No tool helps future-proof all the digital capabilities and technology in a Federal agency’s tool belt. Therefore, it’s important that when developing or onboarding new tools Federal agencies keep in mind the tool’s agility, Federal experts said at the Google Government Summit on Nov. 15 in Washington D.C. […]
Larger Federal contractors are likely to face new requirements to report data on their contributions to greenhouse gas emissions that can impact supply chains under the White House’s proposed Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Rule announced on Nov. 10. […]
Vishnu Parasuraman, the Federal Hybrid Cloud Transformation OpenShift Offering Lead and Practice Lead at IBM, told attendees at the Red Hat Government Symposium on Nov. 9 that some quantum computing use cases for the Federal government are already well in focus, with potentially big payoffs as further use of the technology comes online. […]
As technology pundits think about the top trends to watch for in government technology in 2023, tech giant Google is betting that all transformation roadmaps will go through the cloud. […]
With issues ranging from safeguarding national security, improving the constituent experience, and tackling climate change, government agencies from the Federal level down to local municipalities have their proverbial plates full of initiatives that will shape our country – and the world – for generations to come. Google’s new Public Sector division will explore the technology that will advance these issues at its upcoming Government Summit, taking place on November 15, 2022, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded four contracts on Nov. 2 to help build the “internet of space” and connect ground communications systems with diverse satellite networks. […]
It is a truism in government that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are the wave of the future, offering many opportunities for increased efficiency and accuracy that help to better serve the public. Early adopters in the Federal government have realized some quick wins with the technologies – but it is often a challenge to understand when those technologies are mature enough to be applied to a particular problem. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Lumen Technologies a $1.5 billion contract to provide network transport and communications services in the Asia Pacific region. […]
Private sector firms who supply the government with security technologies and the professionals that make them work are seeing this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and its theme – See Yourself in Cyber – as a call to jumpstart the skills training needed to fill the expanding deficit in the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. […]
The sharpest edges of Federal technology innovation and implementation will take center stage on November 9 in Washington, D.C., at the in-person Red Hat Government Symposium 2022 event produced in association with MeriTalk. […]
Today, everyone is talking about resilience, but achieving it can seem easier said than done. Security is an essential component of this mission-critical capability. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, Andy Stewart, senior national security and government strategist at Cisco, broke down security resilience into five dimensions. Stewart, who previously served as the assistant chief of staff for operations and maritime operations center director at fleet cyber command, U.S. Navy 10th Fleet, also discussed the role of zero trust in achieving resilience. […]
What is the future of the healthcare system, and how will innovations in automation and telehealth provide new opportunities to deliver care and drive health business insight? […]
On a single day in 2019, a group of government and private sector innovators spanning the entire Federal information technology ecosystem gathered in Washington, D.C., and laid out potential solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing technological challenges. […]
The United States ranks number one as a world “cyber power” leader, according to a new report from Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. […]
Amid a tumultuous threat landscape, state and local government (SLG) IT leaders are warning that their organizations’ cybersecurity preparedness is putting citizen data at risk, according to new research from MeriTalk, underwritten by Invicti, Keeper, Recorded Future and ServiceNow. […]
Automation tools are helping state chief information officers (CIOs) drive more efficiency in government operations and advance citizen service delivery, according to state and local government experts. […]
The U.S. Army has awarded SAIC a $757 million contract to help the Army operate a software platform and management system for enterprise IT services. […]
Federal IT leaders seeking to expand the government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) are encountering significant workforce challenges, with the vast majority saying their technology teams lack critical AI skills, according to new MeriTalk research. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $110 million Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) task order to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT). […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component has awarded an 11-year, $119 million task order to AT&T to help the agency modernize its networks and ensure reliable, high-speed wireline and wireless connectivity. […]
The Fifth Annual Service to the Citizen Awards program honored five Federal government and private sector leaders on Sept. 16 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., for driving positive change in the delivery of government services to benefit all citizens. […]
What makes for a worthy party to celebrate a great company and community? Take a couple hundred of your best friends from government and private sector IT leadership, add in beautiful weather and refreshments, stir in a great fundraising cause, and top with players of all ages battling it out in a 500-year old game that only somewhat resembles baseball. […]
MeriTalk’s inaugural MerITocracy American Innovation Forum in July brought together congressional, administration, and business leaders to address crucial issues about technological advancements, public policy, and democracy. […]
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has awarded an $89 million contract to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for software engineering support services. […]
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Automating and digitizing how government does business has become the unstoppable force for improving service to citizens, and DocuSign is lining up some of the most creative IT leaders in the Federal arena to help explain the next chapter in tech-driven gains on September 13 in Washington, D.C. […]
The Biden administration is ending its free at-home COVID-19 test program this week due to a lack of congressional funding, according to an announcement on the COVID.gov website. […]
Government organizations worldwide are making a strong push toward adopting zero trust security architectures, and at a rate exceeding that of business organizations at last check, according to a new report from IT service management provider Okta. […]
The ability of Federal agencies to improve their cybersecurity – if at all – took center stage in the 14th edition of the FITARA Scorecard issued by the House Oversight and Reform Committee on July 28. The House Government Operations Subcommittee, on the same day, explored reasons behind the apparent void of agency performance data in a sometimes-contentious hearing. […]
MeriTalk spoke with Frank Dimina, senior vice president of Americas and public sector at Splunk, about the value of log data and how agencies can facilitate collection and analysis. […]