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Fleet Management Technology Keeps Federal Vehicles Running

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Real-time data derived from modernized fleet management tools “enables GSA Fleet to save money by tackling maintenance issues early, before they can become the cause of a major repair,” says Crystal Philcox, assistant commissioner of GSA’s Office of Travel, Transportation and Logistics.

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TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army Faces 3 Big Challenges, and Better Asset Management Helps

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Army needs to improve its IT asset management to complement its security operations and create a more robust environment for the modern warfighter, according to CDW Government technology experts. Asset management refers to the steering of hardware and software, including applications, through their lifecycles, from…

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Quantifying Software Use During Agencies’ Digital Transformations with Software Asset Management

FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Many agencies suffer from unnecessary IT spending, unused licenses, Software as a Service (SaaS) sprawl and an incomplete picture of their technology posture due to a lack of software asset management visibility. The space agency isn’t alone: More than a quarter of about 800 IT leaders across the U.S.

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5 Considerations for Mobile Device Management

FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Mobile device management, also called enterprise mobility management or unified endpoint management, increases security by enforcing compliance with organizational policies on mobile devices. On-Premises or in the Cloud for MDM Tools? Go with a cloud-first strategy to deliver better service with a lower overall cost.

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Managed Services Make TSA More Agile

FedTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2024

Before the advent of cloud computing and self-service tech, IT professionals often drowned customers in tech jargon. But the industry’s evolution has brought a new way to interface with technology. Today, tech is intuitive and a lot more user-friendly. A toddler can master a tablet in minutes without any instruction.

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Dell’s NativeEdge Platform Is Simplifying Data Management at the Edge

FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

All of this demands innovative approaches for effective management. But as the edge gains prominence, it presents challenges due to the proliferation of point solutions, often spread across numerous endpoints, and the exponential growth of data. Federal IT workers…

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IBM wins $903M GSA contract to modernize federal travel and expense management

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

million contract to provide a next-generation travel and expense management service for the federal government. He continued: “ETSNext will further category management objectives by consolidating more than 30 data models used across the ETS2 systems into one centralized model.”

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4 Steps to Centralized Management for Cloud Security

FedTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2023

Adopt Cloud-Specific Security Tooling Solutions such as cloud security posture management and cloud workload protection secure cloud-native applications and environments, from development through production. Centralized tools go a long way toward streamlining security and management for…

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Better Visibility into Network Management Tools Can Mitigate Cyberattacks

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

Without network management tools, federal IT environments could quickly grow unwieldy. These tools give administrators the ability to maintain, monitor and manage the network to ensure it remains reliable as new applications and services are added.

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Using Automation to Meet CISA’s Vulnerability Management Directive

FedTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

CISA continues to provide actionable guidance about prioritizing vulnerability management and reacting to threats quickly as the number and sophistication of attacks increase. Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK.

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Assess Identity Management Maturity to Protect Against Credential Theft

FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Captured credentials remain the most efficient and undetected technique for compromising an enterprise, and well-designed identity and access management (IAM) programs are a critical barrier against these threats.

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Federal Agencies Can Leverage Software Bills of Materials for Stronger Risk Management

FedTech Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Modern software development is incredibly complex for federal technology managers, with products typically built from many different components from a variety of global software supply chain sources.

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Debunking the 3 Biggest Misconceptions of Identity and Access Management

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its Digital Identity Guidelines to address new methods of identity and access management (IAM).

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Maximize Device ROI Through Lifecycle Management

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Agencies that used device lifecycle management to monitor these devices are in a good position to boost their return on those investments; adopting the practice can make life easier for IT departments in general and improve an agency’s ROI.

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Modernizing federal contract management

Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

By moving to digital contract lifecycle management and applying artificial intelligence and robotic process automation, federal agencies are indeed making their acquisitions better, faster and smarter. The post Modernizing federal contract management first appeared on Federal News Network.

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ECS Awarded $96M ARPA-H Contract for Management Services

ExecutiveBiz

DECEMBER 12, 2024

ECS, an ASGN segment, has won a four-year, $96 million prime contract from the Department of Health and Human Services Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to deliver program and financial management support.

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Federal Agencies Are Poised to Become More Agile Thanks to Cloud

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2025

Last year, the Office of Management and Budget released FedRAMP guidance intended to make it easier and faster for federal agencies to put cloud solutions to work. Since the establishment of FedRAMP in 2011, cloud solutions have exploded, and they continue to grow exponentially.

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IBM Wins $148M GSA Contract for ETSNext Travel & Expense Tech-Managed Service

GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2024

IBM has won a 15-year contract from the General Services Administration to provide technology-managed service for the next-generation platform of E-Gov Travel Service.

