Insights
The AI Advantage: Revolutionizing public sector analytics
<p>As government operations become increasingly data-driven, artificial intelligence-powered analytics are propelling missions forward. In “<em>The Power of Analytics</em>,” episode four of Google Public Sector’s “<em>What’s Next in AI and Security?</em>” TV series, experts from the General Services Administration, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Google Public Sector discuss the opportunities and challenges of AI adoption in government, as well as how agencies can properly harness the technology to glean actionable insights and better serve the public.</p>
Tackling Technical Debt
<p>Addressing technical debt is essential for Federal Agencies to modernize their networks effectively. Key drivers of this technical debt include outdated devices, incomplete configurations, and legacy consumption models, leading to increased maintenance costs and hindering the adoption of innovative technologies. As technical debt accumulates, it becomes a persistent financial burden, impacting agency budgets and resources, and ultimately reducing efficiency and service quality. In response, Cisco and our ecosystem of partners are introducing new and proven methods to help government control technical debt. Together, these core elements can add tremendous value for government.</p>
Short-term rentals and state legislation for local governments
<p>Short-term rental compliance is a hot button issue in communities and state legislatures alike. With new bills in different states popping up every year, what are the key takeaways for local governments looking to regulate?</p> <p>Watch this on-demand webinar with short-term rental regulation expert Jeffrey Goodman, AICP, to learn more about the short-term rental legislation landscape in 2024, what local governments can learn from recent developments, and best practices for regulation regardless of where you are in the compliance process.</p>
The Future of the Air Force
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Dive into the future of the Air Force with Defense One's detailed coverage of the 2024 AFA Air, Space, & Cyber conference.</p>
AI at the edge: Rightsizing inferencing engines for defense
<p></p> <p>Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are transforming the defense technology landscape. To fully benefit from these advanced capabilities, the Department of Defense (DoD) and its mission partners need access to high-performance edge computing. Shifting data center operations to the tactical edge requires solutions that are highly ruggedized to withstand harsh settings and equipped with fast, powerful processing and cutting-edge AI capabilities. Optimizing both durability and processing power brings critical reliability to unpredictable environments, where performance expectations are changing.</p> <p></p>
Best Dates to Retire in 2025
<p><em>Government Executive</em>'s annual calendar shows the most advantageous dates to retire throughout the year. </p>
2024 NA Federal Industry Trends Survey
<p>Major crimes, cyberattacks and terrorism are on the rise and demand immediate attention from federal government agencies. Cellebrite’s 2024 North American Federal Industry Trends whitepaper highlights specialized insights gleaned from 183 investigators, agency managers and digital forensic examiners across large, small and civilian federal government agencies and provides resources to address thesehurdles effectively. Dig into the findings, see how your agency stacks up, and learn how to get ahead of the trends.</p>
GitLab Guide to Dynamic SBOMs
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> GitLab's research indicates that over two-thirds of global CxOs are accelerating software delivery, doubling their speed from last year despite rising complexities. Supply chain security is a top priority, yet addressing application development security remains challenging due to competing demands. AI's advancements make security threats more exploitable, raising crucial questions about software composition and deployment security. Clear insights into threats and vulnerabilities are crucial, with software liability under increased scrutiny. A software bill of materials (SBOM) is essential for identifying and mitigating risks, forming a key part of a strong DevSecOps strategy. This whitepaper will explore these insights in detail, providing guidance on enhancing your cybersecurity posture.</p>
GitLab AI Guide For Enterprise Leaders
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> The GitLab AI Guide for Enterprise Leaders offers a strategic framework to integrate AI into the software development lifecycle, highlighting Generative AI's role in boosting efficiency, innovation, and competitive edge. It stresses careful implementation, focusing on trust in AI-generated code and continuous upskilling. The guide urges leaders to promote transparency and collaboration, measure success with meaningful business outcomes, and adopt a holistic AI integration approach similar to cloud transformation, positioning organizations for sustained success.</p>
Insider Risk Challenge: Convincing Business Units to Act
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Unlock insights into tackling insider risk with this exclusive Everfox whitepaper. Learn 10 effective strategies to convince business units to take proactive measures against internal threats and help fund your insider risk program.</p>
The Public Sector Guide to Getting Started with Generative AI
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> This eBook is a practical guide for public sector leaders looking to kickstart your generative AI journey. It offers a 10-step plan for implementation, explores key use cases in government, and includes insights from real-world examples.</p>
The Defender’s Advantage: A guide to activating cyber defense
<p>As high-profile cyber attacks dominate the headlines, security teams face increasing pressure to stay ahead of evolving threats. This practical guide for activating effective cyber defense explores how organizations can leverage the fundamental advantage they have when defending adversaries on their own terms in their own environment. </p> <p>Inside, you’ll find a strategic framework that utilizes the six critical functions of cyber defense to establish an operating model that will advance your capabilities for mitigating cyber risks and strengthening your overall security program.</p> <p>Download the eBook today.</p>
DATA STORAGE TO MEET EVERY NEED, ALL POWERED BY ONTAP
<p>As the government increasingly leverages the mass amounts of data it generates to power evidence-based decision- and policymaking, data is becoming an ever more essential strategic asset.</p> <p>“Data is the new critical asset and oil of the federal government’s economy,” said Jim Cosby, NetApp CTO for U.S. Public Sector and Partners. “Federal agencies and our economy are becoming more data-driven every day, and use data to run our government, serve our country and to protect our citizens.”</p> <p>To support a data-driven government, however, agencies need the right storage solutions to serve as a foundation for digital transformation. Properly managing and securing data is critical to modern governance and requires a unified storage solution that supports efficient data collection, accelerated workloads and streamlined cloud integration.</p>
Space Tech
<p> <style type="text/css"><!--br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> <style type="text/css"><!--br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Low Earth orbit is increasingly crowded with new and existing satellites from government and companies around the world, and the federal government must work to both manage that dwindling space and make use of satellite capabilities. This will explore the impacts of Earth’s artificial rings.</p>
Space & Amentum Assured Ranges
<p>Amentum is one of the largest U.S. DOD test and training range operations, maintenance, engineering sustainment, and integration support solutions providers in the world. Our footprint includes some of the largest and most complex national security programs for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and allied partners. We integrate in all domains for the most advanced multi-domain operations and training solutions.</p>
Solutions for the Next Gen of Fraud Prevention
<p>Leveraging Okta's Identity cloud as the first line of defense against fraud, waste and abuse</p> <p>As governments race to move services online, Identity is a most crucial step in delivering the right services to the right person. Okta helps agencies achieve a secure solution by equipping online experiences with Identity-centric security measures that protect personal data. Download the datasheet to learn more about:</p> <ul> <li>Aligning trust to context</li> <li>Pre-authorization risk assessments</li> <li>Flexible multi-factor authentication (MFA) options</li> </ul>
