Leveraging the Value of Open Source

As part of the second Open Government National Action Plan in 2016, the Office of Management and Budget issued a draft policy for “improving access to custom software code.” It includes potential benefits for using open source software and cites examples where agencies are publishing their own custom software in the public domain. In this session, hear the important distinctions between open standards and open source, the salient issues for open source security, and how industry can help agencies secure and use open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to foster more productive, collaborative computing environments.

Speakers:

• Pete Tseronis, Founder and CEO, Dots and Bridges LLC, Former Chief Technology Officer, Department of Energy
• Adam Clater, Chief Cloud Architect, North America Public Sector, Red Hat
• William (Jay) Huie, Senior Innovation Specialist, 18F Team, General Services Administration
• Eric Mill, Senior Advisor on Technology, 18F Team, General Services Administration