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Featured Speakers

VANCE HITCH
Chief Information Officer,
Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council
Justice


JOHN TEETER
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief Enterprise Architect
HHS


COLLEEN COGGINS
Chief Knowledge Officer
Interior


GEORGE THOMAS
Chief Architect
GSA


IRA GROSSMAN
Chief Enterprise Architect
FEMA


Robert Lentz
ROBERT LENTZ
Chief Information Assurance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration / Chief Information Officer
Defense

Ron Ross
RON ROSS
Senior Computer Scientist
NIST

Patrick Howard
PATRICK HOWARD
Chief Information
Security Officer
NRC

Marian Cody
MARIAN CODY
Chief Information
Security Officer
HUD
Sponsored By
Authernative

Booz Allen Hamilton

Cisco Systems

Citizant

Core Security

eGlobalTech

Fiberlink

GSA

Guidance Software

HP - Secure64 Logos

Intel - Lenovo

IronKey

iTKO LISA

Neohapsis



Phase One Consulting Group

Phishme

SecureWorks

SoftwareAG
Troux Technologies
GTRA Partners
AIM Global
CIOZone
FEAC Institute

Federal IT LinkedIn Group
GCIO

Graduate School USDA

ICT Council
Mansfield Sales Partners
SOA Consortium
Succeed to Lead
UCSA International
Winvale Group
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ArchitectureGOV
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LeadershipGOV
HrGOV
PARHAM'S BLOG
Rohyt Belani
Rohyt Belani
CEO & Co-founder
PhishMe
GTRA Industry Advisory Board Member
GTRA Symposium Press Releases



GTRA Symposium Awards

June 09 Award Rocky YoungJune 09 Award Vance HitchJune 09 Award Randolph Hite

June 09 Award BAHJune 09 Award Mingle360




GTRA Symposium Featured Curriculum
TERRORIST, CRIMINALS, HACKERS & YOU - IN VIRTUAL WORLDS LIKE SOCIAL NETWORKING, WHO NEEDS PRIVACY?  COME ON, SHARE. EVERYONE'S DOING IT!
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young,
Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU

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THE CYBER SECURITY CHALLENGE
Vance Hitch,
Chief Information Officer, Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council, Justice
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TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT: TECHNOLOGIES, METHODOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS THAT ARE REVOLUTIONIZING HOW WE CREATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE
Colleen Coggins,
Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior
George Thomas,
Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA
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INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR AGENCY-WIDE SUCCESS: A DoD CASE STUDY
Robert Lentz,
Chief Information Assurance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer, Defense
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DIGITAL REMNANTS; THE CLASSIFICATION SPILLAGE CONUNDRUM...
Jim Butterworth,
Senior Director of Cyber Security, Guidance Software
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EA: ONE OF THE MANY STARS IN THE CONSTELLATION KNOWN AS ORGANTRANSFORM MAJOR
Randolph C. Hite,
Director, IT Architecture & Systems Issues, GAO
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THE STATE OF FEDERAL HEALTH IT REFORM
John Teeter,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, HHS
Richard "Dick" Burk,
Chair, Health IT Committee, GTRA
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SECURITY & EA COLLABORATION AT FEMA
Ira Grossman,
Chief Enterprise Architect, FEMA
Elisa Cruz,
Chief Information Security Officer, FEMA
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ACHIEVING BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION THROUGH IT INFRASTRUCTURE SEGMENT ARCHITECTURE
Peter Tseronis,
Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Energy
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COMBATING ADVANCED CYBER SECURITY THREATS
Tim Belcher,
Chief Technology Officer, NetWitness
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ENGINEERING DATA-CENTRIC SERVICES FOR A CONNECTED WORLD
Dr. Suzanne Acar,
Senior Data Architect, FBI
Dave Kelly,
Information Assurance Solution Director, Citizant
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CONSENSUS AUDIT GUIDELINES: A CXO PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr. Scott Bernard,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation
Devon Bryan,
Director, Cyber Security Operations, IRS
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NIST UPDATES: SECURITY CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION (800-37) AND THE RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Ron Ross,
Senior Computer Scientist, NIST
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BUILDING EFFECTIVE, SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL NETWORKING PROGRAMS

