USDA Virtual Technology Expo Series

Virtual Exposition Dates:

USDA Headquarters @ The South Building: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (9:30AM -1:30 PM EDT)

USDA @ GWCC | Riverdale Campus:     Wednesday, July 15, 2020 (9:30AM - 1:30PM EDT)

 

 

 

 
 
 
 











Participation is encouraged from all USDA agency personnel. This is an excellent opportunity to view and virtually demo the latest technology products and services, and to learn about best practices and strategies. There is no cost to attend and there will be many giveaways! 

 









And much more! 

  
 


The Exhibit Showcase offers an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest advances in technology through an interactive approach with attendees. Participants will showcase their products and services for USDA attendees. The Exhibit Hall demonstrates new, innovative ideas and sharing solutions to your technology challenges.


 

  • COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH (e-gift card to grubhub) for the first 150 people to register and participate. 

  • There will also be lots of other prizes - don't miss out! 

Sessions


All times are Eastern Time Printable Schedule || Times, presenters and sessions are subject to change.

7/14/2020

9:30 AM
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MobileIron: Safe Employees, Safe Business


Brian   Strachman

 

Enabling a secure remote workforce is more critical than ever before. Whether you’re issuing more corporate-owned devices or enabling a BYOD program for remote employees, enabling secure and seamless access to authorized apps is a business imperative. MobileIron can help you get there.


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7/14/2020

10:00 AM
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10:25 AM


   
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Cloudera: Detect, Respond, Comply: Cybersecurity at Scale


Carolyn  Duby

 

Principal Solutions Engineer, Lead Cyber Security SME at Cloudera

Carolyn Duby is Principal Solutions Engineer and lead Cybersecurity SME at Cloudera, where she helps customers harness the power of Apache open source platforms to tackle the most challenging streaming event ingestion problems. Previously, she was the architect for cybersecurity event correlation at Secureworks. A subject-matter expert in cybersecurity and data science, Carolyn is an active leader in the community and frequent speaker at conferences such as Strata Data Conference, Dataworks Summit, Open Data Science Conference and Day of Security. Carolyn holds an ScB (magna cum laude) and ScM from Brown University, both in computer science. She’s a lifelong learner and recently completed the Johns Hopkins University Coursera data science specialization.


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7/14/2020

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Okta: Modernizing Citizen Experiences with Cloud Identity


Keith  Casey

 

 
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Citizens expect government agencies to meet them on their terms, and today that means a quality customer experience (CX) that’s digital, seamless and unfolds on any channel, device or platform they choose. More importantly, customers also expect their business with agencies to be private and secure. Agencies that can’t meet these demands risk losing citizens’ confidence and trust, but developing secure, frictionless CX is easier said than done. Fortunately, modern, cloud customer identity and access management (CIAM) can help improve the citizen experience and build trust in your solution. This session will explore how agencies can strengthen their CIAM strategy.


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7/14/2020

12:00 PM
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Appian: How to achieve hyper-automation to modernize IT and keeping your workforce safe


Natalie  Carey

 

Legacy systems lack the capabilities that agencies need to transform complex enterprise applications and business processes with AI, ML, RPA, workflow, and other automation technologies. Natalie Carey, Director of Appian's Federal Civilian Practice, will discuss how a full-stack automation platform addresses unique federal workforce safety, IT modernization, and application integration needs.

In this session, you will learn how to achieve hyper-automation to accelerate IT modernization in your organization and how low-code and intelligent automation technologies are enabling the USDA and other federal agencies to modernize mission-critical systems.
  • Workforce Safety
  • Acquisition Modernization
  • Grants Management
  • Financial Payments
  • Permitting & Licensing
  • Asset Management
  • HR Lifecycle 
  • Correspondence Management
  • Loans & Underwriting
  • Regulatory Approval


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7/14/2020

12:30 PM
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1:00 PM


   
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SolarWinds: Improving IT Security for Remote Users During COVID-19 Pandemic


Richard  Roberts

 

COVID-19 has changed how agencies run their business and IT operations, dramatically expanding the demand for teleworking and remote access to data and systems. This demand has created significant challenges for IT operations because issues must be resolved and supported quickly, but without sacrificing security.

Challenges range from troubleshooting and security monitoring to remote user support and device configuration. Troubleshooting can be difficult without visibility and a solid understanding of your infrastructure and device dependencies. Security monitoring requires normalizing logs and sifting through significant quantities of data. Remote users may need help updating software or security certificates. Managing configuration changes can be time-consuming and can introduce security risks if not done correctly.

