Federal Cybersecurity: Building Trust, Visibility and Resilience
February 1, 2012Underwritten by
Cisco
Two billion people now use the Internet worldwide. In the United States alone, there are roughly 240 million Internet users. As our world becomes cyber and network dependent, so does the potential severity of attacks and their effects.
Data Surge and Automated Analysis: The Latest ISR Challenge
January 15, 2012Underwritten by
EMC
Over the past decade, the United States government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to improve its ability to collect intelligence. The sheer amount and ever-increasing sophistication of information have overwhelmed analysis systems and processes. Finding the needed analytical tools and storage is the next step in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance revolution.
Open For Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations
January 1, 2012Underwritten by
OpenText
With mandates for open and transparent processes, federal agencies are managing an increasing number of public information requests. Agencies are developing and refining their own engagement strategies and are employing new technologies in the process. Open government initiatives are also a chance to reform inefficient processes.
Partly Cloudy: Managers Hesitate in Federal Cloud Transition
January 1, 2012
“Cloud computing has the potential to greatly reduce inefficiencies, increase data center efficiency and utilization
rates, and lower operating costs,” former U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra testified in 2010. In a recent survey of
Government Executive subscribers, conducted by Government Business Council (GBC) in partnership with
GTSI, the vast majority of respondents identify similar benefits. Yet many federal executives indicate that they are hesitant to
adopt cloud-based solutions.
Read this GBC report and learn:
How much of the federal workload has been moved to the cloud
What obstacles agencies face in cloud adoption
What opportunities exist for cloud expansion
Mobile Security: Efforts to Secure Federal Devices
December 1, 2011Underwritten by
CDWG
and
McAfee
Americas reliance on mobile devices is significant and steadily growing. Widely used in both personal and professional settings, mobile devices provide many of the same functions of a traditional computer but are portable and convenient. Mobile technology has changed the way federal managers communicate and access information.
Cloud Computing: The Need for Continuous Monitoring
December 1, 2011Underwritten by
CDWG
and
McAfee
Continuous monitoring helps manage risk by allowing agencies to prevent data loss, respond rapidly to attacks, and predict future threats.
Demanding More: Federal Agencies' Data Use to Drive Mission and Meet Mandates
November 15, 2011Underwritten by
Deloitte
Adapting to Budget Pressures: Learning from the Department of Defense
November 1, 2011Underwritten by
Booz Allen Hamilton
Balancing the Budget: Calls for Consolidation
October 1, 2011Underwritten by
IBM
Older Feds Aren't Playing to Their Strengths
Is It Too Hard to Fire Misbehaving Feds?
Americans Still Like the Postal Service
A Forced 4-Day Weekend for Many Feds
No More Tax-Cheating Feds, Senators Say
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