Digital transformation is the process of rethinking and retooling business processes, workplace culture and user experiences – primarily by replacing rigid legacy systems with digital technologies that are more agile, powerful, efficient and interoperable than their predecessors. In the federal sector, agencies are pursuing digital transformation to streamline operations, more effectively pursue missions and bring greater value to citize...

Fending off cyber threats and preserving cybersecurity has never been more challenging. Among federal, state and local executives, cybersecurity consistently tops the list of concerns that keep them up at night. Attack surfaces are larger; the universe of bad actors seeking to breach security is expanding; techniques for exploiting vulnerabilities are more sophisticated; and in a digitally transformed environment, the stakes are higher, as wel...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to an online virtual event due to COVID-19 concerns. The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program was created in 2012 to provide the tools, roadmap and financial support for agencies to ensure that all federal networks could be continuously scanned to identify and respond to cyber threats. In the years since, a tremendous amount has changed -- for the program, for th...

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...

The Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification initiative will ultimately impact every corner of the federal contracting community. DOD's goal is to have every contractor in its supply chain certified, and civilian agencies are expected to follow suit -- so few firms can afford to ignore CMMC's planned requirements and implications. This far-reaching security framework is still in the very early stages of development --...

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program was created in 2012 with the vision that all federal networks should be continuously scanned to identify and respond to threats and breaches. A tremendous amount has changed in the years since, for both the program itself and the government networks it protects, but that central CDM mission remains. FCW's 4th Annual CDM Summit will bring together the top government program leaders and essential...

As new forms of advanced technology are introduced to government users, there are many questions about what to pursue, what to invest in and what to simply observe for a while. A good way to learn and share is thru the various communities that have sprung up in government that are focused on AI or Robotic Process Automation and to listen to the experiences of others at agencies that may be further along the development process. Join leaders fr...

Cybersecurity consistently tops the list of concerns that federal and state and local executives face every day. It affects their spending and their hiring. It is a major undertaking, shifting from a security paradigm focused on perimeter defense to a network-, application- and data-level security that’s inextricably enmeshed in the network. Among the challenges, agencies must determine how much of the lift they will shoulder and how muc...

Since 2013, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has provided federal agencies with IT tools for countering cyberattacks on federal government networks. It is no surprise, however, that over the years attacks on government sites have intensified and become more sophisticated. In its new phase CDM DEFEND rolls out tools and services to create a tailored security strategy, as agencies face demands for more visibility and new enterpr...

Today's public sector agencies are faced with many data-related challenges, from threats to operational efficiency and transparency. What if there was a solution to provide data analytics across silos to support security, IT and enterprise performance? Now more than ever, metrics are seen as a key tool in improving systems performance and operational efficiencies, providing agencies with information they can use to make smarter decisions about...