constantly changing and evolving, so has DOD’s strategy for the best way to modernize the tools it provides to the warfighters and their business support services. In 2018, the agency released a strategy to use cloud technology, which has been revised over the intervening years to reflect the cancellation of the JEDI contract and the adoption of DOD’s Software Modernization Strategy. The new strategy set...

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Controls & Embargoes (OFAC) Explained - complete with all Export Control Reform Changes and New Administration Priorities: This seminar series provides both novice and experienced export compliance professionals with a comprehensive education on complying with United States export regulations. We will review recent ECR ch...

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