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![5 ways agencies can promote cyber hygiene from within [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-513482090.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
5 ways agencies can promote cyber hygiene from within [Commentary]
With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month happening this October, we must remind ourselves and others that no one is too cyber sophisticated.
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![Can IT ever be left of boom? [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.netgrenade-cyber-b01e450b33a9c94c4177dc72c3fbc6dcd855feac-1.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
Can IT ever be left of boom? [Commentary]
Despite the increase in threats, IT hasn’t evolved their approach to “left of boom.”
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![There’s a looming political appointee gap … does it matter? [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-103332734.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
There’s a looming political appointee gap … does it matter? [Commentary]
In my view, an ‘appointee gap’ may not be such a bad thing, but that hasn’t stopped some pundits from raising the alarm.
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![You have it wrong: Collaboration tools and security are the perfect marriage [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-660952912.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
You have it wrong: Collaboration tools and security are the perfect marriage [Commentary]
Time to set the record straight. When it comes to collaboration tools and security, it is a necessary and equal partnership.
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![DHS office leading the way on federal cyber innovation [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635857881191799854-dhs-gettyjpg.jpg?w=1024)
DHS office leading the way on federal cyber innovation [Commentary]
One office in the federal government is having an outsized, positive impact on bringing private sector innovation to government cybersecurity problem solving.
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![Putting together last-minute budget request? If so, think risk [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-660952912.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
Putting together last-minute budget request? If so, think risk [Commentary]
If you are a cybersecurity leader at a federal agency, there’s a good chance you are putting together your last-minute budget requests for this fiscal year. The deadline for requests is at the end of this month, and this year’s budget “wish lists” may, or should, have a different focus.
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![9 challenges of a federal CIO in an as-a-service environment [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/server-room.JPG.jpg?w=1024)
9 challenges of a federal CIO in an as-a-service environment [Commentary]
The distribution of services and solutions creates a number of challenges.
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![Making agency reform stick [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635760974575319514-fed-financial-adviserjpg.jpg?w=1024)
Making agency reform stick [Commentary]
When President Donald Trump released an Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, many employees at government agencies had no experience with the level of reform the president mandated.
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![Improving project success with executive sponsors [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635727391944905336-prog-managementjpg.jpg?w=1024)
Improving project success with executive sponsors [Commentary]
These are exciting times for those eager to see the government improve its management of projects and programs.
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![3 ways government can redesign models for revenue, the good of the public [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GettyImages-498175455.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
3 ways government can redesign models for revenue, the good of the public [Commentary]
From a revenue-generation standpoint to serving the public good, governments and government systems face unique redesign obstacles.
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5 ways agencies can promote cyber hygiene from within [Commentary]
With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month happening this October, we must remind ourselves and others that no one is too cyber sophisticated.
-
Can IT ever be left of boom? [Commentary]
Despite the increase in threats, IT hasn’t evolved their approach to “left of boom.”
-
There’s a looming political appointee gap … does it matter? [Commentary]
In my view, an ‘appointee gap’ may not be such a bad thing, but that hasn’t stopped some pundits from raising the alarm.
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You have it wrong: Collaboration tools and security are the perfect marriage [Commentary]
Time to set the record straight. When it comes to collaboration tools and security, it is a necessary and equal partnership.
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DHS office leading the way on federal cyber innovation [Commentary]
One office in the federal government is having an outsized, positive impact on bringing private sector innovation to government cybersecurity problem solving.
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Putting together last-minute budget request? If so, think risk [Commentary]
If you are a cybersecurity leader at a federal agency, there’s a good chance you are putting together your last-minute budget requests for this fiscal year. The deadline for requests is at the end of this month, and this year’s budget “wish lists” may, or should, have a different focus.
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9 challenges of a federal CIO in an as-a-service environment [Commentary]
The distribution of services and solutions creates a number of challenges.
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Making agency reform stick [Commentary]
When President Donald Trump released an Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, many employees at government agencies had no experience with the level of reform the president mandated.
-
Improving project success with executive sponsors [Commentary]
These are exciting times for those eager to see the government improve its management of projects and programs.
-
3 ways government can redesign models for revenue, the good of the public [Commentary]
From a revenue-generation standpoint to serving the public good, governments and government systems face unique redesign obstacles.
-
5 ways agencies can promote cyber hygiene from within [Commentary]
With National Cybersecurity Awareness Month happening this October, we must remind ourselves and others that no one is too cyber sophisticated.
-
Can IT ever be left of boom? [Commentary]
Despite the increase in threats, IT hasn’t evolved their approach to “left of boom.”
-
There’s a looming political appointee gap … does it matter? [Commentary]
In my view, an ‘appointee gap’ may not be such a bad thing, but that hasn’t stopped some pundits from raising the alarm.
-
You have it wrong: Collaboration tools and security are the perfect marriage [Commentary]
Time to set the record straight. When it comes to collaboration tools and security, it is a necessary and equal partnership.
-
DHS office leading the way on federal cyber innovation [Commentary]
One office in the federal government is having an outsized, positive impact on bringing private sector innovation to government cybersecurity problem solving.
-
Putting together last-minute budget request? If so, think risk [Commentary]
If you are a cybersecurity leader at a federal agency, there’s a good chance you are putting together your last-minute budget requests for this fiscal year. The deadline for requests is at the end of this month, and this year’s budget “wish lists” may, or should, have a different focus.
-
9 challenges of a federal CIO in an as-a-service environment [Commentary]
The distribution of services and solutions creates a number of challenges.
-
Making agency reform stick [Commentary]
When President Donald Trump released an Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch, many employees at government agencies had no experience with the level of reform the president mandated.
-
Improving project success with executive sponsors [Commentary]
These are exciting times for those eager to see the government improve its management of projects and programs.
-
3 ways government can redesign models for revenue, the good of the public [Commentary]
From a revenue-generation standpoint to serving the public good, governments and government systems face unique redesign obstacles.



