The opioid crisis is shifting, not ending. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics estimated that more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States between April 2020 to April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the same period the year before. As states continue to clamp down on abuse of legal prescriptions, the prevalence and variety of opioids and other illegal drugs continues to grow. These drugs and associated drug...

Signed into law in March 2022, the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act (SACA) legally requires operators of critical infrastructure such as water systems or electrical grids, to alert Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours of any data breach. Organizations that make a ransomware payment have 24 hours to report those details. As local and state agencies of all sizes continue to be target...

Open to Public Sector Only. This year’s Digital Government Summit will be “digital” in every way! The conference is being held in a virtual format on Zoom for Government, a FedRAMP-certified infrastructure with advanced security controls, that is used for meetings and webinars by the Department of Homeland Security and numerous other federal, state and local agencies. Zoom for Government leverages one of the largest secured n...

Join GTSC for the most comprehensive matchmaking for companies working at DHS, DOD, ODNI, DOJ, Treasury and State. SMALL BUSINESSES Are you looking for great Mentor partners? MID and LARGE BUSINESSES Are you looking for a small businesses that already understand the homeland and national security market? Join us for a unique and diverse matchmaking open to firms with capabilities in: Financial management Information Technology Agile developme...

With top leaders in emergency management, public safety, and homeland security from the Minneapolis – St. Paul region and the State of Minnesota, this regional summit is the key to collaboration in your jurisdiction. Join us to renew relationships, explore new collaborative opportunities, and share best practices from private and public sector leaders across the state.Better collaboration saves lives, infrastructure, and leaves us better...

Check out more details about this event here! Whether it's a catastrophic accident, devastating weather event, or act of terror, we cannot predict when and how disasters will strike. But we can always be better prepared. Encompassing expert strategies and tactics, and a wealth of practical information, our Summits are a superb opportunity for gaining new ideas, best practices and peer relationships critical to collaborative response capabiliti...

Agenda Wednesday, December 7 3:00 pm Industry/Government Roundtable This informal and informative roundtable discussion is hosted by the State CIO and will focus on the state's plans, priorities and procurement process. 4:00 pm Welcome Reception Network with your colleagues and discuss technology solutions with the event sponsors. 4:30 pm Outstanding Leadership & Innovation Awards Applaud the winners of the "Ollie" awards for Outstanding L...

Agenda Thursday, November 10th 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments Ballroom Foyer 9:00 am Opening Remarks Balboa/Columbus 9:15 am Opening Keynote Balboa/Columbus Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to his photographic work i...

Agenda Thursday, October 27th, 2011 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Honorable Rick Sheehy, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nebraska 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem SolvingSteve Uzzell, Renowned PhotographerSteve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning appro...

Agenda Thursday, October 13 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to...