As 2018 draws to a close, it appears that 2019 will be a year of transition in federal IT. Agencies will likely make more progress on these fronts, as well as on areas like cybersecurity and migrations to Microsoft’s Windows 10. The government will continue to plow ahead on technology modernization changes, including data center consolidation and modernizing networks, but do not expect a Big Bang in federal IT in 2019.
Read FedTech’s full article by Phil Goldstein here.
Federal, state, and local governments rely heavily on contract workers, perhaps even more so than private industry. Unfortunately, the “in-and-out” nature of contract jobs can result in a feeling of impermanence that permeates throughout certain processes and policies, especially as contract workers generally don’t realize the same benefits as full-time employees. Read the full article […]
Read PostAnother reminder of why cyber policies are needed. Call us to check on yours today. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency inadvertently shared 2.3 million disaster survivors’ personal details with a third-party contractor. Read Govinfo Security’s article by Jeremy Kirk here.
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