ATARC Federal IT Newscast

Agencies are reevaluating their technology needs during this pandemic time. They are taking a critical look at software license optimization in order to reduce spending and minimize growing risk. Hear how this thought-leader are proactively determining compliance risks and reducing the time required to support an audit. This webinar will discuss how federal agencies are handling the COVID-19 response and their path to move forward. How are agencies reducing spend and risk during a pandemic?

In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered new challenges and obstacles for government agencies. Many are still grappling with how to use funds for maximum impact as they embrace the “Next Normal.” Tune-in to this three part series on government agencies response to pandemic. Join us for part one, which will cover the framework for dealing with a crisis like the Pandemic. Federal CIOs will recall how their agency responded to the crisis, as well as lessons learned.

Join us for this discussion centered around cryptographic technologies, the impact of quantum computing technology on classical cryptography and public-key cryptographic systems, and the adoption challenges associated with post-quantum cryptography. This panel will also address what happens after the standardization process is completed, planning requirements for migration to post-quantum cryptography, and NIST’s next steps for helping with the migration to post-quantum cryptography.

Dr. John Martinis is an American icon. Last fall, Dr. John Martinis’ contributions led America and Google to the historic Quantum Supremacy victory. For the first time, during this webinar, Dr. Martinis will discuss a unique innovation that he developed while at Google. In 2014, Dr. Martinis joined Google AI Quantum as the head of Google’s Quantum Computing Hardware Group. Presently, Dr. John Martinis leads the most innovative group of expert scientists as professor of Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara.

New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them. The old, monolithic approach to work, where most employees are engaged in large agency-wide initiatives, is no longer effective. Now that many are working remotely, how do you continue to manage agency productivity and get it all done? Join this panel of government thought-leaders for a dynamic discussion on the role remote work productivity and collaborative work management play in addressing evolving needs in this dynamic economy.

Enterprise IT at the Smithsonian is no different and just as complicated as it is for any other large government agency. This podcast will explore the operational structure (versus organizational) of the agency and what drivers are important as you lead the organization through ‘changing times’ e.g. IT modernization efforts, Pandemic Operations, adding new units, etc.. Deron Burba, CIO at the Smithsonian Institution, will share his opinion, views, and perspectives about the DevOps movement and OCIO’s overall DevOps strategy within itself as well as operationally with the SI units.

This 60-minutes discussion will focus on Cybersecurity and government agencies preparedness and processes. As the number complexity of threats continues to grow daily, this roundtable discussion will explore what concerns government agency SecOp teams. Learn best practices to secure your network against cyber threats and increase your cyber resilience. What is the next big game-changer coming to help secure government networks?

An information-sharing event focused on the increased need to manage and secure software delivery pipelines as development teams become more geographically dispersed.  Tune-in for a keynote from Nicolas Chaillan, Chief Software Officer, USAF on how the Department of Defense moved to Kubernetes and istio. Followed- by a panel of thought leaders discussing how they’ve seen organizations adopt industry-standard best practices for managing and securing software delivery pipelines.

Why does it seem that government agencies fall into the Late Majority/ Laggards category of the innovation adoption curve? Are security, bureaucracy and the culture of “we’ve done it this way forever” the primary blockers to adopting changes to operational methodologies – especially when the new way of working will yield many short and long term benefits?

Last year, President Trump established the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee via Presidential Executive Order 13885. Our nation is facing unprecedented technological challenges due to the complexity and the diverse uses of Quantum Information Science (QIS) innovations. ATARC‘s independent Quantum Initiative Advisory Board of multi-disciplinary experts is able to effectively support our policymakers by leveraging its public-private project teams focused on QIS, including National Security and Quantum, Quantum Money, Quantum Internet, Quantum Computing, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Communications, Quantum Time Measurements, Sensing, Metrology, Imaging, and IoT