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FCW Workshop: Workforce
With aging IT infrastructure, outdated job classification system and a greying government workforce, agency executive and human capital officers face a trifecta of challenges in the years ahead. Soaring demand for cybersecurity experts and data scientists are just two examples of the newer professional specialists that the government is struggling to hire. With the rise of vaccinated workers, questions have arisen about the reopening of federa...
November 17, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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Elevating the Federal Cybersecurity Dis...
Time and time again, data breaches demonstrate the pitfalls of relying on detection to identify malicious activities taking place on the network, rather than prevention of the threat in the first place. The emphasis—post event—has been what the agency did wrong. But, what if we took a different approach that allowed agencies to share what has been working for them? Both before and after. Some tips and lessons from folks who have be...
October 28, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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FCW Summit: IT Modernization
Although it got an encouraging $1 billion funding shot in the arm from the American Rescue Plan Act in early 2020, the effort to modernize and transform an aging infrastructure remains a complicated task that takes coordination, executive buy-in and detailed security and data strategies to make it work. The $1 billion set aside for the Technology Modernization Fund in the ARP smooths some modernization budgeting issues for agencies, which have...
October 5, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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FCW Summit: FedRAMP
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the government-wide plan to secure cloud products and services, is almost a decade old. It is still evolving, however. Early in 2021, the House of Representative passed a bill that would have codified a number of its provisions into law, standardizing its processes for agencies to on-ramp cloud computing technologies. To date, the Senate has not acted on the bill. At the same tim...
August 18, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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Put AI to Work in Your Agency's Contact...
The two letters “AI” have caused confusion and hesitation for some organizations, and excitement and success for others. A key problem is that Artificial Intelligence encompasses a variety of technologies that address different goals. Successful agencies don’t implement AI; they implement a flavor of AI that is targeted to solve citizen problems, address a business opportunity, or improve the agent experience. Join Brian Mist...
March 31, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Webcast
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Telework: The Office is Wherever I am
As the global pandemic continues and countries wait for a vaccine, estimates about when federal employees will return to their offices in force range from Summer 2021 to Never. Many organizations have discovered the advantages of telework and now plan on expanding its use, even when there is not a snowstorm or health crisis. Although some jobs require on-site personnel, the Office of Personnel Management said that 42% of federal employees are...
March 24, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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Defense Readiness Workshop
In October of 2020, then-Defense Secretary Esper defined defense readiness as "our military’s ability to answer the nation’s call, and to fight and win, anytime, anywhere. … The question we must answer is this: if called upon to fight tonight, are we ready?" Ensuring that answer is "yes" demands change in every corner of the Department of Defense, and especially in the technology that will power tomorrow's military. Cybersec...
March 10, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Virtual
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The DISA Agenda: 2021 and Beyond
The Defense Information Systems Agency is an essential hub for DOD IT, with a staff of more than 9,000 and an annual budget approaching $10 billion. With new leadership coming in for both DISA and the government as a whole, 2021 looks to be a busy year of executing key existing initiatives and setting new priorities for the agency. In this editorial roundtable webcast, FCW will explore DISA’s roadmap for milCloud 2.0, Defense Enclave Ser...
February 25, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Webcast
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Accelerating Positive Culture Through C...
Having a positive culture in an agile organization is crucial to delivering value to key stakeholders. Without a strong culture, individuals may not work together as a team and their efforts can even work against each other. However, having a strong culture with delivering value at the forefront of the team’s goals helps agile organizations thrive, especially in highly regulated industries.But how do organizations learn to put value and...
February 24, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Webcast
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CMMC: Moving the Security Model Beyond DoD
DOD put into effect at the end of Nov. 2020 a new DFARS rule that requires Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for all DOD contractors. Although anticipated for some time, questions remain about the certification process and the scope. The rule requires that contractors register on the Supplier Performance Risk System, produce and maintain a System Security Plan and a Plan of Actions and Milestones. In addition, each company is r...
February 3, 2021
Organizer: Public Sector 360
Location: Webcast
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