Identity and Access Management

Description

As a foundational capability, Identity and Access Management is becoming more critical to effective government services and missions, and central to modernizing information technology to achieve security and efficiency goals. The US Government is energizing ICAM/IdAM by establishing aggressive policy, standards, and goals to strengthen identity proofing, credentialing, authentication, and authorization as a core feature of broader modernization efforts. Sweeping modernization prioritizes shifting services to the cloud and embracing mobility as the new normal. Supporting citizen-facing services and government missions offer commercial providers and vendors significant challenges at scale. This track will dive into the changes in Federal direction, and explore innovative approaches to scaling modern solutions with an improved assurance model for identity.

Following the White House/Office of Management and Budget view in Ms Kent’s Federal CIO keynote, Trish Janssen will describe a Federal Agency's view. She will describe the conditions and opportunities that led to the new DoD Identity, Credential, and Access Management Strategy. Enabling the National Defense Strategy Goals to improve lethality, strengthen alliances, and reform the department requires significant modernization of DoD ICAM policies, governance, architecture, services, and capabilities.

Lightning Talks

Lightning Speakers will provide an appreciation for opportunities to resolve wicked problems in federal IdAM/ICAM. Attendees will grow their understanding of the problems to be solved, new approaches, technological innovation, and be challenged to reconsider federal policies, goals, and investments.

• Brandon Iske, DISA ICAM/Purebred (mobility)
• Sean Frazier, DUO
• Andrew Whelchel, okta
• Frank Briguglio, SailPoint

Workshop

During the workshop, participants will be asked to prioritize ICAM challenges that the US Government faces, and make recommendations to Federal policymakers, government service providers, industry, and agency leaders to address critical challenges.

Wrap Up