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How Will Automated Software Change the Nature of Work Inside Agencies?

A new breed of software tools — termed process robotics — could free up IT staffers and workers of all kinds to perform more mission-oriented tasks.

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Obama’s Cyber Commission Urges Trump Administration to Bolster Defenses

The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity offered the incoming administration dozens of recommendations to enhance the nation’s cyberdefense within government and the private sector.

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DOD to Start Testing Secure Alternatives to Common Access Cards After Christmas

The Pentagon is moving forward with plans to replace the CAC card as a means for IT authentication.

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GSA Sees Great Potential in Transition to Next-Generation Network Tech

The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Departments have taken steps to get ready for the shift to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract, but the GSA wants all agencies to plan ahead.

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How Will Federal IT Priorities Shift with a New Administration?

Federal IT experts are thinking through how a Trump presidency will affect modernization, outsourcing and other technology efforts.

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SBA Chief Digital Officer Tracy Terrill Shakes Up Agency's Tech Culture

In just under a year, Terrill has set the stage for the agency’s evolution into a digital-forward agency.

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How Digitization Helps Agencies Take Advantage of the Internet of Things

Agencies are exploring ways to apply IoT data to enable automation and drive better decision-making.

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The Army, Air Force and Marines Call Up Rugged Mobile Solutions for the Battlefield

Federal agencies have a lot to learn from how the armed forces buy and use rugged notebooks, tablets and smartphones.

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Feds Need to Turn Big Data into ‘Smart Data,’ DHS Official Says

How can agencies develop the capabilities to make data more portable and self-protecting as the Internet of Things grows?

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NIST Unveils Guidelines to Enhance Security of IoT Devices

The new guidance is designed to help agencies, the private sector and academics engineer security into connected devices — from the start.

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Millennials Push Federal Agencies to Update Their IT — and Mindset

As aging workers retire, agencies must meet the demands of younger, more tech-savvy users.

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Feds Tap the Cloud to do the Heavy Lifting in Legacy IT Modernization

The time is ripe for agencies to start moving aging infrastructure to the cloud, and some agencies, like USCIS and the FCC, have already done so.

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How Smart Networking IT Can Help Agencies Improve Services

Advanced networking technologies like software-defined networking and data center orchestration can help agencies deliver the solutions that users and citizens demand.

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State Department, GSA and USAID Embrace Telework Tech and Culture

As agencies gain experience in fielding effective policies and technologies, their ability to support remote work is improving.

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3 Tips to Ensure Smart Physical Security for Your Agency's Data Centers

Securing data centers from physical threats is essential to maintaining operations and protecting critical information.

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Tony Scott: Federal Government Needs to Move to a Customer-Centric IT Model

Speaking at the FedTalks 2016 conference, the federal CIO said that agencies should focus on adopting shared IT services and improving the quality of cybersecurity defenses.

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Feds Want to Move Further Into the Cloud, but Face Security Concerns

Fully 85 percent of federal cloud adopters say their agency will increase spending on cloud computing in 2017, according to a MeriTalk survey.

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NSA, DHS and DOJ Highlight Security Threats Posed by IoT

Federal agencies are sounding the alarm over the need to secure thousands — soon to be millions — of connected devices inside the government.

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ELC 2016: Artificial Intelligence Can Help Analyze Security Threat Data

Cognitive computing technologies could help agencies make better sense of cybersecurity information, panelists said at the ACT-IAC Executive Leadership Conference.

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How Fannie Mae Used DevOps to Improve Its IT Operations

The lender has embraced DevOps as a way to speed up the delivery of IT environments, aid developers and cut costs.