Peter Jacobs

In Part 1 of this two-episode Government Technology Insider Podcast discussion, we looked at Operation Convergent Response 2019 (OCR2019) and how the event is designed to give responders true-to-life experience…

With government agencies under constant assault by nation-state and private hackers, along with the ongoing threats posed by insiders, it’s no wonder that federal CIOs spend a huge percentage of…

The first responders who run toward danger – fires, explosions, natural disasters – depend on their training, wits and experience, along with technology that can deliver life-saving communications, situational awareness…

The Department of Veterans and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are working hard to improve the patient experience for their constituents. But what steps are they taking to deliver not…

In cybersecurity, a key part of defense is understanding the nature of the attacks. But without a common way of describing the methods and techniques used by threat actors in…

With asymmetric threats on the rise worldwide, the Intelligence Community (IC) agrees: the ability to confront these threats comes down to data. Resilience will develop not just from capturing or…

Our current – and likely future reality – both in the US and around the world is that large-scale disasters will be a frequent occurrence. The destruction wrought by these…

Innovation is defined as the introduction of something new, or a new idea, method, or device. In practice, most discussions of government innovation are focused on high-profile efforts, such as…

INDOPACOM covers a huge area of the globe, encompassing 36 countries and more than 50 percent of the world’s total population – including many of our nation’s allies, trading partners…

The FITARA 8.0 scorecard, released in June, has been reverberating throughout the government as agencies identify what they need to improve during the next scorecard period as well as consolidate…