Raise your hand if someone in your office is still using Internet Explorer version 7. Of the $82 billion in federal IT spending planned for 2017, approximately 78 percent ($63 billion) is dedicated to maintaining legacy IT investments. It’s no surprise that IT modernization in government is incredibly challenging. However, as technology continues to innovative and evolve at record paces, the government is putting renewed focus on IT mode...

We are now living in the Digital Age. Just consider that by 2030, more than 500 billion people and things will be connected to the internet. However, in order to take advantage of these connected devices and people, and keep up with customer demands, both the public and private sectors need to invest in the digitization of business processes. Digitization in all levels of government can create new jobs, foster economic growth, provide opportun...

Every four years, the federal government undergoes a radical personnel transformation. Each new President brings into office new priorities, mandates, and most importantly staff. In the first 100 days in office, the President’s executive branch agencies will hire more than 4,000 new managers and directors – and that’s just at the C-Level. So how do human resources professionals and hiring managers alike hire the best and the...

Who doesn’t want their content and digital experiences to be seamless – and built just for them? The public sector has made huge strides in building digital services, but it is still working hard to make their online and digital experiences customer-centric. Government leaders have recognized there is a need to create multi-channel, digital experiences that are tailored and personalized to everyone they engage and communicate with....

At this point in your career you've long understood the importance of prioritizing your workload, shouldn't your cybersecurity solutions do the same?Enroll in this course to learn about Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigations (CDM), a program that provides government agencies automated cybersecurity capabilities oriented around prioritization to defend against today's advanced cyberthreats. We’ll introduce the CDM program to you and walk...

A new administration means a lot of changes are coming to the executive branch. Are you ready to move up in your career? Are you prepared to take advantage of new job openings or trainings? Your Individual Development Plan (IDP) can help you develop skills, further your office’s mission, and achieve your career goals. Despite many agencies requiring them, IDPs are often done quickly and poorly without much thought or follow-through. But...

Improper payments made by the federal government cost taxpayers more than $125 billion in 2014, according to the Government Accountability Office. One of the best ways to avoid these improper payments is to have stronger location tools that can help agencies fuse data from many disciplines working together to detect,make faster responses to eliminate or reduce waste in the national government. These tools also help enforce and alert the Digita...

2016 is coming to an end – and while the Presidential election occupied a lot of our attention, the past year also brought a ton of government innovations. Seriously. Just think about the City of Hamilton, Ohio’s online jury reporting technology. Or the National Institute of Health’s research on fast-acting drugs that could change the way doctors treat patients with depression. Innovation is alive in government and in our on-...

Technology has changed and will continue to change the way government reaches out and communicates with citizens. Gone are the days when faxing forms to a central government office was the norm. Now citizens want quick and reliable services at their fingertips, on any device they choose. And they want their government agency to send out alerts and notices in a similar fashion. For example, police departments regularly tweet out traffic jams, r...

The NextGen Summit is a place to cultivate and enable the absolute best next generation of government. Whether you’re a millennial just entering the government workforce or a manager tasked with retaining and developing talent, or a seasoned public servant looking for new resources or challenges, the NextGen Summit is where you want to be. Since 2010, the two-day summit has inspired over 4,000 federal, state and local govies to be positi...