The Multi-Faceted Approach to Solving the Opioid Crisis
Combatting the opioid crisis demands a multi-factored approach.
Launching Your Adaptive Network
In an interview with GovLoop, Jim Westdorp, Chief Technologist at Ciena, and Steve Opferman, Senior Director of Innovation at CenturyLink, explained the components of an Adaptive Network and how it can help agencies keep pace with rising bandwidth demands while balancing budgets and crucial mission needs.
How Apps Add to Mobile Security
Mobile apps help governments protect their constituents by keeping them aware of their phone’s security and alerting users to cyberthreats.
Data Center Optimization Initiative Redux
Last month, as a part of the Cloud Smart strategy, OMB released a draft of a new memo on the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI). The memo seeks to maintain the overall goal of closing or consolidating data centers, based on a new definition. There are a number of new metrics in the memo around… Read more »
Government Shutdown Talk Slows Down: Momentum Turns Toward Resolution
As the midnight Friday deadline draws closer, the cards are falling into place for a surprise resolution to the long-term federal budget impasse that has threatened a shutdown.
Changes are Coming to Federal Network Security in 2019
New guidance is out for the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) initative, which seeks to enhance the federal government’s network security.
4 Tips to Set and Stick to Your Goals
Believe in yourself, go easy on yourself, and remember: You’re trying your best, and that’s what really matters.
Your Website is Your First Impression – Part 2
An organization’s website is often a stand-in for its brand – and its quality can impact how customers consider your jurisdiction over other options. Here are two more personas that are likely to treat your website as a barometer of your agency’s quality and abilities: tourists and job seekers.
How Agencies Are Sharing Their Cloud Services
Agencies nationwide are benefiting from cloud amid tightening budgets, evolving demographics and rising pressure for better digital public services.
Deciding if Cloud Is Right for Your Agency
With the direction that government IT has been headed, it seems like every agency is fighting to get into the cloud. But how can an agency know if the cloud is actually right for them? And how can they make sure that they are as cost-efficient as possible while trying to take those next steps?