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Program Agenda:
May 5, 2011
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Networking Breakfast & Registration
Networking Breakfast & Registration
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Fritz Nelson, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Fritz Nelson, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
8:45 am - 10:00 am
Opening Keynote: Brainstorming With The Private Sector
Priorities like cloud computing, data center consolidation, enterprise mobility, and the consumerization of IT aren't unique to federal IT. What can agency CIOs learn from their counterparts in the business world? And vice versa? In this first-of-its-kind panel session, federal CIO Vivek Kundra will join leading CIOs from the private sector in a far-ranging discussion of best practices and next practices in driving innovation, efficiency, and performance in their organizations.
Speaker
Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer
Principals
Rob Carter, CIO and Executive VP, FedEx Corp.
Dave Bent, CIO and Senior VP of eBusiness Services, United Stationers Inc.
Peter J. Whatnell, CIO, Sunoco
Opening Keynote: Brainstorming With The Private Sector
Priorities like cloud computing, data center consolidation, enterprise mobility, and the consumerization of IT aren't unique to federal IT. What can agency CIOs learn from their counterparts in the business world? And vice versa? In this first-of-its-kind panel session, federal CIO Vivek Kundra will join leading CIOs from the private sector in a far-ranging discussion of best practices and next practices in driving innovation, efficiency, and performance in their organizations.
Speaker
Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer
Principals
Rob Carter, CIO and Executive VP, FedEx Corp.
Dave Bent, CIO and Senior VP of eBusiness Services, United Stationers Inc.
Peter J. Whatnell, CIO, Sunoco
ModeratorRob Preston, Vice President and Editor In Chief, InformationWeek
10:00 am - 10:45 am
IT Strategy at the DoD
The Defense Department's sprawling IT operations are in the throes of change, with new leadership, a revamped organizational structure, and a mandate for increased efficiency. The Pentagon's top tech execs discuss the challenges and opportunities of this unprecedented change, and some of the flagship initiatives tied to it.
IT Strategy at the DoD
The Defense Department's sprawling IT operations are in the throes of change, with new leadership, a revamped organizational structure, and a mandate for increased efficiency. The Pentagon's top tech execs discuss the challenges and opportunities of this unprecedented change, and some of the flagship initiatives tied to it.
Speakers
Robert J. Carey, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
Michael Krieger, Deputy CIO, US Army
Henry J. Sienkiewicz, CIO, Defense Information Systems Agency
ModeratorJohn Foley, Editor, InformationWeek Government
Robert J. Carey, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense
Michael Krieger, Deputy CIO, US Army
Henry J. Sienkiewicz, CIO, Defense Information Systems Agency
ModeratorJohn Foley, Editor, InformationWeek Government
10:45 am - 11:00 am
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11:00 am - 11:30 am
Case Study: The Faster, Nimbler IT Project
Government CIOs are ditching long-term, monolithic software projects in favor of more flexible approaches. In this session, we study the example of the FBI's use of agile development to put the agency's high-profile Sentinel case-management project on a fast track for completion.
Case Study: The Faster, Nimbler IT Project
Government CIOs are ditching long-term, monolithic software projects in favor of more flexible approaches. In this session, we study the example of the FBI's use of agile development to put the agency's high-profile Sentinel case-management project on a fast track for completion.
Speakers
Chad Fulgham, CIO, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Invited Speaker)
Jeffrey Johnson, CTO, Federal Bureau of Investigation
ModeratorJohn Foley, Editor, InformationWeek Government
Chad Fulgham, CIO, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Invited Speaker)
Jeffrey Johnson, CTO, Federal Bureau of Investigation
ModeratorJohn Foley, Editor, InformationWeek Government
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Data Center Meets The Cloud
Federal agencies are under orders to eliminate 800 data centers over the next five years. At the same time, they must adopt a "cloud first" policy in evaluating new requirements for IT infrastructure and applications. CIOs leading this shift share their strategies for tackling these mandates in a coordinated way.
Data Center Meets The Cloud
Federal agencies are under orders to eliminate 800 data centers over the next five years. At the same time, they must adopt a "cloud first" policy in evaluating new requirements for IT infrastructure and applications. CIOs leading this shift share their strategies for tackling these mandates in a coordinated way.
