ATARC

Zero trust, cloud security pushing CISA to rethink its approach to cyber services

John Simms, the deputy branch chief of the Cybersecurity Assurance Branch in CISA, said all the guidance is helping agencies shift their cyber thinking…

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A waiter checks clients' health passes at a restaurant in Ascain, southwestern France, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. People in France are now required to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass to enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)

Agencies get new guidance for securing mobile devices on international travel

Cybersecurity

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Web of policies not syncing up into single federal AI strategy, report warns

Artificial Intelligence

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Federal cyber agencies call zero trust ‘new normal’ of security, partnering to implement

Cybersecurity

Pentagon putting more data behind IT modernization decisions

Defense

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COVID-19 created huge demand for data, but USDA came prepared

Big Data

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GSA helping agencies overcome ‘mental barrier’ fielding unattended bots

Artificial Intelligence

ATARC: Resolving GovCon’s emerging technology challenges

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Agency cyber chiefs see ‘federal employee 2.0’ emerge from long-term telework

Workforce

USPTO looks to move RPA bots from employees’ laptops to ‘centralized’ platform

Automation

SBA, VA driving the customer to center of IT projects

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GSA, Education, USAID receive ‘As’ on FITARA scorecard

The House Oversight and Reform Committee released the ninth version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard with 20 of 24 agencies…

Congress

Marines testing mobile devices for security, convenience

Renata Spinks, the Cyber Technology Officer for the Marine Corps, said the corps is trying to ensure its mobile devices balance risk with usability.

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FILE - This Feb. 25, 2019 file photo shows a banner of the 5G network is displayed during the Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. communications regulator will hold a massive auction to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks, and will spend $20 billion for rural internet. 5G will mean faster wireless speeds and has implications for technologies like self-driving cars and augmented reality. The Federal Communications Commission said Friday, April 12, that it would hold the largest auction in U.S. history, of 3,400 megahertz, to boost wireless companies’ networks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

GSA looks to usher in 5G era amid projected surge in agencies’ mobile data

IT Modernization

GSA officials say 5G will help bring the Internet of Things to every level of government, but that increase in smart sensors also means a greater surface area for cyber intrusions.