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What the Cyber Workforce bill means for federal IT professionals
President Biden signed the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act into law, offering agencies a practical solution to the cyber staffing crisis—if they act proactively.
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Federal Times
Using the 5Cs of fraud prevention in government programs
By detecting anomalies in data using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, agencies are able to identify nefarious activity and stop it before more costly and malicious activity occurs. Actionable information extracted from data can also enable agencies to detect and prevent fraud before it happens.
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To maximize cybersecurity dollars, lean on Zero Trust
Getting quickly to a Zero Trust architecture is more important than ever. Implementing C2C is a means available now to continuously identify and control access for all endpoints connecting to the network, making a comprehensive Zero Trust architecture achievable.
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Government analysis of facial recognition tech must extend beyond privacy
A key question for agencies and policymakers when it comes to verifying identities for tax and benefits services is…what technology alternatives exist to not only protect citizens but also combat the benefits and refund fraud that has exploded during the pandemic?
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Closing the federal remote work gap
John Greenstein of Bluescape outlines the steps federal leaders can take to create a more equitable environment in the age of hybrid workplaces.
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Washington must do more to support companies facing Russian hackers
Moscow has repeatedly demonstrated that its hackers — which include military and intelligence cyber units as well as “independent” proxies — have the capability to inflict untold damages on the infrastructure and companies the global economy depends upon.
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Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
By constantly flexing the military’s cyber muscles to defend the homeland from inbound criminal cyber activity, the public demand for a broad federal response to illegal cyber activity is satisfied. Still, over time, the potential adversary will understand our military’s offensive cyber operations’ tactics, techniques and procedures.
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Performance evaluation in a year of upheaval
Teleworking and minimal or sporadic in-person attendance have several implications for the performance evaluation cycle.
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The United States parcel disservice
Mail services have become a secondary issue for the government enterprise based on its financial losses and poor operational performance.
Esper’s end-around on Trump harmed civil-military relations
Further politicization of appointments could lead to a Pentagon that games appointments in the fourth year of an administration or selects separate slates of general officers according to the anticipated preferences of the winning candidate.
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The delusion of postal profits
The USPS has lost more than a billion dollars annually during the last 14 consecutive years, and in 2020, USPS was $9.2 billion in the red.
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Threats abound as defense agencies make long-term move to hybrid work patterns
Hybrid work patterns for defense offices are likely to continue to grow in importance, making them targets for increasingly innovative and sophisticated threats.
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US Reps. Moulton and Banks: The future of defense is in public-private partnerships
A whole-of-government approach that better partners with the private sector will lead to advancements that help our entire country and our economy.
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Former Pentagon comptroller: Observations and opportunities for America’s defense budget
The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced.
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There should be no doubt about Michele Flournoy for defense secretary
The primary criterion for assessing any nomination for secretary of defense is whether the nominee has the experience, competence and steadfastness to oversee the most powerful military and the wide-ranging defense establishment that supports it.
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Crisis and leadership: The presidential role in restoring trust
Over the past two decades, our nation has faced two major crises, is currently in the midst of a third with the global pandemic and may be on the precipice of a fourth: modern-day civil war.
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Stop politicizing and insulting the federal civil service
The Trump administration has enacted several changes for federal employees, including a mandatory tax deferral program and efforts to remove agency diversity training.
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Close the Pentagon — it’s too big of a target
Why maintain a highly concentrated target for adversaries?
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With billions of dollars at stake, let’s responsibly and deliberately spend America’s funds
Two lawmakers warn that hastily passing out money is simply not the solution to a complex problem.
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Key life insurance questions for feds in their 20s and 30s
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that no one is immune to life’s ever-present uncertainties and that there’s nothing more important than family.
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Congress may not like when Trump fires an inspector general — but it can’t stop him
No president until Donald Trump had asserted that by reporting findings to Congress, inspectors general were making unconstitutional intrusions into presidential and executive branch prerogative.
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Choosing the right commercial tech for government
How can the U.S. government best evaluate commercial tech for the federal market, and avoid reinventing the wheel?
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Security clearance concerns and the COVID-19 pandemic
The economic and psychological impact from the nationwide shutdown can directly affect the ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance, says the author of this commentary.
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A delicate balancing act: The US government must juggle a pandemic and the FY21 budget
It’s time for the government to show it can do two big things at once, and do them right.
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Space launch can grow alongside aviation
Anticipated increases in the frequency of space launches will soon require careful consideration for use of crowded airspace.
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Challenges remain 2 years after VA’s expansion of caregiver program
The CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation says it has been awaiting new regulations on how the VA plans to expand caregiver benefits to the approximately 4.4 million Americans caring for veterans who served before Sept. 11, 2001.
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