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Special Bulletin Review: Enterprise Cloud Conversations
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As technology has figuratively led to a shrinking of the Earth, the State Department has embraced cloud technology to streamline and organize its IT organization, the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
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Federal agencies are some dozen years into concerted efforts at cloud computing adoption. Policy has evolved from the initial cloud first to the current cloud smart. And the commercial cloud services industry has also come a long way, as providers have grown from simply infrastructure hosts.
Among the reasons federal agencies should pursue multiple cloud computing strategies is simply this: Commercial clouds are not identical. They not only have varying technical offerings, they also have varying degrees of maturity and therefore suitability for what a government agency might be trying to accomplish.
The Army Corps of Engineers operates in both the military and civilian realms, whether dredging bases to maintain warship access to bases or looking after the health of dams and levees that protect cities. Its information needs match the diversity of its missions.
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DHS looking at ‘black belt’ program to create AI champions across components
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to create a “black belt” program to identify data and AI champions across several areas of expertise.
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How to address OMB’s five CX life experiences
The Biden administration has issued several new mandates for federal agencies to prioritize and deliver enhanced government customer experiences (CX) capabilities. These mandates provide a roadmap and an opportunity for agencies to leverage digital transformation efforts and modernize CX capabilities for the constituents they serve.
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Two former Commerce Department executives take on intellectual property protection
Two former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office directors — one from the Obama administration and one from the Trump administration — recently formed a coalition. Its aim is to protect U.S. intellectual property, particularly from theft by China.
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Education stays in-house for its new CIO
Luis Lopez, who has been with the department since 2017, will replace Jason Gray as CIO.
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CISO council considers new authentication mechanisms for feds, citizens
Multifactor authentication and identity are a major issues in front of the federal chief information security officer council.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gets high marks for its cybersecurity program
In today’s Federal Newscast: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gets high marks for its cybersecurity program. Watchdogs say mistakes and fraud led to telehealth overbilling during the pandemic. And DoD wants to know if the kids are doing all right.
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Enabling smart data sharing to strengthen cyber posture at civilian agencies
For many years, federal agencies treated data as something to guard at all costs, resulting in redundant and disconnected systems across government.
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How to make Zero Trust architectures successful
Mark Amtower is joined by Sanjt Ganguli, Vice president, Transformation Strategy and Field CTO of Zscaler.