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ARMA, Carahsoft to Enhance Federal Records Management

ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 24, 2025

ARMA International, a membership organization for professionals who manage and govern information, has partnered with information technology services provider Carahsoft Technology to bring enhanced information management to the public sector. Enhancing Information Management ARMA International […]

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DCaaS Gives Agencies Data Flexibility with the Help of Identity and Access Management

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data Center as a Service is gaining traction with agencies seeking the flexibility to gradually adopt cloud services while maintaining control over critical data and infrastructure. The DCaaS market is projected to hit nearly $290 billion by 2031, marking an 18.3% increase over 2024 numbers, according to Coherent Market Insights.

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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This secure and fully managed playground allows users to create customized AI assistants (Apps) and enhance LLM interactions by incorporating their organization’s proprietary data and documentation.

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Indian Health Service and CDW Are Improving Tribal IT Asset Management

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

Tribal communities often face significant challenges accessing healthcare due to their remote locations and limited IT infrastructure. Improving internet connectivity in these communities opens the door to both virtual doctor visits and remote patient monitoring, but that costs money.

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FICAM: A Foundation for Zero Trust and IT Compliance

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A key component is the federal identity credential and access management program created in 2009. FICAM supports modernized security policies and solutions, allowing risk-based decision-making, automating identity and access management processes and moving access protections closer to the data.

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How Edge Computing and Hyperconverged Infrastructure Align

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Hyperconverged infrastructure offers agencies a chance to bolster their edge computing capabilities by enhancing security, reducing costs and improving management — even in the most unconventional locations.

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DOE Awards Potential $1.1B DUF6 Conversion Contract to Mission Conversion Services Alliance

GovCon Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center has awarded a contract to Mission Conversion Services Alliance for the continued management and operation of all uranium hexafluoride activities at the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, or PPPO. billion, if

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How to Determine Whether HCI or Cloud Is the Best Solution

FedTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Hyperconverged infrastructure remains the gold standard for federal agencies looking for simpler ways to manage their data centers. Hyperconverged infrastructure is a software-defined approach that unifies key components, including storage, computing, networking and management. But is this approach a viable cloud alternative?

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OPM, GSA, SEC Provide Updates on Zero-Trust Plans

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

When the Office of Personnel and Management secured $9.9 Office of Management and Budget Memo M-22-09 requires them to meet zero-trust objectives by the end of fiscal year 2024. million from the Technology Modernization Fund to support its zero-trust security efforts, the agency was thinking big. “We That includes…

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Cyber Hygiene Fixes for the Overconfident Agency

FedTech Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

While 88 percent of global IT and security leaders feel confident in their organizations’ ability to manage cyber risk, 51 percent report that more than half of their cyber incidents were due to poor cyber hygiene, according to an April study from ExtraHop.

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Understanding the Transition from Authorization to Operate to Continuous ATO

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Federal agencies have long followed the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations to help agencies select the appropriate safeguards related to cybersecurity, privacy and supply chain risk management.

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Use FinOps to Track and Forecast Cloud Costs

FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Federal IT managers who move applications to cloud data centers gain a host of benefits, including cost savings — on real estate, utilities, equipment and more. IT managers may have to repatriate applications to their on-premises data centers if they can’t deliver the promised cost savings. Enter FinOps.…

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Top NAICS Codes for Wildfire Recovery

USFCR

JANUARY 15, 2025

562998 All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services Handling specialized waste management tasks, such as removing hazardous debris. 113310 Logging Salvaging timber and managing forest health post-fire. 115310 Support Activities for Forestry Managing reforestation efforts and implementing wildfire prevention measures.

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AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts

AWS Public Sector

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Announced at AWS re:Invent 2024, Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts offers a comprehensive, Partner-managed solution for resilient cloud-connected edge computing that extends the reach of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to the most remote and geographically dispersed environments on earth.

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How Federal Agencies Can Future-Proof their Investment in Serverless Architecture

FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, a serverless architecture differs from server-based architectures because it is managed by a cloud service provider, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, or Microsoft Azure. They provide the back-end infrastructure, which includes provisioning, configuring and managing. Among the benefits…

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Erin O’Brien Hawley on Managing Wildfire Risk & Response With Military AI

ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 21, 2025

Erin O’Brien Hawley believes military-grade artificial intelligence can be used for disaster response, including combating wildfires like those affecting communities in California.

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Solving the Multicloud Security Puzzle with CSPM

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Cloud security posture management offers a lifeline to agencies struggling to implement cyber best practices, such as continuous monitoring, when going multicloud.

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Agencies Save the Day with Effective Backup and Recovery Solutions

FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The impact is tremendous,” says Jeff Myers, deputy program manager for PMW 160, the Navy’s tactical networking program office. Navy IT leaders received notification from an aircraft carrier on deployment that the ship’s entire unclassified network was inoperable in April 2022.

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NSA, NIST Release Cybersecurity Guidance for the Federal Government

FedTech Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

The first seeks to mature federal identity, credential and access management for mitigating cyberattacks, and the second combats the misconception that end users don’t understand security.

