On Demand Webinars

Modernizing Endpoint Security and Service Delivery Today

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

Public sector organizations are operating in an increasingly complex environment shaped by evolving cyber threats, aging infrastructure, workforce shortages and growing expectations for modern digital services.

AI-driven attacks are expanding the threat landscape while legacy systems and fragmented data make it harder for agencies and institutions to respond quickly. At the same time, constituents, staff and students expect faster, more intuitive services similar to what they experience in the private sector.

To keep pace, government and education organizations are modernizing IT operations, strengthening endpoint security and adopting automation and AI to improve both cybersecurity and service delivery.

The Ivanti Public Sector Summit brings together leaders from federal, defense, state and local government, education and industry to discuss practical strategies for securing endpoints, modernizing IT service management and delivering trusted digital services.

Mission Ready, Secure Everywhere: From Enterprise to the Edge

Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 1 Hour

Military units often operate in austere environments, far from the secure cloud networks and multilayered cyber defenses of a traditional headquarters. Tasked with no-fail missions, these units depend on constant, secure access to their most critical resource: the network. The Zero Trust principle of “never trust, always verify” – controlling who can access what and limiting lateral (east-west) movement between applications – is both Government-mandated and mission-critical.

Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) provides the foundation for Zero Trust through continuous identity and access verification. In disconnected and air-gapped scenarios (DDIL), missions must still proceed during disruption from weather, terrain, and adversary activity. A robust ICAM solution bridges the gap between high-level enterprise security and the tactical edge by planning for network loss with pre-synchronization and re-synchronization techniques.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the role of Zero Trust network access to enable fine-grained access control to critical mission-related applications in any environment.

Mission AI at the Edge: Equipped, Not Disconnected

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 1 Hour

Getting new capability into the field shouldn't take years. When the mission demands change, organizations need solutions that can be deployed quickly and perform in real operational environments, even when connectivity is limited.

The U.S. military is learning what changes after a capability is fielded, from faster mission workflows to more reliable operations, and how those lessons can inform future deployments. The U.S. Army staged Project Convergence-Capstone 6 (PCC6) in late July to rigorously experiment with future technologies by significantly expanding the scope, scale and complexity of operations tested in earlier exercises.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences in turning funded requirements into operational capabilities within existing budget frameworks, then scaling those capabilities across forces.

AI-Driven Automation & Modernization of Agency Operations

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 1 Hour

At its annual conference in October 2025, the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) focused on "measurable modernization" facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI). Intelligent, AI-powered tools can streamline IT, converting slow, manual legacy system upgrades into faster, cheaper, and more secure processes by automating code analysis, testing, data migration, and even generating code, ultimately making systems more efficient, scalable, and future-proof while freeing humans for higher-value tasks.

There are several ways AI is suited to improve operations. To name just a few:

  • By analyzing legacy code, such as COBOL, to understand its structure, find inefficiencies and even rewrite it into modern coding languages, AI reduces legacy debt and eases manpower needs for obsolete coding skills.
  • AI tools can automate testing and quality controls, significantly speeding up quality assurance and moving apps to more easily supported operations.
  • Using AI can generate predictive maintenance, identifying potential system failures and enabling self-healing capabilities.
Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences and expertise in applying AI capabilities to modernization programs and the benefits they have gained.

Using AI for Cybersecurity & Threat Defense

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 1 Hour

It is widely recognized that the introduction of AI tools is a two-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity. Attackers, whether profit-driven hackers or hostile nation-states, are using AI to launch faster, wider-spread and more sophisticated attacks, including AI-generated phishing and spear phishing emails, malware capable of adapting to changes in defensive responses, and deepfakes that are very hard to detect.

State and local agencies are attractive targets, since there are many more of them and often do not have the financial or IT resources of federal agencies.

This makes state and local agencies’ use of AI in cyber defense critical – AI tools can operate at machine speed and scale and adapt in response to evolving threats. These tools can significantly improve threat detection and intelligence by identifying anomalies and patterns signaling attacks under way; automating incident responses such as isolating compromised devices and resetting credentials; using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to flag sophisticated phishing and social engineering attacks; and prioritizing vulnerabilities to emphasize the most critical risks.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights on ways to make use of AI to improve agencies’ cybersecurity and respond to incursions.

Using AI Platforms for Governance & Compliance

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 1 Hour

State and local agencies are exploring how to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations – as long as they observe their own state-level and any applicable federal-level regulations.

To meet these requirements, AI governance and compliance platforms help organizations manage, monitor, and enforce policies for safe, ethical, and legal use of AI, covering the entire lifecycle from development to deployment, by automating risk assessment, bias detection, and access control. These platforms centralize control, provide transparency, track data lineage, and automate auditing to build trust and prevent issues like unfair outcomes or data breaches.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their views on the use of AI governance and compliance platforms and how they contribute to the effective use of AI in everything from streamlining operations to enhancing protection against risks.

Cyber Defense in the AI Era

Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 1 Hour

There is widespread recognition in federal agencies that they face increasingly sophisticated AI-driven threats. At the same time, agencies must also contend with evolving compliance mandates and shrinking budgets.

To simultaneously protect missions, ensure compliance, and align with federal efficiency and budget goals, agencies need to adopt modern, compliance-aligned endpoint detection and response (EDR) security strategies that enable full, real-time endpoint visibility while reducing false positives and preventing cost creep.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights in confronting AI-powered threats and how EDR technology is providing strong protection while observing both compliance requirements and budgetary constraints.

Data Readiness, Governance & Trusted AI

Weds., August 12, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

AI Forward Series: From Pilot Programs to Real Government Operations

As agencies move to implement AI throughout their organizations, most are finding their AI efforts disrupted by fragmented, low-quality, or inaccessible data. This is a problem government shares with the private sector - a recent survey found that 79% of respondents said their AI initiatives are being hindered by limited access to data across environments.

These are not new problems for the government. There are still issues with data fragmentation and silos, poor data quality, complexities in applying governance and security requirements, and technical debt – legacy systems aren’t designed for modern analytics needs. And. of course, the pace of data generation continues to accelerate, adding to the pressure to clean and restructure massive numbers of datasets. That recent survey found that 60% of AI projects may be abandoned due to poor data readiness.

Join us as thought leaders in government and industry discuss their experiences addressing data readiness, the tradeoffs between speed and control, their data ownership and governance challenges, and their first-hand experience balancing policy expectations with the reality of “trusted AI.”

AI in Action: The Right Use Cases for Every Stage of Government AI Adoption

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 1 Hour

State and local governments are embracing AI at different speeds and with varying levels of maturity. Massachusetts, for example, has implemented ChatGPT across its entire state government workforce, providing training in its use, outreach and engagement to answer workers’ questions, while making its use voluntary.

State government employees across the country are using AI for numerous applications, without going as far as Massachusetts. Many are using AI to search complex state policies and procedures quickly. Some agencies are using it for communications support, such as drafting high-volume resident replies and translating public announcements.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore the highest-impact AI use cases across the AI adoption journey, from individual productivity tools to resident service delivery, workflow automation, and agentic experiences. This session will provide practical insights into which use cases deliver value at each stage of adoption and what is required to scale AI responsibly across people, processes, data, and governance.

Bringing Cybersecurity Up to Speed in the Age of Agentic AI

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 1 Hour

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise and continue to pose serious threats to our digital economy. Many are aware of cyber threats from human sources, but not many are talking about the security threat posed with unmanaged autonomous AI agents.

In response, state and local agencies are looking to incorporate controls for AI into their cybersecurity measures. According to the Code for America assessment, almost all 50 states have initiated pilot programs for a wide range of programs, with leaders like New Jersey and Pennsylvania operating AI at scale. But those governments continue to grapple with legacy system modernization and data cleanup, which are critical to ensure AI tools function securely and accurately without exposing siloed information.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights in confronting AI-powered threats by seeking to harness AI tools into their existing and future cybersecurity programs.

Beyond AI Pilots: Scaling for Mission Impact

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies have largely moved beyond asking whether AI works. The challenge now is determining how to deploy the right AI capabilities in the right places to accelerate mission outcomes while navigating the realities of procurement, governance, workforce readiness, and operational complexity.

New research reveals that while agencies are confident in AI's potential, many still face significant delays moving from pilot to production and struggle to measure success beyond technical implementation. The primary bottleneck is rarely the AI model itself; rather, it is fragmented data infrastructures, misaligned organizational workflows, and a lack of rigorous, enterprise-grade governance. For instance, pilots often use small, immaculately cleaned, and curated datasets. In contrast, live production environments contain messy, fragmented, and siloed data across legacy systems. When models hit this noisy real-world data, accuracy plummets.

Join us as agency and industry thought leaders discuss how organizations across homeland security, defense, personnel and identity management, and national security missions are moving beyond experimentation to operational impact. Learn how mission-centric AI strategies can help agencies align technology investments with mission priorities, modernize delivery models, overcome execution barriers, and define success through measurable mission outcomes—not just AI adoption.

Doing More with Less: How AI is Transforming City & County Operations

Thursday, July 23, 2026 | 1 Hour

City and county governments across the country are facing tighter budgets. Accompanying the financial pressures, these smaller government entities are facing rising service demands and trying to cope with chronic staffing shortages. In this turbulent landscape, agentic AI offers a way to improve services, cut legacy IT debt, and provide assistance to overwhelmed employees.

Counties and cities already use AI to improve public safety, optimize urban planning and transportation, and streamline internal operations. Using pilot programs, they can experiment with AI-generated public agents to identify constituent-facing solutions and scale them as needed.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences in using agentic AI at the city and county level to provide better services while working within strict resource constraints.

The Modern Government Legal Office: AI, Case Management & What’s Next

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | 1 Hour

Government legal departments, at the state, provincial, and local levels across US and Canada, have shown interest but slow adoption in leveraging legal AI. Meanwhile private sector law firms are rapidly integrating AI in all areas of their business and practice.

Not only is this going to impact legal work within government departments, but it's also going to impact job satisfaction and hiring as the work experience for attorneys widens between the private and public sector. Public sector legal professionals... greater responsiveness and measurable outcomes, but without given the tools to support this.

In addition to implementing AI, government departments are looking for ways to centralize case management. From matter intake and case management to document review, court scheduling, and secure communications, the right case management tools can securely coordinate agency data. Robust time-tracking and resource reporting allows agencies to justify budgets and track the efficiency of public spend. Integrated legal AI supports critical decision-making and accelerates routine analysis. This allows staff to focus on substantive legal work rather than administrative data entry, while maintaining rigorous standards for data accuracy.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how modernizing their legal offices’ tech stack and implementing AI-powered case management have streamlined output, saved scarce resources and budgets, and improved outcomes.

Looking Ahead: The Intersection of Quantum Computing, AI & Security

Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 1 Hour

AI is rapidly transforming our world—from scientific discovery to business operations to national defense. At the same time, quantum computing is advancing toward a new era of computational power. As these technologies converge, they will significantly amplify one another’s capabilities, creating unprecedented opportunities as well as significant new security challenges.

This changing landscape requires such measures as deploying quantum-resistant security to safeguard data, AI models, and communications as quantum computers begin to challenge current cryptographic standards. Using AI can strengthen cybersecurity solutions through improved threat detection, accelerated incident response, and are resilient security architectures.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their thoughts on how these domains will evolve together, and the ways they both reinforce and threaten each of them.

Improving Federal Grant Management Processes

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal grants management has always been a complicated process. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a newly-released report that “[w]hile there are certain standard requirements, each grant program has different authorizing legislation and may also be subject to agency-specific regulations and guidance. For some aspects of grant design and administration, agencies also have more discretion to make decisions.”

As a result, the design and administration of grant programs across federal agencies vary substantially, creating friction at every step and making compliance by grantees an intense, often unmanageable process. Many participating organizations designate a CFO to manage them; many mid-sized and smaller companies, without the financial resources or manpower to manage them, don’t attempt to apply because of the burden.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the challenges of grant management on both sides of the equation – grantors and grantees – and ways to both ease the administrative burdens and encourage broader participation by potential grantees.

Using Zero Trust Segmentation to Limit System Breaches

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 | 1 Hour

The cloud, hybrid IT, and GenAI are reshaping the IT landscape, but they also are expanding attack surfaces and increasing cyber risk. Security tools already in place are falling behind, unable to keep up with new threats that have been supercharged by AI tools being used by bad actors, from criminals to hostile nation-states.

Rather than focusing solely on stopping attacks, using Zero Trust (ZT) segmentation tools provide a new line of defenses – east-west traffic visibility, microsegmentation, identity-based firewalling, and east-west traffic encryption in transit. By minimizing the impact of inevitable breaches through effective containment, agencies can maintain uptime during attacks and keep essential government services running.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences with using ZT segmentation to protect their most important assets, and other benefits it generated, including compliance readiness and cost savings.

Moving AI from Pilot to Production

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

AI Forward Series: From Pilot Programs to Real Government Operations

Agencies have launched dozens of AI pilots – but many never make it into production. They stall for many reasons, including integration challenges, policy friction, unclear ROI, and the difficulty of embedding AI into real mission workflows.

It is relatively easy to set up a pilot program – target a particular process, make sure the datasets are clean and accessible to your AI tools, upgrade key hardware and software, and test AI-driven outcomes for quality results. But the same steps are arduous and time-consuming when scaling up; untrustworthy data, out-of-date or obsolete infrastructure, and poor identity control systems, to name a few factors, all must be addressed before an AI pilot can be scaled across the enterprise.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss their own experiences moving from AI pilot programs to agencywide implementations, the challenges they had to overcome, what they would do differently, and the conditions that enabled their successes.

Managing Risk in Air-Gapped Environments

Monday, June 29, 2026 | 1 Hour

As IT and security deployments migrate to the cloud, security gaps in air-gapped systems can be created unless attention focuses on threats such as data transfer from external storage media – for example, USB devices. Paradoxically, many agencies continue to maintain critical systems and data on air-gapped servers or on systems running end-of-life operating systems.

The U.S. Department of War maintains critical air-gapped systems even as it transfers more of its systems and activities to the cloud. Using a positive security model, which identifies software with a known degree of trust, only allowing access to trusted resources, assumes that unknown software is not to be trusted and requires that trust be assigned before granting access and usage.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how the evolving threat landscape requires security professionals to evaluate the risks facing both cloud-based and air-gapped systems, and the best ways to mitigate them.

Bridging the Gap: How Government Agencies are Unifying Physical & Cyber Security

Thursday, June 25, 2026 | 1 Hour

Government agencies at all levels – federal, state, local, tribal, territorial – are wrestling with ways to improve physical security through, and in collaboration with, cyber assets. This intersection of physical security and digital surveillance in government – often called cyber-physical security convergence – represents the merging of traditional facilities protection with digital IT and OT (operational technology) networks and AI tools.

By linking smart cameras, biometric access points, and IoT sensors, agencies can create unified threat detection that monitors real-world environments while compiling vast amounts of trackable, searchable data. Some cities and counties, for instance, have created real-time crime centers (RTCCs). Healthcare facilities, educational institutions, intelligence agencies, even social services agencies, also are exploring how to combine physical and cyber security.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the convergence of these two fields, the challenges in integrating them, and the short- and long-term benefits of unified security that protects people, data, systems, and property.

Sovereign AI for Federal Agencies

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 1 Hour

Security, Control & Deployment in Mission Environments

As AI becomes central to critical infrastructure, national security is no longer just about physical borders but also about controlling the digital intelligence that shapes societal functions, economic stability, and defense.

The concept of AI sovereignty encourages governments to develop and deploy artificial intelligence using their own infrastructure, data, workforce, and business networks. It is intended to ensure that AI systems align with local laws, regulations, and ethical standards, reducing dependence on foreign technologies and protecting sensitive data. A global McKinsey survey of executives, investors, and government officials found that 71% consider sovereign AI an “existential concern” or “strategic imperative” to their organizational goals.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the concept of AI sovereignty and how it can be deployed as a strategic enabler for security, turning high-level data governance into an operational capability.

Using AI to Manage Hybrid Environments – and Improve Security

Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 1 Hour

It has taken very little time for AI’s risks to emerge. According to Verizon’s 19th annual Data Breach Investigations Report, AI is fundamentally remodeling cyber security in real time, for everyone to see.

The benefits of AI take longer to manifest. Today’s government agencies find themselves managing a hybrid AI approach, balancing a mix of hosted provider models (like OpenAI and AWS Bedrock), open-source self-hosted models, and organization-specific fine-tuned models. When an organization scales AI, they don't just use one model; they use a hybrid ecosystem. This is one area where AI’s protective capabilities can come into play.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ways to use AI to block or defeat AI-powered cyber attacks, such as phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA), enterprise logging and centralized visibility, and extending identity to non-human entities, including endpoints, IoT/OT devices, applications, microservices, and APIs.

Combating Fraud with a Risk Management Approach

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 1 Hour

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated in a 2025 report that the U.S. government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud. In its follow-up report and accompanying blog post, the watchdog agency “found that agencies still struggle with understanding whether their efforts work” to prevent fraud.

A combination of approaches provides the strongest protection against fraud, including tools to find weaknesses in internal controls, processes to assess fraud risks on an ongoing basis, analyses that determine the savings generated by antifraud investments – both justifying spending on antifraud protections and encouraging additional investments – and using AI to generate insights into emerging fraud risks or to aid advanced fraud detection.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how a layered approach to effective fraud and risk management, such as implementing robust internal controls, using multi-factor authentication, and communicating with other agencies about their anti-fraud efforts are working, can help improve your agency’s defenses against fraud.

AI in the Public Sector

Thursday, June 11, 2026 | 1 Hour

Government agencies are pushing toward a more agile, high‑tech future. It requires using AI to eliminate time‑intensive operational work, strengthen foundational service and operations data, and accelerate mission‑critical functions without compromising security or compliance.

Public sector organizations are now approaching AI as an operational capability rather than a pilot, including the decisions required to retire legacy processes, establish governed data foundations, and adopt new ways of working. The challenge is moving beyond traditional "Generative AI" (which only provides answers) to "Agentic AI," which can autonomously perform multi-step tasks, navigate disparate systems, and resolve issues with human-in-the-loop oversight

Join us as thought leaders in both the public and private sectors offer their practical perspectives on readiness, collaboration, harnessing agentic AI, and how agencies are learning from one another to move faster, operate smarter, and deliver measurable impact where it matters most.

Operationalizing Mission Essential Functions: A Practical Modeling Framework for Crisis Readiness

Wednesday, June 10 2026 | 1 Hour

Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) aren’t a checklist—they’re public outcomes that must be delivered when agency systems are under pressure. The hard part isn’t defining MEFs; it’s proving they can be delivered even though systems have been degraded by an incident.

Establishing a connected model that works upstream, from meeting the mission back through capabilities, applications, and necessary technologies, enables faster incident decisions, clearer resilience priorities, and defensible readiness evidence that stays current as the environment changes.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss a practical approach to move from “MEFs documented” to “MEFs deliverable.”

Three Principles of Security in Uncertain Times

Thursday, June 4, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies are under relentless pressure to modernize their security posture as they face an onslaught of new, enhanced threats – from hostile nation-states, criminal networks, and hackers determined to stir up trouble.

The path forward starts with three proven principles: Least Privilege Access, which blocks users from gaining entry to data and software they are not allowed to use; Zero Trust architectures, designed to “never trust, always identify;” and microsegmentation, which allows networks to be blockaded into very small sections that can be walled off from the overall network.

Join us for an in-depth webinar where thought leaders from government and industry break down how these three concepts work together to limit exposure, stop lateral movement, and protect sensitive government data.

From Policy to Proof: Making Compliance Continuous, Measurable, & Audit-Ready

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | 1 Hour

Public sector and enterprise organizations face increasing pressure to demonstrate compliance with evolving regulations, frameworks, and internal policies—often across complex, rapidly changing environments. Yet Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) efforts remain largely manual and point-in-time.

Modernizing GRC involves shifting from siloed processes to automated, integrated, and predictive systems. New GRC platforms can provide real-time reporting, AI-driven risk analytics, and continuous control monitoring to enhance agencies’ agility, strengthen security posture and improve regulatory compliance.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share how organizations are modernizing GRC by using authoritative asset intelligence to continuously validate controls, align policy with operational reality, and reduce audit burden – shifting compliance from documentation exercises to ongoing, defensible assurance.

Simplifying The Work

Thursday, May 21, 2026 | 1 Hour

State and local governments are concentrating on improving internal operations in order to deliver services more efficiently and cost-effectively. In plain terms, agencies want to simplify the work employees do and the steps constituents must take to receive services.

State-level CIOs are looking to reduce operational friction, leverage technology to automate processes, and streamline bureaucracy for both employees and the public. For instance, agencies are automating repetitive, rules-based tasks, such as digitizing frequently used documents to send and receive; defining principles that minimize the need for citizens to submit the same information multiple times to different agencies; and asking employees for suggestions to remove bottlenecks in their processes.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences in simplifying their operations to improve agencies’ performance and service delivery.

Cloud & Legacy Modernization Platforms

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 1 Hour

The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) reported in its 2025 State CIO Survey that many states have been providing supplemental funding to their CIO organizations to use on IT modernization and/or innovation. Whether streamlining state DMVs or setting up digital services for courts, agencies are focusing on providing better, more streamlined services to their customers.

Included in these modernization efforts is the continuing embrace of the cloud. All the respondents to the NASCIO survey said they have a multi-cloud strategy; their reasons were many and varied, such as modernizing their applications, optimizing their budgets, and aging (legacy) hardware. CIOs in states with federated governance structures discussed selecting software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, with the potential to build on their state’s cloud portfolio.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the legacy landscape and how the advent of cloud platforms and SaaS are enabling states to cut their legacy debts and provide citizens with digital infrastructure that makes their lives a little easier.

Cybersecurity & Resilience for State Systems

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 1 Hour

Cybersecurity consistently ranks as state CIOs’ top priority in IT. But resilience – the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to cyberattacks and disruptions, ensuring critical services continue despite adversity, and moving beyond prevention to focus on rapid response and continuity of operations when breaches inevitably occur – has not received the same kind of attention.

A report in November 2024 focusing on states’ efforts on resilience found that 69% of respondents in the state/local/education (SLED) sector acknowledged that cyber resilience is not a whole-organization priority and a majority of IT governance teams didn’t understand what cyber resilience is.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights for building resilience into any agency’s IT systems, from using Zero Trust architectures to establishing cyber platforms that give security operations centers (SOCs) the base for security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR).

CyberThreats 2026 – Cybersecurity in the AI-Enabled World – State & Local (Day 2)

Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 2 Hours

The National Association of State CIOs announced in December 2025 that a new priority has taken the top spot in its annual survey of issues concerning state CIOs across the country – artificial intelligence (AI), bumping cybersecurity to the second spot for the first time in a dozen years. But the connection between AI and cybersecurity is central to understanding the state of cyberspace.

Can AI Deliver Better Processes, Less Spending for Cities and Counties?

Friday, May 8, 2026 | 1 Hour

City and county governments across the country are facing tighter budgets. Accompanying the financial pressures, these smaller government entities are facing rising service demands and trying to cope with chronic staffing shortages. In this turbulent landscape, agentic AI offers a way to improve services, cut legacy IT debt, and provide assistance to overwhelmed employees.

Counties and cities already use AI to improve public safety, optimize urban planning and transportation, and streamline internal operations. Using pilot programs, they can experiment with AI-generated public agents to identify constituent-facing solutions and scale them as needed.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences in using agentic AI at the city and county level to provide better services while working within strict resource constraints.

Smarter Security for Leaner Budgets & Teams The Tech Transforming U.S. Government Operations

Thursday, May 7, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies are working hard to respond to budget and headcount cuts imposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in 2025, especially regarding cybersecurity.

A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Carahsoft and Broadcom found that 52% of respondents say budget constraints have had a moderate or significant negative impact on their department’s ability to maintain core security operations. The same number also rank workforce reductions as one of their top three challenges.

Join us as a Forrester analyst walks through the study’s key findings, and thought leaders from government and industry discuss the current state of government cybersecurity, the challenges agencies are facing, and ways they are responding to address their needs.

The Next Phase of AI in Government: What it Means For Daily Work

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 1 Hour

The race to make smaller, lighter, yet ever-more powerful laptops and tablets has cast a long shadow over desktop PC sales. But the advent of AI is showing a more inclusive future.

