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FedInsider.com — brings you fortnightly the voices of those in the government community driving change. Hear about leaders from both government and industry who are managing government’s most challenging issues. Hosky Communications Inc., (HCI) a nationwide full service boutique marketing firm that launched FedInsider.com as a tool to provide news and educational forums to worldwide public service

03/20/2023

Gender diversity is essential for organizational success, yet gender bias still exists in most organizations. The GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership is offering a 3-day program on March 29-30, designed for women leaders to enhance their communication skills, executive presence & leadership strategies. The Executive Women's Leadership Program will help address mindset & behavioral barriers that may hold women back
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GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Peg Hosky

03/20/2023

A new DHS program is offering grants through the State Administrative Agency (SSA) to boost your State, Local, Tribal or Territorial agency’s cybersecurity, but it’s not as easy as filling out a simple application.
Join FedInsider on 3/23 at 2Pm as top thought leaders discuss cybersecurity trends, how & where these grants can have the biggest impact, & the steps agencies should take to strengthen their applications.
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Peg Hosky Akamai Technologies

03/20/2023

Agencies are challenged to eliminate vulnerabilities as attack surfaces have expanded with the explosion of networks working from home.
Join FedInsider on 3/22 at 2PM as top thought leaders share their experiences and steps taken to protect & manage such a magnified threat landscape.
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Peg Hosky Carahsoft Tenable

K-12, Learning How to Protect Against Ransomware (E93) 03/17/2023

K-12, Learning How to Protect Against Ransomware (E93)

As cyber insurance is getting more complicated & expensive, K-12 school systems are having to compete for grants to improve their cybersecurity. In FedInsider's latest podcast, top thought leaders discuss how institutions can improve their defenses and make use of resources and strategies to maximize funding.
Listen now: https://tinyurl.com/4pwc58x8

Peg Hosky Rubrik Inc.

K-12, Learning How to Protect Against Ransomware (E93) In this week’s Feds At the Edge Podcast, hear from federal, state and education leaders about how organizations on the state and local level can ready themselves for new funding opportunities that are targeted toward improving and preventing cyberattacks.Doug Levin from K-12 Security Exchange brin...

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace 03/17/2023

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace

Maximize the value of the tools you already have as your agency continues to push for digital modernization.
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FedInsider.com brings together top thought leaders to share experiences stretching their already strained IT budgets with solutions that work.

Peg Hosky Carahsoft Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace Wednesday, March 21, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The push for digital modernization by government at all levels has been under way for several years now. State and local governments had to scramble during the pandemic to find ways to support employees working remotely, adding momentum to the....

Bringing $1B in Federal Grants to Improve State / Local / Tribal Cybersecurity 03/16/2023

Bringing $1B in Federal Grants to Improve State / Local / Tribal Cybersecurity

A new DHS program is offering grants through the State Administrative Agency (SSA) to boost your State, Local, Tribal or Territorial agency’s cybersecurity, but it’s not as easy as filling out a simple application.
Join FedInsider on 3/23 at 2Pm as top thought leaders discuss cybersecurity trends, how & where these grants can have the biggest impact, & the steps agencies should take to strengthen their applications.
Join Free: https://tinyurl.com/bdhpbkbp

Peg Hosky Akamai Technologies

Bringing $1B in Federal Grants to Improve State / Local / Tribal Cybersecurity Thursday, March 23, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Government agencies below the federal level – whether state, local, tribal, or territorial (SLTT) – face the same cyber threats as their national counterparts, but without the same level of resources dedicated to their protection. To help ad...

Protecting the Expanding Cyber Attack Surface 03/15/2023

Protecting the Expanding Cyber Attack Surface

Agencies are challenged to eliminate vulnerabilities as attack surfaces have expanded with the explosion of networks working from home.
Join FedInsider on 3/22 at 2PM as top thought leaders share their experiences and steps taken to protect & manage such a magnified threat landscape.
Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/4jm5jvze

Peg Hosky Carahsoft Tenable

Protecting the Expanding Cyber Attack Surface Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE One of the major challenges for IT administrators and staff during the recent pandemic was the explosion of the network as working from home became the norm. Agencies that didn’t already have a good handle on the number of devices connected t...

