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Why chief data officers matter

COMMENTARY: Whether it's unemployment, Mars, borders or food, we need data and leaders to achieve desired outcomes.

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Keep the focus in procurement on best value products and services for the government

Commentary | Steve Kelman argues that the current cornerstone of Part 1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation is the right one for taxpayers and agencies.

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Machines can’t always take the heat

COMMENTARY | Two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers.

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Empathy, continuous feedback are keys to CX success

COMMENTARY | How human-centered design can optimize outcomes for customer experience initiatives.

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Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix

COMMENTARY | But without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results.

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Time for Congress to rationalize the c-suite

COMMENTARY | A proliferation of IT and management reforms going back more than 40 years have complicated the path to modernizing legacy technology systems.

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From Shanghai to a Senate-confirmed government post

COMMENTARY | Steve Kelman presents the story of another fed who’s been around for years since leaving the Kennedy School.

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4 ways the defense spending bill could have addressed AI, other issues to boost cybersecurity

COMMENTARY | The Senate's version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act does address some important cybersecurity issues, but it may have missed opportunities to expand collaboration and tackle emerging technology challenges.

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AI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible

COMMENTARY | Data replication is an integral part of the scientific process, which proper research data management can improve.

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CISA directives are more than just compliance exercises

COMMENTARY: Why the binding operational directive on remote management should be a wake-up call for federal agencies.

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To steal today’s computerized cars, thieves go high-tech

Today’s vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code.

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Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent

COMMENTARY| Held v. State of Montana was based on allegations that state energy policies violate the young plaintiffs’ constitutional right to “a clean and healthful environment.”

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Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies

COMMENTARY | A Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know.

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DOD's 2023 cyber strategy — what we know and what we need

COMMENTARY | Russia's invasion of Ukraine has provided us a blueprint for what modern warfare will look like for the foreseeable future — and the role of cybersecurity plays on offense and on defense.

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The future of CDM is in data governance, proactive threat detection

COMMENTARY: The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has helped to greatly fill in cyber gaps for agencies, but there is always more work to be done.

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High-speed train tech quickly spots airborne viruses

COMMENTARY | A technique known as magnetic levitation can be used to easily collect and concentrate airborne viruses to help prevent future outbreaks of respiratory disease, researchers report.

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AI can help forecast air quality, but freak events like 2023’s summer of wildfire smoke require traditional methods too

COMMENTARY | When wildfire smoke turned New York City’s skies orange in early June 2023, emergency room visits for asthma doubled.

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5 federal use cases for generative AI

COMMENTARY | Leaders who want to hit the ground running with the emerging tech should look to applications where generative AI has demonstrated success.