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Cybersecurity in 2016: Real change or more of the same?
January 04, 2016 | NewsDespite 2015 providing an embarrassment of cybersecurity breach riches, there’s not much indication that government overall is paying that much more attention to security.
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School in Silicon Valley aims to train more software engineers
| NewsA new software engineering school is hoping to solve two problems at once: fix the nationwide shortage of IT talent and get more women on board.
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Another VA headache: Privacy violations rising at veterans’ medical facilities
| NewsDeceased vets’ data has been sent to the wrong widows. Employees have snooped on the records of patients who’ve committed suicide. And whistleblowers say their own medical privacy has been violated. In response, the VA says patient privacy is a… Read More »
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5 key considerations for cloud backup and disaster recovery
| NewsIntegrating the cloud into an agency’s day-to-day backup and recovery operation is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
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The tech that gives government IT managers heartburn
December 23, 2015 | NewsIT is part of almost every aspect of government, but that doesn’t mean that agencies embrace it all with open arms.
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IT powers business transformation by getting out of the way
| NewsAgencies are using IT service management to replace inefficient workflows of all sorts -- from help desk requests to onboarding employees to managing helicopter fleets and reserving time on scientific equipment.
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FBI looks to put secret and unclassified systems on the same screen
| NewsThe solution uses virtual desktop infrastructure to give users access to the unclassified network through the Secret network, saving on hardware and system administration and boosting security and efficiency.
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Can software quality tools shrink technical debt?
| NewsBy experimenting with new standards for software quality, building those standards into contracts and deploying code scanning tools that spot potential problems, IT and software managers can predict and reduce the future costs of enterprise systems.
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3 trends for government data analytics
December 22, 2015 | NewsWith data discovery tools in the hands of end users, the full potential of the enormous amount of government data will become apparent.
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Legacy voting machines ripe for tampering, breakdowns
| NewsAs the nation prepares for the next presidential election, its voting machines are in need of a serious update.