Critical infrastructure services in North America face accelerating threats from both nation-states and other sophisticated threat actors. Governments globally are grappling with how to best balance incentives, support, and direct oversight. Meanwhile, critical infrastructure owners and operators face significant challenges with technology, staff resources, and expertise to better manage cyber resilience. For instance, the healthcare industry...

The Government Information Technology Executive Council (GITEC) is an entity focused on fostering professional development and collaborative platforms for the Federal government, academia, and industry to address and overcome emerging technology challenges. The Federal Government is in a perpetual state of evolution, adapting to dynamic challenges and emerging trends. In this ever-changing landscape, the need for collaboration and unity become...

This talk will outline user-centric motivations and requirements that drive the development of technologies for full-stack interfacing and integration of quantum computing platforms with HPC systems from hardware, software to applications and skills. European activities driven through the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking as well as global activities such as the IEEE Quantum-HPC Working Group will be presented alongside the technological challenges an...

NDIA’s Emerging Technologies Institute has announced a public launch of its newest report, Directed Energy Weapon Supply Chains: Securing the Path to the Future. The event will take place virtually on January 23rd from 1:00-3:45 pm. Recent world events have exposed the fact that the United States faces substantial supply chain vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Nearly every sector has been affected, including emerging defense technologies....

Join us online Wednesday, Nov. 29 at12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT We will discuss how to empower people, strategy and technology for the agency of the future. Specifically, you’ll learn: How technology can help drive mission success. What core skillsets agencies are looking for from their employees to create a more modern government. How agency leaders are prioritizing and strategizing to meet future mission objectives.

Discussing Artificial Brain’s current work with quantum annealing technologies, presenting benchmark results demonstrating quantum’s ability to solve immediate human challenges, while also working to accelerate the transformation of key sectors in rapid transition, such as space and sustainability. Dana Linnet is Senior Executive for Market Engagement at Artificial Brain USA. Dana is a former senior U.S. Government official and dip...

The federal government has been proactive in continuity of operations (COOP ) planning since at least the 1950s, when President Eisenhower issued executive orders directing various measures agencies should take to be prepared for a possible nuclear war. The need for COOP leads naturally to the question of resilience – how quickly agencies can recover from events beyond their control. Climate change is a slow-moving tsunami of many smalle...

Join us August 22-24 for FED Supernova 2023 - The #1 Defense Innovation Event of the Year! Fed Supernova brings together entrepreneurs, government officials, and industry leaders to foster collaboration and develop dual-use solutions that leverage commercial technology for the Department of Defense. This three-day event serves as a catalyst for defense innovation, providing a rare annual gathering where the entire ecosystem converges in the he...

Advancing the federal government’s digital evolution necessitates a collaborative effort beyond IT professionals, involving every employee in streamlining processes to enhance efficiency. With a mission-focused and increasingly tech-savvy federal workforce, leveraging low code technologies emerges as the perfect approach to rapidly develop applications that drive immediate improvements in government operations. Low code solutions empower...

Federal agencies have been mandated to migrate to IPv6; the mandate requires at least 20% of IP-enabled assets on agencies’ networks operate in IPv6-only environments by the end of FY 2023. Join us for the last of the quarterly sessions as thought leaders from government and industry share real-world examples and lessons learned in working to meet this mandate over the past year. We’ll Discuss: Review the progress made by agencies...