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Will Edge Computing Be the Future of Government IT?

Edge computing can act as a bridge between legacy and modern government IT machines.

  • By Dan Fallon
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Key Areas Governments Can Benefit from Social Media

Real-time communications with citizens are just one of the advantages of a social media plan.

  • By Ben Cathers
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Soldiers May Soon Be Hailing a Taxi to the Frontlines (Again)

But this time, they'd fly.

  • By John Breeden II
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CDM Bill Is a Small Price for Major Cybersecurity Improvements

The legislation has the potential to correct many of the shortcomings of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program’s initial implementation.

  • By Tom Gann
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The Federal Workforce is Shrinking—Let Technology Help

Agencies could turn to platforms that help manage the information employees currently manage and process.

  • By Bobby Hangliter
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How to Improve Federal Networks for a Better End-User Experience

Agencies can modernize as they optimize.

  • By Terry Bailey
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Governments Need to Re-tool the IT Workforce (Again)

Leaders should encourage change agents, and those government workers will need to develop and maintain certain skills and capabilities.

  • By Mark Forman
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The Key to Government’s Digital Transformation is Data Literacy

Without data literacy, the prospect of quickly meeting the administration’s data and IT modernization goals is simply not feasible.

  • By Andrew Churchill
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The U.S. Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That's a Start.

The consequences of internet-of-things insecurity on national security should now be clear.

  • By Justin Sherman
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What Government Could Learn from Payment Companies About Identity Management

If someone finds or steals a government Personal Identity Verification card, it’s possible that they could access sensitive or secret information during a very limited window before its loss was reported or discovered.

  • By John Breeden II
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Identifying the Cyberattack Patterns and Doing the Easy Stuff

The math favors the attackers. There is little you can do about the attacker, but there is a lot you can do about you.

  • By CyberAvengers
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Time to Modernize Our Approach to Data

The government should consider all the types of data it uses—public, private and hybrid—as it forms its new Federal Data Strategy.

  • By Richard Beutel
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Here's a Non-Binary Approach to Smarter Cybersecurity

Moving beyond an "allow or deny" choice could reduce friction between agency security pros and their end users.

  • By Eric Trexler
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Using the MGT Act to Fuel IT Modernization

We are already beginning to see the positive impact of this legislation, including empowered CIOs.

  • By Adam Clater
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How the U.S. is Preparing for a Quantum Future

Not surprisingly, it's a complex issue.

  • By John Breeden II
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The Federal Government’s Next Moonshot: Getting Everyday Digital Moments Right

Federal agencies have the opportunity to be a dependable force for good.

  • By Kris Tremaine
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How Federal Agencies Can Refine the Art of Data Center Consolidation

There is little room for live trial and error when it comes to the management of data centers.

  • By Akhil Docca
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Forward-Thinking Strategies Can Secure the Power Grid

Owners and operators of our power systems need better ways of knowing what assets they have in their production environments, which have computing capability, and which connect to the internet.

  • By Ryan Brichant
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How Regulators Are Dealing with Antitrust Laws and Data Privacy

When people turn over data to "pay" for Facebook's services, are they getting a good deal?

  • By Doug Pollack
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What If Your Data Could Secure Itself?

Building strong protections at the network perimeter are only part of the solution.

  • By Gus Hunt
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