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Refresh & Secure: StarTech’s Guide to Your Next Laptop Upgrade

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The surge will be fueled in part by the migration to Windows 11 from Windows 10 and Microsoft’s end of support for the latter, says John Mardinly, product performance manager for connectivity technology company StarTech.com.

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DOJ, OPM get TMF boost to modernize legacy IT

FedScoop

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Department of Justice and Office of Personnel Management are getting funding infusions to modernize immigration case management and federal retirement systems, respectively, according to a General Services Administration announcement Tuesday. The Technology Modernization Fund awards a total of $19.67

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The VA Plays ‘Catch-Up’ on Machine Learning Integration

FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2023

Speaking Tuesday at the AFCEA Bethesda 15th Annual Health IT Event, Michael Parrish said the VA’s supply chain modernization effort is focused on using technologies like machine learning (ML) to ensure order management has full enterprise visibility.

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Cloud Vendors Must Consider FedRAMP’s Identity and Authentication Controls

FedTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

Cloud service providers must ensure they can integrate new federal security and privacy controls into their processes if they want to continue doing business with agencies.

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TribalNet 2024: The Top 3 Cybersecurity Takeaways

FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The main difference, according to Dallas Breckon, federal executive account manager at CDW, is that these challenges go underreported. Over the past decade, Native American tribes and tribal enterprises have faced many of the same cybersecurity challenges as other organizations in both public and private sectors.

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MBSE Transforms and Simplifies Complex Systems Planning

FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2024

We’re supporting more exploration programs now than ever before, with the same amount of resources,” says Terry Hill, digital engineering program manager at NASA. A subset of digital engineering, MBSE houses the data associated with complex systems within integrated digital models.

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How DOD Can Maintain Zero-Trust Momentum

FedTech Magazine

APRIL 19, 2024

DOD’s Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office recently approved implementation plans from all military components. The Department of Defense reports strong momentum toward meeting its goal of implementing a zero-trust security architecture departmentwide by 2027.

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Fleet Management Technology Keeps Federal Vehicles Running

TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army Faces 3 Big Challenges, and Better Asset Management Helps

Trending Sources

Quantifying Software Use During Agencies’ Digital Transformations with Software Asset Management

5 Considerations for Mobile Device Management

Managed Services Make TSA More Agile

Dell’s NativeEdge Platform Is Simplifying Data Management at the Edge

IBM wins $903M GSA contract to modernize federal travel and expense management

4 Steps to Centralized Management for Cloud Security

Better Visibility into Network Management Tools Can Mitigate Cyberattacks

Using Automation to Meet CISA’s Vulnerability Management Directive

Assess Identity Management Maturity to Protect Against Credential Theft

Federal Agencies Can Leverage Software Bills of Materials for Stronger Risk Management

Debunking the 3 Biggest Misconceptions of Identity and Access Management

Maximize Device ROI Through Lifecycle Management

Modernizing federal contract management

ECS Awarded $96M ARPA-H Contract for Management Services

Federal Agencies Are Poised to Become More Agile Thanks to Cloud

IBM Wins $148M GSA Contract for ETSNext Travel & Expense Tech-Managed Service

ARMA, Carahsoft to Enhance Federal Records Management

DCaaS Gives Agencies Data Flexibility with the Help of Identity and Access Management

Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

Indian Health Service and CDW Are Improving Tribal IT Asset Management

FICAM: A Foundation for Zero Trust and IT Compliance

How Edge Computing and Hyperconverged Infrastructure Align

DOE Awards Potential $1.1B DUF6 Conversion Contract to Mission Conversion Services Alliance

How to Determine Whether HCI or Cloud Is the Best Solution

OPM, GSA, SEC Provide Updates on Zero-Trust Plans

Cyber Hygiene Fixes for the Overconfident Agency

Understanding the Transition from Authorization to Operate to Continuous ATO

Use FinOps to Track and Forecast Cloud Costs

Top NAICS Codes for Wildfire Recovery

AWS announces Satellite Resiliency for AWS Outposts

How Federal Agencies Can Future-Proof their Investment in Serverless Architecture

Erin O’Brien Hawley on Managing Wildfire Risk & Response With Military AI

Solving the Multicloud Security Puzzle with CSPM

Agencies Save the Day with Effective Backup and Recovery Solutions

NSA, NIST Release Cybersecurity Guidance for the Federal Government

Refresh & Secure: StarTech’s Guide to Your Next Laptop Upgrade

DOJ, OPM get TMF boost to modernize legacy IT

The VA Plays ‘Catch-Up’ on Machine Learning Integration

Cloud Vendors Must Consider FedRAMP’s Identity and Authentication Controls

TribalNet 2024: The Top 3 Cybersecurity Takeaways

MBSE Transforms and Simplifies Complex Systems Planning

How DOD Can Maintain Zero-Trust Momentum

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