The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to accelerate in the federal government. With this growing momentum, agencies are increasingly dedicating resources to the use of AI. But, how do they do this in a strategic way? What factors should be considered in the decision? How can agencies identify high value candidates and real pain points where AI would have the biggest impact? This panel will explore how agencies can identify spec...

Protecting your agency from ransomware can feel like a full-time job. From hiding in SSL to chasing unknown file downloads to preventing lateral movement, there seems to be no shortage of ways ransomware can outsmart your defenses. Join Jose Padin, Director, Public Sector Sales Engineering, Deepen Desai, VP of Security Research and Operations, and Danny Connelly, Chief Information Security Officer at Zscaler, as they provide details on some of...

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), MeriTalk, and the Partnership for Public Service collectively partnered on an initiative to provide the new administration operating and policy recommendations to improve the resilience of government. Through research and four round table discussions, government and industry addressed lessons learned, adapting to a "new norm," changes needed post-pandemic, and how gov...

The United States transitioned from just a recurring flu season to a full pandemic with the infiltration of the Corona Virus. This pandemic caused the healthcare system to turn upside down and develop new pathways, processes, and techniques for not only tending to and treating the COVID patients, but also treating the general populations with the daily medical and surgical conditions. So many changes occurred in the healthcare system in a very...

The COVID-19 has been an accelerant for innovation and modernization. The Federal government impacts nearly every aspect of American life, contributing to the health, safety, security and economic stability of people in America and throughout the world. Whether it's ensuring the safety of the food we eat and the water we drink, responding to national emergencies, providing benefits for veterans with disabilities, enhancing the safety and relia...

A holistic cloud strategy is a catalyst for business innovation, but it demands agile and responsive IT to deliver on this promise. Purpose-driven agencies must embrace technical agility in order to securely meet new business demands and mission outcomes. This panel of government and industry experts will discuss steps to build and mature a lean-agile organization with an emphasis on technical agility to deliver mission success in the cloud. O...

Emerging Technologies, whether mobile/5G, artificial intelligence/machine learning, blockchain, Quantum Robotics, and many others are evolving at a faster pace than ever with government and industry. The technologies can be new or existing where the latter new capabilities are being developed and where both will change status quo and provide unrealized social and economic benefits. These technologies provide enhanced connectivity regardless of...

Just as COVID-19 has forced all of us to re-imagine our lives, we give you ReImagine Nation ELC 2020. Having invested in a cutting-edge delivery platform, we will exceed expectations by offering live and just-in-time content to a geographically dispersed audience, across the world. Our conference theme, “Mission Resiliency: Technology, Culture, & Agility”, brings together content across cybersecurity, emerging technologies, mis...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 10/6-10/7/2020 The most expansive explosion of innovative activity in federal acquisition in a quarter of a century is continuing to gain power as it spreads across the government, bottom to top, and side to side. Last year’s theme was “Acquisition Innovation in Action.” This year we are building on that...

Karen Evans, appointed DHS Chief Information Officer in June, will share her perspective on IT leadership needed to address the DHS mission. How has her previous executive experience shaped her approach for this role at this time of new safety and security challenges? Evans arrives as DHS ushers in the next generation of computing and networks. What will assure the success of these initiatives and what other challenges will her team take on? E...