Government Policy, Business and Technology

Federal Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and the Rise of Cloud-based Cognitive Computing

U.S. defense and intelligence organizations leverage analytic tools to help gather intelligence, investigate and deter a wide array of cybersecurity threats.  Open source intelligence (OSINT), a primary weapon in their arsenals, is quickly evolving to embrace cloud technologies and cognitive computing (artificial intelligence). These latest...

Government Endpoint Security: Current Initiatives and Best Practice Tips
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 2:00pm

Governments are among the most highly targeted networks in the world. From political campaigns to government personnel to intelligence and troop planning, government data is of great interest to nation-states and others for a variety of reasons. Accessing sensitive government data means accessing the assets...

Confidence in federal IT operations is declining, says survey

Federal Times: There is a lack of confidence in the information technology operations of organizations in the public sector that are undergoing a digital transformation. According to the 2017 Splunk Public Sector IT Operations Survey, about 60 percent of those polled indicated that they either had the same level of confidence in the IT operations...

A Natural Evolution: From Data Center Consolidation to IT Optimization

As federal IT organizations make progress consolidating and modernizing their IT infrastructures, the impact of legacy platforms, technologies and traditional data centers still weighs heavy, along with each agency’s ability to attract and maintain the skill sets and applications needed to meet 21st century requirements. If...

Breaking Down the Walls in Government DevOps Initiatives
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 2:00pm

Agencies are quickly embracing modern technologies and methodologies to increase time to market and decrease their costs of mission critical applications. Among the leading technologies being adopted is microservices with DevOps being the contending new methodology to support it. This webinar will explore the basics...

5 States Sign Up for National Public Safety Network

Nextgov: A public-private partnership aiming to build a nationwide broadband network for first responders is under way, but lawmakers are still concerned about the network’s future cybersecurity and reliability.

The network is designed to allow law enforcement, emergency...

Flipping the 80/20 Rule to Gain Agile Application Development

Because agencies typically spend 80 percent of IT budgets managing legacy systems and only 20 percent on new technology -- the more agencies can adopt agile application development methods, the faster they will increase efficiency and improve performance.  Agility in software development requires keeping code...

These twelve defense experts hope to guide the Pentagon forward

Defense News: WASHINGTON – Congress has formed a new advisory committee of top defense thinkers, in order to provide a pathway forward for the Department of Defense.

As required by 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, the Commission on the National Defense Strategy for the United...

Solutions to Safeguarding Growing Cloud Data

IT and security managers in the federal government—like their private sector counterparts—are facing daunting challenges when it comes to safeguarding data throughout their organization. Trends such as the increased use of cloud platforms and mobile technology, along with the growing sophistication of attacks launched by hackers...

Trump administration pulls health law help in 18 cities

AP:  CHICAGO (AP) -- President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have fewer places to turn for help signing up for coverage.

Clean Energy in the Age of Trump Means Federal Preemption of State Incentives

Renewable Energy World: The most potent weapon in the Trump administration’s arsenal for defeating efforts to combat climate change and slowing the adoption of solar, wind and other low-carbon energy sources is one rarely spoken of: federal preemption of state-based incentives and policies like Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)....

Arkansas governor: Statewide school broadband upgrade done

Arkansas News: LITTLE ROCK – Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday the completion of the Arkansas Public School Computer Network, a high-speed broadband upgrade for every public school in the state.

The completion of the two-year project means the delivery of...