CIOs are responsible for developing IT strategies that facilitate and drive enterprise transformation, as well as ensuring that those strategies are properly implemented. Effectively communicating the IT strategy to stakeholders is critical to securing the right support, funding and other resources needed to deliver on the plan. CIOs who struggle to personalize their strategic plan communications to their audience may face a lack of support, h...

All federal agencies are working to meet the Office of Management and Budget mandate to establish a zero trust architecture for their systems – a key element in improving cybersecurity across agencies. The National Security Agency (NSA) has laid out the seven pillars of Zero Trust: User, Device, Network & Environment, Application & Workload, Data, Automation & Orchestration, and Visibility & Analytics. In July the agency...

Registration for this event is now closed. Ransomware attacks are becoming alarmingly frequent and sophisticated, posing severe risks to state and local government by compromising data, disrupting critical services, and imposing substantial financial burdens. Government was a prime target of ransomware attacks throughout 2023 and into 2024, seeing a 48% increase year-over-year in the number of attacks according to data from the Zscaler ThreatL...

As we prepare to wrap the year up and plan for a productive year, you must understand the trends impacting your CX programs and efforts in 2025. Will you see increased adoption of AI tools, and will they be more public facing than ever before? How will changes in data privacy impact gov services? Is your agency ready to take on more personalized messaging to increase CX program effectiveness? Join us online Monday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. P...

I’d like to invite you to a free live event with Camille Fournier and Ian Nowland, coauthors of the O’Reilly book Platform Engineering. It’s a great chance to chat with experts about platform engineering and learn why it’s a game changer for organizations. For the past 25 years, software organizations have grappled with a persistent challenge: how to manage code, tools, and infrastructure that is shared across multiple...

GovCon Virtual Networking Event for Federal Market Professionals Join GovCon federal sales expert Neil McDonnell and over 250 Small Businesses for a dynamic 60-minute FREE virtual networking event designed specifically for you. If you have attended any of Neil's 550 daily LinkedIn live trainings in the last 2 years, you know his networking events are excellent value. Why Attend This Event? Neil's network is 35,000 members strong FREE: No trav...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - NEW YORK CITYComprehensive Overview - Enabling Technologies - World of Opportunities Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as perception, reasoning, learning, decision making, and communication. AI has been transforming various domains of human activity, from busine...

Since its inception, SMART PROC GovCon (SPGC) has been a flagship event for SMART, connecting small businesses with their peers, industry leaders, and key decision makers across federal, state, and local governments. Located just miles from Ft. Detrick, SPGC is an intimate, low-barrier conference, that provides small business with vital information necessary to better understand the federal procurement process, mission requirements and forecas...

Identity management is not just a critical component of cybersecurity; it is the cornerstone of enterprise resilience and agility. Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit 2024 is the premier conference to help IAM and security leaders tasked with safeguarding digital identity, business enablement and organizational security navigate implementing and operating a scalable IAM infrastructure. As you steer your organization through an evolvi...

Security and risk leaders need insights, strategies, and solutions to build trust and accelerate growth. This includes trust and confidence in the use of AI. The emergence of AI and generative AI has disrupted the field of security and risk. As a result, security leaders are now responsible for understanding how to adopt and balance the risks and rewards of AI. This includes knowing how to protect data with Zero Trust as well as utilizing AI i...