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DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government

FedTech Magazine

Upgrading to a 5G network is a simple matter for citizens; our carriers and phones do it for us. But when it comes to a government transition, there’s more advance work that needs to be done. The NDAA requires the Defense Department to develop private 5G networks at military bases and other DOD facilities.

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How Network Consolidation Affects Agencies’ Efficiency, Security and Resiliency

FedTech Magazine

There are likely hundreds of individual networks across the federal government, reflecting the number and breadth of agencies. Most highly federated agencies alone have multiple networks. In recent years, there has been a push among agencies to consolidate networks.

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How SD-WAN Can Help Agencies Expand Their Network Reach

FedTech Magazine

While it has been a mainstay in the private sector for many years, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology is still slowly finding its way into the federal government. However, the benefits of SD-WAN are more critical than ever as agencies look to modernize their older network topologies and bolster cybersecurity.

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Meeting Agencies’ Supply Chain Sustainability Expectations

FedTech Magazine

Government customers expect the technology resellers they work with to employ certain sustainability practices, such as IT asset disposition, to maintain compliance with environmental, cybersecurity and human rights regulations.

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How Does the Federal Government Keep Elections Secure?

FedTech Magazine

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describes election infrastructure as an assembly of systems and networks that includes voter…

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How to Prepare Your Network for IPv6

FedTech Magazine

Nearly half of all government domains are now IPv6-enabled, according to a Commerce Department report. Domains that have not yet started an update must design new network architectures to support IPv6, as well as update devices and endpoints to handle the new standard.

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Agencies Turn to Dozens of Tools to Improve Network Visibility

FedTech Magazine

The majority of state and federal government agencies are running an increasingly complex mix of more than 20 security tools and platforms to boost network visibility, according to the 2024 CDW Cybersecurity Research Report.