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More Money Than Anyone Imagined

A quick explanation for why the tech bubble never burst.

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How Digital Transformations Are Changing the Face of Operations

It’s time to rethink how IT operations are managed. 

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The Scheduling Woes of Adult Friendship

To avoid the dreaded back-and-forth of coordinating hangouts, some friends are repurposing the shared digital calendar, a workplace staple, to plan their personal lives.

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The Arguments for Weakening Encryption Aren't Any Better Under Trump

Law-enforcement backdoors would still make everyone less safe, even as U.S. officials set their sights on broader access to data.

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NASA May Bring a Laser-Based Internet to Space for Mars Missions

NASA will need to boost its comms to support human space travel.

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FaceApp Is Everyone’s Problem

It feels good to call out people for being duped by the Russian app, but the individualist framing of privacy is the bigger culprit.

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How You Can Help Your Agency Put AI to Work Today

AI technology will significantly revolutionize how work is done in the federal workspace and allow us to “scale” human action to critical thinking tasks.

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Closing the Cybersecurity Poverty Gap 

Far too many government entities simply lack the resources and expertise needed to keep pace with the velocity of cybersecurity threats.

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Where Artificial Intelligence Can Make the Biggest Impact

Here are three ways an investment into artificial intelligence could reap significant returns in the public space.

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Federal Agencies Stand to Gain From a Vocational Approach to Cybersecurity Education

We need to steer students away from assuming they need a four-year degree and toward the option of cybersecurity taught as a vocation.

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Government May Tap Older Tech to Secure Modern Infrastructure

There might be something to keeping physical switches in power grids.

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Stop Blaming Innovation Barriers on Acquisitions

It's an easy scapegoat.

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What Connected Patients Risk

Internet-enabled medical devices are designed to improve patient safety but pose a significant risk if left unsecured.

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How Behavioral Science Could Improve Federal Programs

The private sector has been using psychological insight for years to promote certain outcomes.

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The Federal Data Strategy is a Trump Plan We Should All Support

It’s stakeholder-driven, it’s bipartisan and it’s reasonable.

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The Case for Using Algorithms to Validate Broadband Data

Consider it Moneyball for the FCC.

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What Is a ‘Smart City’ Supposed To Look Like?

The vision of the technology-powered metropolis of the future is being sold with images that bear little resemblance to the real world.

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How to Fight a Security Fire Within 72 Hours

It's possible to prevent serious consequences.

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Collaboration the Key to Resolving Spectrum Skirmishes

Spectrum is limited but it doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.

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What Would 5G Technology Mean For Government?

The next big leap forward for cellular phone service is approaching.