The companies on the Washington Technology Top 100 are coming off a year like no other. Many feared that the COVID-19 pandemic would devastate the market, grinding work to a halt as offices closed and access to customers was greatly curtailed. But that did not happen. If anything the past year has been a triumph for government contractors and their customers as they found new ways to work and communicate. The result is a group of companies tha...

The Department of Defense's cloud strategy aims to transform virtually every aspect of the warfighting effort, and has resulted in a rapidly growing ecosystem of both general-purpose and fit-for-purpose clouds. Some of those efforts are unique to DOD, reflecting the scale, missions and austere operating environments of military operations, while others are readily transferrable to most any agency. All, however, hold valuable lessons for those...

The Department of Homeland Security plays an essential role in ensuring cybersecurity across all federal agencies with operational guidance, specialized security teams and broad range of services and governmentwide programs.This FCW webcast will focus on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and how this DHS hub for cyber risk management is evolving to build capacity across the executive branch.Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Dir...

As technology evolves, so do the threats to its security. The remote work shift caused by the continuing pandemic has pressed security teams to reassess how they verify and allow access. Zero Trust is a strategy, not a product, which reimagines the way access is granted to users, to data and to applications. Devices, which used to be central to identity, now include personal computers and home internet connections, which are not government iss...

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...

Forcepoint's Raise the Bar-compliant Cross Domain suite is in operational use in some of the most stringent environments in the world, securing global missions efficiently and effectively while providing a high degree of usability, without compromising security. Forrester Consulting will present key challenges a Department of Defense intelligence agency encounters and how the implementation of a Forcepoint cross domain solution can provide cri...