What can USDA do to help resolve these issues?

Performance monitoring solutions provide full-stack visibility of your infrastructure and applications, helping monitor capacity and performance, identify issues, and troubleshoot infrastructure and VPN performance.

Log management tools can provide continuous monitoring and automate responses to threats; they can also audit devices for compliance and provide reporting.
  • IT support and remote access solutions improve service delivery and enable remote support and administration.
  • Configuration tools can support firmware upgrades, network configuration compliance, and system monitoring.


Sponsored by:


7/15/2020

9:30 AM
-to-
9:55 AM


   
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MobileIron: Safe Employees, Safe Business


Brian   Strachman

 

Enabling a secure remote workforce is more critical than ever before. Whether you’re issuing more corporate-owned devices or enabling a BYOD program for remote employees, enabling secure and seamless access to authorized apps is a business imperative. MobileIron can help you get there.


Sponsored by:


7/15/2020

10:00 AM
-to-
10:25 AM


   
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Cloudera: Detect, Respond, Comply: Cybersecurity at Scale


Carolyn  Duby

 

Principal Solutions Engineer, Lead Cyber Security SME at Cloudera

Carolyn Duby is Principal Solutions Engineer and lead Cybersecurity SME at Cloudera, where she helps customers harness the power of Apache open source platforms to tackle the most challenging streaming event ingestion problems. Previously, she was the architect for cybersecurity event correlation at Secureworks. A subject-matter expert in cybersecurity and data science, Carolyn is an active leader in the community and frequent speaker at conferences such as Strata Data Conference, Dataworks Summit, Open Data Science Conference and Day of Security. Carolyn holds an ScB (magna cum laude) and ScM from Brown University, both in computer science. She’s a lifelong learner and recently completed the Johns Hopkins University Coursera data science specialization.


Sponsored by:


7/15/2020

10:30 AM
-to-
10:55 AM


   
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Okta: Modernizing Citizen Experiences with Cloud Identity


Keith  Casey

 

  • Citizens expect government agencies to meet them on their terms, and today that means a quality customer experience (CX) that’s digital, seamless and unfolds on any channel, device or platform they choose. More importantly, customers also expect their business with agencies to be private and secure. Agencies that can’t meet these demands risk losing citizens’ confidence and trust, but developing secure, frictionless CX is easier said than done. Fortunately, modern, cloud customer identity and access management (CIAM) can help improve the citizen experience and build trust in your solution. This session will explore how agencies can strengthen their CIAM strategy.


Sponsored by:


7/15/2020

12:00 PM
-to-
12:25 PM


   
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Appian: How to achieve hyper-automation to modernize IT and keeping your workforce safe


Natalie  Carey

 

Legacy systems lack the capabilities that agencies need to transform complex enterprise applications and business processes with AI, ML, RPA, workflow, and other automation technologies. Natalie Carey, Director of Appian's Federal Civilian Practice, will discuss how a full-stack automation platform addresses unique federal workforce safety, IT modernization, and application integration needs.

In this session, you will learn how to achieve hyper-automation to accelerate IT modernization in your organization and how low-code and intelligent automation technologies are enabling the USDA and other federal agencies to modernize mission-critical systems.
  • Workforce Safety
  • Acquisition Modernization
  • Grants Management
  • Financial Payments
  • Permitting & Licensing
  • Asset Management
  • HR Lifecycle 
  • Correspondence Management
  • Loans & Underwriting
  • Regulatory Approval


Sponsored by:


7/15/2020

12:30 PM
-to-
1:00 PM


   
add_alert
Add to Calendar

SolarWinds: Improving IT Security for Remote Users During COVID-19 Pandemic


Richard  Roberts

 

COVID-19 has changed how agencies run their business and IT operations, dramatically expanding the demand for teleworking and remote access to data and systems. This demand has created significant challenges for IT operations because issues must be resolved and supported quickly, but without sacrificing security.

Challenges range from troubleshooting and security monitoring to remote user support and device configuration. Troubleshooting can be difficult without visibility and a solid understanding of your infrastructure and device dependencies. Security monitoring requires normalizing logs and sifting through significant quantities of data. Remote users may need help updating software or security certificates. Managing configuration changes can be time-consuming and can introduce security risks if not done correctly.

What can USDA do to help resolve these issues?

Performance monitoring solutions provide full-stack visibility of your infrastructure and applications, helping monitor capacity and performance, identify issues, and troubleshoot infrastructure and VPN performance.