Marian Cody,
Chief Information Security Officer, HUD
Dr. Sharon Fratta-Hill,
Vice President of Academic Programs and Distance Education, The Graudate School, USDA
Andrew Krzmarzick,
Senior Project Coordinator, The Graudate School, USDA
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SaaS, THE FEDERAL CLOUD, & KEEPING IT ALL SECURE
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM,
Chief Security Officer for Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx), Cisco Systems, Inc.
Peter Mell,
Cloud Computing Project Lead, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST
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THINK TANK: IDENTITY MANAGEMENT AND USER AUTHENTICATION
Donna Dodson,
Deputy Chief Cyber Advisor, NIST
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LEVERAGING EA FOR NEW LEGISLATION PLANNING
Adel Harris,
EA Solutions Director, Citizant
Ylanda Ford,
Director, Enterprise Architecture, HUD
Lori Pettebone-Maatta,
MS, Director, Division of Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, CMS/OIS/EASG
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INFORMATION SHARING IN A NET-CENTRIC WORLD:
THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL CONVERGENCE
John Sullivan,
Chief Architect, GSA
Richard "Dick" Burk,
Chair, Health IT Committee, GTRA
Col. Douglas Wreath,
Director, Net Centric Operations Division, Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)
Mary McCaffery,
Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA
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ALIGNING PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Michael Schievelbein,
Program Manager and Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center, Interior

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IMPROVING PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Dr. W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resource Management College, NDU
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MANAGING SECURITY RISKS IN SaaS AND CONTRACTED ENVIRONMENTS
Pat Howard,
Chief Information Security Officer, NRC
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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT & AUTHENTICATION CHALLENGES FOR EXTERNAL BUSINESS USERS
Ylanda Ford,
Director, Enterprise Architecture, HUD
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DoDAF DELIVERING ARCHITECTURES TO THE WORLD AND DOD ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE CONFERENCE DELIVERABLES 2009
Walt Okon,
Senior Architect Engineer, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Defense
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SERVICE ORIENTED ENTERPRISE (SOE): A DISCUSSION OF SE AND ITS IMPACTS ON A GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Michael McFarren,
Senior Principal, Information Systems Engineer, MITRE
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INTERAGENCY INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Col. Douglas Wreath,
Director, Net Centric Operations Division, Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO)
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THE SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION: GREEN BEYOND THE DATA CENTER
Karen Larkowski,
General Manager, Green Computing impact Organization

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MODEL DRIVEN APPROACH TO GREEN AND SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS
Harsh Sharma,
Sustainability SIG Chair, OMG

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SEGMENT ARCHITECTURE AND YOU: A HEALTH CHECK
Bob Daniel,
Chief Technology Officer, Government Solutions, Troux Technologies

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ARCHITECTURE = AN ENTERPRISE PARADIGM SHIFT TO SYNERGISTICALLY MANAGE COMPLEXITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY?
Felix Rausch,
Co-Founder & Executive Director, FEAC Institute

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LIVE DEMO: NEXT GENERATION MULTI-FACTOR USER AUTHENICATION
Dr. Len Mizrah,
President & CEO, Authernative, Inc.

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LIVE DEMO: MODELING AND WARGAMING IN CLOUD DECISIONS
Greg Dupier, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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LIVE DEMO: USING CLOUD-COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY
Skip Taylor, VP, Product Marketing, Fiberlink
Michelle Miakos, CEO, UCSA International
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LIVE DEMO: THE INSIDER THREAT AND MOBILE DEVICES: TRENDS IN INSIDER COMPLIANCE WITH DATA SECURITY POLICIES
John Jefferies,
Vice President, Marketing, IronKey
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Collaboration Breakout Roundtable Meetings
ADDRESSING AUTHENTICATION & IDENTITY MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Dr. Len Mizrah, Co-Founder & CEO, Authernative Inc.
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BOOZ ALLEN CLOUD COMPUTING WARGAME
Greg Dupier, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
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CLOUD COMPUTING & SECURITY
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Chief Security Officer for Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx), Cisco Systems, Inc.
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FOCUSING IT RESOURCES ON AGILITY, TRANSPARENCY, VALUE, AND PERFORMANCE
Dave Kelly, Information Assurance Solutions Director, Citizant
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KNOW THYSELF AND KNOW THY ENEMY
Tom Kellermann, VP, Security Awareness, Core Security
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A SERVICE ORIENTED APPROACH TO DEPLOYING CLOUD COMPUTING SOLUTIONS
Sonya Jain, President, eGlobalTech
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HOW TO GET VISIBILITY AND CONTROL OVER A MORE MOBILE WORKFORCE
Jeff Ward, Director, Public Sector Sales, Fiberlink
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INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR IT REQUIREMENTS UTILIZING THE GSA GWACs
Casey Kelley, Director, Enterprise GWAC Center San Diego, GSA
Dan McAneney, Customer Service Director, Federal Acquisition Services, GSA
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PROACTIVE CYBER SECURITY AND eDISCOVERY
Sam Maccherola, Vice President & General Manager, Public Sector, Guidance Software
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CREATING A SECURE MOBILE WORKFORCE
Sean Kenis, Director, Federal Sales, Intel
Jason Kimrey, Director, Federal Sales, Lenovo
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ELIMINATING THE RISKS POSED BY FLASH DRIVES WITHOUT ELIMINATING THE DRIVES THEMSELVES
John Jefferies, VP, Marketing, IronKey
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TEST, VALIDATE AND VIRTUALIZE SHARED ENVIRONMENTS FOR QUALITY AND AGILITY
Steve Thomas, VP, Government Ops, iTKO Lisa

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ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS
Michael Polmar, VP, Federal Sector, Neohapsis

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HOW TO STOP ADVANCED PERSISTENT THREATS FROM EVADING DETECTION
Tim Belcher, Chief Technology Officer, NetWitness
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SPEAR PHISHING: CAN YOUR WORKFORCE DODGE THE HOOK?
Rohyt Belani, CEO & Co-Founder, PhishMe

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INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE: USING APPLIED THREAT RESEARCH, LOG CORRELATION AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROTECT GOVERNMENT ASSESTS
Mike Sherwood, VP, Sales, SecureWorks
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SECURE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT
Secure64-HP
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STRATEGIC IT PLANNING - THE NEXT CHAPTER FOR ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Matt Gallagher, VP, Federal Solutions Group, Troux Technologies
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GTRA SYMPOSIUM TESTIMONIALS
"GTRA plays an important role in allowing government and industry leaders to come together to collaborate which is critical to our success."
- Robert Lentz,
Chief Information Assurance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Networks and Information Integration, Defense

"I'm a big fan of GTRA. They bring in good people and we get great contacts"
-Jeff Ward,
Director, Public Sector Sales, Fiberlink

"The meetings were small, closed and personal-up front and a great format!"
-Devon Bryan,
Deputy CISO, IRS

"GTRA and this event are great! The whole thing was very well done and very well organized."
-Tim Belcher,
Chief Technology Officer, NetWitness

"Great value in a short amount of time.  Excellent conversations, and Van Hitch was an excellent speaker!"
-Andrew Krzmarzick,
Senior Project Coordinator, Graduate School, USDA

"You know, this sort of thing is all about having the right people-the people we want to meet!  From a vendor's standpoint, you do a great job!"
-Dave Kelly,
Solutions Director, Citizant

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GTRA RESEARCH REQUEST
DefenseGOV 2009 December 6 - 8

The GTRA Council Meeting: Transparency and Open Government Leadership through EA and Security is an invitation-only executive-level meeting for government and IT leaders who come together to collaborate, network, share best practices and lessons learned across the areas paramount to achieving the goals and objectives set forth by the new administration including:
  • Cloud Computing / SaaS
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Cyber Security
  • Information Sharing
  • Recovery Act
  • Cyber Terrorism & Cyber Warfare
  • The National GRID
  • Identity & Access Management
  • Social Networking/ Web 2.0
  • Software-as-a-Service
  • Acquisition Management
  • Infrastructure Optimization and Modernization
  • Net-Centricity
  • Geospatial
  • Knowledge Management
  • Privacy
  • Leadership
  • IT & Business Collaboration
  • Virtualization
  • Mobile/Wireless
  • Green IT
  • Disaster Recovery/COOP
Over the course of three-days, cutting edge curriculum is delivered by government and industry leaders through a dynamic blend of presentations, panels, live-demonstrations, roundtable discussions, and boardroom meetings designed to be highly interactive and facilitate information exchange at the executive level. Complimenting the curriculum, a heavy focus on networking functions is designed to foster and solidify peer relationships through collaborative banquets, networking events, cocktail receptions and entertainment.

NEW DefenseGOV Program! Promoting Civilian, Defense and Intelligence Agency Collaboration
As meeting our country's National Security objective can only be achieved through true government-wide collaboration between Civilian, Defense and Intelligence agencies, GTRA is excited to announce the addition of a DefenseGOV program to the December 2009 GTRA Council Meeting, focusing on addressing the needs and concerns facing IT executives responsible for National Security in a Digital Age. Key topics include:
  • Net-Centricity
  • Cyber-Terrorism
  • Information Sharing
  • Identity Management
  • Risk Management
  • Infrastructure Modernization
  • Geospatial
  • Social Networking / Web 2.0
  • Service Oriented Architecture
GTRA is now conducting Research for the GTRA Council Meeting
and invites all interested parties to participate in the research process!


Please contact our Director of Research Parham Eftekhari at parhame@gtra.org (773.517.8534-mobile) if you/your agency would like to participate in the research process.

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