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace 03/14/2023

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace

Maximize the value of the tools you already have as your agency continues to push for digital modernization.
Join us free: https://tinyurl.com/4be6xe54
FedInsider.com brings together top thought leaders to share experiences stretching their already strained IT budgets with solutions that work.

Peg Hosky Carahsoft Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Modernizing IT Without Rip-and-Replace Wednesday, March 21, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The push for digital modernization by government at all levels has been under way for several years now. State and local governments had to scramble during the pandemic to find ways to support employees working remotely, adding momentum to the....

Agencies behind on IPv6 likely to attract OMB's attention, says task force chief 03/10/2023

Agencies behind on IPv6 likely to attract OMB's attention, says task force chief

In an October 2022 FedInsider webinar, agency & industry thought leaders discuss the challenges & benefits to implementing IPv6. Dave Nyczepir writes about who may be attracting OMB's attention.
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Peg Hosky Carahsoft Infoblox

Agencies behind on IPv6 likely to attract OMB's attention, says task force chief Federal IPv6 Task Force Chair Robert Sears says agencies on track to miss required transition deadlines will be more closely monitored.

03/10/2023

Acquisition professionals & agency leadership are using IT modernization initiatives to make better-informed decisions by providing real-time transparency & insight, thus reducing friction for agency customers and contractors. In FedInsider's latest podcast, government acquisition & industry thought leaders discuss how digital modernization solutions better streamline acquisition process.
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Peg Hosky ICF Appian

What Can Schools Do Against the Onslaught of Ransomware? 03/09/2023

What Can Schools Do Against the Onslaught of Ransomware?

As cyber insurance is getting more complicated & expensive, K-12 school systems are having to compete for grants to improve their cybersecurity.
Government Technology News brings you more from a recent FedInsider webinar as thought leaders discuss how institutions can improve their defenses and make use of resources and strategies to maximize funding.
Read about it here: https://tinyurl.com/39yw3ap8

Peg Hosky Rubrik Inc.

What Can Schools Do Against the Onslaught of Ransomware? The number of cyber attacks on schools has been ramping up, with schools facing off against ransomware, DDoS attacks and other threats. Luckily, a number of resources can help them bolster their defenses.

03/09/2023

development that is practical and immediately practicable covers the gamut of skills from time management to virtual team collaboration. The GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Emerging Leaders Workshop on March 15-16 2023, brings talented instructors together to help rising leaders leverage their strengths and competencies in creating high performing teams.



GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Peg Hosky

03/08/2023

While pursuing zero trust, agency attention can focus on technology solutions, but it also should be on the humans redesigning systems to better meet mission goals. Join FedInsider on March 8 at 2PM as government and industry thought leaders discuss how to align cybersecurity & IT teams and mission leader objectives in order to achieve results that serve everyone – including the public.
Register : https://tinyurl.com/mrpu6xzs

Peg Hosky TD SYNNEX IBM

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services 03/07/2023

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services

Space Force tells us more about satellite to cellular communications services. Breaking Defense brings you the highlights from a recent FedInsider interview with industry and DoD thought leaders who discuss the possibilities of enabling existing smartphones to seamlessly communicate with satellites.
Read it now: https://tinyurl.com/e6fcms2h
Peg Hosky Intelsat

Space Force to launch ‘marketplace’ for satellite-to-cellular communications services The plan is for Space Systems Command's Commercial Satellite Communications Office to set up a contracting vehicle that allows military users to buy satellite-direct-to-cellular communications capability as a service, said Clare Grason, who heads that office.

