Podcasts
Critical Update: The Federal CISO Is Prioritizing Flexibility for Agencies
In a new age of cyberattacks, Chris DeRusha says agencies must have more room to implement practices that enable constant vigilance.
Digital Government
Verizon Set to Lead Naval District Washington’s Pivot to a Modern Telecommunications Infrastructure
The company announced a recent $78 million award under the government’s EIS contract.
Emerging Tech
DIU’s First 5G Experiment Could Be a Game-Changer for First Responders
The Defense Innovation Unit is prototyping portable—and wearable—networking tools with the California National Guard so they can connect anywhere.
Modernization
Looking to Modernize? Better Have a Plan, Federal Officials Say
Moving to the cloud helps, too.
Cybersecurity
Working Group Breaks Down the Keys to Securing Mobile Devices
The Federal Mobility Group’s new guidance includes four strategic pillars that form the foundations of mobile security.
Modernization
Lawmakers seek probe of veterans' records requests backlog
The National Personnel Records Center is facing a backlog of 550,000 requests that built up over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modernization
Why the Navy Is Pivoting to Implement Enterprisewide IT Services
An official provided details about the military branch’s plan to completely reshape its technology approach.
Modernization
Multibillion-Dollar DHS Cloud Contract Protested
Another major government cloud contract is under protest from a losing bidder.
Artificial Intelligence
IRS Should Prioritize Auditing and Customer Service Modernization, Former Officials Say
Machine learning could be used to better serve taxpayers and help close the tax gap, they said.
Ideas
Operational Technology in the Crosshairs
Yes, utilities use both IT and OT, but so do data centers.
Modernization
Biden's pick to lead DOD's weapons testing wants cyber assessments for commercial cloud systems
The Biden administration's pick to lead the Defense Department's operational testing, Nickolas Guertin, called the department's inability to conduct independent cyber assessments of commercial cloud systems "a severe limitation."
Modernization
General Dynamics challenges rival's $2.7B cloud migration win
An incumbent on a key Homeland Security data center contract says it should have been the one to manage the migration to a hybrid environment.
Ideas
Federal Health Care Organizations Seek New Prescription for Managing Device Vulnerability
The threat landscape in the medical sector is massive and expanding daily with exponential growth in connected medical devices.
Modernization
Breaking down the Army's new network plan
The Army wants to be able to freely send data back and forth from its legacy and business systems to the tactical edge. Key to doing that is its strategy to unify tactical and enterprise networks and creating a common "data fabric." But will it work?
Digital Government
After Having Their Computers Monitored, Employees Blast SSA Watchdog
Employee group pledges to bring its complaints to the White House and Congress.
Modernization
Audit: Labor Department IT Governance ‘Ambiguous,’ Unorganized
A report from the Office of the Inspector General showcases several weaknesses in the agency’s IT governance, particularly highlighting the lack of CIO oversight.
Modernization
Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital
Policy reforms and technology boosts are in the pipeline, military leaders confirmed.
Ideas
How Governments Can Protect Themselves Against Fraud in Times of Crisis
Agencies are up against challenges that will arise again and again during each next disaster as they continue to use outdated technology.
Modernization
Army CIO sets out to revamp IT policy
Army CIO Raj Iyer wants to overhaul IT policy so it doesn't stand in the way of the services' goal to become more technologically agile.
Modernization