Commentary
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IRS phone operators bear the brunt of taxpayer ire. But phone staff didn't create the problem everyone lives with.
January 18, 2023 -
In the last year, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and executive orders from the Biden administration have assigned various new security mandates focused on zero trust.
January 17, 2023 -
The past year has seen countless headlines about how tech and retail behemoths are making enormous investments in the metaverse.
January 13, 2023 -
Goodies keep surfacing in the nearly 4,000-page National Defense Authorization Act.
January 12, 2023 -
With the advent of game-changing technologies like automated user interfaces, the future will bring efficient operations, improved facility performance, and healthier, more productive work environments to the realm of facility management.
January 10, 2023 -
The past two years have catalyzed a fundamental shift in the way that government organizations need to think about security. COVID-19 introduced the need to securely enable remote work, an ongoing ransomware epidemic shows no signs of slowing down, and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has stoked concerns of nation state attacks.
January 06, 2023 -
The federal government is in the middle of a once-in-a-generation overhaul of network protection, propelled by presidential executive orders mandating a switch from perimeter-based security to zero trust architecture. Agencies must include application security (AppSec)…
January 05, 2023 -
When issues arise during performance of a federal government contract, causing a contractor to experience delays and/or to incur additional, unanticipated costs, contractors have a choice of remedies. They can request the contract duration or price be adjusted by submitting either a request for equitable adjustment (REA), or a claim.
January 03, 2023 -
Artificial intelligence has become an essential tool in our daily lives and has fundamentally altered the ways in which we communicate and work with one another.
January 02, 2023 -
Don't waste too much time looking back at a weird 2022. Too much is possible in 2023.
December 30, 2022 -
When people go online to get information, their expectations have been set by their daily activities. For most, that involves going online and purchasing items for retailers who have developed entire businesses around providing a positive, digital experience.
December 29, 2022 -
The federal government is facing the same talent crunch as private sector organizations. Particularly with pending government retirements, it is more important than ever for agencies to build effective team environments that empower employees and offer career roadmaps that will strengthen retention and commitment.
December 28, 2022 -
As most have heard by now, the Office of Management and Budget recently issued new cybersecurity guidance as a follow-up to the Biden administration’s executive order from May of last year.
December 27, 2022 -
Due to the passage of the PACT Act in August 2022 — a law that expands health care and benefits for veterans — the Department of Veterans Affairs is expecting a 50% to 100% increase in claims year-over-year.
December 23, 2022 -
For years, wealthy families and big corporations have avoided paying the taxes they owe, employing armies of accountants and attorneys to move their money around. As a result, our government is missing half a trillion dollars in revenue that could fund the services we so desperately need: child care, nutrition, housing and cash supports. Our tax system puts vulnerable families at a disadvantage while favoring the rich. For the equitable nation we all dream about, we need to level this unbalanced playing field. And to do this, we need to sufficiently fund the tax system so it properly supports families.
December 22, 2022