As agencies address workers’ need to utilize AI to increase their productivity, new environments such as the “dynamic edge” require an assessment of the best hardware and software platforms for different types and locations of work. Laptops equipped for field work require connectivity and greater memory for on-site AI use. Desktops are generally considered the best choice for in-office AI work because they provide superior heat management, higher performance, and easier, more cost-effective hardware upgrades. An AI-enabled computer of any type allows for local data processing, which increases privacy, reduces latency, and works without being connected to the cloud.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the impact of bringing AI into the government workspace, strengthened by using the right classes of computers to empower those using AI.

Scaling Self-Service to Improve Public Sector Customer Experience

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 1 Hour

Almost all (95%) government agency leaders at all levels say they plan to invest in emerging technologies over the next five years, including generative AI (35%), yet only a fraction achieve measurable and sustainable service improvements.

Part of the challenge is reexamining the metrics used to track improvements in customer service (CX); after all, what is measured should change depending on whether government customers are being assisted by human agents or agentic agents.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how they are connecting high-level transformation goals with intentional tactics. Panelists will share their strategies for modernizing operations, building resilient teams, and advancing service quality in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Using Microsegmentation to Strengthen CJIS Compliance in State & Local Government

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | 1 Hour

Microsegmentation is a critical security strategy for state and local law enforcement agencies aiming to comply with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy. This policy mandates strict security, encryption, and access controls for protecting sensitive Criminal Justice Information (CJI).

The security policy ensures that law enforcement agencies and their partners securely manage biometric, biographical, and case data throughout its lifecycle. Microsegmentation helps meet stringent requirements for controlling access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI) by breaking networks into small, secure zones to restrict lateral movement of threats. Key aspects of microsegmentation for CJIS compliance include limiting “east-west” movement between systems; implementing Zero Trust architectures; and automating the classification of protected assets and creating dynamic security policies.

Join us as thought leaders from state and local governments and the private sector discuss the role of microsegmentation for their law enforcement IT systems, its challenges and benefits, and how to implement it.

Identity Meets Access: Zero Trust Controls Built for Federal SI Environments

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 1 Hour

In today’s zero-trust world, federal systems integrators (FSIs) operate in some of the most complex environments — distributed workforces, partner connectivity, subcontractors, and teams supporting multiple agencies with different requirements. That complexity makes it harder to ensure the right users have the right access to the right application without relying on broad network trust.

A modern approach pairs strong identity signals with application-level access enforcement and continuous verification after login. This helps SIs reduce over-privileged access, limit lateral movement, and improve audibility — while enabling secure collaboration across employees, subcontractors, and mission partners.

Join us as thought leaders from Okta, Zscaler and the federal systems integrator community explore how FSIs can strengthen their own security posture to meet evolving compliance mandates and support the missions of those they support.

CyberSmart 2026 – The Two Edges of AI’s Sword

Monday, April 27, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

Cybersecurity is always a volatile topic – new threats, new approaches to defense, emerging new attack surfaces. The emergence of AI as a commercially viable technology introduces new considerations, including growing recognition that it substantially increases the need for risk management.

The cyber cold war between U.S. agencies and hostile interests – from criminals to nation-states – has entered a new phase with the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI), which has emerged as a true two-edged sword in the conflict. AI can be a powerful tool in cyber defense, but it will have to be used against AI-driven cyber attacks.

Another defense against AI is the concept of Zero Trust; it is the basis of federal policy mandating that agencies adopt ZT architectures. Today, however, the premise must be expanded to include supply chain security. And the need for stronger, more comprehensive cybersecurity must extend to include U.S. critical infrastructure – another way that the cyber attack surface is expanding.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss what is happening now and what threats and opportunities may arise from current trends.

Deploy AI with Confidence & Accountability Making Legal AI Work in Federal Agencies

Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies are moving quickly with AI pilots — but experimentation must evolve into secure, governed, mission-aligned execution. Articles about AI “hallucinations” including fictitious legal citations and quotes demonstrate the risks of using legal AI tools without appropriate context and human review.

Legal and regulatory teams can transition from proof of concept to production-ready AI workflows that are defensible, auditable, and aligned with federal mandates. Embedding governance, human oversight, and measurable value into AI initiatives, without increasing operational risk — is achievable, and offers a clear path to streamlining legal operations.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the challenges and opportunities that agency counsel, legal operations, inspectors general, and innovation leaders must address to deploy AI with confidence and accountability.

Orchestrate AI for Greatest Impact

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 1 Hour

As agencies move to incorporate AI tools throughout their organizations, many are finding that AI without orchestration creates new silos. The agencies that lead will not be the ones with the most AI tools, but the ones that deploy AI safely, at scale, with auditability and human oversight built into every action.

Creating a single “front door” for AI users can help make sure the AI is working for government employees, not the other way around. By creating AI “specialists” that can execute entire jobs from beginning to end, public servants can be freed up to take the work that requires judgment and empathy. This twin path to completing work assignments compresses time-to-value and provides faster outcomes.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how agencies can turn AI into real, governed mission outcomes – speeding service delivery, improving workforce productivity and experience, and supporting cross-agency coordination.

AI Forward: Transforming Government Today

Friday, April 17, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

Most federal agencies are moving to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their systems and processes, in part as a response to Executive Order 14110, issued in 2023, for the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI, and in part because AI promises productivity gains and cost savings.

As expected with an innovative new technology, so far agencies have been experimenting with pilot programs, rather than enterprise-wide initiatives. They are wrestling with several challenges to scaling up their pilots, such as poor data quality, governance and compliance obstacles, integration hurdles, and lack of dedicated budgets.

Join us for as thought leaders from government and industry share practical steps for deploying AI across federal organizations.

Responding to Crisis: How One City Navigated a Cybersecurity Event

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 1 Hour

In the public sector, a security incident is more than a technical hurdle; it is a test of organizational resilience and community confidence. While many local governments operate in a state of reactive defense, the most resilient municipalities are shifting their strategy to treat identity as the new perimeter.

Many local governments face the same hurdles: complex legacy systems, lean IT teams and the constant threat of data breaches. This webinar provides a blueprint for leadership to move beyond "fixing what’s broken" and start building a proactive defense that safeguards both employee and citizen data.

Join us for an in-depth session featuring a real-world municipal case study on the journey from recovery to a proactive, "shield-first" posture. We will explore how one city navigated a critical security event and emerged with a more robust, scalable, and secure digital infrastructure.

The Arc of CX Modernization: From Foundations to Human-Centered Services

Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 2 Hours

State & Local Government Digital Summit

Across state and local government, the pressure to improve service delivery and customer experience is real. Residents expect digital services that are as simple and secure as the private sector. At the same time, many agencies are still constrained by legacy systems, siloed data, limited staff capacity and long‑standing accessibility and equity gaps.

Join us to hear state and local government leaders and industry experts discuss practical ways to improve customer experience and how to build trust with the people they serve through modernized services.

Through three focused panel sessions, we’ll explore how to:

  • Modernize technical foundations without disrupting critical services
  • Design more human‑centered, accessible, and inclusive experiences
  • Use data, AI, and new delivery models to scale CX improvements over time
Hear real‑world examples, patterns and lessons learned that you can apply to your own digital services, contact centers, and in‑person channels.

Whether you are just beginning your CX journey or looking to expand existing efforts, you’ll leave with actionable ideas to reduce friction, build trust and improve outcomes for the communities you serve.

Modernizing Your SOC

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies across the board are facing rapidly multiplying security threats, from nation states to criminals. Today's security operations centers (SOCs) are facing a barrage of "more." More attacks. More security tools. More devices and data. To eliminate current threats and anticipate future ones, your SOC must evolve, and fast.

There are numerous mandates directing elements of cybersecurity policies and practices, such as Executive Order 14028 requiring Zero Trust architectures for agencies’ networks and software supply chain integrity, NIST standards for post-quantum cryptography and AI use, and FedRAMP 20x. All the mandates aim for the same result: cybersecurity in real time, continuous and dynamic monitoring, and the ability to tie different systems together.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the challenges involved in modernizing SOCs.

Discussion topics include:

  • Streamlining security tools
  • Minimizing alerts and prioritizing critical actions
  • Reducing threat containment time
  • Real-world solutions from cyber experts

Segmentation in the Age of AI: When Environments Move Faster Than Humans

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 1 Hour

Canadian government and public sector organizations are rapidly adopting AI, cloud services, and digital citizen platforms while facing increasingly sophisticated and fast-moving threats.

Traditional, static segmentation approaches often struggle to keep pace with evolving hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Static segmentation is not as agile as an AI-enabled tool.

Join us as thought leaders from Canadian agencies and industry share practical perspectives on maintaining strong security controls while supporting innovation, service availability, and regulatory obligations in an AI-powered environment.

AI at the Edge: Turning Promise into Mission Advancement

Monday, March 23, 2026 | 1 Hour

In January the U.S. Army conducted Dynamic Front 26, a multinational training exercise designed to rehearse NATO regional plans and enhance the integration of multi-domain fires across a distributed battlefield. One conclusion? That soldiers are drowning in so much battlefield data that AI is needed to make sense of it all.

The problem of too much data, coming in too fast from multiple sensors and networked weapons, is one the military and intelligence communities are wrestling with. Defense contractors face a similar challenge – how to incorporate the tools that can help manage the data flow and facilitate decision-making in combat scenarios. The difficulty is heightened by the prospect of edge devices operating, while disconnected or otherwise offline, in a hostile environment.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the nuances of applying AI in a contested space – the likelihood of air-gapped edge weapons and devices, the characteristics of mission environments, the firehose speeds of multiple data flow – and how to create repeatable, proven solutions that can be deployed in a joint operations theatre.

Post Quantum Cryptography in the Federal Government

Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 1 Hour

The federal government continues to invest in the development of quantum computing, but agencies are recognizing that it poses a threat to current encryption approaches. The Government Accountability Office summed it up:

“Unlike computers we use today, a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could break cryptography in just a few hours or days compared to the billions of years a conventional computer would take. Public-key cryptography, a common type of cryptography used by federal agencies and critical infrastructure, is specifically at risk.”

Quantum computers powerful enough to break today's encryption don't exist yet. But attackers aren't waiting. They're already collecting sensitive data in what's known as harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL) attacks.

Transitioning from current cryptographic systems to post-quantum security involves understanding where cryptography is used, assessing which data and systems are most at risk, and planning migration to quantum-resistant algorithms. Achieving quantum readiness requires coordinated action across governance, risk management, technology, and vendor ecosystems to ensure encryption can be replaced safely and on time.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ways to guard against HNDL attacks while laying the foundations for quantum-resistant systems.

Data Ready Architectures: Operationalizing AI, HPC, & Trusted Science at Scale

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 1 Hour

The Genesis Mission reframes data, computing, and AI as national infrastructure for science, energy, and security. For DOE, NNSA, and the National Laboratories, the challenge is no longer experimentation, it is operationalization: how to evolve federated, security-constrained research environments into AI-ready, auditable, and continuously governed platforms without disrupting mission science.

The discussion between government and industry moves beyond cloud migration narratives to focus on data-centric security, provenance-by-default pipelines, HPC-AI convergence, and lifecycle governance across classified and unclassified domains.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry draw on real-world implementation of virtual data laboratories, AI-enabled research platforms, and secure data exchanges supporting energy, nonproliferation, and national security missions. Panelists will explore how DOE organizations can retire technical debt, enable cross-lab collaboration, and deploy AI responsibly; all while maintaining scientific rigor, security posture, and operational continuity.

Where Mission Meets Identity: Centralized Access, Flexibly Deployed for Where You Are Today

Friday, March 13, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

Federal agencies face the dual mandate of modernizing identity infrastructure and maintaining operational continuity across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. For IT and security leaders in both DoD and civilian agencies, the question isn’t just how to deploy, but how to unify identity and access across diverse systems, users, and missions.

The purpose of identity-first modernization is to:

  • Enable agencies to securely deploy anywhere, from FedRAMP to their own virtual private clouds (VPCs), on-prem to denied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited-bandwidth (DDIL) environments
  • Onboard any user or application
  • Unify access management across fragmented environments

Join us as thought leaders in government and industry IT, cybersecurity, and digital transformation have a dynamic discussion on moving to an identity-first environment regardless of where users, devices, or applications are located. Whether you’re supporting zero trust mandates, enabling air gapped systems, tightening access controls or centralizing identity governance, discover how enterprise-grade identity solutions – flexible, secure, and hybrid-ready – can meet you wherever you are today.

