The Presidential Directive on Managing Government Records issued on August 24, 2012, begins an ambitious effort to “reform records management practices and policies and to develop a 21st-century framework for the management of Government records." The Directive lays out two overarching goals - electronic records management and compliance with statutes and regulations - with seven specific targets to be completed between now and December...

Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are -- especially cloud-based or SAAS environments -- technology systems must be designed and implemented to support the business or mission and enable processes. If integrated IT systems don't work or fail, the...

Everyday government agencies are under pressure to adequately fulfill their mission which requires optimal service delivery to their constituents- citizens, Warfighters, employees, beneficiaries and other key stakeholders. But if an agency is unable to deliver the right service at the right time to the right individuals, the impact is significant – critical requests for food, housing, supplies, healthcare assistance and more are hindered...

With the overwhelming growth of digital information, the scope of electronic records management has expanded exponentially and is an increasingly critical issue for government agencies, particularly as it relates to being able to provide secure storage, access, and retrieval of this information. The Administration's August 2012 release of the Managing Government Records Directive creates a robust records management framework that complies with...

Cloud Platforms are transforming how Enterprises consume and orchestrate IT-enabled processes and services. The enterprise of the future will increasingly consume and aggregate a complex array of services from internal and external providers. This requires the CIO to assume the role of a Cloud Services Broker with the ability to orchestrate business processes, have an effective security stack for deep visibility and create a network fabric to...

Over the past year, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made major advances in improving and simplifying the future security requirements for government information technology (IT). They have identified new standards, strategies, and solutions that have reduced the FISMA requirements on the government organizations by over 50 percent and the risk to systems by much more. Thes...

The volume and velocity of data managed by agency networks will continue to grow rapidly for the foreseeable future. Large data growth, increased network traffic, continuous network monitoring and detection of network intrusions continue to be top priorities for public sector IT Security Professionals. Given this operating environment, and recent US Courts AO Security Log Management policy and guidance, how can your agency or department meet t...

VoIP technology has been driving value and performance for government agencies for many years. As the threat of budget constraints continue, public sector IT organizations are looking to invest in technology that will ultimately help reduce expenses while improving performance. In this webcast, we will show how government agencies are able to accomplish both by migrating off of a legacy TDM or Centrex system and onto an IP platform. If you are...

Due to mandates such as Cloud First and ongoing financial constraints, government agencies are well on their way to the Cloud. Whether your agency has already migrated or is in the process of migrating, you need to focus not only on the benefits to but the security issues to be considered. Agencies need a comprehensive migration strategy, taking into account security, data access, and privacy policy considerations. When discussing this strateg...

There are plenty of changes underway in how the federal government operates and manages technology for improving service, including the Administration challenging government agencies to focus on effective ways to foster citizen engagement. And the Government Customer Service Improvement Act requires agencies to improve service standards, investigate emerging technologies, incorporate industry best practices, and reduce websites with the overal...