The GovBrief

As more tools are put in place to store, process and leverage data, ensuring that data stays secure as it makes its way across the ecosystem is a major consideration for government and IT leaders. So how can agencies secure that data effectively? Intel Federal CTO Steve Orrin offers advice on how agencies can tap edge-to-cloud solutions securely and appropriately to drive insights.

When it comes to using data to the fullest, the challenge for agencies, today, is deploying tools and strategies that make data cloud ready even before they begin the migration process. So how can agencies leverage edge to cloud solutions to make this possible? Intel's Federal CTO Steve Orrin weigh's in.

How can government agencies fully take advantage of all of the technologies available to them as they continue to adapt to the ever-changing circumstances brought on by the pandemic? That’s exactly the question Constance Sayers, President of Government Executive Media Group and Todd Schroeder, Director of Public Sector Digital Strategy at Google sat down to discuss on this episode of Industry Insights, a podcast by industry leaders for government leaders, brought to you by Carahsoft and Google.

Check out what they have to say by listening to the full episode.

How can agency leaders effectively navigate the waters of the teleworking world, shooting the rapids of security, productivity and collaboration? This is exactly the question our host Constance Sayers, president of Government Executive Media Group, explored with Kelsey Nelson, Product Marketing Manager at Okta, on this episode of Industry Insights, a podcast series for government leaders by industry leaders, brought to you by Carahsoft and Okta.

Check out how government agencies can tap technology to keep a remote workforce productive, collaborative and secure by listening to the full episode.

The work landscape is shifting out of the office — and that change is likely here to stay. As government leaders look out ahead to a more distributed workforce, Intel's Americas Public Sector Director Rick Herrmann speaks to the tools and techniques they can use to ensure workers have what they need to be productive.

Rick Herrmann, Director, Americas Public Sector at Intel, sits down with GEMG President Constance Sayers to talk through what government leaders can do to ensure their IT infrastructure meets today's security needs.

AI projects might have started small, but today there’s no doubt that they’re picking up speed across the public sector. So, how is government adoption accelerating, why are big, transformational projects becoming the norm and why should agencies continue to invest? Those are the questions we’ll be looking to answer in the final episode of The AI Tipping Point — a podcast by Government Executive Media Group in partnership with WWT, NetApp and NVIDIA that looks to answer the question: “If 2019 was the ‘tipping point’ for AI, what’s 2020?”

On our final episode, host Tim Hartman, CEO of Government Executive Media Group, speaks with Anthony Robbins, the Vice President of Federal at NVIDIA; Kirk Kern, Chief Technology Officer at NetApp and Bryan Thomas, Senior Vice President of Public Sector at World Wide Technology to drill into the big picture of government AI.

In recent years, modernization initiatives have taken government agencies by storm. In the last year alone, 5G has come on the scene to boost connectivity across the board, agencies have integrated cloud services and piloted modernization programs at an impressive pace, and data has become an invaluable resource. All these changes have set the stage in many ways for AI adoption. Yet, despite the many benefits of AI, many leaders in the public sector find it difficult to get AI programs off the ground.

So, how can government and IT leaders effectively approach modernization initiatives to accelerate the pace of AI adoption?

On this episode of AI Tipping Point — a podcast from Government Executive Media Group’s Studio 2G in collaboration with NVIDIA, NetApp and WWT that aims to answer the question: “If 2019 was the ‘tipping point’ for AI, then what’s ahead?” — we zero in on just that. Host Tim Hartman, CEO of Government Executive Media Group speaks with Mike Madsen, director of strategic engagement for the DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit, an entity dedicated to strengthening national security by accelerating innovation as well as government and military adoption of commercial technologies, and Anthony Robbins, the Vice President of Federal at NVIDIA, both of whom offer insight on how the right tools and stakeholder buy-in can pave a path to AI adoption.

There’s no doubt that data today is a valuable resource: It fuels a new age of information and a new suite of tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, which are sharpening decision-making for government leaders and automating monotonous tasks for government workers, among other benefits. But data comes with a dark side: Mountains of data need storage, sorting and cleaning; incomplete data can leave algorithms biased or unhelpful and a new wave of data privacy laws bring with them questions and requirements around data use and anonymization.

On this episode of AI Tipping Point — a podcast series from Government Executive in collaboration with NVIDIA, World Wide Technology and NetApp that aims to answer the question: “If 2019 was the ‘tipping point’ for AI, then what’s ahead?” — host Constance Sayers, President of Government Executive Media Group, discusses the double-edged sword of data with Greg Smithberger, director of the Capabilities Directorate and CIO for the National Security Agency, and Kirk Kern, Chief Technology Officer at NetApp.

When it comes to integrating any emerging technology into existing operations, government leaders are often met with a mixture of excitement and hesitancy from staff. Now that AI has begun to trickle into workflows, how can agency leaders ensure the technology is integrated securely and efficiently into existing infrastructure — both technological and human?

This is the question we explore on this episode of AI Tipping Point, a podcast series from Government Executive in collaboration with NVIDIA, World Wide Technology and NetApp that aims to answer the question: “If 2019 was the ‘tipping point’ for AI, then what’s ahead?” In this episode, host Constance Sayers, president of Government Executive Media Group, speaks with Jamie Milne, senior engagement manager at World Wide Technology, who offers his insights from years of applying predictive analytics, Big Data and AI at large in the public and private sectors alike. Moreover, two members of the U.S. Secret Service — Jonah Hill, senior cyber policy adviser and Ryan Moore, special agent in charge — weigh in on both the practical and policy aspects of embedding AI into operations.