The Data Revolution: Using Data to Improve Government

The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable hosted a webinar to discuss the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), which was established in 2018 by the National Quantum Initiative Act. With support from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and more than 50 companies with a stake in quantum technologies, the QED-C mission is to strengthen U.S. leadership in the quantum technology industry.

Now more than six months since the White House released its governmentwide cloud strategy, ‘Cloud Smart,’ federal agencies are finding new ways to support their journeys to the cloud, generate cost savings, and improve security. Fortunately, agencies aren’t on their own, with agencies like the General Services Administration working to develop shared services and best practices to support cloud adoption.

The President’s Management Agenda is a multi-generational vision for reform that brings to government customers a customer experience that compares to or exceeds that of leading private sector organizations.

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently released a set of Zero Trust initiatives designed to enhance the security of its networks & systems, modernize DoD infrastructure, prioritize data protection, and implement strong identity & access management controls. It’s an approach closely aligned with the concepts behind SASE, or Secure Access Service Edge. In this episode of GovExec TV, we’ll examine what’s next for Zero Trust in the DoD, where SASE fits in, and how agencies can use those frameworks to improve interoperability & network security at the same time.