The federal IT landscape is continually changing – consolidation initiatives, the Joint Information Environment (JIE), security directives and policies, and technology adoption all add to its fluctuating nature. With all of these variables, it is important that federal IT pros are equipped with the right tools to gain a full understanding of the health and performance of their environment. But where do you even start?

State CIOs can no longer afford to stay in the infrastructure business and are now aggressively pursuing cloud-based services. That was the resounding message from state CIOs at the NASCIO Mid-Year Conference in April.

Why is identity such a complex problem to solve? That was the first question posed by moderator Nico Popp, Vice President of Information and Identity Protection with Symantec during a panel session on identity overload at the 2015 Symantec Government Symposium in Washington, D.C.

To better understand the identity problem, Popp suggests we think of identity as a triangle.

First, there is security.

DLT is now an official SEWP V contractor. Yes, SEWP V is served!

Effective May 1, DLT was awarded not one but two SEWP V, IDIQ/fixed-firm price contracts by NASA under Group A and D. This means federal buyers and their contractors now have an easier way to procure a wide variety of technology solutions – backed by the operational excellence and fast, flexible and responsive service you expect from DLT.

In today’s data intense environments, business and government agencies collect unprecedented amounts of data. It’s estimated that more than 50% of this data can be classified as confidential.  This sensitive, personal, financial, and health information is protected by several industry and governmental data privacy regulations, such as HIPPAA, PCI DSS, GLBA, and European Privacy Laws. Failure to keep this data secure can impact your organization immensely.

As agencies get ready to roll out the DHS’ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program, feedback from early implementations got audiences excited and reassured at the 2015 Symantec Government Symposium in Washington, D.C.

Hot on the heels of a report from Gartner that states that the burden of legacy technologies is stifling government IT innovation, a new survey from DLT partner, SolarWinds, identifies some more surprising barriers to new technology adoption.

I had the pleasure of moderating a panel session last week at Symantec’s Annual Government Symposium titled “Data Governance: Foundation for IT Success.” Panelists included Doug Matthews, Vice President of Information Availability Products for Veritas; Damon Davis, Director for the Health Data Initiative, Department of Health and Human Services; and Ryan Swann, Director of Data Analytics

We all suspected that the heavy presence of legacy technology was holding government back from truly digitizing their operations, but now data confirms it. A new report by Gartner – the 2015 CIO Agenda – which surveyed over 2,800 businesses worldwide and includes responses from 343 government CIOs finds that legacy modernization is problematic: