Federal Technology News & Trends | FedTech Magazine
The Environmental Protection Agency is a well-oiled hybrid work machine standing up multiple digitization centers and transitioning to a cloud-based telephony system while training employees to adapt to the changes. FedTech explores technology issues and successes that federal IT leaders and managers face when they’re evaluating and ...
2024 Federal Tech Trends: Zero Trust, Customer Experience Top …
00:00. Many federal IT priorities have been set by executive order; among them, the move toward zero-trust security and the effort to improve citizens’ digital experience with government. These orders are guiding the technology trends expected for 2024, as agencies work to meet zero-trust deadlines and look forward to metrics by which they ...
From Cloud to Procurement: How the FITARA Scorecard Is …
1 day ago · The addition of a procurement category could streamline cloud and artificial intelligence adoption. Gary Hix is the CTO of Hitachi Vantara Federal. Agencies’ improved grades on the 18th FITARA scorecard reflect their growing commitment to enhancing their IT infrastructure and management practices. This iteration of the Federal IT Acquisition ...
2024 Federal Tech Trends: Artificial Intelligence Moves to the ...
The White House issued an executive order in late October calling for the development of safe and secure AI, for instance. FedTech ’s 30 Federal IT Influencers Worth a Follow are watching the technology closely, weighing promise against pitfall, and they expect AI to be a major trend in 2024 and beyond. “The hype around AI is warranted and ...
Federal Agencies Embrace Zero Trust | FedTech Magazine
The zero-trust framework stands as the cornerstone of those strategies following the 2021 executive order requiring agencies to improve their cybersecurity postures. Within those zero-trust environments, microsegmentation — along with user identity and endpoint security — serves as a solid foundation, says Victor Pham, CTO at the National ...
FICAM: A Foundation for Zero Trust and IT Compliance
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. This unique federal government approach to ...
4 Federal Government IT Trends to Watch in 2023
Jan 4, 2023 · As we look at what lies ahead in 2023, FedTech asked government IT experts for their thoughts on the year’s key technology trends: the cultural aspects of zero-trust cybersecurity, the automation of hybrid data centers, the evolution of client virtualization and Desktop as a Service, and device lifecycle management as it relates to compliance.
2023 Federal Tech Trends: Changing Agency Culture While …
Federal agencies are generally ahead of their private-sector peers in their adoption of zero trust. This was likely spurred by requirements outlined in President Joe Biden’s May 2021 executive order, which have since evolved into an official federal cybersecurity strategy.. But there is more work to be done to establish zero trust, which involves continuously validating each …
DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government
The NDAA requires the Defense Department to develop private 5G networks at military bases and other DOD facilities. It also allocates about $179 million for research into what the NDAA calls “Next Generation Information Communications Technology (5G).”. The DOD has already invested about $600 million in 5G development, funding pilots at ...
Government Should Brace for AI Disruption | FedTech Magazine
Making the Case for AI to Federal Employees and Citizens. Government is seen as far less competent and ethical than business, according to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer. The report saw government rated 52 points lower than business on competency. But people don’t trust AI companies either, so it would behoove agencies to develop their ...