Productivity v. Protection, Work v. Life

Are worker protections and productivity mutually exclusive? This session will explore how agencies are preserving worker function and continuing to meet deadlines remotely. We’ll examine the importance of leave time in the age of mass working from home and how the administration is encouraging federal employees to use the flexibility that they need to take care of children, sick family members, and themselves. But what does this look like in practice?

• George Scott, Deputy Inspector General, NASA
• Moderated by Tom Shoop, EVP and Editor in Chief, Government Executive Media Group

Networking Break

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The Manager’s Toolbox

Managers across the federal government must be able to support their teams from afar. How can managers transfer their check-ins, deadlines, and management styles to be remote? This session will convene representatives from agencies that have put successful management practices in place to share what they’ve learned, tips and tricks of remote management, and how they’ve solved challenges along the way.

• Sarah Eckert, Chief of Projects for 18F, Technology Transformation Services, GSA
• Danette Campbell, Director, Telework Program Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce
• Nicole Barksdale-Perry, Executive Director, Human Resources Management and Services, Department of Homeland Security
• Moderated by Brandi Vincent, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov

Networking Break

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This Session is Presented by our Underwriter Riverbed 

Accelerating Government’s Remote Productivity

Government agencies have undergone a dramatic shift in the way they work, with a large segment of the workforce pursuing mission goals remotely. As agencies look towards the future of work, how can technology leaders incorporate the lessons from this period of telework and build a sustainable remote work strategy for the future? During this session, we will showcase how government IT departments are maximizing workforce productivity and ensuring continuity of operation. We’ll explore what the next normal looks like for a productive workforce, and the role network optimization and visibility play in enabling it.

• Marlin McFate, CTO Public Sector, Riverbed Technology
• Robert Schumann, Deputy CTO, Riverbed Technology
• Moderated by Scott DeViney, VP Public Sector, Riverbed Technology

Networking Break

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Securing Your Remote Connection

Logging on is one thing. Not getting hacked is another. This session will bring together top information and cybersecurity leaders from across the federal government to investigate how agencies set up their remote software capabilities, and how they are educating their employees on remote cyber safety. We’ll talk about IT and cyber lessons learned, as well as how agencies are preventing phishing and cyberattacks amid escalated risk.

• Steven Hernandez, CISO, Department of Education & Chair of the Federal CISO Council
• Sean Connelly, TIC Program Manager, CISA
• Meg Vorland, Chief Strategy Officer, Dcode 
• Moderated by Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Technology and Events, Nextgov

Networking Break

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The CARES Act Impact

The CARES Act allocates funding for federal agencies to adjust and react to COVID-19. This session will explore how agencies can and will use their funds to support their workforce throughout the pandemic.

• Jessica Bonjorni, Chief Human Capital Management, Veterans Health Administration
• Sheena Burrell, Deputy Chief Information Officer, National Archives and Records Administration
• Moderated by Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent, Government Executive

Lunch Break

This Session is Presented by our Underwriters Cisco and Duo Security 

Your Endpoints and Network Have Left the Building

Your endpoints and network have left the building! The COVID19 pandemic is requiring a new way to continue the mission by requiring and enabling employees to work from home. This new reality means your endpoints and network are no longer sitting in your building where you can keep an eye on them. And, they are no longer safely tucked behind the Agency’s firewall. Instead, they are using the cloud and relying on mobile devices. Work is now officially an activity and not a place! How does security enable the mission to continue?

• Andrew Stewart, Senior Federal Strategist, Cisco Systems
• Sean Frazier, Duo Security, Advisory CISO, Federal, Cisco Systems
• James Hanson, Vice President & Publisher, Nextgov

Networking Break

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Back to the Office

One day, most federal workers will probably return to the office. How will agencies, managers, and employees handle the transition back to the office? What challenges will the government face in the process, and what lessons from the work-from-home shift will we apply to improve operations and processes in the future?

• Shawn Skelly, Commissioner for the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service
• Moderated by Katherine McIntire Peters, Deputy Editor, Government Executive Media Group