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GSA closes in on enterprisewide software deal with Microsoft

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Until agencies consistently track their software licenses that are currently in use and compare their inventories of software licenses with known purchases, they are likely to miss opportunities to reduce costs on duplicative or unnecessary licenses, GAO stated in its report.

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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

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The missing memo The GAO twice recommended that OMB offer guidance to agencies to “develop and maintain comprehensive data inventories,” per the OPEN Government Data Act’s requirement. “OMB could help ensure that it has reliable and consistent cost data to determine whether it has achieved its goal of reducing FedRAMP costs,” the report said.

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5G: The Transformation of Defense Networks

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In June 2016, Lieutenant Colonel Pimentel reported to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, Japan where he served as the Network Operations Officer and the Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff G-6. and its allies and partners.

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Zara – The Benefits of Agile Procurement / Supply Chain

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On September 7th 2016, a relatively unknown person became the richest man on the planet during two days before Bill Gates reclaimed his title (recently overtaken by Jeff Bezos). Demand Forecasting: Zara reaps the benefits of very efficient inventory management models that help them determine the exact quantity of items needed for every store.

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Manufacturers Must Seek Better Supply Chain Visibility

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Unfortunately for manufacturers, there are many areas in need of improved visibility such as customer demand, inventory, total cost, and supplier risk. This initiative, a subset of the one above, is one of the hottest areas of interest for manufacturers in 2016. What you discover may be very surprising.

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On some basic metadata practices, US government gets an ‘F,’ per new online tracker

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Older government documents, including a 2016 memo focused on federal agency websites and digital services and a 2015 memo for.gov domains , have generally emphasized the importance of search engine optimization or metatags. The CDO Council added that it has yet to review the Civic Hacking Agency’s report.

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Partnering to Protect Operational Technology & Critical Infrastructure

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In 2016, Edwards was recognized by FCW in its “Federal 100 Awards” as being one of the top IT professionals in the U.S. But you must have an extremely good asset inventory, threat detection and log correlation,” Edwards said. federal government.