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Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC)
The Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) is a leading organization dedicated to fostering collaboration between government, academia, and industry to drive the adoption and integration of emerging technologies within the federal government. Established to bridge the gap between these critical sectors, ATARC provides a unique platform for technology leaders and innovators to share knowledge, explore new ideas, and solve pressing challenges.
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Mar 24, 2022 • 40min
Mobile and Cyber with JT Keating, Jim Kovach, and Guest, Jaime Noble, Director, IT Security Division & Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Join us for this episode of Mobile and Cyber with Jaime Noble, Director, IT Security Division & Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice as we discuss the following bullets:
- An introduction to OJP/OCIO, mission, uniqueness, size, scope, autonomy, etc. (Remote work population, Macro level IT investments and priorities, and Mobile Cybersecurity specific visions)
-Thoughts on the POTUS EO and What actions that EO initiated for the OJP/OCIO
- How is OJP/OCIO addressing Zero-Trust?
- Improving EDR across all “endpoints”.
- How does “Mobile-EDR” play a role in the future at OJP/OCIO?
- Does OJP/OCIO have plans to enable BYOD for Mobile?
- Does OJP/OCIO have plans for developing mobile applications, either internal facing or for public consumption?

Mar 23, 2022 • 1h 30min
In the Nic of Time with Kyle Hurst and Capt. John McCrea from the Air Force and Space Force Digital Transformation Office (DTO).
Join us or this special episode where we talk about Modeling and Simulation, Open Architecture and Digital twin capabilities and how to move your legacy programs to modern software and hardware best practices!

Mar 16, 2022 • 1h 43min
In the Nic of Time with Raja Gudepu, CEO, Oteemo
Join us to meet Raja Gudepu, the CEO of Oteemo!
We will be discussing how he has enabled large organizations to move and accelerate their move to DevSecOps using various enablers and accelerators, how he assesses organizations' maturity and how he invests in his people to ensure they continue to lead with continuous learning and new certifications.

Mar 9, 2022 • 1h 25min
In the Nic of Time with Jay Bonci, CTO, U.S. Air Force
Watch this event to meet Jay Bonci the Air Force and Space Force Chief Technology Officer. Jay is leading the push for digital modernization across the DAF, including with modern transport (SD WAN), DevSecOps, EITaaS, Zero Trust implementation, Data fabric and much more!

Mar 2, 2022 • 1h 53min
In the Nic of Time with Lauren Knausenberger
You definitely do not want to miss the next episode of In the Nic with Lauren Knausenberger the Air Force and Space Force Chief Information Officer. Lauren will share her thoughts on her priorities, her progress made after being in her role for 1 year and 7 months and what keeps her up at night.

Feb 23, 2022 • 43min
Federal Low Code Trailblazers Podcast with Bill Bunce, Pegasystems, and Special Guests Tracy Bannon, MITRE and Alex Sutherland, Liberty IT Solutions
Join us for this episode of the Federal Low Code Trailblazers Podcast with Bill Bunce, Pegasystems, and Special Guests Tracy Bannon, Senior Principal/ Software Architect & DevOps Advisor, MITRE and Alex Sutherland, Director, Salesforce Architecture, Liberty IT Solutions as they discuss DevOps, DevSecOps, and containerization throughout the Federal Government. See what processes they recommend to build and sustain DevOps practices, and the current status of of DevOps in the Federal IT ecosystem.

Feb 14, 2022 • 25min
Digital Transformation with Jennifer Kenney-Smith and guest, Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund, GSA
Join Jennifer Kenney-Smith and special guest, Raylene Yung, Executive Director, Technology Modernization Fund, GSA, as they deep dive into using the Technology Modernization Fund as a way to modernize Federal technologies, improve customer and employee experience, and implement new processes.

Feb 8, 2022 • 36min
Federal Low Code Trailblazers Podcast with Bill Bunce, Pegasystems, and Special Guest Ryan Korn, Senior Cloud Architect and Product Manager, Data Solutions, Bureau of Industry and Security
Join Bill Bunce, Enterprise Account Executive, Pegasystems and Special Guest Ryan Korn, Senior Cloud Architect and Product Manager, Data Solutions, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce as they answer the following questions:
What is the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program?
How are you leveraging low code today?
What is your interpretation of a Citizen Developer?
What would qualify someone to become a citizen developer or, to put it another way, what skills should we look for?
Do you hire for citizen developers or grow them within the organization?
What are the benefits of leveraging a citizen developer mindset?
Do citizen developers fit into an Agile development methodology and how?
Is low-code better suited for citizen development?
What’s next for citizen development?

Feb 4, 2022 • 41min
The Modern Data Experience with Nick Psaki and Special Guest Brett Vaughan, Navy Chief AI Officer and ONR AI Portfolio Manager, U.S. Navy
Intro Brett and AI in the Navy- 0:30
Applications, culture, processes and training of AI in the Navy- 8:30
How do we deploy AI capabilities to the service?- 16:45
Results of AI adoption in the Navy and the standing up of the JAIC- 23:00
Whats next for AI across the Navy/ How is AI going to evolve?- 32:00
Conclusion- 39:10

Jan 20, 2022 • 39min
Mobile and Cyber with JT Keating, Jim Kovach, and Guest, Vincent Sritapan
Notes:
Timestamps:
- Vincent Intro (1 min)
- POTUS EO and Zero Trust (4 mins)
- Notion of Traditional Access (8 mins)
- Applying ZT to enterprise wide mobility (14 mins)
- BYOD (20 mins)
- Leadership buy in (27 mins)
- Mobile Applications (29 mins)
- Which requirements should we be paying attention to? (35 mins)
- Conclusion (37 mins)


