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America's digital infrastructure belongs to you

COMMENTARY | We’ve seen unprecedented attacks on our nation’s federal digital infrastructure, from removing or restricting datasets and tools, to taking websites offline, to widespread layoffs.

  • By Katie Hoeberling, Michelle Cheripka, Jessie Mahr, Kameron Kerger, Jonathan Gilmour and Matt Price
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Three ways agencies can prepare before AI costs skyrocket

These three steps might save you some heartburn.

  • By Ramakrishnan Krishnamurthy and Anand Trivedi
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FAR overhaul: The challenges in tackling federal procurement’s 5,000-page beast

The General Services Administration's acting leader outlines a blueprint for how the Trump administration wants to streamline regulations, a move aimed at opening the market to more competition and "best-in-class" companies.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier

The zone is being flooded and we’re only two months in.

  • By Stan Soloway
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Back to the future at GSA with contracting executive order

President Trump’s executive order may be familiar for 1990s-era procurement executives.

  • By Steve Kelman
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Future-proofing federal data: The need for secure, scalable data infrastructure

Scalability matters.

  • By Riccardo Di Blasio
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Musk taking wrong approach to creating government efficiencies

COMMENTARY | Everyone agrees a more efficient government makes sense, but is the nascent Department of Government Efficiency actually doing so?

  • By Steve Kelman
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Building a stronger federal workforce in an era of cost-cutting

Former Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent weighs in.

  • By Suzette Kent
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Agentic AI adoption is a top priority for defense and intelligence leaders. Here’s why

The integration of AI agents will become increasingly critical across the national security space.

  • By Bill Pessin
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From bureaucracy to brilliance: AI in federal IT

Here's how government ought to better unlock AI's potential.

  • By John Roese
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The beating heart of small business: An ominous threat grows louder

Small businesses are suffering under contract cuts driven by the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, writes Lisa Shea Mundt of the Pulse of GovCon.

  • By Lisa Shea Mundt
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How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters

18F was a group of technology hotshots within the GSA.

  • By Kayla Schwoerer
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Legacy Systems Are Holding Back Government Service Delivery—Here’s How Agencies Can Move Forward

Modernization can save money.

  • By Brian Chidester
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How agencies can harness AIOps to streamline service delivery

2024 was a landmark year for AI, and the relentless pace of innovation will undoubtedly continue throughout 2025.

  • By Sean Applegate and Bill Roberts
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Trump’s plan to slash the federal workforce isn’t the first, it’s just the worst

COMMENTARY | The triple-meat-cleaver approach to workforce “reform.”

  • By Tom Shoop
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A five-step plan for securing generative AI at government agencies

Here's how to do it right.

  • By Elad Schulman
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5 things government agencies must consider for a holistic approach to next generation digital transformation

A new administration may merit new approaches to digital transformation.

  • By Rujuta Waknis and Indunil Ranaviraja
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Mobile solutions are here to stay, here’s how agencies can optimize device management

Holistic mobility solutions have major advantages.

  • By DJ Oreb and Rocky Thurston
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Why CIOs should prioritize people and process

The next level of transformation for federal IT organizations can only happen when we prioritize these pillars.

  • By Melvin Brown II
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Attract — and retain — talent with a better developer experience

Cloud-native orgs attract the right kind of tech talent.

  • By Mark Eadie
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