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Streamlining the Path to FedRAMP High
COMMENTARY | Achieving FedRAMP High Authorization doesn't need to be so laborious.
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The execution gap in government AI: why integration holds the key
COMMENTARY | As government agencies move to adopt AI tools, one challenge is quietly derailing their progress: the inability to successfully integrate emerging capabilities with legacy systems.
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How the federal government can tackle its on-prem sensitive data dilemma
COMMENTARY | The new cyber battleground isn’t just in the cloud — it’s also in legacy on-prem servers teeming with forgotten data that are ripe for exploitation.
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IT excellence: lessons from the VA, the Air Force and abroad
COMMENTARY | Americans want smarter government. Success stories at the VA and the Air Force show it’s possible to transform digital services with the right leadership.
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AI.gov: A missed opportunity for true innovation and fiscal responsibility
COMMENTARY | The internal chatbot initiative is yet another example of taxpayer dollars being squandered
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Tech Trends Transforming the Public Sector
COMMENTARY | Emerging technologies like generative AI are already transforming public sector services.
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SecDef’s recipe for procurement: A dash of DOGE with a pinch of Obama
COMMENTARY | The Defense Department’s recent contracting directives are sweeping, but will they be successful?
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This CISA Project should serve as the roadmap to managing cyber risk and efficiency in a cloud era
COMMENTARY | Advanced threats, including ransomware, supply chain breaches and nation-state attacks, exploit the fact that the current approach to cloud security needs improvement.
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Helping DOGE break down data silos
COMMENTARY | By adopting modern data architectures like enterprise data lakes, agencies can dismantle these silos.
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Legacy government systems enter the AI era
COMMENTARY | How Federal agencies can transform decades-old code while strengthening security and compliance.
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GSA has been given more of the government’s contracting authority
COMMENTARY | Folding SEWP and CIOSP into GSA may unbalance the system.
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Five strategies for government software modernization
COMMENTARY | There's more than one way to modernize.
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Empowering US federal agencies through strategic data sharing: A blueprint for success
COMMENTARY | A robust multi-modal data-sharing framework can drive mission success.
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Honoring Joseph Nye’s legacy of ethical leadership
Distinguished Harvard scholar who redefined national security and mentored generations dies at 88.
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Has DOGE missed its opportunity?
COMMENTARY | A former federal executive charts a viable long-term plan for DOGE to achieve success.
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Total experience: The missing link in government transformation
COMMENTARY | Agencies have a significant blind spot: a narrow focus on external users, with insufficient attention paid to the internal workforce experience.
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Mounting cyber defense in the face of unexpected staff reductions
Strategies for dealing with cybersecurity challenges hitting agencies right now.
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Driving efficiency while improving federal agencies’ cybersecurity postures
COMMENTARY | A lopsided labor-to-technology spending ratio is just one challenge agencies have to take on.
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Transforming federal IT: best practices for driving software innovation
Software development is accelerating.
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