03/07/2023

Excellent customer experiences with equitable & secure federal services don't just happen, they need to be deliberately designed. Join FedInsider on March 7 at 2pm EDT as thought leaders from government & industry discuss how the shift from a project to product mindset is impacting the government & what steps agencies need to take to successfully apply that approach in 2023.
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Peg Hosky ICF

DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services 03/06/2023

DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services

The DoD's Joint All-Domain & Control (JADC2) goal is to create a unified network of sensors from all service branches to provide AI-powered actionable intelligence. SpaceNews brings you more from FedInsider & Breaking Defense's recent webinar interview with thought leaders from DoD & industry about the unique role that each kind of satellite plays, how they contribute to each mission & the challenges they are designed to counteract
Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/yckj9har
Peg Hosky Intelsat

DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services Emerging communications services that connect phones directly to satellites are attractive to military users that operate in locations where there is no cellular network connectivity,

03/06/2023

development that is practical and immediately practicable covers the gamut of skills from time management to virtual team collaboration. The GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Emerging Leaders Workshop on March 15-16 2023, brings talented instructors together to help rising leaders leverage their strengths and competencies in creating high performing teams.

GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Peg Hosky

03/06/2023

While pursuing zero trust, agency attention can focus on technology solutions, but it also should be on the humans redesigning systems to better meet mission goals. Join FedInsider on March 8 at 2PM as government and industry thought leaders discuss how to align cybersecurity & IT teams and mission leader objectives in order to achieve results that serve everyone – including the public.
Register : https://tinyurl.com/mrpu6xzs

Peg Hosky TD SYNNEX IBM

Preparing for & Fighting Back Against Ransomware 03/03/2023

Preparing for & Fighting Back Against Ransomware

Headlines across the country show no agency is too big or too small for a attack, causing insurance providers to raise premiums & increase technology requirements. In FedInsider's latest podcast, government & industry thought leaders discuss how local agencies can utilize $1B in grants to better prepare for ransomware attack, from funding to incident response.
Listen now: https://tinyurl.com/mp7bz69

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Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX 03/03/2023

Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX

Excellent customer experiences with equitable & secure federal services don't just happen, they need to be deliberately designed. Join FedInsider on March 7 at 2pm EDT as thought leaders from government & industry discuss how the shift from a project to product mindset is impacting the government & what steps agencies need to take to successfully apply that approach in 2023.
Register : https://tinyurl.com/37dfxxp6

Peg Hosky ICF

Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Delivering excellent, equitable, and secure federal services for an outstanding customer experience is a priority that comes from the President's Management Agenda. Achieving that goal can be helped by learning from a different mindset found

For a hybrid workforce, federal HR leaders look to improve hiring, retention | Federal News Network 03/02/2023

For a hybrid workforce, federal HR leaders look to improve hiring, retention | Federal News Network

Strategic human capital management has been a serious problem for all agencies who feel the effects of the pandemic & competition with private sector. Federal News Network brings you more insights from a recent FedInsider roundtable discussion about how applying digital workflow management tools can help all agencies become more competitive in the employment space & improve job satisfaction.
Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/4rerdzyt
Peg Hosky Carahsoft Adobe

For a hybrid workforce, federal HR leaders look to improve hiring, retention | Federal News Network Human capital leaders at the Agriculture Department and the National Science Foundation are implementing new tools in an effort to improve both the recruitment process and employee retention.

Addressing the Human Side of the Zero Trust Equation 03/01/2023

Addressing the Human Side of the Zero Trust Equation

While pursuing zero trust, agency attention can focus on technology solutions, but it also should be on the humans redesigning systems to better meet mission goals. Join FedInsider on March 8 at 2Pm as government and industry thought leaders discuss how to align cybersecurity and IT teams and mission leader objectives in order to achieve results that serve everyone – including the public.
Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/mrpu6xzs

Peg Hosky TD SYNNEX IBM

Addressing the Human Side of the Zero Trust Equation Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE As agencies pursue their zero trust goals in line with Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity,” and the Office of Management and Budget’s memorandum setting a Federal Zero Trust Strategy, it is easy to focus on techno...

Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX 02/28/2023

Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX

Excellent customer experiences with equitable & secure federal services don't just happen, they need to be deliberately designed. Join FedInsider on March 7 at 2pm EDT as thought leaders from government & industry discuss how the shift from a project to product mindset is impacting the & what steps agencies need to take to successfully apply that approach in 2023.
Register : https://tinyurl.com/37dfxxp6

Peg Hosky ICF

Bringing a Product Management Mindset to Building Superior UX & CX Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Delivering excellent, equitable, and secure federal services for an outstanding customer experience is a priority that comes from the President's Management Agenda. Achieving that goal can be helped by learning from a different mindset found

02/28/2023

The DoD's Joint All-Domain and Control (JADC2) goal is to create a unified network of sensors from all branches as part of a multi-domain approach to provide AI-powered actionable intelligence. Join FedInsider on 2/28 at 2pm as Breaking Defense talks with thought leaders from DoD and industry about the unique role that each kind of satellite plays, how they contribute to each mission, & the challenges they are designed to counteract

Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2p9y4p4s

Peg Hosky Intelsat

Fueling Data-Driven Digital Government (S2E8) 02/24/2023

Fueling Data-Driven Digital Government (S2E8)

With an explosion of demand for accessible databases, government and IT teams will be faced with managing a predicted 750 million applications by 2026. In FedInsider's latest FedsAtTheEdge podcast, government and industry thought leaders share insights into managing complexity and control costs in a hybrid cloud world.
Streaming now: https://tinyurl.com/haav6p2y
Peg Hosky Nutanix

Fueling Data-Driven Digital Government (S2E8) Decades ago, system administrators would dream about having the storage we have today. Very few considered the ramifications of controlling and allowing access to petabytes of data that were increasing every day.This is an interview with several experts from federal and state organizations who share...

02/24/2023

The DoD's Joint All-Domain and Control (JADC2) goal is to create a unified network of sensors from all branches as part of a multi-domain approach to provide AI-powered actionable intelligence. Join FedInsider on 2/28 at 2pm as Breaking Defense talks with thought leaders from DoD and industry about the unique role that each kind of satellite plays, how they contribute to each mission, & the challenges they are designed to counteract

Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2p9y4p4s

Peg Hosky Intelsat

02/23/2023

For more than 20 years, strategic human capital management has been a serious problem for state & local agencies who feel the effects of both the pandemic & competition with the private sector. Join FedInsider on 2/23 at 2pm as government & industry thought leaders discuss how applying digital workflow management tools can help all agencies become more competitive in the employment space & improve job satisfaction.

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/322kayc7


Peg Hosky Carahsoft Adobe

02/21/2023

The DoD's Joint All-Domain and Control (JADC2) goal is to create a unified network of sensors from all branches as part of a multi-domain approach to provide AI-powered actionable intelligence. Join FedInsider on 2/28 at 2pm as Breaking Defense talks with thought leaders from DoD and industry about the unique role that each kind of satellite plays, how they contribute to each mission, & the challenges they are designed to counteract
Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2p9y4p4s
Peg Hosky Intelsat

02/21/2023

For more than 20 years, strategic human capital management has been a serious problem for state & local agencies who feel the effects of both the pandemic & competition with the private sector. Join FedInsider on 2/23 at 2pm as government & industry thought leaders discuss how applying digital workflow management tools can help all agencies become more competitive in the employment space & improve job satisfaction.

