Tearing Down Data Silos to Connect the Agency
On the journey to modern data centers, federal agencies have undoubtedly come across the advice to “tear down data storage silos.” Those are wise words, but how can agencies actually follow them?
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Takeaways on Trust Today in Government
Agencies desperately depend on citizen trust to achieve their missions, which makes mistrust a stumbling block of major proportions.
One Login for Gov? Security Experts Say It’s Possible
The fantasy of a single login with access to multiple public sector services isn’t so far-fetched, cybersecurity experts say.
Safeguarding Trust in Your AI
Just like when adding any new decision-maker to an organization, officials need to build a base of trust before rolling out an AI system in the real world.
Is a Perimeter Security Model Protecting Your Data in 2020?
Agencies have traditionally operated off the assumption that if the perimeter is secure, their data is too. But in a distributed environment, that isn’t necessarily the case.
How States Secured the Election… And So Much More
Responsible for carrying out the election were not just poll workers and election officials, but thousands of IT staffers around the country who defended against cyberattacks.
Fed Employees Brace for a Potentially Contested Election: What to Consider
What all this shapes up for is an ugly government work environment in the immediate aftermath of the election, with a few possible situations at play.
Improve Resilience in the Era of More
Believe it or not, data largely determines organizational resilience. If agencies have the information at hand to make decisions, they can successfully anticipate and respond to challenges.
States Join Forces in Using Data to Fight COVID-19
As COVID-19 came crashing down on the U.S. like a wave, first striking the West Coast before spilling into the rest of the country, state and local governments relied on one another to fine-tune their responses.
Weaving Disconnected Sources Into a Data Fabric
“There isn’t a big data silver bullet. You have to tie together the infrastructure, systems and security with a flexible analytical framework.”