Speakers
Adrian Gardner, CIO, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris Smith, CIO, Department of Agriculture
Michael C. Brown, Executive Director of IT Services Group, Homeland Security
ModeratorJ. Nicholas Hoover, Senior Editor , InformationWeek Government
Adrian Gardner, CIO, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Chris Smith, CIO, Department of Agriculture
Michael C. Brown, Executive Director of IT Services Group, Homeland Security
ModeratorJ. Nicholas Hoover, Senior Editor , InformationWeek Government
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm
CIO 50 Keynote: Driving Innovation & Luncheon
Introducing the Government CIO 50, InformationWeek's list of the leading IT decision makers from federal, state, and local government. Keynote speaker Carole Post shares the vision behind new technologies being deployed to drive efficiency and openness in New York City. Post will discuss the city's BigApps development competition, efforts to spur tech startups, and other open government initiatives.
CIO 50 Keynote: Driving Innovation & Luncheon
Introducing the Government CIO 50, InformationWeek's list of the leading IT decision makers from federal, state, and local government. Keynote speaker Carole Post shares the vision behind new technologies being deployed to drive efficiency and openness in New York City. Post will discuss the city's BigApps development competition, efforts to spur tech startups, and other open government initiatives.
Speaker
Carole Post, Commissioner, Department of IT and Telecommunications, New York City
Carole Post, Commissioner, Department of IT and Telecommunications, New York City
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats
Government computer systems face an onslaught of evolving and dangerous threats. Which are most worrisome? Our panel provides a sobering assessment on what's out there and what can be done to defend against them.
Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats
Government computer systems face an onslaught of evolving and dangerous threats. Which are most worrisome? Our panel provides a sobering assessment on what's out there and what can be done to defend against them.
Speakers
John Streufert, Deputy CIO for Information Assurance and CISO, Department of State
Tony Sager, Chief of Vulnerability Analysis and Operations Group, National Security Agency
Jerry Johnson, CIO , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ModeratorTim Wilson, Editor, Dark Reading
John Streufert, Deputy CIO for Information Assurance and CISO, Department of State
Tony Sager, Chief of Vulnerability Analysis and Operations Group, National Security Agency
Jerry Johnson, CIO , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
ModeratorTim Wilson, Editor, Dark Reading
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Case Study: The PTO’s IT Transformation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is upgrading its decades-old patent processing system. In this session, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the technical planning and collaboration required to make it happen. The agency has also entered a landmark agreement with Google to make its archive of more than 7 million patent grants, trademark registrations, and applications available over the Web.
Case Study: The PTO’s IT Transformation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is upgrading its decades-old patent processing system. In this session, we take a behind-the-scenes look at the technical planning and collaboration required to make it happen. The agency has also entered a landmark agreement with Google to make its archive of more than 7 million patent grants, trademark registrations, and applications available over the Web.
Speaker
John B. Owens, II, CIO, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
ModeratorFritz Nelson, SVP and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
John B. Owens, II, CIO, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
ModeratorFritz Nelson, SVP and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
TechStat: Surviving The Woodshed
OMB's TechStat peer review sessions have put agency CIOs on notice that their and their agencies' IT performance is subject to intense scrutiny, with consequences for projects that don't pass muster. Now the TechStat model is being rolled out more broadly across federal government. CIOs who survived the process discuss how to get the most out of a TechStat review.
TechStat: Surviving The Woodshed
OMB's TechStat peer review sessions have put agency CIOs on notice that their and their agencies' IT performance is subject to intense scrutiny, with consequences for projects that don't pass muster. Now the TechStat model is being rolled out more broadly across federal government. CIOs who survived the process discuss how to get the most out of a TechStat review.
Speakers
Chris S. Niedermayer, Deputy CIO for Business and IT Modernization, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence Gross, Deputy CIO, U.S. Department of the Interior
ModeratorStephen Delahunty, Senior VP of IT Services, and Contributing Editor, InformationWeek Government, Tetra Tech AMT
Chris S. Niedermayer, Deputy CIO for Business and IT Modernization, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawrence Gross, Deputy CIO, U.S. Department of the Interior
ModeratorStephen Delahunty, Senior VP of IT Services, and Contributing Editor, InformationWeek Government, Tetra Tech AMT
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Fritz Nelson, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
Closing Remarks
Fritz Nelson, Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, InformationWeek
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