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The Path Toward a Holistic Zero Trust Architecture
The Defense Department's anticipated guidelines should inspire more organizations to follow such a model, moving zero trust from a buzzword to reality.
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Strict Distancing Keeps Your COVID Risk Much Lower
Using public transportation, visiting a place of worship, or otherwise traveling from the home is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of testing positive, the researchers report.
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To Connect with Other, Call Instead of Texting
Many people embrace texting to avoid awkwardness.
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DeVos Vows to Require Standardized Tests Again: 4 Questions Answered
States may face a financial hit if they do not heed DeVos’ warning about testing.
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When You Can’t Add Cybersecurity Staff, Build Cyber-Resiliency Instead
But organizations should be careful that they aren’t just throwing additional, sophisticated tools at existing employees to solve the problem.
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Why Female Bosses Get Different Reactions than Men when They Criticize Employees
This has important implications for the success of women in leadership.
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It’s Time to Shore up the Universal Service Fund So It Can Live up to Its Name
Congress needs to create a solution that reflects how Americans actually use telecommunications services rather than how we once did.
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What a Smoky Bar Can Teach Us about the '6-Foot Rule' During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It’s important to understand the rule's limitations.
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Diving into Government’s Trusted Internet Connections Standard 3.0
The policy lays out the framework for security, but allows agencies to fill in the details based on their unique missions.
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How to Head Off Public Assistance Fraud Before Dollars Go Out the Door
Opting to chase and recover money fraudsters steal from government agencies is not a sustainable strategy.
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How to Read Coronavirus News and Learn What You Actually Need to Know about Staying Safe in the Pandemic
Viewers and readers relate more to personal tales than they do to dry statistics.
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Jerks Don't Actually Get Ahead at Work
That’s not to say that jerks don’t reach positions of power.
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Subj: This Email Could Wreak Havoc on the 2020 Election
Beware of COVID-related phishing threats that target local voting.
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I’m a Public Health Researcher, and I’m Dismayed that the CDC’s Missteps Are Causing People to Lose Trust in a Great Institution
Americans have come to trust the CDC for accurate information.
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What Agencies Need to Know About TIC 3.0 and Enabling Technology
The third version of the Trusted Internet Connection policy brings government IT closer to the capabilities available to the private sector.
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Shortened Census Count Will Hurt Communities of Color
Some communities face less convenient access to the mail, telephone and online services needed to respond to the survey while others distrust the system.
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The World Needs American Leadership in Setting the Technological Standards of the Future
U.S. interests are missing or under-represented in key international standardization organizations.
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Leveraging Automation to Ensure Government Supply Chain Health
When we apply these emerging technological capabilities directly to the management of supply chains, the results are powerful and highly impactful.
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