To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 9/29-10/2/2020 Black Hat returns to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, September 29 - October 2, 2020. The information security community comes together for esteemed Trainings taught by industry experts, innovative research presentations at Briefings, the latest open-source tool demos in Arsenal, and the Business Hall featuring top-t...

Join the ACT-IAC Small Business Alliance in coordination with the IT Government-wide Category as we host another webinar aimed at assisting small businesses in succeeding in the Federal contracting landscape. The webinar will consist of small business agency representatives and an industry participant discussing the ways to navigate the Federal Government for contracting opportunities. The discussion will include an overview of regulation and...

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...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) GITEC Emerging Technology Awards will recognize government and industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement and implementation of technology innovations. The awards will honor the person or project team deserving of recognition for driving towards government transformation while delivering results. Awards include: Advancing Artificial Intelligence and Data...

The most sought after defense event of the year! Military, government, and industry leaders come together to discuss the future of defense. This year's topics will include: NATO and Allied Defense​ Priorities Across Multiple Domains The Next Phase of Modernization Tactics and Strategies for the DoD A Look at Warfare in the 21st Century Rethinking Conflict at Sea Addressing Advancements in AI, Unmanned and Other Next-gen Technologies Mili...

Governments at all levels are being tasked to think outside the box to meet today's ever-growing list of challenges, especially in the midst of shrinking budgets and the ongoing pandemic. The only way to be successful is to modernize and innovate. But, many agencies are saddled with slow legacy systems, untrained personnel, and outdated processes. Governments need to find creative solutions to these problems, which often means looking at new t...

ATARC's Federal Reskilling Virtual Summit on August 25, 2020, will focus on the re-training of the Federal IT workforce on the newest technology innovations. Hear how the needed skill sets have changed and how team leaders are helping to educate their employees on how to use new technology developments effectively. This event will focus on identifying current major qualification needs in the emerging technology areas of cloud computing, artifi...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Dates: 7/14-7/30/2020 Women in Tech Summit (WITS) is the tech conference for women working in technical and non-technical roles. WITS includes hands-on tech workshops, discussions about trending topics in tech, and information on thriving through tech career phases and facets. WITS connects women working on the business and tec...

Registration is now open for BbWorld 2020! This is our flagship, annual conference where professionals like you come together to learn, share, brainstorm, network, and celebrate. This year, the event will be virtual and free. And, you don’t have to be a Blackboard customer to take advantage of this year's event. Our Government-focused track will help keep your agency mission-ready with online sessions addressing: Remote-learning best pra...