Getting information to the right people at the right time: how identity systems connect government
Information sharing is vital to the work of modern government to improve national security and for better collaboration across agencies.
To meet this vital imperative, the US federal government has developed identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) policies to enable the right individual to access the right resource, at the right time, and for the right reason in support of their mission.
This webinar will share insight from partner, Ping Identity, on how to build secure identity systems to protect government information – as well as how identity is the center of the Zero Trust cybersecurity principle.
Additionally, we will bring together US government experts to discuss how information sharing, enabled by modern identity services, can improve national security and create better, more collaborative agency services – and how flexible, standards-based identity systems can boost agency productivity.
Join this session to find out:
- How identity systems can build trust across government to share information.
- How to unlock the benefits of better information sharing through ICAM.
- How identity technology can be deployed across government systems – regardless of their age and deployment method – to build confidence around information sharing.
Government employees can register here for free to attend this webinar
Time
USA/Canada Eastern Time (EST): 12:00 – 1:15pm
Panel
William R Graves (invited), Deputy Assistant Director Futures Identity, Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
William R. Graves is the Deputy Assistant Director Futures Identity of the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). OBIM is the lead entity in DHS for biometric identity management services. Mr. Graves’ responsibilities include aligning technology development within OBIM to strategic direction and growth objectives, supporting DHS strategies affecting identity operations, and integrating capabilities into existing systems.
Previously, Mr. Graves served as the Chief Engineer for Project Management Department of Defense (PM DoD) Biometrics, where he acted as technical lead across the program’s multiple matching and collection systems. In this role, Mr. Graves was responsible for Science and Technology with multiple Small Business Innovation Research and internally funded projects. Additionally, he created and ran the Biometric Interoperability Conformance Office to test biometric equipment for conformance to the DoD Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification to ensure products are interoperable across the DoD Enterprise.
Prior to PM DoD Biometrics, Mr. Graves served as the Chief Biometric Engineer at the DHS US-VISIT Program where he was responsible for biometric standards development, technical assistance to foreign countries, and innovation. In this role, he served as chair of the INCITS M1.6 Task Group on Cross Jurisdictional and Societal Issues, represented the United States at the ISO/IEC SC37 Biometrics meetings, and represented US-VISIT’s interests as an active member of the National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Biometrics and Identity Management. He also created the National Information Exchange Model Biometric Domain and managed it under US-VISIT stewardship. Mr. Graves was responsible for national and international biometrics data sharing projects, budget formulation and execution, information systems security, data architecture, and data management.
Prior to working for the Government, Mr. Graves worked for Pacific Bell Telephone Company as a systems manager and database administrator, and was in the California National Guard and 82nd Airborne where he was deployed to the Los Angeles riots in 1992 and Operation Desert Storm.
Mr. Graves received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from George Mason University and a Master of Information Technology from the American InterContinental University. He has received a Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and a CIO Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he is a DAWIA Certified Level III Program Manager, a Certified Biometrics Security Engineer (CBSE), recipient of the FCW Fed100 in 2018 and C5ISR Top Ten Personnel of the Year in 2019. Mr. Graves is also an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University where he teaches Policy, Law, Ethics, and Privacy of Identity Analysis.
Amer Helmy, ICAM Program Manager, U.S. Department of Labor
Biography to follow shortly.
