Everlaw Connect D.C. is a public sector eDiscovery event happening tomorrow at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC!

The event is from 8am to 3pm tomorrow at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. Here are two of the notable afternoon sessions for tomorrow’s event:

1:00pm – 1:45pm

Turning to Tech: How to Ease the Burden of FOIA Response

Brian McNamara, VP Discovery & Disclosure, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP will be joining Korrina Stewart, Director, FOIA Policy, Compliance and Training, Department of Homeland Security on the topic, “Turning to Tech: How to Ease the Burden of FOIA Response”, moderated by Sheneika Hurley, Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Everlaw. This discussion will focus on changes in FOIA response in recent years, review best practices and workflows, and new areas in technology innovation and product innovation helping agencies fulfill the mission of FOIA.

Speakers:

• Brian McNamara, VP Discovery & Disclosure, Deloitte
• Sheneika Hurley, Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Everlaw

1:55pm – 2:40pm

Secure Cloud Migration for Government Agencies

James Walley, Sr. Manager Discovery & Disclosure, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP will be speaking about “Secure Cloud Migrations: Best Practices and Strategies for Government Agencies” along with Megha Thakkar, Senior Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Everlaw and Fazal Mohammed, Principal Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services (AWS), moderated by Angela Kovach, Senior Director, Public Sector Solutions & Operations, Everlaw.  This discussion brings together specialists in cloud computing, infrastructure, government regulations, industry standards, and cybersecurity to share their insights and strategies on ways to keep government agency’s data safe and secure.

Speakers:

• Fazal Mohammed, Principal Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Amazon Web Services
• James Walley, Sr. Manager Discovery & Disclosure, Deloitte
• Megha Thakkar, Senior Director, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Everlaw
• Angela Kovach, Sr. Director, Public Sector Solutions & Operations, Everlaw (Moderator)

There are a couple of other great sessions as well, including one with my colleague and friend Tom O’Connor and the Hon. John M. Facciola, U.S. Magistrate Judge (ret.), Georgetown Law! Looks like a great event on public sector eDiscovery issues! For more information on the event and a full agenda, click here!

So, what do you think? Do we need more public sector eDiscovery events? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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