The Federal Forum is aimed at I.T. leaders with responsibility for the government’s computer systems, software, and services. This year’s theme, "Empowering Modern and Secure Government” will focus on strategies for simplifying I.T. - so organizations can free up limited resources for use in much-needed innovation. Cloud computing, shared services, big data, analytics, data center optimization, mobility, and social media are...

Budgets are shrinking, citizen demands are increasing, data centers are still saddled with disparate, legacy information systems, public accountability expectations are escalating, and technology innovations have raised new security vulnerabilities. The intensified complexity of IT systems can be overwhelming. How do public sector organizations build smarter, stronger, simplified and more efficient organizations that thrive under today’s...