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GovCon Expert Kim Koster Lays Out How GovCons Should Ditch the Spreadsheets & Enhance Inventory, Asset Tracking

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By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet As the public sector navigates increasingly complex acquisition and inventory policies for handling government property, inventory and asset tracking has become a challenging area for government contractors to manage.

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Finding Data Catalogs Drive Agency Missions

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Throughout the day, each of us makes decisions based on available data. Think about all the precise, real-time data the U.S. The challenging thing about data [is] it grows exponentially,” said Scott Woestman Vice President of Sales, U.S. “The Public Sector, with Alation, a data intelligence firm.

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Prioritization, agility key to post-quantum standards implementation, US officials say

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Agencies have already begun some of the work needed to prepare for the changes, including inventorying their systems for cryptography and estimating the funding needed to migrate to post-quantum standards, but more work is still ahead. The process of inventorying is part of that work. But where do we store the high-value data?

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Ways to Reduce Data Breach Risk

GovLoop

One challenge for reducing the risk of a data breach, however, is the complexity of modern IT environments. Although government agencies can’t totally eliminate their cybersecurity risk, there are practical steps government employees can take to reduce it. When it comes to cybersecurity, you can’t protect what you don’t know exists.

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

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In a report made public Monday , the Government Accountability Office outlined 37 total priority recommendations to improve how the Office of Management and Budget encourages adequate technology-related practices across the federal landscape. Fortunately, the [Chief Data Officer] Council does exist right now,” Sager said. “So

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VA software license assessments called out in GAO recommendations

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has work to do in assessing its software licenses, the Government Accountability Office said in a report that included four other new priority recommendations to the VA.

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With its expiration date looming, the CDO Council waits on missing White House guidance

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Five years into its existence, the federal organization charged with helping agencies establish best practices for the use, protection and dissemination of data is a year away from sunsetting and still waiting on the release of White House guidance critical to its advisory mission. 28, 2023, but the senator never received a response. “At

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