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How to Stop Cyber Threats — Before They Happen

GovLoop

One of the biggest challenges facing government agencies today is protecting their networks and workforce from cyberattacks. Responding to cyberattacks is often challenging, and governments lack adequate resources to combat increasingly sophisticated threats,” said Brenna Plesich, Head of Public Sector at Check Point Software Technologies.

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AI fuels rise in attacks from ‘unsophisticated threat actors,’ federal cyber leaders say

FedScoop

For Sarah Nur, Treasury’s chief information security officer and associate CIO for cyber, that arcade-style battle to protect federal networks from adversarial threats is “nonstop.” I heard someone say ‘fight AI with AI.’ I get what that means,” Nur said, “and I think that’s a very key concept.

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False Claims Act allegations leave two contractors with millions of dollars in fines

Federal News Network

It would also require agencies to publicly share their office space utilization rates in the D.C. More House appropriators target federal telework, office space - Fedeal News Network) Two Defense Department projects made the cut for the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards the White House announced this week.

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SOCOM will bring VCs for roundtables to better understand startup culture

Federal News Network

We utilize those other transactional agreements, which is a great venue. I think if we have a tool that’s available to us, we ought to be able to utilize it and empower the teams at the lowest appropriate level, let the PMs go do that without a lot of the oversight,” Johnson said.

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Creating a small and diverse vendor engagement strategy

Bonfire

Vendor diversity in public procurement encapsulates the practice of supporting small, minority-owned, or historically under-utilized businesses in gaining access to government contracts. Sheena also discussed how she creates and leverages public-private partnerships. But first, what is vendor diversity?

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Leveraging AI to Transform Macroeconomic and Fiscal Policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

Furthermore, the use of AI in public expenditure management could optimize budget allocations , improve spending efficiency, and direct resources towards priority areas, contributing to economic growth. Finally, fostering collaboration between governments, academic institutions, and the private sector holds the key to accelerated progress.

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DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives

Federal News Network

Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline - Federal News Network) Two agencies will be looking for new technology leaders in the coming months. Federal News Network has confirmed Luis Lopez, the Education Department CIO since December 2022, is leaving on March 22. His last day is March 29.

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