Software Assessment & Asset Management: A Critical Tool for Agencies

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 1 Hour

Agencies throughout the federal government spend billions of dollars collectively on software to run their operations and achieve their mission. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) knows legacy systems are a major contributor to the problem, while the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act to overhaul software acquisition to cut down costs.

There is another nagging problem with how agencies acquire and use software – they don’t know enough about what software versions are in use, which software is no longer being used, where the holes are in software deployments, which packages are old and vulnerable, and what is being used that isn’t approved for government use. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a binding operational directive on mitigating risk from end-of-support edge devices, which often have end-of-support software.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how to overhaul your agency’s software asset management and assessment techniques, to clear out useless or harmful software and make better use of the software already in place.

Mission Success Through Zero Trust: Securing The Fourth Estate’s Mission Networks

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 1 Hour

As Fourth Estate agencies within the Department of Defense (DOD) prepare to transition to the modernized DoDNET, under the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the adoption of Zero Trust (ZT) architecture has never been more critical. Zero Trust is the modern approach to cybersecurity and is an essential framework for defending against cyber threats, ensuring secure access, and enabling operational efficiency across distributed environments.

The "Fourth Estate" consists of all DoD organizations outside the military branches, intelligence agencies, or combatant commands. This includes defense agencies and field activities that deliver vital, centralized support for DoD's operations, essentially the DoD's back office. Staff reductions in these agencies make streamlining operations imperative, while modernizing their IT environments can help attract and retain new employees.

Join this webinar to hear from government and industry leaders as they explore how Zero Trust can drive operational efficiency, simplify security, and enable secure access across Fourth Estate mission networks during the transition to DoDNet.

Bringing Security to the Edge

Thursday, February 19, 2026 | 1.5 Hrs

The usefulness of next-generation communications and edge computing lies in how it processes data near the source – the edge of a network – providing faster response times, reduced bandwidth, lower bandwidth use for real-time applications like IoT devices, and immediate analysis and action critical for time-sensitive tasks.

These benefits have real-world implications, helping everyone from first responders and law enforcement to workers deployed to remote locations, to troops at the front line. Ukraine’s pioneering use of advanced drones may be state of the art for secure mobility and tactical operations, demonstrating the value of real-time information and decision-making.

Using 5G technology and advanced AI features provides lower latency, higher speeds, and predictive analytics for quantifiable improvements in performance, whether in peacetime or military conflicts.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how 5G edge security – using strong encryption, Zero Trust principles, and network slicing – is a foundational element of edge computing and the foundation for future communications networks.

Reassessing Modernization Priorities

Wednesday, February 14, 2026 | 1 Hour

The recent pause in government operations has given agencies an opportunity to step back and reassess their modernization priorities. As federal IT leaders plan for 2026, many are taking a fresh look at their portfolios—reevaluating risk, reestablishing momentum on paused initiatives, and sharpening their focus on resilience, security, and mission impact.

Rather than slowing progress, the pause created space for agencies to uncover hidden gaps and reexamine cybersecurity posture. This period of reflection is enabling teams to identify blind spots, surface critical technical debt, and make more informed, data-driven modernization decisions.

Join thought leaders in government and industry for a strategic conversation on how visibility, security, and compliance can help agencies modernize with clarity, efficiency, and confidence.

Agentic AI: The Application Agencies Need

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

Using artificial intelligence (AI) is sufficiently new that many government agencies are unfamiliar with how it is already evolving. They may know of generative AI (genAI), which can be used to create new, original content such as text, images, and video. But the version of AI that has the greatest potential to change government is agentic AI – autonomous AI systems that can independently set goals, make plans, reason, and take actions to achieve complex objectives with minimal human oversight.

Federal agencies are actively incorporating autonomous AI agents for multi-step task automation, data analysis, cybersecurity, and personalized citizen services, among other things, looking for significant efficiency gains by orchestrating multiple AI models to handle complex goals. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for example, has deployed agentic AI for all employees to manage complex workflows, accelerate scientific reviews, and facilitate drug development.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how agentic AI can take on tasks autonomously and help agencies’ employees and end users focus on enhanced problem-solving and higher-value work.

Using AI for the Heavy Lifting in CMMC Compliance

Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 1 Hour

A Practical Blueprint for FSIs

As of Nov. 10, 2025, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance is no longer optional for the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). With the three-year phase-in period already underway, federal systems integrators (FSIs) face growing pressure to implement CMMC Level 2 across multiple customer environments without increasing delivery risk or compliance overhead.

Success requires structuring CMMC compliance correctly, which means focusing on the invaluable role AI can fill. This roundtable will focus on how to build repeatable, scalable CMMC architectures that can be deployed consistently across customers, reducing bid risks, delivery frictions, and long-term compliance burdens. The discussion also will highlight how FSIs can position AI as essential – not experimental – by embedding it within well-structured compliance workflows that support eligibility, audit readiness, and competitive differentiation in federal programs.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore how real-time asset visibility supports CMMC compliance, while AI reduces manual effort through automated evidence collection, control validation, and audit-ready documentation.

How Government Agencies Can Transform Their Employer Brand to Attract Top Talent

Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 1 Hour

In the world of marketing, having a “brand” is most commonly associated with “customer brand,” that is, what garners public trust, establishes your organization’s reputation, and elevates the value of your programs and services. This is less applicable for government agencies, since they almost always are providing services that customers (i.e., residents) only get through them.

Having an “employer brand,” on the other hand, is about the internal value of your agency and what it communicates to current and prospective employees. In competing with the private sector for new employees, an agency’s employer brand can influence a candidate’s decision to enter public service. A recent study by LinkedIn found that 75% of job seekers considered an organization’s reputation – brand – even before applying for a position there.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the challenges government agencies face in attracting quality candidates for employment, such as negative stereotypes about bureaucracy, poor pay, and lack of promotion opportunities, and the messaging techniques that can help overcome the stereotypes and position your agency as an attractive place to build a career.

Stopping Fraud & Improper Payments

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | 1 Hour

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in March 2025 that the U.S. government loses somewhere between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud, based on data from fiscal years 2018 through 2022. On top of that, improper payments by the government have totaled an estimated $2.8 trillion since fiscal year 2003.

The biggest difference between fraud and improper payment is intent – fraud is intentional deception, such as filing fake claims, while improper payments are mistakes such as overpayments or duplicate payments. Together they represent a massive loss of taxpayer monies.

Fraud analysis and improper payment detection use data analytics, AI, and rule-based systems to identify suspicious transactions, behaviors, or claims that deviate from normal patterns, preventing financial loss by catching deliberate fraud (like stolen cards) and accidental errors (like overpayments) through methods like pattern recognition, behavioral biometrics, and strong internal controls, balancing security with customer experience.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ways to verify if payment is going to the right person or company, for the right item or service, in the right amount, through AI-based analysis and continuous control monitoring.

Cutting the Permitting Backlog in Canadian Housing Construction

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 1 Hour

Licensing and permitting are an integral part of housing development in countries around the world, touching every stage from application to occupancy. Yet many governments still rely on decades-old systems that can't keep up with the speed and complexity of today's housing demands.

In the latest available World Bank analysis, Canada is ranked second-slowest in the OECD for obtaining construction permitting approvals. These bottlenecks significantly delay construction and increase costs, further contributing to nationwide housing challenges. The headaches include, for example, fragmented systems for planning, licensing and building inspections – which often don’t communicate with each other; manual processes such as entering data and tracking approvals through paper documents; and rigid systems that cannot easily translate code and policy changes into technical updates. All these factors and more create backlogs and increase costs.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how to accelerate housing development through faster, simpler licensing and permitting, including solutions for modernizing, simplifying, and unifying the management lifecycle of licensing, permitting, and inspection.

Meeting The AI Implementation Challenge – Securely

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | 1 Hour

Federal agencies face enormous pressure to integrate AI into their operations. But they also face immense challenges to do so securely – both that the AI is accurate and trustworthy, and that it does not introduce new risks.

Much of the current risk arises from legacy infrastructure and systems. Agencies’ data pipelines have undergone massive growth, including structured, unstructured and streaming data, yet legacy infrastructure inhibits speed, scalability, and visibility. Meanwhile, cyber threats continue to evolve and adapt faster than defenses can, creating further risk to data integrity.

There are ways to navigate these risks and challenges. Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss strategy for assessing your agency’s use cases, how to structure an integrated framework that protects both data and AI pipelines, and ways to scale projects that sustain both compliance and mission outcomes.

AI Adoption: Factors Agencies Should Consider

Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 1 Hour

The original version of Moore's law declared that the capacity of an integrated circuit – the backbone of IT – doubles every two years. For decision-makers in the era of artificial intelligence, this could be revised to observe that new versions of AI proliferate at an accelerated rate, essentially every two months

Because Generative AI is so new, yet already has so many offshoots, agencies are wrestling with which type of AI to implement – traditional, agentic or generative, for instance – and what are the priority challenges that AI should target. One area where AI offers great potential returns is in identification of waste, fraud and abuse within existing programs. Agencies have a long history of seeking out fraud and waste using more traditional means, which can provide essential information in designing AI systems to accomplish that goal now and in the future.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss what agencies should be thinking about when considering acquiring and using AI to further their mission.

Addressing Security Holes in Air Gapped Environments

Weds., December 3, 2025 | 1 Hour

As IT and security deployments migrate to the cloud, security gaps in air-gapped systems can be created unless attention focuses on threats such as data transfer from external storage media – for example, USB devices. Paradoxically, many agencies continue to maintain critical systems and data on air-gapped servers or on systems running end-of-life operating systems.

The U.S. Department of War maintains critical air-gapped systems even as it transfers more of its systems and activities to the cloud. Using a positive security model, which identifies software with a known degree of trust, only allowing access to trusted resources, assumes that unknown software is not to be trusted and requires that trust be assigned before granting access and usage.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how the evolving threat landscape requires security professionals to evaluate the risks facing both cloud-based and air-gapped systems, and the best ways to mitigate them.

Government Infrastructure Efficiency

Friday, November 21, 2025 | 1 Hour

Modernizing the Data Center
for the AI Era


As the federal government begins to implement plans to build AI data centers and generation plants to support its current and anticipated demands for AI capabilities, agencies continue to pursue infrastructure modernization to streamline delivery of services.

These two large-scale efforts go hand-in-hand: improving infrastructure supports mission resilience, Zero Trust security, and energy optimization, while purpose-designed AI data centers capitalize on improved energy use and support scaling AI and analytics workloads while maintaining efficiency, sustainability, and compliance.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the roles of innovation and scalability in modernization and AI efforts, how they reinforce each other, and together advance the public sector goal of meeting and improving evolving mission demands.

Rebooting The System: Getting Back on Track After The Shutdown

Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 1 Hour

The impact of the federal government shutdown on agencies’ IT programs could last for a long time. In the short term, the lack of exposure management means IT systems have become vulnerable due to movement within teams, systems coming off and online, and falling behind on software updates and patches, for instance. Meanwhile, hostile parties are increasing their cyber attacks, raising the risk of major breaches.

Other effects, such as modernization projects being slowed or halted, are more intermediate- or long-term, because of funding issues, staff attrition, and disruptions at every step of the supply chain. Costs are likely to increase and work backlogs related to agencies’ missions will grow, increasing the pressure to concentrate more on the mission at hand and less on modernization. And all of these have consequences for the U.S. Industrial Base, the companies that provide critical hardware, software and services to all federal, state, and local agencies.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss steps agencies can take to get back to basics – protecting the foundations of systems already in place and laying the groundwork to regain forward progress on long-term objectives.

Defending The Digital State: Protecting Critical Infrastructure & Citizen Services from Ransomware Threats

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 1 Hour

Since 2018 there have been more than 4,300 ransomware attacks on businesses, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and federal/state/local agencies. While the majority have targeted businesses, the three remaining groups all tie to governmental responsibilities, especially at the state and local levels.

This means that ransomware attacks continue to pose an existential threat to state governments, disrupting essential services, compromising sensitive citizen data, and eroding public trust. State governments have become prime targets due to often-limited cybersecurity budgets, legacy systems, and the high-value, sensitive data they maintain. State systems often serve as linchpins for healthcare, education, transportation, and public safety; a breach can cascade across entire communities.

As cybercriminals increasingly target state and local government infrastructure—from DMV systems and healthcare services to emergency response networks—IT and security leaders face mounting pressure to defend against sophisticated attack vectors while maintaining seamless citizen experiences. The cost of prevention is dramatically lower than recovery, with average state ransomware incidents costing millions in remediation and lost productivity.

