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Here’s Why ‘Disrupting’ Government Is Such Hard Work
The government may not be able to “disrupt” at will, but a balance is possible, where creativity and innovation can thrive alongside stability.
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Cracking Open Windows 10: Can Windows 10 Serve and Protect Government Users?
Moving from Windows 7, the last “traditional” operating system from Microsoft, to Windows 10 is not going to be as traumatic as previous Windows updates.
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With a Major Cybersecurity Job Shortage, We Must Act Like We Are at War
The U.S. needs much more than the recent $14 billion cybersecurity budget increase to keep up with the bad guys.
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US Effort to Grab Data from Microsoft in Ireland Should Frighten All Firms Using the Cloud Overseas
A legal battle pitting Microsoft against the Justice Department raises fundamental questions that all CIOs should pay close attention to.
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Two-Factor Is Better Than One: Celebrating Progressive Government IT
The U.S. government is putting in place both immediate and long-term steps to drastically enhance data security.
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4 Myths of Citizen Experience
What is required for success is to abandon old myths and fundamentally shift our thinking.
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The Future-Forward Cybersecurity Fix
The U.S. government is playing catch-up on security primarily because it has not been able to keep up with the advances in technology over the last decade.
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4 Steps to Boost Records Management Practices
Federal employees and managers aren't confident about what actually constitutes a record.
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Government Hacked Yet Again. It's About Time Federal Cybersecurity Became a National Issue
The aftermath of the OPM hack, with all its humiliating details of ignored warnings, has shown the federal government is both stubbornly slow to fix mistakes and woefully understaffed with cybersecurity experts.
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How to Secure an Increasingly Mobile Federal Workforce
Adopting strong authentication by using derived PIV credentials may be an agency’s best and first line of defense.
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5 Questions to Ask Before Redesigning Your Agency Website
Before embarking on this potentially time-consuming and costly endeavor, agency decision-makers need to ensure their teams have the right information.
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Post-Megabreaches, Feds Should Focus on Third Party Risk
Continuous monitoring of third parties and reducing reliance on paper-based risk assessment will help address some of the root causes for the recent hacks on the government.
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In the Future, We’ll All Use Our Phones to Identify Ourselves
The most successful mobile identity services highly depend on collaboration between public authorities, banks, telecom operators and the private sector.
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After the OPM Breach, It’s Time for IT Organizations to be Accountable
Modernized technology and formal standards like FISMA won’t be enough -- mindsets must change, too.
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Why Chief Data Officers Should Really be Chief Digital Officers
Having a chief data officer is akin to the Army having a chief bullet officer or hospitals having a chief bandage officer.
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Post-OPM Hack, An Opportunity to Retool Encryption
Redefining encryption in a more holistic manner can be done with the proper technologies and policies in place – even for something as old as a COBOL legacy.
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OPM Data Breach: What Needs to Happen Now
Given that OPM handles records for federal employees, including those obtaining security clearances, the damage can potentially go beyond financial crimes.
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4 Top Challenges for Federal CIOs
Cybersecurity, data management and culture remain roadblocks for agency CIOs.
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6 Reasons Your Agency Needs an App Store
Does your agency have an enterprise app store? If not, then consider these six benefits to adoption.
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