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The federal government is already using AI — it's time for a formal process to ensure the technology is safe
COMMENTARY | The rapid operationalization of AI will require federal agencies and industry to work together to achieve success.
Ideas
The government management paradox
COMMENTARY | Change is hard, but agencies can significantly improve their operational performance to deliver on highly complex programs.
Modernization
Why good program governance is a key to success
Having the rights stakeholders with the right information is imperative to improving decision-making.
People
Want to lead in IT? Find a subject to master.
The former CIO at the IRS and DHS explains why early-career expertise is the key to successful leadership.
Digital Government
Are we at an inflection point for IT modernization?
Former DHS CIO Richard Spires sees real momentum and top-level focus, but says the challenge now is to translate that into agency-specific action.
Cybersecurity
The enterprise risk management approach to cybersecurity
Better cybersecurity tools are not even half the battle.
Modernization
Security in the cloud
SaaS applications are changing the way agencies work - but new security approaches are needed when you no longer have a perimeter to protect.
People
Advice for the next administration
A former agency CIO argues that three key initiatives should drive the federal IT agenda.
People
FITARA: Maintaining momentum
The keys to the law's success are identifying and mitigating the risks to its implementation, especially in light of the upcoming presidential transition.
People
Making FITARA matter: An IT management maturity model
The co-chairs of ACT-IAC's FITARA Implementation Project unveil its first tool for agency IT leaders.
Cybersecurity
IT Insecurity: Aggressive use of security solutions
To avoid massive data breaches in the future, the government must address its cumbersome acquisition process and misguided IT security practices.
Featured eBooks
Cybersecurity
IT insecurity and the need for better management
Effective implementation of FITARA is the government’s best hope to address decades of mismanagement and make IT systems more secure.
Cybersecurity
The root causes of government IT insecurity
In the first of three columns, a former government executive discusses what's really needed to prevent another massive data breach.
People
Improving the skills of your IT staff
Assessing your employees' abilities and identifying skills gaps require a less subjective approach.
People
When the agency CIO heads to Silicon Valley
Never mind the dress codes. The real divide between East and West is over how to build and for whom.
People
Why being on GAO's High Risk List is good for federal IT
By putting the government's management of IT acquisitions and operations on the High Risk List, GAO has ensured it will finally get the attention it deserves.
People
A new model for program management
Creating governmentwide Program Management Centers of Excellence could save countless programs that are otherwise doomed to fail -- and do so on the cheap.
Digital Government
NIEM: The key to improved information sharing
The National Information Exchange Model's usefulness extends far beyond its origins in justice and law enforcement.
Cybersecurity
Information sharing: Are we safer?
A decade after the 9/11 Commission identified agencies' reluctance to share information as a dangerous shortcoming, the government is moving in the right direction.
Cybersecurity
Online privacy: It's time for a new security paradigm
Trust management enforces granular privacy, security and organizational policies for gathering and protecting personally identifiable information.