Join us as thought leaders from state IT and security industry leaders discuss the evolving ransomware landscape and proven strategies for building resilient state systems. They will explore real-world incidents, examine the cascading impacts of successful attacks on constituent services, and provide actionable frameworks for prevention, detection, and rapid recovery.

The Role of AI in Modern Government

Friday, November 14, 2025 | 1 Hour

Responsible Innovation for a Smarter Public Sector

The federal government is moving quickly to embrace the use of AI tools across agencies. The purpose of such tools is to improve delivery of public services, enhance decision-making, and strengthen national security.

To use these tools responsibly, agencies must understand their infrastructure, data governance, and workforce availability policies, and how they intersect with AI requirements and operations. Additionally, there are ongoing conversations regarding the necessary ethical, operational, and policy frameworks that will guide AI innovation throughout the government.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the challenges in adopting AI, and the benefits and opportunities these tools can unlock.

How to Translate AI into Stronger Cybersecurity

Thursday, November 13, 2025 | 1 Hour

There have been plenty of articles warning of the cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), whether it is bad actors – from hostile nation-states to cyber criminals – or new attack vectors caused by AI implementations. At the same time, numerous other reports point out that AI can strengthen cybersecurity.

For agencies looking to incorporate AI into their systems, cybersecurity is a great place to focus. AI tools can address everything from access security to real-time runtime security that adapts to new attacks targeting the agency’s AI ecosystem.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the scope of AI capabilities in cybersecurity, the specifics of incorporating AI into existing protections, and the security and efficiencies gained.

Advancing Outcomes Through Efficient Service Delivery

Wed., November 12, 2025 | 1 Hour

Government agencies are under increasing pressure to deliver high-quality services while optimizing resources. It has been a challenge as they wrestle with budget constraints and manpower limitations, but that emphasizes the urgency of producing better outcomes.

By leveraging digital front door strategies and data-driven modernization, agencies can significantly enhance their service delivery capabilities. This approach enables the creation of unified digital platforms that simplify access to government services, reduce complexity, and improve overall citizen satisfaction.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore the key aspects of advancing outcomes through efficient service delivery and share their insights and experiences on implementing digital front door strategies.

Progress in Getting to Zero Trust

Friday, November 7, 2025 | 1 Hour

Modernizing Security for a Perimeter-less World

As the cyber threat landscape grows increasingly complex, pressure grows on agencies to implement Zero Trust architecture to protect their users, their data, and their systems. Among the obstacles: the need to modernize legacy systems, how to manage identity, and keeping up with both evolving threats and evolving compliance standards.

The administration is working on the preparation and release of ‘Zero Trust 2.0,’ with a focus on efficiency and rationalization – that investments in cybersecurity provide meaningful outcomes.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss practical approaches to modernizing legacy systems and implementing Zero Trust principles.

Building on Cyber Strengths

Wed., November 5, 2025 | 1 Hour

Cyber Resilience in a Turbulent Environment: Enhancing Your Existing Security Stack

Agencies have spent years working on cybersecurity, from implementing continuous diagnostics and mitigation to installing identity authentication and management tools to moving to a Zero Trust architecture. The challenge now is how to build on what is already in place to contend with a new threat landscape, including AI being used by hostile interests to circumvent current security measures.

It is not about “ripping and replacing” what you have—it's about strengthening it. It is what can be integrated into your existing tool stack to make your security posture stronger, your operations more efficient, and proactively position your agency to be resilient for tomorrow's threats. Just as important are simplicity, agility, and visibility when considering how to expand your cybersecurity.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share what they have learned about enhancing cybersecurity without either surrendering tools and capabilities they already have or increasing the complexity of their cyber landscape.

Beyond Cyber – Navigating Global Market Risks in an Era of Uncertainty

Monday, October 27, 2025 | 1 Hour

The Future of National Cybersecurity & Resilience in 2025 & Beyond

The intersection of cybersecurity, economic competition, and global market dynamics always creates pressure in all three realms. As geopolitical tensions, regulatory changes, and trade policies such as sanctions and tariffs add new layers of complexity to risk management, senior executives and leaders must adopt a holistic approach to resilience and security.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore how organizations can navigate uncertainty, mitigate financial and operational risks, and make informed decisions in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

From AI Readiness to AI Enablement

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 | 1 Hour

Building Trusted Data for AI

Federal agencies are accelerating their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to meet growing demands to increase speed and efficiency to keep pace with AI requirements..

Yet, AI is only as effective as the trusted data that powers it. While agencies possess vast data amounts of datasets and data products, much of it remains isolated, inconsistent, and untrusted, putting AI program at risk. To unlock the full potential of AI, data must be accessible, transparent and contextualized to ensure it is trustworthy, secure, and aligned with mission objectives.

Techniques such as building a data marketplace – an internal collaboration space for data products, AI trust models, and components such as vectors, APIs, agents, and prompts – can extend the usefulness of AI-ready data. Creating autonomous data products, which are self-managing, self-governing data entities that encapsulate the entire data lifecycle from generation to consumption, including code, semantics, and governance policies, also lighten the workload.

This transformation is central to the Federal Data Strategy and initiatives such as VAULTIS (Visible, Accessible, Understandable, Linked, Trusted, Interoperable, and Secure), which emphasize the importance of data governance, interoperability, and ethical use of data across agencies. By aligning with these frameworks, agencies can build a foundation of AI-ready data—characterized by transparency, traceability, and continuous quality assurance.

Join us for a dynamic discussion with government and industry leaders as they explore how agencies can prepare their data for AI, the role of a modern unified data management platform in enabling efficient and effective innovation, and how federal initiatives are shaping the future of data-driven decision-making.g.

Unifying Data for Public Safety & National Security

Monday, October 20, 2025 | 1 Hour

Federal, state, and local governments, public safety agencies and the national intelligence community (IC) have different but parallel needs for timely, accurate information about individuals, organizations and conditions that pose a threat. Public safety agencies, already drowning in terabytes of data, are pioneering the application of data analytics to video. For the IC, the rapid changes shaking the international power structure require innovative technologies that can supplement a shrinking workforce.

These two communities are wrestling with the opportunities and challenges of incorporating AI into their systems. They face questions in common, such as:

  • What does modern public safety or modern intelligence work look like when data and AI are done right?
  • What role does AI-powered search play in helping officers or analysts turn raw footage into actionable insights?
  • What shifts in terms of cultural, technical or policies need to happen in order to fully integrate better data analytics?
    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the roles that AI has already played in improving responses to local crises, such as natural disasters; global challenges; and identify operational areas where this technology is poised to bring new insights.

    Strengthening Zero Trust Under Pressure

    Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cyber Resilience in a Turbulent Environment: Doing More With Less in Government Cybersecurity
    Zero Trust architecture is not an end state – it’s a framework to support the continuous improvement of cybersecurity so that networks and systems can stay protected even as threats evolve. Instead of security models that crack under pressure, agencies need resilient architectures that get stronger when attacked. And that's what Zero Trust delivers.

    At the same time, organizations are faced with constrained resources and increasing mandates; they need tools that make their existing security postures smarter, but not more complex. Efficiency and security can go hand-in-hand; it requires agencies to maximize their existing security investments and pinpoint exactly where they can get the biggest return on investment when supplementing the tools they already have. While agencies are pursuing Zero Trust architectures, they also must ensure it is actionable across hybrid environments.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss coordinating Zero Trust across networks and the cloud, and gaining faster threat detection and response through integrated insights into risks and responses.

    Intelligent Government: Smart Strategies to Accelerate AI Innovation

    Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Federal agencies are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to improve mission performance, enhance service delivery, and strengthen decision-making. As adoption accelerates, leaders face new challenges around preparing fragmented data, governing AI systems, and managing risks while delivering measurable results.

    Agencies are looking for practical strategies to overcome cultural and technical barriers, ensure responsible use of emerging technologies, and empower the federal workforce using AI as a true force multiplier.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share how agencies are building AI-ready data environments, establishing effective governance structures, and applying AI to real mission outcomes, with actionable guidance to help them align AI investments with mission priorities and scale innovation responsibly across the enterprise.

    5G Series Part Three: The Future of 6G

    Monday, October 6, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Just as 5G set a new standard for speed and reliability, 6G – the sixth generation of cellular technology — is envisioned to provide ultra-high speeds, near-zero latency, and a massive increase in capacity (the number of devices and connections that can be supported by at the same time).

    To accomplish this, 6G will optimize network performance, adapt to changing conditions and demands for service, and manage resources. Further, the introduction of 6G presents the opportunity to advance numerous new applications, such as immersive experiences (e.g., augmented/virtual reality and holographic communications), support for autonomous systems, and expanding the Internet of Things (IoT).

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the vast potential for 6G to enable applications such as autonomous vehicles, IoT, and smart cities, and making it perfect for innovative use cases such as smart homes, autonomous transportation systems, healthcare, and many others.

    The State of AI in the Federal Space

    Thursday, October 2, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Finding ways to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into federal agencies’ workflows are becoming increasingly important to meeting agencies’ missions and fulfilling Americans’ needs. Between budgetary and workforce constraints, agencies are eager to find ways to do more with less, and AI has the greatest potential to achieve success.

    Agencies wrestling with how to use AI to the greatest effect face common challenges and questions, such as:

    • Understanding the differences between traditional AI, generative AI, and agentic AI
    • Identifying the datasets that AI in government service should be trained with, and ensuring access to them
    • Defining expectations, including relevant metrics, for using AI in public-facing interactions


    Join us as thought leaders in government and industry discuss how to move from concept to implementation, emphasizing pilot-first strategies, stakeholder buy-in, trust, accuracy, and scalability.

    From Data Center to Edge: Sovereign Cloud for Mission Readiness

    Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Enable Agility Across Hybrid Environments While Ensuring Data Sovereignty and Compliance

    Cloud computing is well established across the government – so much so that there are multiple variations in use. Public, private, hybrid, and community clouds are all deployment models, while X-as-a-Service (Infrastructure, Platform, and Software) are service models.

    Government missions today demand agility — from headquarters to the tactical edge. But agility cannot come at the expense of compliance and control. That’s why agencies are rethinking their IT strategy to incorporate a sovereign cloud: a cloud-native, FedRAMP High / IL5-aligned approach that ensures secure operations, predictable cost, and true mission readiness. The sovereign cloud approach is based on geopolitical rather than technological requirements: a cloud computing environment designed to ensure that both data and applications are stored, processed, and managed within a specific country or region as a way to provide organizations increased control over their digital assets.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore how agencies can modernize infrastructure to meet mission demands – balancing agility, compliance, and data sovereignty across hybrid environments and out to the tactical edge.

    5G Series Part Two: Communications for AI & AI for Communications

    Monday, September 29, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming both the design and use of communication networks. Robust telecom infrastructure — such as private 5G, SD-WAN, and edge computing — is critical for transporting and processing the massive data flows underpinning AI workloads across industries.

    At the same time, AI is evolving communications itself, powering network automation, predictive analytics, and intelligent monitoring for greater resilience, efficiency, and security.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry examine how communication networks support AI deployment at scale, and how AI optimizes network operations and enables use cases like mission-critical communications, safety, and real-time analytics at the edge.

    5G Series Part One: 5G/NextG and AI

    Friday, September 26, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Advances in network slicing technology make it possible for service providers to create multiple customized virtual networks within a shared infrastructure environment.

    By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to manage and automate Radio Access Network (RAN) components in cellular networks, the networks can be streamlined and optimized for functionality, performance, and security. For instance, isolating individual network slices enhances security for customers in a 5G/NextG environment. Service providers can employ strategies to fine-tune networks for distinct needs while maintaining overall system integrity.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the range of impacts that joining AI and 5G/NextG networks will have in opening up new capabilities for applications such as edge computing.

    Operationalizing Private AI for Federal Missions

    Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | 1 Hour

    As generative AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini become more prevalent, federal agencies are exploring how to harness AI capabilities while maintaining control over sensitive data, infrastructure, and mission-critical operations. Public cloud-based AI models offer scale, but they often fall short on security, transparency, and compliance — especially for defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies operating in classified, tactical, or disconnected environments.

    This webinar will explore the strategic and technical pathways to deploying private, agentic-ready AI platforms tailored to federal use cases. From on-premise data centers to tactical edge deployments, we’ll discuss how visibility into AI behavior, infrastructure validation, and performance assurance are essential to building trustworthy and resilient AI systems.