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/322kayc7


Peg Hosky Carahsoft Adobe

Transforming DoD/IT Financial Management Through IT (S2E7) 02/17/2023

Transforming DoD/IT Financial Management Through IT (S2E7)

Mission Readiness has a whole new meaning in a post pandemic world. In FedInsider's latest podcast, agency and industry thought leaders discuss post-modern Enterprise Resource Planning, and moving from the current inflexible, expensive and slow systems to new automation, balance flexibility and agility.
Listen now: https://tinyurl.com/2pwe3crn
Peg Hosky Carahsoft Salesforce

Transforming DoD/IT Financial Management Through IT (S2E7) Digital transformation is a phrase bandied about everywhere these days. Its application is everywhere from ordering coffee online to the Pentagon. Just as a point of comparison, the DoD has 27 million people with over $3 trillion in assets and over 17 business systems. The amount of complexity is ov...

How SBOMs Can Eventually Help to Secure Government’s Software Supply Chain 02/17/2023

How SBOMs Can Eventually Help to Secure Government’s Software Supply Chain

Malicious is being planted in software components before they are used in products. John Breeden brings you the highlights from a recent FedInsider roundtable about software bill of materials (SBOM) & how agencies can use them in identifying endpoint risks & how to manage & mitigate those risks.
Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/2c5pfzsr
Peg Hosky Carahsoft Tanium.JP

How SBOMs Can Eventually Help to Secure Government’s Software Supply Chain No agency has yet to require them in any major way.

02/16/2023

For more than 20 years, strategic human capital management has been a serious problem for state & local agencies who feel the effects of both the pandemic & competition with the private sector. Join FedInsider on 2/23 at 2pm as government & industry thought leaders discuss how applying digital workflow management tools can help all agencies become more competitive in the employment space & improve job satisfaction.

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/322kayc7


Peg Hosky Carahsoft Adobe

A Dose of Prevention: Resilience Against a Cyber Breach (S2E6) 02/10/2023

A Dose of Prevention: Resilience Against a Cyber Breach (S2E6)

Though requirements must be met, obtaining liability insurance may be a good idea for state & local agencies, healthcare and educational institutions that are "soft targets" for attack. In FedInsider's latest podcast, government & industry thought leaders discuss resilience before a breach and the role of cyber insurance in protecting against the worst of consequences.
Streaming now: https://tinyurl.com/mr4d2ap2
Peg Hosky Carahsoft Akamai Technologies

A Dose of Prevention: Resilience Against a Cyber Breach (S2E6) IBM and the Ponemon Institute have reported that the average breach cost in 2022 was $4.24 million. If that is used as a rough estimate, data breaches in state and local governments can be very expensive. There is a lot at risk and budgets are tight. State and local governments really have to look a...

02/09/2023

When natural disasters strike, states like Florida depend on fast, secure IT resources to aid those most in need. Join FedInsider on 2/9 in Tallahassee as local IT & corporate leaders who have & top of mind, discuss improving & innovating services to protect customers & agencies.

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Peg Hosky Carahsoft GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Okta Fortinet Zoom

02/08/2023

Federal, state, & local agencies are working together to prevent & recover from cyberattacks. Join FedInsider on 2/9 as we wrap up Vision 2023 with agency & industry thought leaders who explore how agencies are tackling cyber threats to ensure that citizens’ personal information & critical infrastructure are adequately protected, recoverable, & secured in the event of a breach.

Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2s26u2tf

Peg Hosky Carahsoft GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Okta Fortinet Zoom

02/08/2023

When natural disasters strike, states like Florida depend on fast, secure IT resources to aid those most in need. Join FedInsider on 2/9 in Tallahassee as agency and industry thought leaders look at ways that IT such as geographic information systems, broadband, drones, and social media can enhance the state’s understanding and response to natural disasters.
Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2s26u2tf

Peg Hosky Carahsoft GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Okta Fortinet Zoom

02/07/2023

Florida is tapping top technology talent to redesign aging technology systems & deliver better outcomes for Floridians. Join FedInsider on 2/9 in Tallahassee as state & local leaders kick off a full day event & provide insight on how agencies can enhance digital service delivery & customer experience through modernizing technology.

Register Free: https://tinyurl.com/2s26u2tf

Peg Hosky Carahsoft GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership Okta Fortinet

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