ATD Government Digital Transformation Day

Government Digital Transformation Day is a free, one-day virtual event designed for government trainers, HR leaders, workforce development professionals, and learning practitioners who support digital change across the public sector.

Through engaging sessions and expert speakers, attendees will explore how government organizations are building digital skills, leading workforce change, and preparing employees for new ways of working in an increasingly digital environment. Sessions will highlight practical lessons from real transformation efforts.

Speakers from government and industry will share actionable insights and case studies on topics such as artificial intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, data-driven talent management, and aligning learning initiatives to modernization goals.

Case Study: How AI Is Transforming Learning for Service Members and Their Families

As government agencies accelerate digital modernization, the Department of War is leveraging emerging technologies to strengthen readiness, improve access to support, and enhance the learning experience for the military community. MilLife Learning, DoW’s web-based education platform, is at the forefront of this transformation. This case study offers practical lessons for government organizations seeking to modernize learning programs, scale impact, and prepare their workforce for a rapidly changing digital environment.

Designed to help families navigate the unique challenges of military life, MilLife Learning delivers self-paced, interactive courses that build resilience, strengthen relationships, and support overall well-being. Through the integration of AI-enabled tools, MilLife Learning has streamlined curriculum development, reduced production time, improved content consistency, and generated significant cost and resource savings. These advancements contributed to the program earning the 2025 MC&FP Innovation Award for elevating digital learning efficiency and accessibility across the military community.

In this session attendees will learn:

How AI-driven efficiencies are enabling faster updates, more personalized learning pathways, and greater responsiveness to the evolving needs of users.
How AI is modernizing MilLife Learning’s end-to-end ecosystem, from content design and quality assurance to learner support and long-term sustainment.
How aligning digital transformation with mission readiness can strengthen resilience, reduce stressors that impact retention, and empower your learners with accessible, high-quality learning anytime, anywhere.

Speaker: Dr. Carla Hill, Associate Director of Online Learning Systems, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Military

Modernizing Federal Learning and Workforce Strategy

Digital transformation in government is fundamentally a workforce strategy. This session explores three essential shifts: moving from training to capability development, from static roles to dynamic skills, and from compliance-driven programs to merit-based talent planning. Using a USDA case example, we’ll share practical steps agencies can take to align learning, competencies, and workforce data to support transparent, equitable, mission-aligned talent decisions.

In this webinar you will:

Understand the three critical shifts shaping modern federal L&D — from compliance-driven training to capability-driven, skills-based workforce development.
See how merit-based, competency-aligned planning strengthens equity, transparency, and mission readiness across federal agencies.
Leave with practical steps to use learning and performance data as workforce intelligence to support smarter talent decisions.

Speaker: Amanda Wellborne, Totara

Advancing Workforce Readiness Through AI Skilling

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes government work, workforce readiness has become a strategic imperative, not a future aspiration. This session explores how public sector organizations can move beyond adhoc AI training to build scalable, rolebased AI skilling strategies that support mission outcomes, responsible use, and sustained workforce capability. Attendees will leave with practical insights for aligning AI literacy, skills intelligence, and learning pathways to futureproof their workforce.

Key Takeaways:

Clarify the difference between AI literacy and scalable AI skilling and apply a readinessfocused lens to workforce planning efforts.
Identify practical, rolebased strategies for building AIready workforces, aligned to mission needs and responsible AI use.
Understand how skills intelligence supports workforce readiness, enabling visibility into current capabilities, gaps, and future needs.

Speakers: Dr. Shawn M. Fogle, Skillsoft, and Nita M. Wade, Skillsoft

Leading Change: Digital Transformation That Sticks

Digital transformation doesn’t fail because of technology — it fails because change isn’t managed well. In this session, Sarah explores why agencies often skip the most critical component of modernization: user readiness and leadership alignment. As government accelerates AI and digital initiatives, success depends on building trust, equipping leaders, and embedding change intentionally. Attendees will gain practical strategies to drive adoption and make transformation stick beyond rollout.

In this session you will:

Learn how to embed change management into digital strategy from day one.
Gain practical leadership tools to drive adoption, reduce resistance, and ensure transformation doesn’t just launch — it lasts.
Redefine leadership for a human + AI workforce

Speaker: Sarah Moffat, Innovation & Change Lead, NASA OCIO

Fireside Chat with NYC Training Council: Unifying Learning & Development in a Dispersed Environment and Leveraging Technology Across Digital Barriers

Too often, digital transformation is framed as a technology problem. But for city government, where the stakes are high and resources are finite, the real challenge is human: How do you build a culture of learning, upskilling, and collaboration across dozens of agencies by leveraging technology that already exists?

In this fireside chat, NYC Training Council Chair and Department of Social Services (DSS) Deputy Commissioner Terrance Stroud pulls back the curtain on what digital transformation looks like from the inside. They’ll explore how the NYC Training Council identified a critical gap in how city learning and development professionals connect, share resources, and grow — and how technology became the key architectural solution that made scaling that vision possible. Whether you work in training, HR, technology, or city operations, this session offers a rare and candid look at transformation in practice — not in theory.

Speakers: Terrance Blackman Stroud, Deputy Commissioner, Training & Workforce Development, NYC Department of Social Services

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