Join ACT-IAC for a lively discussion about the journey to IT modernization in the federal government. Hear federal and industry experts and leaders share their strategy and experiences to sundown costly legacy systems and improve access to information. Our program will touch on: Does the government have unique challenges? Are there better paths to success than others? What obstacles does the road to modernization have? What timeframes should b...

The explosion of online identity theft and pandemic-related benefits fraud is evolving into a threat to American national and economic security. Better deployment of today’s digital identity verification solutions can reverse the current trajectory while also having the added benefit of increasing access to benefits for those that need them most. Domestic and foreign crime rings that drove the fraud in unemployment benefits are moving to...

Human-centered agility: Leading change in a post-pandemic world Working and living in a global pandemic during the last two years has created many workplace and human experience challenges not faced in modern times. Work life balance, mental health and resilience, remote work and the hybrid workplace have received a new focus. Agile transformation is not only important in software development, but also important to creating supportive change i...

Join Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat, OPM CIO Guy Cavallo, and Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security CIO G. Nagesh Rao on January 11 at 12pm ET for a panel discussion moderated by Melvin Brown II, OPM’s Deputy CIO. Our discussion will center on “Putting the MOD back into IT Modernization” as well as reflected learnings and the next evolution of the President’s Management Agenda and Executive Orders around: Elev...

International travel with government funded equipment (GFE) mobile devices is expected to pick up in early 2022 as we recover from COVID-19 and travel restrictions open up. As domestic and international travel picks up, GFE mobile devices (e.g., smartphones and tablets) will facilitate government employee work productivity during foreign travel, including remote connections to office enterprise networks and databases. However, their portabilit...

U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to present how HHS AI Strategy and Implementation Plans About the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS): HHS is the U.S. Government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. HHS accomplishes its mission through programs and initiati...

The U.S. Cyber Challenge serves as a premier program to identify, attract, recruit, train, and place the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Top performers from different colleges and universities are offered award winning training from top instructors on new concepts and approaches. During the cyber camps in the summer, those who qualify participate in discussions with leaders in the cyber field and teams are formed where they com...

As the United States’ first unified border entity, Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) takes a comprehensive approach to border management and control, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity.This informative event will feature Mark Borkowski, Office of Acquisition and CBP’s Component Acquisition Executive...

In conjunction with ACT-IAC, the C-SCRM community is pleased to kickoff of the new C-SCRM Acquisition Community of Practice (ACoP). A spin-off of the C-SCRM Cybersecurity Standards Innovation Group (CyberSIG), this new community of practice will focus on matters relating to Cybersecurity in acquisition. Our goal is to broaden the level of awareness and develop agency maturity in the areas of cyber-acquisitions and Information Communication Tec...

Implementing customer experience (CX) strategies and principles isn't just about making people happy. CX methodologies and strategies are a disciplined approach tht demonstrates a quantifiable impact on outcomes that matter - from achieving the mission to efficiencies through managing the budget, to improving employee engagement, strengthening equity in service delivery and strengthening trust in government. Government services change the live...