ATARC Federal IT Newscast

Post election analysis, reflection, discussion, and discovery with industry experts specializing in electronic voting, blockchain development, and regulations. Gain valuable insights from the panelists in regards to elections the security surrounding the process.

New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them. Agencies are reevaluating their technology needs during this pandemic time, and furthering their IT modernization, through Digital Transformation. One key ingredient to the advancements in Digital Transformation are Machine learning and Automation development.  Listen as topic experts dive into how advances in Machine Learning and Automation have made it easier to engage with constituents across channels. How do these federal topic experts use machine learning and automation to improve the process of reaching constituents?

To provide a podcast as a platform to share the journey of Digital Transformation/ Expand upon passion and purpose and get a message out to the federal government / Audience to learn more about digital and IT transformation with evolving technology and a focus on DevOps.

Join us for a webinar to hear from the Head of AI Ethics Policy at the JAIC, Alka Patel, and a presentation from For Humanity’s Executive Director, Ryan Carrier. ForHumanity, is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity formed to examine and analyze the downside risks associated with the ubiquitous advance of AI and Automation.  Further, to engage in risk control and mitigation, where possible, to ensure the optimal outcome…ForHumanity.  Our organization is currently composed of an interdisciplinary group of highly-dedicated volunteers with over 100 contributors and 23 Fellows. We possess a wide range of expertise in AI – spanning AI ethicists to AI security. Independent Audit of AI Systems (IAAIS) seeks to create an infrastructure of trust for all autonomous systems which directly impact humans. We focus on Ethics, Bias, Privacy, Trust, and Cybersecurity as our lens and filter.  Our contributors join with deep knowledge and are experts in some or all of those areas, both theoretically and practically.  We are drafting audit rules and standards for autonomous systems in every corner of the economy and forming cohorts that bring our experts together with industry practitioners to ensure that the audits achieve their mission of mitigating risks to humans while being comprehensive, pragmatic, and implementable. We have crafted 3000+ audit rules already and are working closely with the ICO in the UK to meet their request for a GDPR certification scheme. We have recently been confirmed as a Trusted Ecosystem Partner by the JAIC and we look forward to drafting audit rules for the JAIC’s TradeWind platform and implementing the DoD’s AI Ethics Principles. During this webinar, we expect to introduce the IAAIS to the participants.

Listen to ATARC's coffee chat with change agent, Rayvn Manuel, Senior Application Developer at Smithsonian Institution, NMAAHC. Rayvn is effectively improving mission enablement and user experience, while being a thought leader in the federal space. Join us as she shares her story on this 15 minute coffee chat.

The utilization of emerging technologies in procurement and acquisition have come a long way from years past. Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing have developed to a new point, where more capabilities exist today to explore its many applications. The time is right for industry, government, and academia to collaborate together and explore how these technologies may be applied using publicly available data and regulations. There is a wealth of information contained publicly available in distributed databases such as Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation, FPDS-NG, USA Spend, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. These sources can be utilized to develop an acquisition tool that will benefit the entire acquisition community. A Data and Analytics Lab should be created where products and solutions can be developed and explored to advance acquisition, and create the acquisition process easier for all parties. Experts from across government, industry, and academia can partner together and develop a tool to benefit the entire acquisition community. It could be used to answer basic questions, perform analysis, or to detect when there are problems and anomalies within the statutes, regulations, and/or contract requirements.

This event is a first look at the ATARC TIC 3.0 Demonstration Center located on the Equinix campus in Ashburn, VA that will provide Federal agencies an unprecedented opportunity to evaluate industry-leading TIC solutions designed to optimize user experience while simultaneously improving security compliance and efficacy. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a first look at the early results of the ATARC TIC 3.0 Demonstration Center, and its ability to test and evaluate emerging technologies and shared services, and its ability to meet the expectations of a federal workforce that wants simple, seamless access to applications and data. Learn more about the transformation of TIC in a cloud-connected and increasingly distributed world at this exciting event!

Identity and access management, data analytics, and artificial intelligence are all important components of today’s digital transformation efforts. What if we could marry all three to create a more secure, better controlled, and highly automated identity analytics solution that also offers an easier, faster and seamless user experience? Underlay this union with automated identity governance procedures, and you’ll have a reliable identity model with extensive compliance capability. Join this collaborative panel discussion to hear how federal agency IT executives navigate the risks and overcome the challenges in user identity authentication, authorization and proofing, as well as implementation of good security policies and practices.

What does it take for one person to spark an idea for change and then fan it into a transformational shift for the larger organization? How can an individual contributor communicate that vision to peers and executives to influence IT projects, programs, or even agency direction? Join this session to hear women leaders in government share their insight, experiences, and advice for ‘selling innovation upwards’. Learn how to: Create, shape, and communicate a vision that inspires your peers and gains executive support Effectively use the concepts of DevOps to influence the culture of your team and wider organization for transformational change Grow and expand your successes to increase your impact Don’t miss this virtual mentoring session with top women leaders in the US military and civilian government! You’ll learn how to develop and gain support to build out your vision and make a significant impact on your organization as a leader of one or of a small team.

On September 16, 2020, a bipartisan bill was introduced by Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) that would fast-track quantum internet innovations in the United States by establishing and supporting a quantum network infrastructure research and development program at the Department of Energy’s Office of Science: the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act of 2020. This proposed legislation would amend Title IV of the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) of 2018 which was passed to form a coordinated Federal program that accelerates quantum research and development for the economic and national security of the United States. Join our expert panelists for an engaging discussion on current quantum workforce development efforts.