    Join federal and industry experts as they share insights on building custom AI platforms that meet the unique demands of government missions — without relying on opaque, public LLMs.

    Emerging Technology: Trends in Digital Modernization

    Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 1 Hour

    According to Gartner, the major digital modernization trends are aimed at addressing three key priorities: managing risk, rethinking value propositions, and streamlining operations. There are specific types of technology that address each of these; for instance adaptive security – such as a zero trust architecture – is central to risk management.

    Those priorities are often reflected in the investments being made by the Technology Modernization Fund, such as investing in the Department of Energy’s HR infrastructure to provide users easier access to the modernized HR system, improved data integrity, and reduced time and effort to manage HR functions.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss what they see as the most pressing of modernization needs, the tools and services that address them, and how agencies can think about setting priorities that best meet their needs.

    Strengthening Cybersecurity Through Innovation, Collaboration & Resilience

    Monday, September 22, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The Future of National Cybersecurity & Resilience in 2025 & Beyond

    As artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation continue to evolve, organizations must rethink information sharing, response coordination, and risk mitigation to strengthen the cyber ecosystem and reshape cybersecurity resilience.

    Among the challenges: balancing innovation with security, privacy, and ethical considerations as agencies navigate the ever-evolving cyber landscape.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss real-world scenarios where enhanced collaboration drives greater resilience.

    Hot Topics in Cybersecurity Day 3: The Importance of Zero Trust Architecture

    Thursday,September 18, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The federal mandate that agencies utilize a Zero Trust architecture to strengthen cybersecurity has been in place for four years, and most federal agencies have made excellent progress toward meeting the deadlines spelled out in the Executive Order.

    State and local governments are not covered by the federal EO, but many of them are pursuing their own zero trust policies or evaluating how to implement them. After all, having a zero trust architecture in place provides a comprehensive strategic approach for protecting against a wide range of cyberattacks.

    Join thought leaders from government and industry as they discuss how they have been building a zero trust architecture for their organizations, what they found most challenging, and the benefits they have seen from implementing it.

    Hot Topics in Cybersecurity Day 2: Maintaining Supply Chain Security

    Wed., September 17, 2025 | 1 Hour

    After seeing first-hand the massive effects of supply chain disruption during the pandemic and the impact of accidentally using infected open-source software by software providers, state and local governments are aware of the risks of supply chain disruptions due to a cyber attack.

    Agencies have to broaden their thinking about where risks may be encountered. For instance, cybersecurity experts see the Salt Typhoon incursion into several U.S. telecommunications companies’ networks as a supply chain attack, where the companies’ customers – especially all levels of government – actually are the intended victims.

    The Executive Order issued in May 2021 setting forth requirements to improve national cybersecurity, included the requirement that any organization providing software to the federal government must also include a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), but there is no nationwide policy that all state and local agencies require SBOMs from their software vendors.

    Our panel of government and industry thought leaders will discuss why SBOMs are useful in defending agency supply chains, what red flags you should look for in an SBOM, and the steps you can take to protect your systems while the information is being gathered.

    Hot Topics in Cybersecurity Day 1: Responding to Ransomware

    Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Ransomware is one of the biggest cyberthreats facing government at all levels in the U.S.. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, there were 90,837 local government entities in 2022. A 2024 study found that ransomware attacks against state or local agencies declined in last year – only about a third of study participants said their agency had been hit by such an attack. While this is far better than 2023, when 69% of participants said their agency had been targeted, it still means almost 31,000 agencies had to defend themselves. And almost all the attacks attempted to compromise the agencies’ backups.

    The federal government has been aggressive in responding to ransomware across all sectors, both public and private. The FBI has a web page dedicated to the topic and a guide to existing best practices and mitigation strategies; the Federal Trade Commission offers guidance to small businesses. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) offers a one-stop portal for information and assistance in dealing with ransomware, and set up a Joint Ransomware Task Force for coordinating, deconflicting, and synchronizing efforts to combat ransomware across federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and even international partners.

    Our panel of government and industry experts will discuss the trends they see in ransomware attacks, what has proven effective at thwarting them, and how to be prepared to mitigate their impact

    Embedding Trust into AI for the Public Sector

    Thursday, September 11, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Artificial intelligence is transforming how government agencies defend, protect, and deliver on their missions. From accelerating cyber threat detection to streamlining operations, AI offers powerful new capabilities—but only if it’s built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and resilient, secure data systems.

    Public sector leaders face a balancing act: harnessing AI’s potential while ensuring the systems, data, and governance that underpin it are trustworthy and secure. Many agencies are using decades-old mission-critical applications for essential programs. The aim of AI strategies is not to replace these systems, but to integrate with them, enabling agencies to preserve proven reliability while enhancing capabilities through secure data access, replication, governance, and real-time system assurance.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore how agencies are approaching AI in ways that strengthen mission readiness, maintain public confidence, and safeguard against evolving threats, including practical approaches to embedding resilience into AI—from ensuring data integrity and explainability to enforcing policies and continuously monitoring system health to detect and prevent issues before they impact operations.

    AI Roundtable: Unlocking Efficiency & Integrity in Government Operations

    Tues., September 9, 2025 | 90 Minutes

    From intelligent automation to advanced data analytics, real-world artificial intelligence (AI) applications are driving measurable improvements in efficiency, transparency, and service delivery.

    For example, AI-powered chatbots are handling routine questions from citizens about such topics as how to apply for benefits, freeing up government employees to work on more complex issues. And AI is useful in optimizing resource allocation, such as in disaster recovery and relief, to maximize the number of people receiving assistance. It is being used in cybersecurity to detect and respond to emerging cyber threats. In most cases AI also represents cost savings, as tasks are executed faster, more efficiently, and with fewer errors.

    Join leading government and industry experts as they discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming public sector operations.

    Enhancing Logistics with Supply Chain Visibility

    Thursday, September 4, 2025 | 1 Hour

    “You won’t find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics,” Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once said. Agencies in the national security and public safety sectors, such as the Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, understand the critical importance of logistics in ensuring that the right personnel and right materials are available to carry out their missions.

    An efficient and secure supply chain relies on key processes for effective logistics, one of which involves developing supply chain visibility that is integrated into supply planning. Supply chain visibility, which connects logistics and supply chain activities to deliver operational support, involves providing real-time data flow, predictive analytics, and seamless communication among numerous stakeholders.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ways to enable better and faster decision-making, build resilience, optimize resource allocation, and address challenges such as capacity constraints, supply chain disruptions, and operational bottlenecks.

    Facing the Two-Edged Sword of AI

    Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cyber Resilience in a Turbulent Environment: Securing Government Infrastructure in the Face of AI Automation
    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is introducing a paradigm shift in cybersecurity. On the one hand, AI is a powerful asset for cyber resilience, with its ability to automatically update defenses and quickly identify and respond to multi-pronged attacks. On the other hand, bad actors have quickly adapted AI to launch hostile tactics and precision-targeted attacks, such as phishing, spam and malware or mimicking voices in messages and phone calls, and increasing agencies’ attack surfaces.

    Furthermore, AI is still a very young technology; it can behave unpredictably, expose unauthorized data, and create both operational and reputational risks. Incorporating AI into agency systems requires eliminating blind spots and securing data sources, models, and infrastructure, such as preventing the AI model from pulling unauthorized data because existing security measures are insufficient. Ensuring visibility and control of AI activity are essential to harnessing its benefits while minimizing its risks.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss emerging best practices around the safe use of AI and the business infrastructure needed behind it.

    Turning Visibility into Action with CDM

    Thursday, August 28, 2025 | 60 Minutes

    Government cybersecurity teams are tasked with understanding all threat vectors and use a wide range of tooling to do so (endpoint, identities, and networks). The Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program is the go-to source for these kinds of tools.

    But different tools performing different functions create silos, and in between those disjointed silos lie risks, and new tools are being introduced every month. The Government Accountability Office just issued a report noting the CDM program is falling short on network security and data protection, for instance. Risks can be mitigated by a single view across all assets across all systems.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share what they have learned about taking visibility into your systems and networks and turning it into concrete steps to mitigate risk.

    How to Optimize Federal IT Operations

    Weds., August 27, 2025 | 90 Minutes

    Empowering Federal Agencies Amidst Administrative Change

    As federal agencies navigate administrative changes, hybrid work models, and evolving security challenges, IT modernization has become a critical priority.

    This webinar will provide insights into observability and AI operations, proactive maintenance strategies, and the importance of federal-specific certifications like Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s “Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules,” and their application to modernization efforts.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry delve into strategies for optimizing federal IT operations in today's dynamic environment.

    State & Local Government: Streamline Operations to Improve Efficiency, Cost Effectiveness

    Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | 60 Minutes

    At every level of government there are millions of records that predate the computer era. Many are on paper – whether handwritten or typed – while others may be on microfiche. Converting this vast amount of potential information into usable forms is both more affordable than ever and creates the potential for significant improvements in government operations.

    Modernizing government systems means finding ways to turn these into digital records that can be sorted and searched, their data extracted for research and analytics, and unlocking their value for improved governance. By tackling challenges such as data silos, counties can streamline operations and ensure taxpayer money is used more efficiently. Utilizing a secure, AI-driven platform creates opportunities to automate routine tasks and improve accuracy, eliminate inefficiencies and focus on high-impact activities.

    Addressing bottlenecks, optimizing resources, and achieving measurable improvements empowers governments to overcome productivity challenges. Adopting secure AI tools takes the process to the next level, unlocking a trove of valuable information that agencies can use to identify trends and more opportunities to improve.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how agencies throughout the country can harness these new technologies to better serve their constituencies.

    AI’s Potential to Change Healthcare

    Weds., August 13, 2025 | 90 Minutes

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a game-changer in the healthcare sector, offering powerful new tools to improve public health outcomes and operational efficiency. The future of healthcare is data-driven—and AI is helping lead the way. From early disease detection and precision treatment planning to accelerating drug discovery, AI is helping clinicians and researchers make faster, more informed decisions.

    For government healthcare agencies, these technologies present a path to more scalable, cost-effective care—especially in underserved or high-demand environments. AI-driven insights can reduce diagnostic errors, streamline administrative workflows, and support population health management at scale.

    Join us as thought leaders in government and industry explore how federal and state health agencies can responsibly adopt AI to drive innovation while safeguarding privacy, equity, and security.

    Navy Transformation, Modernization is About the Mission

    Thursday, August 8, 2025 | 1 Hour

    When the Navy CIO released the Service’s Information Superiority Vision 2.0 last year, its focus was on facilitating the secure movement of information to support warfighters, by emphasizing three pillars – optimize, secure, and decide.

    For Navy IT users, “optimize” means utilizing modern software and services such as cloud adoption; “secure” refers to implementing zero trust and increasing focus on cybersecurity; and “decide” zeros in on data – managing and sharing it, applying analytics, and improving decision-making. All of these are aimed at meeting the Navy’s mission of protecting the country at sea and keeping the oceans open and free.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the tools and technologies that apply these three pillars to Navy IT and strengthen its warfighters and their capabilities.

    Engaging Gen Z for Federal Careers: A Case Study with the Coast Guard

    Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Gen Z is transforming the workforce with fresh perspectives, a blend of technical and interpersonal skills, and evolving expectations around work and purpose. As this generation begins to explore career paths, federal agencies have a powerful opportunity to attract emerging talent to public service. But in an increasingly competitive hiring landscape, building authentic connections with Gen Z requires more than just job postings—it calls for intentional branding, targeted outreach, and a deep understanding of what matters most to this new wave of professionals.

    Join us to explore how the U.S. Coast Guard is leading the way in engaging Gen Z through innovative strategies and digital platforms like Handshake. You'll gain insights into what drives this generation’s career decisions and learn how to translate those insights into actionable recruitment strategies.

    From Chaos to Clarity: Using Cloud to Streamline IT Services Requests Across Agencies

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 1 Hour

    There are few things worse for agency efficiency – or IT employee morale – than having fragmented service requests, overwhelming workflows, and siloed knowledge. It is not that IT employees aren’t working hard to solve problems, it’s that the tools they have been using cannot scale up as fast as user needs accumulate.

    In today’s rapidly shifting federal landscape, agencies must modernize operations and strengthen mission resilience. Beyond safeguarding data, success depends on empowering teams to collaborate, streamline workflows, and align program management across functions. By breaking down silos and adopting agile, iterative approaches, agencies reduce risk, accelerate delivery and achieve measurable mission outcomes.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ways to improve IT support services to benefit both IT staff and their clients, the end users.

