ATARC Federal IT Newscast

This week on the DevSecOps Coffee Chat.. We hear from the Chair of the ATARC Digital Transformation Working Group, Bill James! Bill joined the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as an SES in the CIO organization in October 2016 and served as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Information and Technology (OIT). Today, Bill is an Independent Consultant, Offering Insigh...

Welcome to ATARC’s Cloud and Coffee Series! This week’s guest is Mike Cassidy, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the United States Trustees Program. Cassidy provides technical strategy and guidance to deliver high quality products and services to the USTP user community. He is an accomplished technology leader with over 26 years of experience developing, desi...

This year has proven the need to strengthen AI and Data Analytics capabilities, and a need to solve the AI and Data Analytics challenges brought forth due to the pandemic. This event will explore the current state of technology, use cases, and limitations of AI and Data Analytics, in the Federal Government space. Listen in as subject matter experts share lessons learned and solutions to the challe...

Join ATARC for a robust discussion on how agencies can leverage SASE-based TIC 3.0 to enable a secure mobile government workforce.  The shift to work from home, necessitated by the pandemic, has resulted in a “new normal” for federal agencies.  Hear thought leaders from both the public and private sectors discuss how TIC 3.0 guidelines can enable a secure telework environment for ag...

Risk Management Framework (RMF) is commonly used among the federal government, with the goals of improving information security, strengthening the risk management process, and encouraging reciprocity among federal agencies.

Join us for this panel, which sets out to discuss how advancements in the federal cloud space, mobility and distributed workforces have driven the focal point for security to shift. Topic experts will discuss lessons learned in successfully implementing cloud methodologies, tools, and techniques in a time of continuous change and telework. Together, panelists explore available and desired solution...

2020 has proven to be a difficult year for almost every industry. In sales, it has forced the community to find new, unique ways to connect with potential clients and produce new customers in a COVID environment. Join this event to hear leaders in Federal Sales discuss how they are remaining optimistic and successful in the light of new COVID challenges such as, loss of trade shows, interpersonal...

As federal government agencies are trying to determine the extent of and recover from recent data breaches, IT professionals need to realize that data policies, governance and IT must be continually monitored and updated. Tightening security features around applications, technologies, and networking infrastructure is even more important when coupled with the accelerated transition to remote and hy...

This week on the ATARC DevSecOps Coffee Chat, we have the pleasure of speaking with the Director of System Configuration & Delivery Automation Division at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Spence Spencer. Spencer shares his experience and insights on leading a team and putting people first! Below is his list of book suggestions. Check out this episode to learn more...

To guide governmentwide adoption of 5G and related technologies, the Federal Mobility Group’s (FMG) 5G and Mobile Network Infrastructure Working Group (WG) over the past year has undertaken an extensive evaluation of 5G testing approaches. Their work has culminated in establishing a framework to support federal agency use-case testing. Listen to this interview with Mr. Nick Ward and Ms. Seren...

Welcome to ATARC’s Cloud and Coffee Series! This week’s guest is Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, Debra Jordan! Debra is responsible for matters related to emergency preparedness, disaster response, and national security.  She brings more than 30 years of information technology and communications experience supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)...

This week on the ATARC DevSecOps Coffee Chat we spoke with Brian Fox, Director of National Security and Intelligence portfolio at 18F! Brian shares his career's journey as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army, his experience with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and how he arrived at his current 18F role today!

This week on the DevSecOps Coffee Chat, we heard from CIO (Acting) at the Department of Commerce, Nagesh Rao. Nagesh shares the journey of his career up to the point, his experience with Customer Experience, the steps he took to ensure his path, and where he is today!

On this week's DevSecOps Coffee Chat, we sat down with Lead DevSecOps Engineer for the Naval Sea Systems Command, Ian Anderson. Ian shared with us some of the projects he has been working on and how covid has shaped our way of doing DevSecOps -  Making processes more rigorous and increasing productivity!

In this episode, Harrison Smith, Director of Enterprise Digitalization at the IRS, shares his journey and experiences with us from working with the Navy, followed by DHS, and then transitioning into his current role at the IRS. Harrison believes that the key to his success has been his ability to recognize when he doesn't have the answers, asking the right questions and remaining transparent, whil...

Listen as Federal CIO’s and CDO’s explain the importance of Data Governance across the Federal Government. In this period of time of building the “new normal”, how do you establish a  more consistent and integrated data infrastructure and data practices throughout your agency?  What does it mean to strengthen your agency’s Data Intelligence? Here topic experts will discuss the best pract...

Join this podcast to hear Federal thought leaders explore digital IT modernization during the time of a pandemic. These topic experts will focus on security and cloud advancements and challenges in a time of social distancing. Here thought leaders will discuss how they are ensuring digital transformation, improving accessibility, and updating internal digital services to allow for wide information...

New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them.  This podcast will examine the current challenges, recent successes and lessons learned by federal IT Government Leaders during the crisis. Speakers will discuss how they’re approaching emerging technology along with procurement, staff training and expectations management to maximize return on invest...

Listen to the ATARC Federal IT Modernization Virtual Summit, Keynote, from Maria Roat, Deputy Administrator and Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget. 

To help us evaluate progress made thus far, ATARC, in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, conducted a large scale survey on the current status, challenges, successes, and vision for the future, as viewed by DevSecOps leaders and practitioners in Federal Agencies. Join this podcast for the first peek at the survey results and emerging take-aways.

This webinar will focus on how TIC 3.0 and  Zero Trust Security come together to best protect and defend the cloud. Listen as topic experts discuss how we need to be thinking differently about security, risk, & governance. How does the Federal Government address both Zero Trust Security and TIC 3.0? Here subject matter experts will explore how these security practices have been affected b...

We are back!! We hope everyone had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Tune in for this week's episode with host Jennifer Kenney-Smith, as she sits down with Amber Chaudhry, Customer Experience Lead at the Small Business Administration. We get to hear about Amber's experience paving the way for Customer Experience under former CIO at SBA, Maria Roat. Amber persevered, advocated, and challenged...

ATARC Presents Digital Transformation with the European Commission’s Head of Unit for Digital Innovation and Blockchain. This is an information-sharing event focused on FinTech Digital Innovation in the EU, the European Blockchain Partnership and Blockchain as a Service. This webinar is hosted by the ATARC Security Working Group.

ATARC interview with Jim Sheire, Branch Chief of Quality Services Management Office (QSMO) at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Vincent Sritapan, Cyber QSMO Acting Section Chief, CISA to look back on the first year of activities, discuss lessons learned and accomplishments made.

Join us for this webinar to learn more about how the GSA Digital Worker Credentialing Handbook is helping user’s better understand procedural requirements, adjudications, and appeals of GSA employees, applicants, appointees, volunteers, and affiliates. This webinar is hosted by the ATARC Robotic Process Automation Project Team, as part of the artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Working Grou...