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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.

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Why Relying on Cellphones is a Terrible Idea in a Crisis

First responders don’t have magic cellphones that work during emergencies. Neither do homeland security or other federal agents.

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FITARA Must Become the Catalyst for Change in Federal IT

Many still consider FITARA a compliance drill rather than a way to transform IT.

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Delivering Efficient Citizen-Centered Government

Consider the following five strategies to create a citizen-centric government and to drive governmentwide efficiencies.

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How Should Agencies Address the Big Data Opportunity?

Even with aging infrastructure and tight budgets, agencies can take advantage of the growing amount of information available.

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With Self-Driving Cars, the Future is Now

Much of what was considered the stuff of science fiction is today certainly within reach technologically.

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Priorities for Enhancing National Cybersecurity

Collectively—government, industry and consumers—we need to find a way to stay one step ahead.

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4 Skills Every Threat Hunter Should Have

Implementing a threat-hunting capability can improve an organization’s ability to detect and respond to advanced cyber threats.

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Public Sector IT Trends for 2017

Not surprising, 2016 was a big year for cybersecurity at the state and federal level.