Kim Lindros

Across the federal government, agencies are rethinking their telework policies and practices in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most agencies anticipate full-scale remote work will not last, many are […]

By 2018, IT leaders at an independent federal agency had had enough. The agency had thousands of users spread across its East Coast headquarters, national branch offices and numerous home offices. And those all […]

At a high level, web application delivery is exactly what it sounds like: enabling users to run applications over the internet. But while it sounds straightforward, it’s challenging to deliver on. It involves t […]

When it comes to application security, network administrators need to think differently about web applications.

Web applications are typically secured by external controls, like web application firewalls and […]

Natural disasters, global pandemics and other emergencies can derail agencies’ operations. Additionally, many organizations tend to jump from crisis to crisis, applying Band-Aid fixes, without taking a s […]

Agencies are just seeing the tip of the iceberg regarding data. They know there’s value that lies beneath the surface, with some mining required, and they understand the hype.

The Federal Data Strategy, created […]

There is so much data available today, and it’s in many, many different formats. From text files to gargantuan databases,  webpages to streaming video, we’re inundated with data. Remember when it seemed impo […]

Many agencies make poor use of their IT talent. As requirements grow more complicated, IT teams spend too much time trying to fix problems and upgrade systems – and too little time actually ensuring that IT s […]

When we picture the universe and all its planets, moons and solar systems, we attribute its infinite expanse to the Big Bang, an origin story for the universe as we know it. And now, we also have a digital […]

Many state and local agencies are transitioning away from legacy technologies and embracing hybrid, multicloud environments built on cloud-native architectures with containers, Kubernetes and microservices. Many […]

The essence of a payroll system is to pay employees the right amount on time. But many public sector payroll systems are aging, resulting in inefficiencies that put timely and accurate payments at risk.

Even if […]

Threat actors are upping their game. Rather than acting as a lone attacker sitting behind a single computer, today’s threat actors operate like an enterprise.

State actors are well-resourced, and criminal g […]

Everybody wants to use the flashiest new technology or software. But because of how many users government agencies have, even modest applications take a lot of infrastructure, skills and labor hours. Sometimes, […]

Agencies are under a lot of pressure to enforce application and data security. But there are hurdles.

Common protections, like intrusion prevention systems and web application firewalls, help to detect and […]

As the pace of digital innovation intensifies, agencies are looking to technology to meet emerging requirements and fulfill mission needs. In this environment, the use of cloud-native tools is a game-changer for […]

Building efficiency throughout the agency is the promise of Agile. Agile methodologies work because they empower teams, and empowered teams are more successful. Time-consuming traditional work methods are replaced […]

The U.S. government creates an enormous amount of custom software code, either in-house or through contractors. That code ends up in a variety of business applications used by federal employees. But it’s also c […]

Agencies cannot serve citizens or achieve digital transformation without well-running and secure PCs. Old or sub-par equipment affects employee productivity, results in downtime and leaves agencies prone to […]

A lot can go wrong when applications are in the cloud.

Think about the federal government’s Cloud Smart strategy. The notion is that by moving workloads from in-house data centers to the cloud, agencies can m […]