Log management tools can provide continuous monitoring and automate responses to threats; they can also audit devices for compliance and provide reporting.
  • IT support and remote access solutions improve service delivery and enable remote support and administration.
  • Configuration tools can support firmware upgrades, network configuration compliance, and system monitoring.


Sponsored by:


EXHIBITORS







Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital information.  Our innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments provide layered security for data centers, cloud environments, networks, and endpoints. For more information, visit www.trendmicro.com.




Acronis SCS is an American cyber protection and edge data security company exclusively dedicated to meeting the unique requirements of the US public sector. Our innovative and comprehensive cyber protection, backup and disaster recovery, anti-ransomware, and enterprise file sync and share software solutions ensure operational assurance and data security across America’s federal, state and local government, education, healthcare, and nonprofit computing environments.




At Cloudera, we believe that data can make what is impossible today, possible tomorrow. We empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. Cloudera delivers an enterprise data cloud for any data, anywhere, from the Edge to AI. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises. 

 




Deepgram builds Speech Recognition for Enterprise. Powered by our own Deep Learning models, our scalable API reliably translates high-value audio into parsable data with industry leading accuracy. Deepgram is an NVIDIA partner and a Y Combinator company.




DocuSign helps organizations connect and automate how they prepare, sign, act on, and manage agreements. As part of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud, DocuSign offers eSignature: the world's #1 way to sign electronically on practically any device, from almost anywhere, at any time. 

Business runs on agreements. Government business is no exception. More than 1,300 local, state, and federal organizations use DocuSign to enable citizens, businesses, and staff to work smarter and more effectively with self-service forms, electronic signatures, prepopulated agreements, and automated approval processes.




MobileIron is redefining enterprise security with the industry’s first mobile-centric, zero trust platform built on a unified endpoint management (UEM) foundation to secure access and protect data across the perimeter-less enterprise. Zero trust is defined by a “never trust, always verify” approach to security. MobileIron’s mobile-centric, zero trust approach validates the device, establishes user context, checks app authorization, verifies the network, and detects and remediates threats to ensure that only authorized users, devices, apps, and services can access business resources.




The Okta Identity Cloud is an independent and neutral platform that securely connects and enables government and defense agencies to achieve simple and secure access from any device at any time, allowing its workforce and citizens to accelerate their missions with modern, Zero Trust identity. With more than 6,000 out-of-the-box integrations, Okta makes it easy to bring identity to various elements of your agency infrastructure. Born in the cloud and supporting best-of-breed technology, Okta Identity Cloud helps ensure success in digitally engaging users of all types — be they citizens, employees, contractors, or other agency stakeholders — while increasing security, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. Okta holds FedRAMP moderate ATO. To discover more ways in which Okta can help modernize and secure your organization, visit okta.com/government.




We provide government agencies the solutions they need to modernize digital experiences, efficiently deliver services, and increase citizen engagement.




MuleSoft, the world’s #1 FedRAMP authorized integration and API platform, makes it easy to connect data from any system — no matter where it resides — to create connected experiences, faster. Thousands of organizations across industries rely on MuleSoft to realize speed, agility and innovation at scale. By integrating systems and unifying data with reusable APIs, public sector agencies can easily compose connected experiences while maintaining security and control. MuleSoft is the only unified platform for enterprise iPaaS and full lifecycle API management, and can be deployed to any cloud or on-premises with a single runtime.




Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and agencies operate. Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and orchestration.





Rubrik is a cloud enabling solution. With the ability to protect your data on-prem or in the cloud, Rubrik was built for today’s current and future challenges – on-prem backup & recovery, cloud migration, cloud native backups, searchability no matter where data lives, and automation to reduce menial tasks.
As the only vendor certified with both the DoDIN and DHS APL, we are proud to offer world class data protection and an added layer of defense against
ransomware attacks.




TVAR Solutions, the small business Technical Value Added Reseller, combines senior sales with consultants and the latest technologies for the design, implementation, and management of open systems computing and storage infrastructures. Our capabilities include corporate data protection, information and mission assurance, provisioning and support of highly available mission critical applications, IT resource virtualization, and more.
TVAR Solutions is headquartered in McLean VA and has been focused on IT sales to the US Federal Government since 2006. The sales team has the depth of experience and tremendous customer and industry relationships commensurate with their tenure as most have been employed by leading IT manufacturers. The average account manager at TVAR Solutions has been selling to the US Government for over 18 years. 


