This is a challenging, stimulating, and opportunity-filled time to be a Federal IT professional. The push toward innovation and introduction of new, more flexible technologies is influencing how agencies create, collect, store, share, and manage information. Plan to attend this FCW Executive Briefing for a snapshot of where the government is making progress with massive data center consolidation and agency efforts to move suitable information...

The CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION provides government and private industry with advanced technologies and strategies that address global information security threats including cybersecurity, information assurance, network assurance and systems assurance. This two-day conference and exposition will feature keynote presentations, in-depth case studies, networking opportunities, and much more! Check back soon for additional informatio...

This two-day event provides a forum for showcasing best practices in securely migrating to next-generation computing platforms, developing cloud infrastructures, and optimizing existing architectures through the virtualization of servers, storage and desktops. The event will be held October 22-23, 2012 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Who Should Attend Senior level government and non-government executives, CIOs, CTOs, program...

The Mobile Government Conference explores the opportunities and considerations of implementing secure mobile applications and programs enterprise-wide and provides education on how agencies can implement innovation and provide services more securely, efficiently, quickly, and at a lower cost. Topics covered in the conference program include but are not limited to: planning, security policy definition, enforcement and compliance monitoring, mob...

Agencies across Federal, state, local, and tribal governments are working to promote more efficient spending to support essential operations, while reducing or eliminating unnecessary investments or ongoing expenditures that have outlived their usefulness. Needless to say, spending on information technology and related services is under review and agencies have combined to identify billions that will be cut from their operating budgets in the...

Join DOD and senior military leaders for the second annual Defense Systems Summit. This year’s seminar will focus on CYBERDEFENSE: Counter Strategies for Heightened Threat Intensity. Sessions Include: - Military Cloud Computing and Security: Assessing the Risks - The Future of Tactical Communications - Understanding the State of the Art in Data Encryption Technology - Sharing Intel Under the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (D...

Join hundreds of DOD and senior military leaders for the 2nd Annual Defense Systems Summit to discuss the protection of our country’s critical warfare computing environments and how cyber defense in 2013 and beyond will need to match growing threat level intensity. Sessions Include: Military Cloud Computing and Security: Assessing the Risks Securing Military Smart Phones and Mobile Devices Understanding the State of the Art in Data Encry...

The New Excellence in Government >> More Insightful >> More Relevant >> More Best Practices >> More Impact On Your Job Rising government leaders attend the nation’s leading event to hear from top government executives, educators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and consultants as they highlight the strategies, best practices and ideas that can be applied to our nation’s great challenges. By participating in E...

The White House’s recently released Digital Government Strategy aims to help agencies better serve citizens while saving time and money, and to deliver high quality government service anywhere, anytime on any device. Paired with the strategy were a set of requirements that - among other things – mandate agencies to streamline their web sites and integrate technology advances like device independence and mobile applications througho...

As early as next year, Department of Defense (DoD) personnel may be able to connect their personal mobile devices - Android, iPhone, iPad - to unclassified DoD networks. To get to a true Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategy, however, the DoD will need to focus on four key areas: technology, policy, security and culture. While ensuring that the devices themselves meet minimum security requirements is important, the greatest challenge will be o...