New Law Mandates Chief Data Officers at Federal Agencies
A new law, signed on Jan. 14, pushes agencies to appoint or designate a qualified Chief Data Officer (CDO) without regard to political affiliation.
Report Identifies 130,000 Federal Jobs Likely Impacted By AI
More than a third of the Treasury Department workforce will be impacted by AI, and close to a third of the Government Publishing Office will be impacted.
Innovation Cell Hatches RPA Revolution at DLA
DLA began implementing RPA into everyday tasks in September 2018 and plans to automate 50 processes in the first year and develop another 10 to 15.
How to Deal with Condescending Colleagues
Spend any time in the workforce, and there is a high possibility that you will be made to feel “small” by a colleague talking down to you or devaluing your input. Taking some time, however, to understand what motivates condescension, as well as learning some strategies to combat it, can help.
How GIS Can Catalyze Emerging Technologies
How can government agencies work smarter? For one, they can use geographic information systems (GIS) to increase effectiveness and management and go further by combining GIS with the Internet of Things (IoT).
What is Comply to Connect?
The Department of Defense created Comply to Connect (C2C) as a way to secure its growing array of network endpoints. Let’s discuss how that works.
DHS Wants Input on Its Massive Move to Cloud
In an effort to replace costly and aging technology and rightsize its data center footprint, the Homeland Security Department (DHS) is looking to shift significant portions of its $6.8 billion IT portfolio to the cloud.
How to Engage Partners and Sustain a Modernization Project
Potential partners for your modernization project are at various levels across your agency. Here are some practical ways to connect with those groups.
Altering the Course of Disease Surveillance: Connecting Cause and Effect to Location
The latest advancements in GIS technology have made the work of disease surveillance efforts even more comprehensive and effective. Here’s how.
Understanding the Importance of Resiliency
Because so many resiliency issues deal with location-based data, GIS is an essential tool for communities to use to understand and articulate where these challenges are, where they’re likely to be in coming years, as well as how and where these unforeseen issues can be either mitigated or rectified.