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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...

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 ...

By GCN Staff Jan 26, 2021 With the growing amount of data, video, and information services (DV&IS) in the communications ecosystem, public safety agencies need priority access to advanced services to support national security and emergency response and recovery. To further that goal, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking feedback on a potential new requirement for two programs it manages: the Next Generation Network Priority Service  (NGN PS ) and the Telecommunicatio...

Jan 25, 2021 With the expansion of telework, agencies face a broader threat landscape. Teams can no longer rely on network-centric security, and federal leaders cannot manage the cybersecurity posture of personal infrastructures off-site. What’s more, bad actors are having more success gaining access to user credentials than ever before, with their algorithms outperforming humans 1,000 to one. When bad actors leverage inappropriate or unnecessary access, the damage is done before teams can de...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 25, 2021 The internet-of-things market is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2025, but a lack of security standardization will threaten the development of IoT services, a report states. “The fervent expansion of IoT connectivity and subsequent monetization strategies have revealed cavernous security concerns fueled by the lack of proper security standardization,” according to ABI Research’s “68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021.” Attacks on connected inf...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced an awareness campaign to reduce the threat of ransomware to public- and private-sector organizations.

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 20, 2021 Now that the election is over, state and local governments are turning their attention to ways that data and geographic information systems can aid in redistricting efforts. The Redistricting Data Program at the Census Bureau is legally required to give states time to identify the geographic areas for legislative redistricting. “That requires us to deliver high-quality data for those areas in a timely manner,” said James Whitehorn, chief of the bureau’s ...

The final solicitation for the $3.4 billion Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract seeks greater efficiency, better quality data, more security and better mission support.

By Lauren C. Williams Jan 19, 2021 Thanks to the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing your own approved device (BYOAD) is now a high priority for the Defense Information Systems Agency. Thats due in large part to vastly more teleworkers and the temporary deployment of the Defense Departments commercial virtual remote (CVR) Teams environment. As DOD and DISA move to a permanent Microsoft Office 365 solution this summer, the need and demand for BYOAD is expected to increase. "Wit...