TVAR Solutions is a Dell Technologies Platinum Partner




Varonis is a pioneer in data security and analytics, specializing in software for data protection, threat detection and response, and compliance. Varonis protects enterprise data by analyzing data activity, perimeter telemetry, and user behavior; prevents disaster by locking down sensitive data; and efficiently sustains a secure state with automation.
 
Swish is a trusted Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and HUBZone certified Small Business provider of technology solutions and engineering services to the U.S. Federal Government.




Appian provides a low-code automation platform that accelerates the development of mission-critical applications. Government agencies, defense organizations, and many of the world’s largest corporations trust Appian applications to improve and accelerate acquisition modernization, grants management, regulatory and statutory compliance, citizen experience, organization transformation, and workforce safety.




Forescout Technologies is the leader in device visibility and control. Our unified security platform enables enterprises and government agencies to gain complete situational awareness of their extended enterprise environments and orchestrate actions to reduce cyber and operational risk. Forescout products deploy quickly with agentless, real-time discovery and classification of every IP-connected device, as well as continuous posture assessment.




Government Scientific Source (GSS) is the leading dedicated distributor of laboratory products and equipment to federal, state, and local governments. Established in December 1991, our mission has always been to promote laboratory research and educational excellence. Our organization brings the widest range of products in all commodity areas at the best negotiated prices through the largest number of procurement channels. GSS maintains multiple GSA federal supply schedules, IDIQ contracts, and customized B2B e-commerce platforms to facilitate procurement administration and compliance.




Hitachi Vantara Federal merges 100+ years of operation and information technology experience, offering you a partner to modernize your data center and accelerate your cloud journey. Our end-to-end solutions drive down costs and increase efficiency of the U.S. government.




Iron Mountain Government Solutions (IMGS), a division of Iron Mountain Inc., is dedicated to providing secure, cost-effective information management solutions to government & educational entities.




Juniper Networks challenges the inherent complexity that comes with networking in the multicloud era. We do this with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. We simplify the process of transitioning to a secure and automated multicloud environment to enable secure, AI-driven networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net/federal)




McAfee is the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company. Inspired by the power of working together, McAfee creates enterprise solutions that make our world a safer place for the benefit of all. Our holistic, automated, and open security platform and cloud-first approach to building security solutions allow all your products to coexist, communicate, and share threat intelligence with each other anywhere in the digital landscape. 



www.mcafee.com




SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation’s digital transformation across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets. Our offerings include high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has approximately 25,500 employees and annual revenues of about $7.1 billion.


https://saic.com/




At EAS we provide a full spectrum of innovative business and professional services for developing, maintaining and supporting enterprise-class business applications for federal and non-federal agencies.

EAS is part of USDA, not a commercial vendor. We are your in-house source for AgLearn, SaaS products, SharePoint and .NET services, geospatial services, web services, custom software development, database management, Section 508 compliance testing and mobile application consulting and development.




We love a good challenge; it's just how we're wired. That means empowering our people to see the big picture—to cut through the noise so we’re not just treating the symptoms but finding the cure. As a MBE/WBE/DBE/LGBT/8(a)-certified business, Veracity delivers customized IT solutions for our clients, including both commercial and public-sector organizations nationwide. With experience in a variety of industries, we bridge the gap between business and technology while always staying transparent and authentic—simply doing the right thing. With a dedicated ServiceNow practice and an experienced practice manager and team, we’re ready to help your organization leverage the ServiceNow ecosystem to drive your strategy, processes and tech solutions.




Veeam is the industry leader in backup solutions delivering intelligent cloud data management. The Veeam Availability Platform is a complete solution providing data availiability for any data, any application, on any cloud. Veeam's simple, reliable, and flexible operation is trusted to protect thousands of mission critical Federal workloads today. 




 SolarWinds® provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from enterprises of all sizes to virtually every civilian agency and branch of the US Military. We focus exclusively on IT Pros and strive to eliminate the complexity that they have been forced to accept. SolarWinds delivers on this commitment with unexpected simplicity through products that are easy to find, buy, use and maintain while providing the power to address any IT management problem.

 




GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate. GitLab helps teams accelerate software delivery from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs, and reduce the risk of application vulnerabilities while increasing developer productivity. 




For over 50 years, Compunetix has been providing advanced communications solutions all over the world, building and maintaining a reputation for reliability, customer service, product quality, and technological excellence. Compunetix is the leading developer of converged video, voice, conferencing applications, and data collaboration for the government, service provider, and corporate enterprise market – all of which require robust and reliable security. Combined with world-class support and innovative professional services, Compunetix delivers the right solution, every time.




IBM produces and sells computer hardware, middleware and software, and provides hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.