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Unintentional or Evolutionary: How Digital Platforms Impact Future Jobs

Two technology catalysts have changed the workforce needs of both government and the private sector.

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Change Management Critical Element in VA Supply Chain Modernization

The Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to redesign its supply chain show promise.

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Back to the Future: Protecting Against Quantum Computing

Lessons from Germany’s World War II code machine, Enigma, show that even “unbreakable” encryption can be cracked eventually.

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Should the FDA have done more months ago about an impending baby formula shortage?

Steve Kelman asks whether any well-placed Food and Drug Administration officials could have anticipated the current baby formula shortage.

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5 ways to proactively protect government networks

Adversaries appear to launch attacks with impunity, and their newfound speed and aggression has had a damaging impact on our national security.

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Mars is Getting an Unreal New Simulation for NASA Training

A new gaming engine also has the potential to revolutionize how astronauts prepare for Mars missions.

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Good decision, bad outcome

Steve Kelman shares an important lesson from the smartest person he knows.

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The Cybersecurity Executive Order: From Missed Opportunity to Unexpected Progress

The impact of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order over the last year proved to go beyond initial expectations.

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One Year Later: A Hacker’s View on the Cybersecurity Executive Order

Federal network adversaries have evolved in the year since the order’s signing.

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Phishing Threats Attempt to Hook New Government Victims

While the government is focused on the dangers of ransomware, phishing campaigns can circumvent the usual protections placed on its networks.

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How automation can enhance and empower the federal workforce

While progress is being made across many areas of government digital transformation, this is just the start of the journey to improve government and put the citizen at the center.

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Storytelling and slide decks

Steve Kelman shares ideas about how to inject narrative techniques into your humdrum PowerPoint presentations.

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Debunking Myths Around Facial Recognition: What Government Agencies Need to Know 

Government use of facial recognition technology provides its fair share of controversy, as well as tangible benefits.

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Transformation and the CX executive order

Why President Biden's customer experience executive order presents an unprecedented opportunity to transform government services.

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Practical ideas for managing polarization at work

Steve Kelman flags a paper that suggests that a "receptive mindset" can help bridge polarization gaps inside organizations.

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5 reasons the U.S. could lose its quantum leadership

U.S. government is at a technological inflection point and unless we act quickly to bolster domestic micro-electronics production, invest in research and upskill our workforce, we will be left in the dust as the rest of the world advances in quantum.

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The Biggest Roadblocks to DataOps Adoption and How Agencies Can Overcome Them

Database professionals need training, budgetary investment and leadership buy-in to be fully successful.

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To truly improve CX, the government should define its own metrics

The surface-level sentiments found in generic private sector surveys provide the government few helpful insights in assessing how well a service performs.

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Decoding the cyber executive order

What the federal government is building with the cybersecurity executive order is essentially an extended detection and response architecture without the label.