The future of the federal government will comprise a workforce that better represents the diverse population it serves, and agencies are strategizing on how to make this a reality. In many ways, these initiatives will impact technology priorities and processes, including recruitment efforts, Agile frameworks, artificial intelligence, data management and more. With women representing only a quarter of the entire STEM field, the calling for wome...

Artificial intelligence and data analytics are improving the delivery of government services in agencies dedicated to medical research, health care and national security. They are also helping the workforce make informed and data-driven decisions across missions. With boosts in cloud computing architecture and information processing capacities, federal agencies are getting a handle on ethical and equitable frameworks, data standards and analyt...

Sudden demands in agency services often require strategic infrastructure approaches to managing those surges. This event will draw insight from agencies and federal IT leaders at the cutting edge of IT modernization trends to transform how their teams are processing health and benefits claims, managing grants, financial systems and more.

Faced with an executive order to improve cybersecurity, agencies are introducing processes to protect their systems and networks. Amid an evolving technology landscape that incorporates more virtual and cloud environments, application development and data access off premises, securing these systems to prevent unwanted breaches is mandatory. Leaders discuss strategies in zero trust, identity access management and more to bring cybersecurity app...

Artificial intelligence is increasing productivity and driving federal agency missions forward. But challenges remain on getting the workforce productive and integrated into the technology, and also hiring and recruiting the best talent. AI leaders discuss change management principles and how they are upskilling and training the next generation of the public service AI workforce.