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Federal Cloud Transformation: Navigating Challenges With a Zero-Trust Approach

GovLoop

Digital transformation is a driving force for government agencies, with cloud technology playing a pivotal role. Recognizing its significance, the highest levels of government are actively embracing Zero Trust. However, the focus isn’t solely on adopting modern IT; it’s equally about safeguarding it.

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

In the United States, the number of unfilled jobs stands at about 410,000, a 9% increase over 2021. As Fortune points out, these shortages are good news for cyber wages — and bad news for government agencies competing for talent. The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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Improving software security in the public sector

Open Access Government - Technology News

Cybersecurity has been at the top of the government agenda for a few years already. The UK government is a good example of a state actor recognising the need for imminent action in its cybersecurity. Another step organisations can take is implementing more regular and varied scans.

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Japan: Science and technology policy

Open Access Government - Technology News

Open Access Government examines some aspects of science and technology policy in Japan, including cooperation and research promotion The Science and Technology Basic Plan in Japan, based on the Science and Technology Basic Law, was implemented in November 1995. htm [link] 1374034.htm htm [link] title01/detail01/1374077.htm

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Louisville Metro Government Improves Productivity by Cutting Out Paper

Government Technology Insider

Chamber of Commerce Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), in 2021 constituents spent 10.5 For example, in 2021 it took the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) more than eight months to process paper tax returns, whereas those filed electronically took mere days to process. billion hours filling out paper forms.

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Habit #1: Automate (Thoughtfully)

GovLoop

Citizen and Immigration Services once used RPA to process two million backlogged records in just one hour, according to the 2021 State of Federal RPA Report. How Self-Help Helps Everyone Increasingly, government agencies are offering employees the same kind of self-service portals they provide for constituents. For example, U.S.

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Whole-of-state cybersecurity: How to implement and build a sustainable program

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, US President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that created the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ) recently released the FY23 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO ) in July 2023.