Program management is one of the most demanding jobs in the Federal government – coordinating multiple projects across a program, all while keeping a sharp eye on overall cost, schedule and performance. A change in one project ripples across the entire program. The pandemic has further complicated this already difficult set of responsibilities, by forcing team members to work remotely and straining communications with industry partners f...

The pandemic was a driving force for agencies at every level of government in providing the necessary digital services to constituents and employees. Many agencies converted legacy processes in a matter of weeks that would have previously expected to take years. Now that improved processes are in place, how can agencies continue to expand their reach, propel innovation, and further drive digital services to be easily accessible, seamless, and...

Timekeeping has long been an area of focus by Government auditors. When you add a pandemic and increased work from home practices by Contractors, we are seeing an increase in timekeeping scrutiny. Please join Mike Mardesich and Brad Tress of DHG's Government Contract Advisory Team as they provide an overview of timekeeping guidance and traditional best practices as well as a focus on work from home requirements. Some of the topics our team wil...

Government agencies and private sector companies alike are evaluating ways to embrace and standardize the changes brought about by the pandemic regarding where employees do their work. One often-overlooked aspect is employers’ responsibility for their employees’ well-being, whether they work at home or in an office. In a traditional on-premises environment, most enterprises have well-established policies and programs to keep emplo...

As the country shifts from pandemic response to pandemic recovery, the federal government is planning to preserve many of its flexible work practices initially triggered in 2020 by the sudden, urgent need to shelter in place while keeping agencies functioning. The past year has allowed organizations to test – at scale – massive cybersecurity initiatives to allow agency employees to continue working uninterrupted from homes far outs...

DevOps and DevSecOps are philosophies, movements and even cultures of continuous improvement and integrated security – at scale. The result delivers a powerful advantage for government agencies at all levels which are undergoing digital transformation: faster and more secure releases, greater interoperability and the freedom to focus on the mission. The heart of DevSecOps is built on the teams of programmers, systems operators and cybers...

Leading a successful project team is not always easy. One of the many challenges of project management is achieving all the project goals and objectives within the constraints of a specified time. Are development projects getting done on time? Are members of your team excited and motivated about your government project? Join this webinar to learn the tools needed to essentially build an organization from the ground up. Topic experts will cover...

The pandemic may have crushed the daily commute in every sector, but it did not change the national security mission of the Intelligence Community or the Department of Defense. Those elements of the federal government suddenly faced the challenge of how to implement remote solutions for employees working on classified or sensitive assignments without jeopardizing their objectives. The Intelligence and National Security Foundation concluded rec...

More than a year ago, the government transitioned to an almost entirely virtual environment. Although program and project management may look different in Zoom, Slack or GoToMeeting, leaders still expect results. Join AGA for a webinar on ways to succeed in this virtual environment, featuring Tonya Johnson, Deputy CFO, U.S. Department of the Interior; Thomas Harker, Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Navy; and Ann Ebberts, CEO, AGA. Learning...

Join Google Cloud and Carahsoft for an upcoming webinar. To address the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies surged their reliance on VPNs to enable the massive shift to remote work. But, security, cost, and performance concerns will make it doubtful that VPNs should remain the technical linchpin of secure remote work. At the same time, with the growing cyber risk environment, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defens...