The federal government is a 5G pioneer. Agencies and the military are finding ways to leverage the wireless technology for a widening array of data-heavy applications. The U.S. military, in particular, is on 5G's cutting edge, leveraging the next-generation wireless technology for practical and innovative functions that could also be used in civilian applications.The DOD's $1.5B 5G experimentation and testing program at 12 U.S. military test s...

Post Sunburst, it is clearer than ever that agencies and contractors must revisit the way they manage and protect their data to minimize the risk of future nation-state attacks. It is critical that appropriate levels of cybersecurity practices and processes are in place to ensure basic cyber hygiene as well as protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) that resides on the Government industry partners' networks. Programs like DFARS, CMMC...

Government agencies, like their private industry counterparts, recognize the power of data insights to enable more citizen centric organizations and deliver better services. Effective analysis allows agencies to make smarter, more informed decisions, resulting in better outcomes. SAP is key to that, and the future of SAP is increasingly in the cloud. Yet, organizations moving to the cloud are often faced with a myriad of decisions and many cha...

"Effective data management is the central component of the department’s Digital Modernization Strategy." That quote comes from former Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy, but it holds true for every agency, at all levels of government. Legacy systems are giving way to cloud storage and interconnected services, producing both new complexities and new opportunities for data management and analytics. To take full advantage, organizations must...

Enhancing the security of federal networks and data has never been more important. Infiltrations by nation-state adversaries are getting more sophisticated, and phishing, ransomware, and denial-of-service attacks are on the rise—according to the FBI, cybercrime has jumped more than 400% since March 2020 alone. As a result, agencies are tuning up digital defenses to better protect their data. During this interactive webcast, federal IT le...

One of the goals of modernization in government is an ability to pull data from previously siloed legacy systems and use that data to speed decision making and deliver on the agency mission. It is always a challenge to keep up with rule changes, but it is particularly difficult during an administration transition because of the volume of changes. One example that is currently being addressed is eligibility determinations for many programs, suc...

Identity management -- both for citizen customers and for an increasingly decentralized workforce -- is a complex challenge that combines security, privacy, CX and data-management considerations. Legacy systems often lack the interoperability and granular controls needed by users and admins alike, and weren’t designed to fully support the expectations set by the Office of Management and Budget with M-19-17.Thankfully, there is a growing...

The two letters “AI” have caused confusion and hesitation for some organizations, and excitement and success for others. A key problem is that Artificial Intelligence encompasses a variety of technologies that address different goals. Successful agencies don’t implement AI; they implement a flavor of AI that is targeted to solve citizen problems, address a business opportunity, or improve the agent experience. Join Brian Mist...

Shifting to cloud services has brought new resiliency to state and local governments’ IT operations, making essential systems location-agnostic and enabling far more affordable continuity-of-operations planning. Cloud comes with risks of its own, however, and data protection in particular can vary widely. To ensure real resiliency, government agencies must choose and configure their services carefully, and craft a cross-service strategy...

Join Decision Lens on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 2 pm ET for the live webcast "Improve Mid-Year Review Reporting – An Insider's View", where Lt. Col Ben Milarch (Inspector General, USAF) will share best practices in presenting midyear review data to leadership. As someone who has worked both on the presenting side and the leadership side, his breadth of experience will help you learn what leadership is looking for in midyear review repor...