FedTech Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

Federal agencies have reported an average of about 30,000 cyber incidents annually for the past five years, according to data from the White House Office of Management and Budget.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Agencies must prioritize implementing Backup as a Service more efficiently in order to realize the full data storage and access benefits. While many BaaS providers offer to securely back up agencies’ data and apps in the cloud and let them pay for storage, agencies must be mindful of their budgets as well. Click the banner…

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2024

Agencies’ cybersecurity budgets continue to increase to help them better prevent evolving threats to sensitive data and systems.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The Office of Management and Budget signaled a tipping point in the government’s embrace of artificial intelligence when it recently issued guidance to agencies on use of the emerging technology.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And these organizations are likely to face tight budgets and limited manpower to deal with a cyber threat. Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Recent headlines have been full of stories about state and local governments and school systems being targeted by malicious actors.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Zero trust revolutionizes network security architecture because it is data-centric and designed to stop data breaches. While that is its primary purpose for government, it also increases agility for modern networks that traditional network designs can’t emulate.

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FedInsider

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

He has led numerous reviews of federal data center optimization and cloud computing, and was responsible for GAO’s work on the High-Risk area of Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations. He oversees audits on the IT and cybersecurity workforce, critical infrastructure protection, and the IRS’s IT modernization efforts.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The central premise of Office of Management and Budget Memo 22-09 laying out the Federal Zero Trust Strategy is that no actor, system, network, or service operating outside or within the security perimeter is trusted. Controlling access is everything.

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ivalua

APRIL 23, 2021

At a recent roundtable with The Manufacturer magazine, the benefits of cross functional collaboration for procurement was raised as a discussion point for the session. . One of the most interesting suggestions is that a procurement team should take a service mindset when working with the budget holders within the organisation.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

Featured Experts: Lester Godsey × Lester Godsey Chief Information Security Officer Lester Godsey is the Chief Information Security Officer for Maricopa County, leading all cybersecurity and data privacy efforts for the organization. Army providing leadership in cybersecurity, wide area networks, data centers, and IT.

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GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

We had four keynote speakers and twenty training sessions based on a $40,000 budget. Three months before the event, the budget was cut to $10,000. In projects, “breathing” can be whatever stops the flow of resources to the project. I worked on a project to put on a training event.

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FedInsider

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 2:00PM EST | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Zero trust revolutionizes network security architecture because it is data-centric and designed to stop data breaches. While that is its primary purpose for government, it also increases agility for modern networks that traditional network designs can’t emulate.

Networking 52

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

His past work has included a range of both strategic and technical roles at Results for America and the Sunlight Foundation as part of the What Works Cities initiative, which helps local governments improve people’s lives by using data and evidence effectively to tackle pressing challenges.

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FedInsider

APRIL 2, 2024

Featured Experts: Lester Godsey × Lester Godsey Chief Information Security Officer Lester Godsey is the Chief Information Security Officer for Maricopa County, leading all cybersecurity and data privacy efforts for the organization. Army providing leadership in cybersecurity, wide area networks, data centers, and IT.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

According to a document accompanying the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request, the average age of a federal worker was 47 years in September 2021. An analysis of Office of Personnel Management data… Nearly 30 percent of the entire workforce was 55 or older; only 8 percent was younger than 30.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 | 11:00AM EDT | 1 Hour | 1 CPE As agencies increasingly migrate their workloads to the cloud, it is crucial to understand the implications and benefits of writing natively to the cloud, which enables organizations to optimize their data protection strategies, streamline operations, and enhance overall security.

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

With potential cybersecurity budget decreases looming, agencies need an understanding of the data they’re trying to protect with a zero-trust security architecture, now more than ever. Civilian agencies have seen their cyber budgets grow an estimated 12 percent in fiscal year 2023, according to GovWin, a trend that is…

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FedInsider

APRIL 4, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security observed in its Zero Trust Implementation Strategy that agencies “can expect audits and budgets to hinge on questions of whether and how [they’ve] implemented zero trust for years to come.”

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FedInsider

JULY 2, 2024

This is why all Federal agencies were directed by Executive Order 14028 and the follow-up Office of Management and Budget memo laying out a Zero Trust Strategy to implement a Zero Trust architecture by the end of September 2024. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

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FedInsider

JUNE 24, 2024

This is why all agencies were directed by Executive Order 14028 and the follow-up Office of Management and Budget memo laying out a Zero Trust Strategy to implement a Zero Trust architecture by the end of September 2024. Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | 2:00PM EDT | 90 Minutes | 1.5

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Agencies must prepare for potential breaches with a cyber resilience plan to leverage robust data backup and recovery strategies, which enable speedy restoration of systems and data.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

Agencies should embrace technologies that rely on modern, flexible data management systems to more efficiently and cost-effectively fulfill their missions while under increased budgetary pressure from the controversial, new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Luke Keller, Chief Innovation Officer at the US Census Bureau, explains AI’s role in handling massive datasets, enhancing earth observation for accurate population counting, automating data ingestion, and metadata classification. Census Bureau, where they are leading the advancement of data-driven services through emerging technologies.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Ryan Simpson, Engineering Chief Technologist for the Public Sector for NVIDIA, recommended tools like Retrieval-Augmented Generation to develop use cases which work with limited data and are easy to evaluate. Census Bureau, where they are leading the advancement of data-driven services through emerging technologies.

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FedInsider

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This week on Feds At the Edge , federal leaders offer their suggestions on managing this ever-evolving and complex landscape, with a focus on training, understanding data and leveraging cloud functions. His role included management of approximately 700 employees and 300 contractors and an annual operating budget of approximately $250 million.

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FedInsider

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Articles and reviews written by him have appeared in numerous national publications including Chief Security Officer, Stars and Stripes, The Washington Post, NextGov Magazine, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Technology, Network World, The Sacramento Bee, The Boston Globe, Government Computer News, Up Front New Mexico and many others.

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