As of December 2012, nearly half of all Americans own a smartphone, and these users are pressing their employers to adopt Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policies for personal and professional convenience. Given these conditions, what must Federal Government technologists and policymakers do to address operational and legal considerations for broader mobile technology adoption? Do not miss this interactive dialogue to understand what agencies are...

Join your peers and colleagues in the nation's capital to learn about the latest policy updates and methodologies regarding: the full lifecycle of shared services, intra and inter-agency shared service opportunities, alternative analyses and FEA implementation. The 2013 event encompasses: The Current State and Future Role of EA in Government New Segment and Enterprise Architecture Approaches EA's Impact on Organizational Culture Tools and Meth...

Leveraging Mobile and Wireless to Transform Teaching and Learning Wireless EdTech is the premier conference to focus on major issues in research, practice and policy that must be resolved to realize the full potential of mobile broadband for learning. Participation in this conference will provide attendees with the opportunity to discuss and debate the wireless challenges they face with device management, hardware, curriculum resources, assess...

On-Demand Broadcast Now Available! Click here to view this FREE On-Demand FCW Executive Briefing on the Cloud — and you will hear a discussion about the benefits of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative (FCCI), the obstacles of implementing the OMB vision for Federal Cloud programs, current trends and primary drivers of Cloud adoption in government, and more! This virtual FCW Executive Briefing will provide a snapshot of where agencies...

Most of the fallout from the Edward Snowden scandal has focused on the policy and politics of large-scale surveillance programs, and given Snowden’s connection to Booz Allen Hamilton, what role contractors should play in these programs.The reality for contractors, though, is that the government will always need them to have high security clearances so they can work on sensitive intelligence systems. For contractors, the Snowden scandal h...

Attend this Briefing to hear from the author of Cyberwar Will Not Take Place, Thomas Rid, who will address how to focus on the significant problems of fraud and cyber defense and possible countermeasures. Attendees will meet industry experts who will share insights into specific programs focused on limiting the misuse of government funds and information assets, including protection techniques and deterrents to cyber-criminal behavior. You will...

There is no doubt that virtualization gives agencies greater flexibility to meet current computing requirements while maximizing the value of investment in hardware assets. For this reason, most government organizations have implemented some form of virtualization — especially server virtualization — which has delivered notable savings in operations and maintenance budgets. Virtual environments, however efficient, are not without c...

Cybersecurity Policy and Practice Updates - and What's Driving Them As Federal agencies become more experienced with fighting cyber-attacks, their methods for disarming insider threats and external adversaries are becoming more sophisticated. Increasingly IT security professionals are able to assign appropriate risk protection based on the value of the data they need to defend and to continuously monitor systems to verify compliance with Feder...

Don't miss your chance to register for this FREE FCW Executive Briefing, which will focus on new tools, technologies and management strategies being developed to help government agencies manage and use their data to gain insights, solve problems, spur innovation, and discover valuable business intelligence contained in the big data they are receiving. Why should you attend? Participate in an interactive discussion with government speakers from...

One-Stop-Shopping…and Learning! FOSE is the largest, most comprehensive event serving the government technology community. But what does that mean to you? It’s your primary meeting place for education, networking and professional development, all designed to save you both TIME and MONEY. Simply put, spend a day—or 3—and you’ll leave with valuable information, covering a broad spectrum of enterprise, infrastructur...