As multiple, prior administrations came to understand, a good portion of the annual Federal IT budget is allocated to keeping legacy systems functioning, ultimately draining precious funds away from modernizing systems and capabilities. Over the years, costs to maintain these “end-of-life” systems continued to grow. The goal of the IT Modernization effort is to replace legacy IT systems and modernize so agencies can (1) more easily...

As a follow-up to Digital Government Institute’s popular Cyber Security Conference held each May, government IT security professionals will once again gather in September to network and continue the dialog about today’s cyber threats. The Cyber & IT Security Conference is co-located with the 5th annual 930gov Conference, Tradeshow & Training Symposium. 930gov is a fiscal year-end strategy exchange bringing together Governme...

There are plenty of changes underway in how the federal government operates and manages technology for improving service, including the Administration challenging government agencies to focus on effective ways to foster citizen engagement. DGI’s 17th Government Customer Experience Conference — which is free for government professionals — will explore the policies, applications and technologies involved with improving customer...

Agencies are quickly embracing modern technologies and methodologies to increase time to market and decrease their costs of mission critical applications. Among the leading technologies being adopted is microservices with DevOps being the contending new methodology to support it. This webinar will explore the basics and benefits of implementing a DevOps culture within your agency as well as some tools that support this methodology. Whether you...

Anytime a tax is necessary, government communicators face a major challenge! Let Sharon teach you how her county used social media and other communications tools to educate the residents about a public safety sales tax ballot initiative to fund a new courthouse and coroner facility.

There are many layers to defense in-depth, but the most critical layer is you. Time and again, the difference between success and failure is not a product or a service; it is having the right people in the right places making the right decisions. Since information security is continually evolving, success requires committing to a career of learning, from the fundamentals to advanced techniques. To put you firmly on that learning path, please j...

Every project begins with planning and conceptual design, but what if you could intelligently begin your project with a 3D model that you can leverage through the entire project life cycle? In this session, U.S.CAD will show you how tools like InfraWorks, Civil 3D, and Vehicle Tracking can help you improve the delivery of your agency’s infrastructure projects. Quickly build an InfraWorks model using Model Composer Import a InfraWorks mod...

Now more than ever, IT leaders are dealing with changing policies, new and varying risks, increasing demands and restricted budgets, but they must continue to operate their information technology services responsibly and with transparency. Strong IT governance is an integral component for state governments across the country in tackling today’s challenges while also innovating for the future.During this digital viewcast, we’ll spea...

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) – Colorado Springs Chapter and FBC, Inc. will once again co-host the 7th Annual Cybersecurity Training & Technology Forum (CSTTF). CSTTF set to convene from Wednesday August 30th to Thursday, August 31st, 2017 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Colorado Springs, Colorado. This year’s theme will be “The Four Pillars of CSTTF: Cyber Resilience in Military/Government, Healthcare,...

(DEP) Drills & Exercise Planning and Development – Geared for those who must evaluate training plans, drills and other operational factors during extreme conditions. For three days, a series of table-top and field evaluations are designed by the students and tested. Students are exposed to armed forces style combat training type stress. Upon completion students will be able to design, development and conduct “live, virtual and...