New category of integration platform is necessary to help manage sprawling tech infrastructure for government agencies Reston, VA (October 19, 2023): Software AG Government Solutions is re-defining government agency integration with the launch of the ‘Super iPaaS’ – a new category of integration platform necessary to support overall government IT modernization efforts. The ‘Super iPaaS’…

Strategic portfolio management (SPM) is the ongoing process that focuses and aligns government IT resources with overall mission goals. It is essentially a culmination of several disciplines. These disciplines include strategy management, program portfolio management, data integration, integrated IT portfolio analysis, Lean portfolio management, and agile financial management. Combined all together, SPM offers a comprehensive…

State and local health and human services agencies provide critical services to the most vulnerable populations across the nation. The technology systems that support administering these benefits are often complex and varied, ranging from modern cloud platforms to legacy mainframe applications. The commonality across all is that data integration tools are required to enable the…

We often hear U.S. Army generals describe today’s data challenges as finding a needle in a haystack, and even finding a needle within a stack of needles. These metaphors point to the complexities the service faces when it comes to accessing and leveraging data across an ever-growing ecosystem, which includes everything from logistics to supply…

“Our customer’s mission is to protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities in this American state. Software AG has ensured that they will have a cloud-based, data-driven infrastructure to deliver on that, without compromising the needs of the citizens they serve today.” -Patrick Gould, Chief Architect, Software AG Our customer…

AFCEA NOVA plays a critical role in connecting industry and government in ways that help advance mission success for the government. With more than 7,000 individual and corporate members, this is the largest AFCEA International chapter and is well known for hosting luncheons, IT Days and other special events. One of the latest events AFCEA NOVA is…

With customer expectations at an all-time-high in the commercial sector, citizens and constituents also expect responsive, digital-first services when interacting with digital government. According to a recent McKinsey study, Customer Experience (CX)  in government has improved since the Biden administration launched its 2021 CX Executive Order (EO). Specifically, the CX aims to direct “a whole-of-government…

Driven by President Biden’s Customer Experience (CX) Executive Order and the President’s Management Agenda (PMA), 2023 is the year where agencies are embracing new ways to better meet citizen and constituent needs. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking steps to advance CX by working hard to support the coordination between benefit programs to…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Information Officer Kurt DelBene recently stated that the VA has made significant progress in transforming the agency’s cybersecurity posture. Much of this is based on using Zero Trust as a “north star” for guiding the security of the agency’s IT systems and veterans’ data – moving away from traditional perimeter-based…

Now more than ever, government agencies need to explore new and innovative ways for enhancing all processes to better deliver services to citizens and constituents. In addition, Customer Experience (CX) is coming more into the forefront with President Biden’s 2021 CX Executive Order, which has resulted in agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…