FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In December, the National Security Agency’s Enduring Security Framework (ESF) partners, along with experts from the NSA and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, released their assessment of threats associated with 5G network slicing.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

With advances in AI, telecom operators can better understand individual customers’ network experience, enabling ROI-maximizing capital allocation, higher reliability, and better commercial outcomes.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Network APIs offer telcos a chance to finally generate sizable returns on their massive 5G investments, but doing so will require changing some of their traditional ways of doing business.

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GCN

MAY 30, 2023

With a cloud-based network management platform and cellular routers, the Indiana Transportation Department can easily monitor its statewide network of internet-of-things devices.

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GCN

MAY 17, 2023

Gwinnett County’s Transportation Department tied its upgraded network more closely to the county’s enterprise IT infrastructure, allowing standardized technology and paving the way for connected vehicles.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

There are likely hundreds of individual networks across the federal government, reflecting the number and breadth of agencies. Most highly federated agencies alone have multiple networks. In recent years, there has been a push among agencies to consolidate networks.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Not long ago, IT departments used only a ping to test the speed and health of their networks. Over the past few years, advanced network analytics changed the game, providing state and local governments keen insight into network performance and where things might go awry. Where we came from, there was pretty much nothing.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 14, 2023

As government IT and security leads begin to work through the strict requirements of the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), they’ll find network detection and response (NDR) increasingly critical to these compliance efforts. Such devices can be targeted to gain a foothold in government networks and/or to sabotage smart city services.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Over the years, federal networks have become more complex. Visibility really is about understanding anything and everything that’s touching your networks, including your workflows in the cloud, so you can get your arms around what needs to be protected,” Schaffer said. Cloud technology has replaced in-house infrastructure.

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GCN

APRIL 19, 2023

A cloud-enabled sensor network helps city officials meet resident needs and collaborate with neighboring communities.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2023

While it has been a mainstay in the private sector for many years, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology is still slowly finding its way into the federal government. However, the benefits of SD-WAN are more critical than ever as agencies look to modernize their older network topologies and bolster cybersecurity.

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GCN

APRIL 13, 2023

But critics warned of potential privacy issues with the network, which is switched on for consumers by default and could collect personal data.

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GCN

OCTOBER 18, 2022

By providing the fiber infrastructure and then letting internet service providers compete to connect homes and businesses, the network strategy can drive down prices and boost services, advocates say.

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Careers in Government

JANUARY 9, 2023

Networking takes time and attention. The post 7 Tips to Help You Build a Career Support Network from Scratch appeared first on Careers in Government. It also takes planning, especially regarding short- and long-term goals.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

One often underestimated but incredibly valuable aspect of this journey is networking. In this blog post, we'll delve into the world of grant writing classes and explore the numerous networking opportunities they offer. How can participating in grant writing classes enhance your professional network?

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 29, 2022

From an IT worker’s perspective, networks are the lifeline of a federal agency. Low network latency is essential to both citizen services and project and mission execution. But how to optimize network performance without new hardware or technology? A job like that requires a tool like the CableIQ…

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, the National Land Bank Network helped land banks all across the country help their communities tackle property vacancy, abandonment, and deterioration. It’s been a big year for the land banking field!

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To combat and overcome these threats, federal IT administrators can use IP packet capture to examine network traffic for security threats using Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon). In network monitoring, IP packet capture enables real-time or retrospective packet analysis to establish a baseline.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

billion Service Management, Integration and Transport (SMIT) portion of the Next Generation Enterprise Network-Recompete (NGEN-R) contract… "There are multiple tracks to this,” he said. The Navy awarded the 8.5-year,

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It’s the new network perimeter, she explained. Running Semperis’s Purple Knight on a network computer is one option, Weaver said. “No “That really isn’t the case anymore with the cloud. We have all these offerings that are everywhere, and … we need to [say], ‘Hey, what am I now protecting? Well, I’m now protecting my identity.’”

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Government Technology Insider

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Brett Barganz, an expert on Connected Healthcare, discussed how to build the network foundations to support this complex, yet vital, part of the next generation of healthcare. We will start at the beginning, with the basic network, the challenges it poses, and the means for healthcare organizations to overcome them.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JANUARY 13, 2023

The growth of the Global Lighthouse Network showcases the opportunities for Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to make a positive impact for people and the planet.

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California Department of Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

15, 2023 – The 10,000-mile Middle Mile Broadband network has been developed in partnership with communities across the state. The network map has been updated to depict how the middle-mile network will unfold to reach all corners of the state. Continue reading Detailed Middle-Mile Broadband Network Map at TechBlog.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 17, 2022

Inflation, volatility, and risk are upending conventional wisdom about manufacturing and supply networks. To find a better strategy, companies need a broader view.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

People’s professional networks have shrunk since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while companies’ attrition and hiring challenges are growing. To help reverse these trends, people and organizations will need to manage workplace interactions more intentionally. Here’s how.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Rising energy costs, growing consumption, and the need to meet decarbonization goals are pressuring telcos to lower costs and to use electricity more efficiently.

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Partnership for Public Service

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The roundtable, one of more than a dozen federal networks organized by the Partnership, works to rebuild trust in government by providing a space for federal communicators to share best practices for communicating their agencies’ impact on the public.

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California Department of Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

November 29, 2023 – During the year, CDT’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative secured contracts to construct, lease, and purchase approximately 83% of the Middle-Mile Broadband Network (MMBN), resulting in faster construction and access to critical middle-mile connection points.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Columbia-Montour County 911 Center, operating as the East Central Emergency Network (ECEN), recently transitioned to the Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network (PA-STARNet), the commonwealth’s state-of-the-art Project 25 (P25) radio network for public safety and emergency response communications.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Cities like Bogotá and Santiago have more than doubled the size of their cycling networks. Bike infrastructure in Latin American cities has been growing fast over the last decade. This is good news, as studies have shown that cities that. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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CarahCast

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Watch the Juniper Networks and Dell Technologies podcast to learn how your organization can meet Zero Trust requirements by establishing and managing user access to critical data centers and IT infrastructures. Learn about Juniper’s Apstra solution to establish a holistic approach to Zero Trust networking.

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Human Transit

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Dallas area’s new bus network goes live on January 24, 2022! But it’s still a no-growth network, which means that DART couldn’t add new operating budget. You can compare the old and new networks at this cool data viewer that we developed. Here is the existing network followed by the new network.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

The Department of Defense recently announced that it would work with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle to form its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability network. Agencies are going bigger and getting bolder with their use of hybrid and multicloud environments, even as they attempt to simplify their cloud infrastructures.

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GCN

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The 10,000-mile “middle mile” network is expected to cost $3.8 billion and help connect the roughly one in five Californians do not have access to reliable and affordable high-speed internet.

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GCN

APRIL 13, 2023

FirstNet is a cellular network built for first responders around the country, but at least one federal official told the senator’s office they had “no confidence” in the network’s security.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Four tactics can improve telecom companies’ returns on fiber rollouts, helping to connect more of the millions of people who remain without high-speed access.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Thirty-eight states are building weather monitoring networks to collect localized data that helps identify weather extremes, preparing local leaders' responses to such events.

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