    Fixed Wireless Access: The Path to 5G Connectivity for the Federal Government

    Thursday, July 31, 2025 | 1.5 Hours

    The federal government has been on a journey to modernize its IT infrastructure in support of the mission and the strategic initiatives that each executive department has identified. This commitment to modernization is driving the federal government to explore new technologies that can enhance its operational capabilities and infrastructure.

    The implementation of 5G promises to provide faster network speeds, ultra-low latency connectivity, and increased bandwidth for thousands of IoT systems and edge devices. Implementing private 5G networks will support mobile and fixed wireless access (FWA) for physical locations such as government buildings and military bases, and it boasts an architecture capable of extending to future use cases. Both military and law enforcement agencies will receive the potential to accelerate decision-making and information sharing for commanders in the field. For civilian departments, the speed at which cellular networks can be deployed will directly impact operational efficiencies as well as potential reductions in cost.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how leveraging FWA provides a flexible and efficient alternative to traditional trenching methods for communications infrastructure at military installations and federal building locations.

    Mobile Threat Intelligence: Rethinking What Your Traditional EDR is Missing

    Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | 1 Hour

    There have been several cyber attacks recently that were launched through users’ mobile devices, often targeting high-profile government officials. For instance, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint statement in November 2024 that their ongoing investigation into the People’s Republic of China (PRC) targeting of commercial telecommunications infrastructure revealed a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.

    These kinds of incursions by bad actors on the part of hostile nation-states led to CISA’s release of a Mobile Communications Best Practices Guide. But the attacks also highlight the need for agencies to treat mobile as a frontline asset in their threat intelligence operations.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the current state of the mobile threat horizon, emerging threats and how modern threat intelligence practices can adapt to defend against adversaries who increasingly exploit mobile to bypass traditional controls.

    The Cloud’s Role in Public Safety & Emergency Management (Day 3)

    Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Drones and Robotics Turn Cloud Capabilities into Eyes and Hands

    Drones and robots can extend the capabilities of first responders. In December 2024, a search and rescue team in Colorado used drones to find a 10-year-old boy who was lost in the mountains south of Denver. The team also used a drone to deliver a plastic bag with protein bars, gel packs, water, a winter hat and a thermal blanket for him until authorities arrived at the site. In Alaska, firefighters used a robot to drop needed supplies to crews on the ground.

    This kind of equipment offers first responders the tools to reach locations that otherwise are inaccessible.

    Our panel of government and business experts will discuss the potential that drones and robots offer first responders to significantly enhance their capabilities and range, the training and systems needed to use them, and success stories from their own experiences.

    The Cloud’s Role in Public Safety & Emergency Management (Day 2)

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Using the Cloud to Strengthen Disaster Recovery and Resilience

    When a disaster strikes, the infrastructure needed to support recovery usually is hit hard, as well. Tornados take down cell towers, buildings, tear up roads; floods damage water treatment plants, homes, bridges; wildfires destroy everything in their path. First responders – the people going into harm’s way to save people and property – need as much information as possible about the conditions they will face.

    The U.S. Fire Administration, for instance, has created the National Emergency Response Information System “to provide reliable predictive analytics to support enhanced preparedness and response to various incidents, including wildfires, community risk reduction efforts, and future pandemics.”

    Our government and business experts will share how they are using advanced analytics to speed the process of disaster recovery and bolster communities’ resilience in the face of tragedy and loss.

    The Cloud’s Role in Public Safety & Emergency Management (Day 1)

    Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Using Data Analytics for Better Public Safety and Emergency Response Outcomes

    Data analytics demonstrate their value for both public safety and emergency management every day. The National League of Cities, for example, promotes the usefulness of Data-Informed Community Engagement (DICE), pairing crime data and analytics with community-driven risk concerns. Data-driven policing has been in use since the 1970s, but the advent of the cloud and edge computing has put it at the fingertips of law enforcement.

    Similarly, emergency response agencies are using data for everything from predictive analytics applied to wildfire risks to incorporating geographic information systems data to improve response times.

    Our panel of government and industry thought leaders discuss how public safety and emergency response agencies are using data analytics to improve services and collaborate with other agencies.

    The Two-Edged Sword of AI in Cybersecurity

    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | 1.5 Hours

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity for the better—empowering teams to detect threats faster, reduce false positives, and identify risky behavior before it becomes a breach.

    But there are risks associated with AI: first, that AI tools currently are new to organizations and under-regulated for their own cybersecurity, so require careful review; also, as defenders become more sophisticated with those AI tools, so do adversaries. From cybercriminals to nation-state actors, threat actors are also leveraging AI to evolve their tactics.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the dynamic landscape of AI vs. AI—where innovation is key, and proactive defense is the new frontier.

    Getting to Continuous Authorization to Operate

    Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | 1 Hour

    One of the most beneficial practices any agency can implement is achieving and maintaining Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO). It allows an organization to maintain ongoing authorization for their systems and software, rather than having to obtain a one-time ATO for each deployment.

    Gaining a cATO requires agencies to implement continuous monitoring of the security of their systems and practicing active cyber defense measures that proactively identify and mitigate threats. By using automation, cATO streamlines compliance checks and workflows, reducing the time and effort to achieve and maintain the ATO, lowering costs and increasing the value of updates. By automating compliance, government agencies can free up resources and accelerate their digital transformation journey.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how agencies facing pressure to modernize IT while maintaining high levels of security and compliance can use cATO to achieve their goals and advance their mission.

    The Modern Endpoint – It’s Personal

    Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Today’s workforce isn’t tethered to laptops – it’s powered by mobile. It’s often a primary way many employees connect to email and other mission-critical resources but not treated that way from a security standpoint.

    Traditional Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions weren’t built to detect advanced threats or align with Zero Trust principles. They offer basic control, but not the telemetry, risk context, or threat detection required by today’s federal cybersecurity standards.

    Meanwhile, the modern kill chain pathway begins with reconnaissance – attackers learn all they can about the target agency and its employees, primarily via social media, including whether they use a single sign-on page. These malicious actors capitalize on the commoditization of advanced malware and ready availability of Malware-as-a-Service kits that make creating these codes an easy task for attackers. One company reported that 60% of mobile devices run on vulnerable operating systems.

    In this session, government and industry leaders will explore why legacy mobile management tools are no longer enough – and how agencies can meet federal requirements by extending modern security to the mobile endpoint.

    How to Get Your Security Aligned with the CMMC

    Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Katie Arrington, the acting CIO for the Department of Defense, is fiercely determined to enforce the requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), considering it a primary defense against China’s cyber incursions – and one she expects the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to meet.

    Among best practices suggested for achieving CMMC is maintaining a comprehensive, accurate asset inventory, because it defines the borders of an organization’s networks. This is often difficult to create - asset ecosystems are growing, vulnerability gaps are easy to miss, and compiling accurate reports on a tight budget is challenging. Having such an inventory requires continuous assessment, as IT ecosystems are in constant flux. It is be useful for other compliance requirements, such as meeting Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) communications standards or HIPAA privacy standards.

    Join us as thought leaders discuss how to implement the CMMC framework in a simple, structured, and secure way, making management as easy as one, two, three.

    Mission-Centered Design for Real World Outcomes

    Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Join us for a dynamic FedInsider discussion on how mission-centered system design can transform public sector services into improved, outcomes-driven models. As expectations around cost reduction and efficiencies continue to drive change, government and industry leaders must go beyond incremental improvements to reshape how citizen experiences are designed and in fact delivered.

    This webinar will explore how focusing on mission outcomes can properly inform and drive complex choices in automation, data management, and even trust building strategies. The results are services that are both more effective and aligned to public needs.

    Targeting both government officials and industry professionals, this session will highlight how mission-focused, system-wide alignment and isolated service fixes can bridge the gap between policy intent and real-world impact.

    Mobile Security: The Human Layer is the New Attack Surface

    Friday, June 27, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Phishing today isn’t just email. Adversaries are now exploiting SMS, Signal, LinkedIn, QR codes, and more to directly target your people—on the devices they rely on most. These mobile-specific tactics—like smishing and quishing—are designed to exploit human trust, not technical flaws. And they’re working.

    Protecting users from falling for such schemes is difficult. Threat researchers have seen malicious smishing campaigns deploy zero-click malware that can hijack verification codes and one time passwords (OTPs), replicating screen interfaces, and stealing application credentials. One report identified why mobile users are more at risk, including:

    • Reduced screen size makes suspicious URLs harder to identify;
    • Touch screens make it harder for a user to inspect URLs;
    • Mobile channels like SMS and QR codes are commonly used as thus often trusted
    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the ways that security professionals can empower users to recognize and protect themselves from social engineering tactics on mobile, and how agencies can close the visibility and control gaps left open by traditional EDR tools.

    Talking Tech: Simplifying STIG Compliance with Unified Automation

    Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The U.S. Department of Defense uses security standards that are set forth in its Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) to help protect its systems and networks.

    By implementing unified automation, which integrates automated tools with the STIG standards, DoD can improve system-level control compliance throughout the software lifecycle. From reduced timelines and improved reliability to sustainable ATO processes, unified STIG automation is a game-changer for organizations who have too many cybersecurity demands and too few people to implement them efficiently. Implementing this unified automation approach can:

    • Enable continuous monitoring and remediation
    • Bridge organizational silos
    • Reduce hardening timelines by up to 95% while eliminating errors

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the elements of unified STIG automation and how to realize its benefits.

    The Strategy Behind Meeting CMMC Requirements

    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The purpose of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is to have in place the security and privacy controls that give information systems greater resilience in the face of a wide range of dangers, including malicious attacks, natural disasters, structural shortcomings, human error, and hostile nation-state surveillance. The catalog of controls is laid out in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 Rev. 5.

    At a strategic level, the effectiveness of these controls depends upon synchronizing data, assets, and users within a Zero Trust Architecture that ensures continuous verification and fortified security – the mantra of “never trust, always verify.”

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss CMMC and how your agency should shape its approach to implementing a comprehensive plan to protect the people, the data, and the assets that execute the agency’s mission.

    AI Branches Out into New Solutions

    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 1.5 Hours

    Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved into multiple specialized and mission-focused tools. Generative AI, multimodal AI, and agentic AI are no longer just concepts—they're transforming how agencies approach everything from data analysis to decision support.

    Each branch brings unique capabilities and challenges. Generative AI helps automate content creation, multimodal AI enables richer situational awareness, and agentic AI introduces task automation with minimal human input. As government leaders look to modernize operations, understanding the strengths and risks of these AI solutions is critical.

    Join us as thought leaders in government and industry explore where these technologies are headed—and how agencies can harness them securely and effectively.

    The Path to Modernization & Productivity in Government

    Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The introduction of cloud has remade the government IT landscape. In the early days of government adoption, cloud was seen as a cost-saving measure as agencies were encouraged to move their on-premises data centers to the cloud, reducing dependence on legacy storage and real estate expenses. But as the technology has evolved and agencies have adopted more cloud solutions, it has become clear that it can provide a better experience for employees and citizens alike.

    That evolution is still under way. Cloud creates opportunities for modernizing legacy toolsets, improving the productivity of legacy IT and giving agency workers better ways to meet their mission needs. Employing standardized, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tools provides agencies with an integrated system of work that reduces context switching, optimizes costs, and increases throughput.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the role they see for SaaS to modernize and streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve the work environment for employees.

    Humans + AI = Prioritizing Higher Value Work

    Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The federal government has been incorporating new technologies into its operations for decades, looking to streamline processes and add functionality. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the government IT ecosystem is not, by itself, something new, but employees are not yet clear on how AI will make their work better.

    The World Economic Forum recently suggested that “AI’s real power lies in reimagining workflows across functions,” rather than focusing on productivity gains within functions. Doing this requires workers collaborating across functions and understanding how the functions fit together, including opportunities for teams to use AI to build new apps – using their established skills to create greater value.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the myriad ways that agencies can empower their employees to use AI to pioneer their own improvements to processes and mission outcomes.

    Overcoming Infrastructure Challenges: How Technology is Transforming Transportation

    Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 1 Hour

    When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March 2024 after it was struck by a container ship, it provided a harrowing – and deadly – demonstration of the fragility of aging U.S. infrastructure.

