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How the Battle Between Efficiency and Security Shapes Agency Clouds

Many agencies continue to be uncomfortable with migrating all of their infrastructure or applications to the cloud.

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Agencies Can Tap Tech to Bridge Language Divides

Digital translation and interpretation tools can help agencies offer their services to those with limited English proficiency.

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House of Clouds: The Federal Transition to New Network Infrastructure

Antiquated systems are a major reason why agencies have experienced security problems.

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3 Strategies for Building Successful Agile Teams

With agile, it’s all about speed, adaptability and collaboration—all for the sake of accelerated, better application development.

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Blockchain for Government: A Cheat Sheet

The technology could be used for processes that require third-party verification.

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9 Ways to Declare Independence from Hacking

It's time to drop the collective ambivalence toward cybersecurity.

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Deception: An Underrated Tool in the Fight Against Cyberattacks

As a tool, deception has a long history in warfare. In nature, deception has been in play even longer.

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4 Possible Agency Responses to the DATA Act

Some agencies compiled with spending data requirements, but others are unleashing powerful decision-making analytics.

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3 Human Traits We Must Bring to Big Data

Decisions based on bad data costs the economy $3.1 trillion a year.

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The Core Federal Services Council is Gone. Now What?

The Office of Managment and Budget's recent memo to reduce reporting burdens also eliminated a customer experience-focused group.

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Paying Bills, Reducing Spam and Other Ways the World's Postal Services Are Disrupting Mail

Singapore, Denmark and South Africa are among the countries leading the way in digitizing post offices.

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How to Know Which NIST Framework to Use

Some agencies are confusing NIST's Cybersecurity Framework with the Risk Management Framework.