March may come in like a lion, but it will go out with the undisputed men’s college basketball champion. Join your government and industry information management and technology colleagues at the Intelvative and MeriTalk 2019 March Madness Cyber Smoke. We’ll have basketball on the screens in the bar and game-time snacks. Show your team spirit by wearing your favorite college team gear — and we’ll put you in a raffle to w...

ServiceNow Federal Summit: Digital Transformation - The Foundation for Consumer-Like Services Siloed systems and legacy infrastructure make every Federal mission harder. Agency leaders see the potential to deliver the modern, consumer-like services that Federal employees and their constituents want and expect. What are the mile markers as we modernize IT and achieve a holistic view of organizational efficiency? How do we break down roadblocks...

From DEFEND and .govCar, to the RFS process and AWARE, the CDM program constantly evolves to meet the cybersecurity needs of Federal agencies. And with growing concerns around cloud and security, the CDM program will expand its capabilities beyond the perimeter in FY19. Join MeriTalk and Federal cybersecurity experts on February 21 for the CDM & Eggs government-only roundtable breakfast to discuss the path forward for CDM program in FY19 a...

FITARA Scorecard 7.0 has hit the streets and there are new agencies in the spotlight. FITARA continues to evolve with the release of each Scorecard and remains an important measure of how Federal agencies are embracing modernization. Join Congressman Gerry Connolly and MeriTalk for a complimentary award ceremony and networking reception on February 6 at 5 p.m. to honor Federal IT excellence, based on the FITARA Scorecard 7.0 grades.

Information is powerful. Having the right information helps agencies award citizen benefits, accelerate infrastructure projects, make critical decisions on the battlefield, and so much more to meet mission goals. To harness this information, agencies must modernize their approach to data management, including infrastructure and platforms. But they face a daunting challenge – their data is overwhelming and growing every day. It’s di...

With all CFO Act agencies connected and submitting data to the Federal CDM Dashboard, the program is making strides towards finding threats in real-time. But DHS can’t do it alone. To drive the program forward, collaboration and partnership from Federal agencies and the private sector is necessary. With the development of program initiatives including DEFEND, AWARE, and .govCAR, successfully implementing these updates will require contin...

It’s been 8 years since FDCCI, and the data center glut and efficiency opportunity still leads the government’s IT modernization Top 10 Must-Do List. Now cloud and new opportunities at the edge are accelerating DCOI. FITARA, MGT, and White House IT Modernization EOs are bolstering the effort. The time is now for agencies to transition to more efficient infrastructure to meet DCOI goals and support compute-intensive emerging technol...

Today, the traditional perimeter no longer exists – there is no “inside” or “outside” when it comes to detecting, defending, and deterring cyber attacks. As digital transformations drive modernization – and increase the attack surface – government executives must transform their agencies from the inside out with a Zero-Trust approach to security. But as agency infrastructures evolve with increased inte...

Cloud computing is the engine accelerating modernization across government. Agencies want to put AI, IoT, and advanced analytics to work – and cloud is the quickest way to turn on these new services. And, with MGT now law, Federal agencies get to reprogram one-year savings to fund three-year IT transformations. That’s a game changer – it provides new incentives for agencies to accelerate change. We’ll sit down with gove...

We’re looking to change the failing IT investment in Federal IT – we can’t continue to invest 80 percent of the $90 billion in legacy systems maintenance. MGT is the law of the land – now we need to implement the program. The magnificent seven Technology Modernization Fund Board saddled up on March 12th – and now they’re ready to review agencies’ business cases for funding from that $100 million revolv...