    The danger of aging infrastructure is compounded by workforce shortages, funding constraints and increasing demands, pushing transportation agencies at all levels—whether a municipality, city, county, or state department of transportation—to look for smarter, more efficient ways to design, build, and maintain critical infrastructure. The growing need for collaboration, digital workflows, and data-driven decision-making is reshaping the way agencies approach transportation projects.

    Join us as thought leaders from state government and industry discuss the real-world challenges they face and how public sector agencies and engineering firms can leverage technology solutions to improve rehabilitation and maintenance efforts, streamline project collaboration, and maximize available funding and resources.

    Identity Gaps are the New Insider Threat

    Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 1 Hour

    When legitimate credentials are used for illegitimate purposes, traditional defenses fall short. That’s the reality government agencies are facing—across state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. The challenge isn’t just keeping bad actors out anymore; it’s spotting them when they’re already in, using real accounts to move laterally, elevate privileges, and quietly dig deeper.

    This is where SailPoint solutions can help meet and exceed your agency’s Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) objectives by improving visibility and control of all access to government data no matter where it lives. It’s not enough to verify a user at login—especially when many state and local agencies can’t easily tap into authoritative data sources like HR systems. What’s needed now are intelligent tools that can catch subtle shifts: an unexpected privilege change, access to a system with no clear need, or behavior that just doesn’t fit the pattern.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the role of ICAM in cybersecurity, how the use of AI can facilitate identity protection, and ways to speed up detection of outliers and anomalous behaviors.

    CyberThreats 2025: State & Local Requirements for Cyber Resilience – Day Two

    Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 2 Hours

    CyberThreats 2025 - Day Two

    State and local, territorial, and tribal governments are not bound by the federal agency mandate to implement zero trust architectures, but there are numerous reasons they are either considering it or taking action to put it in place.

    Zero trust is a particularly important concept for these smaller government bodies because they own and operate critical infrastructure and provide vital day-to-day services to their residents, from issuing driver’s licenses to approving building permits. It also helps these governments comply with various privacy and security regulations, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects sensitive health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent.

    Join us as thought leaders from state and local agencies and the cybersecurity industry discuss the nuances of implementing going even further than ZT, to least permissive, the challenges they have addressed and the benefits they have seen, and ways to build on it to strengthen cyber protections even more.

    CyberThreats 2025: Beyond Zero Trust – Building Federal Cyber Resilience – Day One

    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 2 Hours

    CyberThreats 2025 - Day One

    The federal government has invested almost four years to move all its systems and networks to a least permissive access architecture, based on the concept of “never trust, always verify.” This has significantly improved cybersecurity, but it’s a moving target – bad actors, whether cyber criminals or hostile nation-states, keep evolving their tools and tactics, seeking new vectors they can penetrate.

    To constantly improve an agency’s risk profile, security professionals must pay attention to trends both in cyber attacks and in new defensive measures. For instance, hackers are using AI to help their social engineering efforts, ferreting out and stealing legitimate login credentials.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss their progress in implementing least-permission and how they are thinking about next steps.

    State of the States

    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 1 Hour

    States, counties, municipalities, territories, and tribal governments have many interactions with their residents every year, addressing many facets of everyday life – from schools to roads, water and sewer services to business licensing.

    The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) identified the top 10 priorities of its members for 2025. While strengthening cybersecurity and risk management continues as the top priority, state CIOs also are looking for ways to expand digital services, to prepare for the workforce of the future, and how to work with reduced budgets, to name a few. Critical responsibilities, such as public health services, public safety, and education must rely on emerging technologies like AI to provide streamlined operations.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry address the challenges of using technology to improve, even expand, services to residents at a time when available resources are smaller and innovative solutions are essential.

    Perched on the Edge of Chaos

    Monday, May 19, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The Future of National Cybersecurity & Resilience in 2025 & Beyond

    Physicists tell us that the universe continues to expand. Unfortunately, so does the universe of cyber threats. With global adversaries increasingly targeting power grids, communications networks, water systems, and other essential services, the urgency to fortify national cybersecurity has never been greater. There is a critical conversation to be held on safeguarding U.S. critical infrastructure against persistent and evolving cyber threats.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights into what these emerging threats may be, workforce development strategies, and policy recommendations to strengthen national resilience.

    Cybersecurity: Building Resiliency, Reducing Redundancy

    Friday, May 16, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Government agencies need to strengthen cybersecurity defenses while reducing cost and eliminating unnecessary applications. Agencies seek to gain complete visibility and consolidation of data across multiple sources, both to strengthen their security posture and become more efficient through application rationalization.

    At the same time, government stakeholders currently face managing workloads with reduced manpower – placing a premium on automation and innovative technologies that build resiliency while reducing redundancy. With appropriate investments in technology, leaders can manage through the challenges and achieve a posture where positive change is a constant, iterative and accepted part of the landscape.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share how they are managing the cyber defenses of some of our nation’s critical agencies.

    Harnessing AI & ML for Smarter Cybersecurity

    Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 1 Hour

    As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, agencies must move beyond static defenses to intelligence-driven security. And while AI and machine learning (ML) enhance efficiency by detecting anomalies, forecasting risks, and accelerating response, agencies still need to address concerns about verification of alert evidence and suggested response actions.

    AI-powered security integrates with existing tools like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, ticketing systems, and segmentation tools, ensuring alerts are backed by verifiable evidence. By reducing false positives and prioritizing critical threats, AI helps analysts work faster, decreasing mean time to resolution while keeping analysts in control to verify alerts, determine the best course of action and maintain oversight.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the future of cyber security and its need for proactive defense, using AI and ML to empower agencies to anticipate threats, automate detection, and optimize resources—enhancing security teams rather than replacing them to stay ahead of evolving threats.

    OT is Not IT

    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 1 Hour

    A Guide to Navigating Between Two Worlds Operational technology (OT) is comprised of the systems and devices used to control and monitor physical processes, often in industrial or critical infrastructure environments and utilizing OEM-proprietary equipment. OT systems are designed to manage machinery, equipment, and processes, ensuring they operate effectively and safely, distinct from IT, which focuses on data processing and information management and uses near-universal standards.

    For decades, OT was separate from IT – self-contained, not connected to the internet at all. But the capabilities offered by connecting the two – from tracking inventories of material to up-to-the-minute financial information – have proved far too valuable. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one example, with millions of smart devices gathering billions of data bits. Today, many ostensibly standalone OT systems can be reached by hackers entering through insecure IT systems, posing serious risk to infrastructure such electric transmission and distribution systems, water treatment facilities and more.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss why and where agencies use OT, how to protect against the risks posed by OT and IT being connected, and ways to capture data from smart devices and other OT, analyze it and reach actionable decisions.

    Cost-Efficient IT Modernization for State & Local Agencies

    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 1 Hour

    State, local, territorial, and tribal governments in 2025 are navigating a complex landscape of tight budgets, evolving cyber threats, ambitious digital transformation goals, and increased demands for transparency – all while being expected to deliver high-quality citizen services.

    Central to addressing all these challenges is the reliability and performance of agencies’ IT infrastructure. Without a resilient and observable foundation, even the most forward-thinking initiatives can falter.

    Join government and industry thought leaders as they share actionable strategies for modernizing IT systems – and controlling costs – with the help of advanced cloud cost management technologies.

    CyberSmart 2025: From A to Z – Artificial Intelligence, Zero Trust & Other Considerations

    Friday, May 2, 2025 | 90 Minutes

    The cyber world is becoming increasingly complex as new technologies, policies and expectations come into play. Artificial intelligence (AI) is making inroads into applications, network management, and more, while identity management and zero trust architectures are altering the threat landscape. Agencies are embracing the many varied cloud deployments, such as multi-cloud, hybrid, private, etc.

    All new technologies introduce new elements of risk, even if they also can be used to mitigate that risk. Incorporating AI includes those two aspects, for instance – creating new dangers and preventing them – but emphasis can and should be placed on the safety side of that equation. Similarly, zero trust (ZT) architectures are increasingly important as a foundation for cybersecurity, but they also require a rethinking around identity, credential and access management (ICAM) since identity can be fluid.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the 2025 trends in cybersecurity, review the progress of the ZT mandate and where its challenges are, and how AI, identity, and fragmented cloud environments require a coordinated approach.

    The Role of Technology in Improving Healthcare Systems

    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Inserting new technology into the U.S. healthcare system has the potential to remake every facet – from personalized medicine to disease surveillance and response, fraud detection to operational efficiencies.

    It is a challenging process; legacy technologies that never were designed to be integrated into the larger system, data silos, compliance requirements such as HIPAA, and cybersecurity risks all need to be addressed and modernized. Using hybrid IT architectures and implementing AI and machine learning that incorporate on-premise and cloud environments hold the key to greater efficiencies and better patient outcomes.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences making transformational changes to their healthcare IT that delivered both improved operations and created data-driven decision-making for better public health insights.

    Building a Compliance Framework for Providers & Agencies (Day 3)

    Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cloud Adoption & Management Through StateRAMP - Day Three

    Building a cybersecurity-compliance framework is about more than simply purchasing services from a StateRAMP-certified provider. For instance, StateRAMP itself states that “using an infrastructure with a StateRAMP Authorized status does not automatically make the service provider’s system StateRAMP compliant. Each layer (e.g. IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) must be evaluated on its own for the provider to obtain a StateRAMP Authorized status.”

    Agencies have to evaluate the NIST standards upon which StateRAMP certification is built to determine what steps they need to take internally to create a compliance framework.

    Ensuring Data Security & Compliance (Day 2)

    Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cloud Adoption & Management Through StateRAMP - Day Two

    StateRAMP is all about cybersecurity – built on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 Rev. 4 framework, based on and similar to FedRAMP, it works on a “complete once, use many” model intended to save both time and money for state governments and CSPs alike.

    But simply choosing a CSP from StateRAMP’s list of certified vendors does not guarantee data security and compliance with regulations. Agencies must understand what their vendors are – and are not – responsible for protecting. The agencies have to ensure that they know what they are responsible for, that they have policies, procedures, and resources in place to address their in-house security and compliance responsibilities.

    Finding Your Best Strategy for a Multi-Cloud Environment (Day 1)

    Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cloud Adoption & Management Through StateRAMP - Day One

    One consideration for state CIOs is whether to maintain a multi-cloud environment. Having more than one cloud provides the opportunity for state agencies to pick and choose among the different providers for the best fit to meet their needs – but running multiple clouds can be expensive and technically challenging to manage.

    Among the considerations: How well does an agency understand its use case, to help decide which cloud to use? This means everything from understanding the agency’s data storage requirements to tracking the amount of data being shipped back and forth; knowing which tools the agency already has in-house and whether other tools are needed; and having the resources to address security requirements throughout the organization.

    Bring the Power of AI to Cybersecurity

    Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 1 Hour

    Cybersecurity has evolved from an afterthought to a fundamental component of modern IT systems. The rise of workflow automation and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) applications have significantly enhanced the power, reach, and effectiveness of cybersecurity measures particularly in breach detection and incident response speed.

    Security Operations Centers (SOCs) play a critical role in safeguarding organizations, serving as centralized units that monitor, analyze, and respond to security threats. Today, SOCs leverage advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions that integrate data from multiple sources, enable real-time intrusion detection, automate key security processes, and provide intuitive incident visualization.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry explore the latest developments in cybersecurity. They will focus on how AI and automation are driving faster threat detection, reducing complexity in monitoring, and generating cost efficiencies post-implementation.

    Strengthen & Automate Your Cyber Risk Management

    Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 1 Hour

    The federal government is well aware of the dangers of cyber attacks. In December 2024, Chinese hackers penetrated a Treasury Department vendor and accessed more than 3,000 unclassified files related to high-ranking officials. Just a month earlier, researchers had discovered Salt Typhoon, a Chinese attack breaching eight U.S. telecom providers; the attack began as much as two years ago and still infects the companies’ networks.

    These and many other incidents demonstrate the importance of IT risk management, including automation of cybersecurity programs that can provide actionable insights and shift to proactive risk management. And agencies also must address IT vendor risk management, by increasing the frequency and depth of assessments, streamlining the implementation process, and prioritizing remediation efforts to protect against costly and dangerous data breaches.

    Both of these efforts must be undertaken within cybersecurity compliance regulations – which can be centralized and streamlined by automating evidence collection and IT controls testing, and ensuring compliance with security standards and certifications.

    Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their experiences and insights about automating cybersecurity controls, monitoring vendors’ cyber defenses, and ways to improve all parties’ compliance.

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