How to Use Data for Public Good
Most of us are familiar with projects gone wrong, with delays and wasteful sidetracks. But up-front analysis can avoid those speedbumps.
Posts By Candace Thorson
Data Management’s Special Ingredient: Backup and Recovery
Managing data is no small feat. An array of data formats make it difficult. Then add legacy tech, data and communication siloes, limited-purpose applications, and ransomware to the mix. To use data securely, as a strategic asset, agencies need a simplified, cohesive approach to cyber resiliency.
Journey Maps Help You Find and Fix Problems
Journey maps are one of the most effective and perhaps underutilized ways of understanding what constituents experience and how best to serve them.
An Engaging Strategy for Audience Outreach
Improving public trust and engagement doesn’t happen by chance. It requires a strategy, a clear metric for success, and data to benchmark against.
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Upskilling Your Workforce for GenAI
Frontline workers know how AI tools could improve their daily tasks better than leadership or IT specialists probably do. A grassroots approach encourages innovation from the ground up.
Cybersecurity: A Menu of State Priorities
No state or local entity should assume that it’s too small or innocuous to undergo a cyberattack. Here’s how North Dakota prepares.
How Data Management Drives AI
The foundation of AI is data — high-quality, accessible and secure. Think of a pyramid, The top 10% or 20% is AI. Everything below is data and data management.
How to Build Mission-Capable Security Talent
To navigate today’s cybersecurity environment, federal agencies must build a pipeline of security talent. But that’s a challenge. There are several ways to address the talent shortage. Here are some suggestions.
How AI Could Revolutionize Cyber Operations
AI has the potential to enhance cybersecurity immensely — but also poses a threat. Agency security professionals need to get up to speed on this double-edged tool.