In response to cyber-criminals stepping up their attacks, healthcare industry IT departments are bolstering their budgets. A recent survey by Healthcare Informatics noted that not one health system expected their budgets to decrease. In fact, half the respondents expect an increase in spending of 5% or more over the next 12 months. CyberWorks includes 9 breakout sessions – as well as a keynote – consisting of content geared toward...

Description: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding its fourth Information Technology (IT) Conference, “Convergence 2018” on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at its central office located in Baltimore, MD. This conference provides a single forum where technology efforts, including lessons learned from recent projects are shared across the organization. This forum enables collaboration, facilitates communication, an...

For the past 40 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. 2016 stands to improve upon our schedule, with over 100 events planned. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding its third Information Technology (IT) Conference, “Convergence 201...

The NSA Information Assurance Directorate (IAD)'s Information Assurance Symposium (IAS) is a biannual forum hosted by the National Security Agency (NSA). IAS events of the past have proven to be the preferred Information Assurance event of the year. Leaders and practitioners will deliver vital and relevant answers, direction, and best practice advice for carrying out the Information Assurance mission. The IAS brings, policy, governance, techno...

This event, hosted by the Office of Information Security is intended to raise general computer security awareness for the end-users at SSA. Over 200 SSA employees from various headquarter components have participated in Security Awareness Day in the past. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is Commissioner-led and has a staff of over 80,000 employees within an organizational structure of 13 offices. SSA`s central office is located in Balt...