Federal agencies spend about $90 billion on IT each year — but less than a third of that goes to the development and modernization of systems. The rest of the federal IT budget is dedicated to keeping old systems up and running, a cost that only continues to increase as the systems get older and older. And to add insult to injury, those antiquated legacy systems are remarkably harder to operate securely. Join federal officials and other...

The government of the future is upon us. American citizens expect secure and on-demand digital services from federal agencies - anytime, anywhere. Likewise, the federal workforce needs modern, innovative digital tools to fulfill agency missions in an efficient, effective manner. Join top government officials and industry experts Feb. 8, 2017, for Verizon's Government of the Future Summit, produced by FedScoop, as they discuss the latest trends...

Federal agencies are spending more than ever before to identify and block attacks. Yet as much as 80-to-90 percent of attacks begin by exploiting known vulnerabilities – with the increasing aim of accessing valuable data on servers and in data centers. During this webinar, you’ll hear from federal experts who will share the most effective strategies for reducing those vulnerabilities – and how to contain attackers and stop th...

Join us to learn the latest findings from the “Insecurity of Privileged Users” study, comparing data sets from 2011 and 2014 with present day. Although headlines featuring insider leaks and attacks continue to multiply, this study of more than 600 commercial and 142 federal IT operations and security managers found that 58 percent believe their organizations are unnecessarily assigning access to individuals that go beyond their rol...

Delivering on the missions of government demands a well-trained, well-informed workforce. That calls for new ways of training a dispersed workforce efficiently and more cost-effectively. Find out why agencies are investing in lower-cost, higher-quality communications platforms that integrate voice, video and data with the added flexibility of the cloud. How the latest in unified communications tools are improving security and productivity How...

FedScoop's 6th Annual MobileGov Summit will bring together government & industry IT leaders to share current issues, trends and best practices on how to create the next generation mobile government workforce. Included in this discussion will be in-depth dialogue on mobility trends such as mobile security, civic engagement, open data innovation, applications, the mobile workforce and more. May 24, 2016 / 7:30 a.m. — 2:00 p.m.The Newse...

Today's world of dizzying information often leaves officials and analysts scrambling for ways to better understand how to integrate data sources. Mission critical information resides and is constantly updated in many disparate data silos, which can make information discovery and sharing a nightmare. Join government and industry leaders at the Data Innovation Summit for a candid discussion on how to bring together your organization's data to di...

Building Exceptional Digital Experiences for Government Employees, Agencies and Citizens Why should government embrace digital? It's simple: government serves people and people demand digital. Government employees, agencies and citizens have been conditioned by the "commercial" experience and now hope for (and expect) the same experience from government. There's no one single technology driving digital transformation. It's all about the conver...

Unified collaborative communications is entering a new era in supporting efficient ways of working with increased readiness and response efforts. Newly available capabilities using cloud-based platforms to integrate voice, video and data are helping federal agencies and multi-national organizations such as NATO improve collaborative outcomes while also lower their operating costs.Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how a new generation...

Caught between shrinking budgets and a growing need for modern services, government IT functions demand efficient, flexible enterprises that can respond faster to business requirements while reducing IT infrastructure and operating costs, and improving security.Join top officials and experts from the government IT community at the Public Sector Innovation Summit as they share leading-edge ideas on high-priority issues from cost-effective cloud...