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How local government scaled up for remote workers
June 25, 2020 | NewsThe biggest IT challenge local governments faced during the COVID-19 pandemic has been scaling existing infrastructure to accommodate many more workers than they had planned for, IT leaders said.
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Agencies’ pandemic response shows true power of cloud services
June 23, 2020 | NewsThe virtual desktops, chatbots and other technologies that helped agencies make the best of a bad situation are likely to persist after the pandemic, one cloud experts says.
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As cloud migrations accelerate, agencies face new threats
| NewsAs work-from-home mandates went into effect, many agencies were forced to speed up their cloud migration projects, introducing additional security vulnerabilities and increasing the attack surface.
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Cloud powers newly mission-critical teleconferencing apps
| NewsThe Defense Information Systems Agency and the Government Accountability Office have both ramped up videoconferencing apps for their remote workers.
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DHS expands insider threat program
June 22, 2020 | NewsThe Department of Homeland Security is expanding its insider threat program to encompass "all those with past or current access to DHS facilities, information, equipment, networks, or systems" according to a new Privacy Impact Assessment.
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NRC’s telework agility built with security, trained employees
| NewsThe key to moving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s workforce from 98% onsite to 98% remote when work-from-home orders were issued was preparation.
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DOD postpones JEDI decision, plans another amendment
| NewsIn a June 16 court filing, lawyers representing the Defense Department said "another solicitation amendment will be necessary" and that DOD would review "additional limited proposal revisions."
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Lawmakers combat flood of COVID cyber fraud
| NewsCongress has put forward a number of bills designed to address cyber fraud during and after the pandemic.
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AI could help solve the privacy problems it has created
| NewsBy studying previous attacks, and identifying how the attacker’s behavior deviates from the norm, artificial intelligence can flag suspicious activity.
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More efficient flight with flexible, morphing wings
June 19, 2020 | NewsArmy researchers have developed a tool that will quickly compute how the wings on vertical-lift aircraft can adjust their shape during flight to optimize performance.