The United States Department of Defense, Office of Information Operations Policy (OIOP) welcomes you to Phoenix Challenge® 2026, to be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, March 23-25, 2026. This is an annual conference for leaders and other professionals from within the Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) community, to provide a unique opportunity for experts from across the U.S. combatant commands, military departments, OSD...

The mass adoption of cloud technologies and services has revolutionized how we manage our IT and business ecosystems — placing cloud-related skills in high demand. Adopting a vendor-neutral approach, this course provides you with an understanding of essential cloud concepts needed to start or advance your career working with cloud technologies. You’ll leave with the knowledge required to pass your Cloud+ exam, the only cloud-focuse...

Join the March 17th webinar for topics covering:Regex vs. Fingerprinting: When to use simple pattern matching versus more advanced data fingerprinting to identify sensitive federal forms and IDsThe "Metadata Multiplier": How to leverage persistent metadata tags to automatically trigger downstream security actions like encryption at rest and Data Loss PreventionBridging the Cloud Gap: Tips for maintaining consistent classification labels as dat...

Join NCSI for an In-Agency Event Tech Summit at Fort Huachuca March 24, 2026 Each year NCSI produces over 100 tabletop technology expos at U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence and Federal Agency locations around the world including the Pentagon, National Security Agency, Ramstein Air Base, and the Defense Intelligence Agency to name just a few. Our technology expos are typically four (4) hours in duration and attract 20 to 50 exhibitors...

Want to learn the power of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9? Register now for the VMware by Broadcom webinar: Reduce Cost and Enhance Efficiency with VCF 9. During this session, attendees will discover how to: VMware Cloud Foundation 9 FeaturesMeasureable efficiency improvements from VCF 9Cost saving capabilities

This invitation-only gathering brings together state and local IT executives, emerging leaders, and visionary thinkers for candid conversations on the future of public-sector technology. Focused on leadership development, innovation, and strategy, the Forum goes beyond the tech to address the people, policies, and practices shaping digital government. Through peer exchange and practical sessions, participants gain the insights, relationships,...

Launched in 2025, the Advancing Standardization for Critical and Emerging Technologies (ASCET) Center of Excellence is an initiative designed to accelerate U.S. leadership and engagement in international standards and standardization for critical and emerging technologies, such as quantum. ASCET supports private sector-driven engagement and capacity building by fostering collaboration across industry, academia, standards setting organizations,...

State and local governments face a harsh cybersecurity reality: Ransomware threats are escalating, staffing is tight, and most agencies don’t have the capacity to monitor endpoints and respond to incidents around the clock. At the same time, the vendor landscape is crowded — and not every security solution is designed for the operational, compliance, and resource constraints that government organizations face. This webinar explores...

On March 25, come learn how Collier County, FL revolutionized their enterprise operations by ditching chaotic shared inboxes and disconnected spreadsheets for Jira Service Management (JSM). Facing inbox overload, unclear ownership, and siloed departments, they implemented JSM to automate workflows across IT, HR, Procurement, Facilities, and Budgeting—creating a centralized, transparent system that ensures structured requests, real-time t...

Federal and state agencies are currently under significant pressure to move beyond traditional perimeter security toward a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). A major pain point for government IT leadership is the complexity of enforcing granular access control across legacy on-premise systems and modern hybrid-cloud environments while maintaining strict compliance with standards like NIST 800-207 and Executive Order 14028. Agencies often struggle...