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Time to Stop Hitting the Cyber Snooze Button on US Infrastructure

There’s nothing special about the U.S. power grid that would protect systems from cyber terrorists.

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6 Employees Who Could Wreak Havoc at Your Organization

There are certain signals that, with context, can pinpoint an insider threat before they strike.

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It's Time to Update the 30-Year-Old Electronic Communications Privacy Act

The Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act would improve international data sharing among law enforcement while protecting the privacy of individuals.

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To Succeed in Cyberspace, Don’t Forget the Human Element

Adm. Michael Rogers reminded us of the most critical—and challenging—aspect of all cyber operations: “Never, ever forget the human dynamic.”

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What’s Key to Driving Better Citizen Experience?

There are three important, early considerations in developing initiatives to elevate the citizen customer experience.

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5 Tips to Help Agencies Win the Digital Race

Every agency chief information officer faces the challenge of digital transformation.

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How Advanced Analytics Can Help Combat Infectious Disease from Spreading

As public health threats evolve, so must our ability to predict and effectively monitor their impacts.

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6 Things the Public Sector Can Learn from Banking

To date, the public sector has not realized the same success in embracing many of the same digital solutions in which banks have become immersed. So why has the public sector been challenged in this progressive direction?

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What Federal Government Can Learn from States in Going Digital

To speed delivery of citizen- and business-centric digital solutions, federal agencies can adopt best practices from states where online transaction-based services have been used successfully for more than two decades.

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Is There an App for That?

User-centered design is a key success factor for implementation of mobile and digital technologies in government

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Commerce Department Now Embraces GitHub for 'Collaborative Problem Solving'

America's data agency can now use GitHub for collaboratively building open source software.

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The Essential ‘Soft Side’ of Running a Security Operations Center Investigation

Some of the best practices can be learned from other criminal, terrorism incidents and law enforcement organizations.

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What Possibilities Can Virtual Reality Bring Beyond the Gaming World?

One real-world application is leveraging it as a tool to treat various mental problems like severe paranoia.

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4 Steps to Consider When Creating a Cloud Strategy in 2016

To become a source of competitive advantage, federal IT administrators implementing a cloud strategy should consider the following steps.

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3 Steps for Resurrecting Your Useless Zombie Apps

Over time, many of those early agency apps became “zombies” skulking in the dark corners of the app stores, purposeless and all but dead

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How Multifactor Authentication Can Play a Role in the Cybersecurity National Action Plan

Imagine how much more efficient high-security financial processes could run within the government if employees could use information determined by physical elements of the user’s body, such as a fingerprint or retina, or proximity to wireless devices.

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How the Digital Transformation Will Upend the Pentagon

DOD is one of the most complex and widespread organizations in the world, but in today’s battlespace, embracing digitization helps pull together all aspects of defense.