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By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 29, 2021 When the National Defense Authorization Act required the IRS procurement office to insert telecommunications security language into all its contracts, staff used a bot to accomplish in three days what would have taken a year. “As we looked at the number of contracts that had that criteria, it was 1,466 active contracts,” IRS Chief Procurement Officer Shanna Webbers said. “It would have taken us almost up to a year to modify all of those contracts.” Cal...

By Natalie Alms Jan 28, 2021 The General Services Administration is digging into hiring data to find out why agencies struggle to fill positions. According to GSA’s Hiring Assessment and Selection Outcome Dashboard, 90% of federal hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s resume and self-assessment, and only 53% of those candidates were offered a job.  Even when another type of assessment, like a multiple choice exam, is part of the review, the percentage ending in a job offer being mad...

By understanding their own traffic and how it is tied to their employees’ and end users’ needs, agencies can use TIC 3.0 to strengthen network security while improving the speed, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the organization.

Agencies need automated solutions to detect, diagnose and repair issues at machine speed.

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Jan 27, 2021 Asheville, N.C., is powering up its Office of Data and Performance, a new initiative to increase transparency and provide data-driven accountability. The city established the office in December to support a results-based, data-driven approach to city programs and to deliver clear communication about program goals, processes and performance. The office will be organized as a cross-departmental team, consisting of staff working in budgeting, community engagement, equity, GIS and la...

New services expand coverage in rural areas, give first responders vertical-axis location data and provide interoperability between land mobile radios and push-to-talk devices.

By Gerry Gebel Jan 26, 2021 In many ways, the federal government’s IT challenges are similar to those of commercial businesses. Both sectors know that as technologies and data sources grow and evolve, updating legacy IT technologies is critical. As a result, government agencies have been investing in modern technologies for several years. However, an increase in spending has not resulted in agile operations, more secure data or almost any return on investment. Why is that? According to a rece...

Qualcomm Unveils 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit & Ride Platforms For 2021 Qualcomm Unveils 3rd Generation Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit & Ride Platforms For 2021 Qualcomm has shown off a slew of technologies which range from vehicle to cloud platforms, modems and on-device processing hardware. 1,093  Views Highlights The new platforms also scale the use of 5G modems Qualcomm has also partnered with big players ranging from Google to Bosch Fabless chipset maker Qualcomm h...

By GCN Staff Code42 Software’s Code42 Gov is a FedRAMP-authorized SaaS that proactively manages insider risk by protecting sensitive and strategic data from theft by detects endpoint exfiltration events including USB, cloud sync applications, Airdrop web browsers and other web apps. It is authorized for moderate-impact workloads. EnergyCAP’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) energy management information solution has been granted a FedRAMP authorization to operate at the low impact level. The ...