The long awaited executive guidance on artificial intelligence has been released by the current administration and Federal agencies have wasted little time getting to work. With the frameworks outlined in the executive order, agencies have started implementing the guidance into their operational networks, recognizing the imperative of swiftly integrating AI-focused strategies to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of their cybersecurity m...

A collection of presentations covering various topics including: Evolution of IT Leadership: Navigating Technological Transformation Strategic Planning for Resilience: Federal Leaders’ Response to Cybersecurity Challenges Data-Driven Governance: Leveraging Analytics and AI for Informed Decision-Making Federal IT Leadership in 2024 and Beyond: C-Level Strategies and the CIO’s Role

Join us at the ATARC Advancing Missions with AI Summit, on August 2, 2023, from 7:30 AM to 3 PM ET at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.. This enlightening event brings together a panel of experts who will discuss the opportunities and challenges of implementing AI in a governmental context. They will explore AI's potential to streamline processes, improve decision-making, and enhance citizen services, while addressing concerns related t...

Implementing and staying up to date with your agency’s zero trust model can be challenging for a few reasons. Top three challenges that Federal agencies are facing includes: Complexity of implementing a zero trust model across a network with many diverse and large departments, agencies, and systems. Meeting compliance requirements in place to access data and systems within an agency. Especially as ZT may require significant changes to yo...

Federal regulations and agency policies can slow down the procurement processes. This stops an organization from being able to utilize the newest technologies. How can an organization deliver goods and services faster, more accurately, and with more predictable outcomes while following the needed guidelines? Tune in to this session to hear the challenges and successes of operating within the parameters of an organization’s requirements....

Federal use of cloud is a result of over a decade of legislation and funding being driven towards modernization. As more and more agencies have switched to cloud environments, further modernization of their IT systems has encouraged the Federal government to look at new technologies. Hear experts talk about where they are in the cloud journey and how it has impacted their abilities to implement other new technologies! examine the current chall...

Cyber threats are evolving at such rates that Federal training of cybersecurity practitioners are struggling to keep up. The continued cybersecurity push across government and industry, it is increasingly important for organizations to have proactive cyber plans in place. As the nation looks to recover from a once-in-a-century pandemic and increasingly more sophisticated cyberattacks, the U.S. government must ensure that it can secure its netw...

Modernization is integral in the development of the Federal workforce as organizations fight to keep up with the private sector. Organizations and agencies need to begin to adopt more cutting edge technologies, such as automation of workflow processes, in order to be more forward-thinking and competitive. In order to fully reach a new potential within our Federal workforce, agencies need to center the implementation process as their goal. This...

The ATARC Hyperautomation Working Group believes that government services can be delivered faster with streamlined and quality work products. ATARC's Hyperautomation Working Group invites teams to enter the Hackathon Challenge which will consist of government and industry leaders automating workflows and processes that provide improved citizen and employee experience. Teams will compete to demonstrate how the government and industry can levera...

As we have entered a new digital age, the needs and expectations of citizens have changed. Now that we have transitioned to a virtual world, we have entered challenges that our citizens and users have yet to face. Part of the underlying challenge that the users are facing is the online experience itself. This conversation aims to discuss the new Executive Order and introduce a long-overdue and positive shift in the government-citizen dynamic....