The demands on the public sector are greater than ever and to meet these demands, agencies are transforming how they collect and use data. These advancements are leading to new ways of service in a modernized workforce – and paired with an increased digital presence – means increased risk and more destructive cyberattacks. It has never been more important to stop breaches before they happen. Security must now be at the center of ev...

A comprehensive and secure data strategy is essential for federal and state agencies to deliver on their missions. Data is the foundation for most emerging technologies and agencies are poised to transform the way they think about, manage and secure their agencies data.The SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will gather IT decision-makers to discuss best practices and the progress they’re making around data strategy, and how it undergirds de...

Data management is king in crisis management. That proved true over the past year as government agencies and educational institutions with strong data strategies, hygiene and utilization were the most resilient during the COVID-19 emergency. Now, it's time to take the lessons learned from those organizations that best weathered the storm of the pandemic and share them in preparation for the inevitable next crisis, as well as to set the conditi...

At the core of all government technology operations in 2020, a comprehensive and secure data strategy is essential if agencies are to deliver on their missions and serve the American public. With the arrival of COVID-19 this became even more apparent as agencies looked to data to power their response efforts and considered new ways to securely deliver streaming data insight into the hands of teleworking employees. As governments expand use of...

The onset of the coronavirus in early 2020 presented immediate challenges for recently appointed Chief Data Officers. Those CDOs were tasked with using leading agencies’ use of data to respond to the challenges introduced by the pandemic. On top of that, the Open Government Data Act of 2019 and the 2020 Federal Data Strategy Action Plan were still big priorities for 2020. This SNG Live Virtual session will gather CDOs from across governm...

Data has always been one of the government’s most valuable assets. But in today’s environment with newly arrived mandates and policy, a predominantly remote workforce and data-driven emerging technologies on the horizon, agencies are poised to transform the way they think about, manage, secure and operationalize their data to improve citizen services and mission outcomes.Join top leaders and decision-makers from the public-sector I...

The federal government’s focus on data management will reach a high point this year, as the Trump administration and agencies activate around the Federal Data Strategy’s 2020 Action Plan. On top of this, the 2019 signing of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act into law put a spotlight on federal agencies’ data practices. In addition to requiring all government data to be open and machine-readable when possible, it requires tha...

Forging the Future of Government Together We hope that you are staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. Now more than ever, there is a need for society, business and government to respond to change with agility and unity. To help provide the tools and education needed to accelerate essential recovery and transformation, we invite you to join us July 1 for IBM’s Think Gov Digital Event Experience. Choose from multiple sessio...

Based on the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings, Fal.Con for Public Sector 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC will be postponed until March 2021. Now more than ever, government agencies are under pressure to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and services as they try to adjust to the new reality of a global pandemic. With new threats coming online e...

As government agencies take on ever-changing data demands, they need to move away from the constraints of legacy systems and modernize their IT architecture — not only to cut costs but also expand beyond what’s possible today. Find out how others have used the latest approaches to break through data silos and streamline data workflows to deliver faster, flexible analytics to more users, enable new capabilities around real-time anal...