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Budget is an Opportunity to Redefine Digital Service Delivery

It's time for the federal government to nab an idea from state governments.

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Why Updating Tech Infrastructure is as Critical as Updating Roads and Bridges

When we talk infrastructure improvements, we must include the IT component for our nation.

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4 Security Trends for the New Administration To Consider

The challenge is to balance what’s practical with what’s effective, all in the face of global threats evolving every day.

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It’s Time for America to Protect its Cyber Borders

The country is in danger of losing a technological arms race that could result in more leaks and attacks on critical infrastructure.  

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Redefining the Role of Federal CIO: The Enabler-in-Chief

The key is modernizing systems will not be done in the same architectural model of the past.

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Some Alleged CIA Hacking Tools—Like Apps That Turn Smart TVs into Spies—Do Exist

A more unsettling issue may be why the CIA couldn’t protect its own data in the first place.

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When Can Your Tweet, Text or Calls Cost You Your Job?

Feds do not have a legally recognized expectation of privacy with respect to the government-owned equipment they use in and/or outside of the workplace.

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3 Opportunities For Federal IT Teams During the Hiring Freeze

Federal IT decision-makers can use this time as an opportunity to improve their existing processes, become more efficient and potentially improve security.

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In Defense of 18F—Because Inaction Also Has a Cost

Procurement doesn’t grab many headlines, but it is critical to the nation’s future.

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6 Strategies for Digital Transformation that Puts Citizens First

Agencies have made great strides in customer experience over the past couple of years.

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The Changing Face of Infrastructure Cyber Threats

It’s crucial for government cybersecurity policymakers to consider the full range of what constitutes critical infrastructure today.

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Why Don’t We See More Automation in Federal Networks?

Automation would cut the time from detection of cyberattacks to remediation from months to seconds.

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How Digital Services Engagement Centers Play a Crucial Role in Customer Experience

Digital services engagement centers serve as the connective tissue between customer service channels.

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Modernizing Government IT—By Looking to the Private Sector

To operate at today’s scale and face today’s threats, the government needs a paradigm shift in how it approaches technology.

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Make 2017 the Year of a Digital-First Federal Government

Everything the federal government does should be thought of digitally first.