Security Chapter: Paper Security vs. Real Security The federal government faces multiple threats daily from cyber criminals and nation states looking to attack critical infrastructure, steal critical data, and launch malware and crippling denial of services attacks. Meanwhile, an increasingly distributed, remote workforce scattered across the country requires more robust protection for the devices they rely on. In response, the federal governm...

IT Transformation Chapter: Transforming the Business Using Technology Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies broadened the adoption of cloud computing, robotic process automation (RPA), and “low-code” application development techniques to rapidly deal with disruptions and improve productivity. The ramp up of increased telework capacity is due for the most part to expanded use of cloud architectures and capabilities. Federal e...

Cybersecurity can no longer be an afterthought in any public sector mission. This has been proven time and time again, particularly as the nation continues to grapple with the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and works to safeguard one of its most vital institutions during the 2020 election. Agencies at all levels of government and educational institutions are facing a security transformation. And as they adopt modernized IT systems, they must al...

IT Transformation Chapter: Balancing Near Term Reality with Long Term Objectives As the COVID-19 outbreak began to spread, agencies found innovative ways to quickly transition to emergency response and remote work across many areas, including technology, workforce, cybersecurity, governance, and funding. Funds provided through pandemic relief legislation supported modernization efforts in agencies for the short term. Going forward, agencies wi...

IT Transformation Chapter: Investing in Long Term Modernization to Drive Innovation Investments in long-term modernization are key to sustaining the drive for innovation across the federal government. Agencies really accelerated their modernization efforts in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Ongoing dialogue with the Federal CIO Council will help agency leadership come up with new ways to sustain rapid innovation and accelerate digital trans...

Due to the recent spread of COVID-19 and changes in some companies employment structure, some individuals have found themselves looking for new opportunities, some of you are in the middle of a transition from the military, and some are curious to see what positions may be available in your field.... If you or someone one you know are in any of these situations, we organized the following event to help people connect with companies that are hi...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. The Digital Transformation Journey The June AFCEA Breakfast will serve as a bookend to the three chapters of Security, Automation and Modernization. To conclude the conversations, agency leaders will discuss how innovations in workforce, strategy, and policy in each of these areas must work together to support successful transforma...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to a live virtual event due to COVID-19 concerns. Register today to watch this Virtual FCW AI Workshop. Watch from the convenience of your computer as government experts highlight some of the successful projects underway currently in agencies, and share lessons learned so far in the federal government's AI journey. Plus, you'll be able to offer input and submit your quest...

Join us on Thursday, October 31 for the “CDM Referendum: How is the Program Performing?” complimentary webinar taking place from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST, where we’ll cover all the tricks and treats of the CDM program. Hear the government and industry perspective on the study findings, including: How CDM is impacting Federal cybersecurity performance for the better Progress against program goals – what’s going w...