Operations

From natural disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes, to security incidents like bomb threats, organizations need an emergency preparedness plan in place to protect its most valuable assets – its…

There are seismic changes across the federal IT landscape, with new technologies, such as AI and machine learning, dominating the conversation. But day-to-day IT operations often focus on keeping the…

“No downtime” is the usual mantra for network professionals, whose users demand 100% availability. But, at the Veterans Affairs (VA), there’s another requirement driving the team that manages the agency’s…

Cybersecurity, network, and cloud are all top of mind for government agencies today, along with the concerning lack of IT talent. According to Gartner, the number of unfilled cybersecurity roles…

Application performance is a high priority for federal IT pros, as many aspects of an agency’s mission can be application dependent. That said, optimizing application performance has more to do…

The record 35-day partial government shutdown had many long-lasting effects on the federal government. While 75 percent of the U.S. government including the Departments of Defense, Energy, Labor, and Veterans…

When it comes to monitoring and managing complex IT networks, especially those that are high value targets for cyber criminals and rogue states, it would seem that the ideal solution…

So, how are your agency’s applications performing? You know, the ones you have on-premises and in the cloud that keep your agency running and delivering on the mission? Not sure…

The United States military has been utilizing GPS for decades – relying on this space-based system for a wide variety of capabilities including force deployment, force navigation, logistical support and…

Automation is generally considered a positive—it saves time and money and can provide dramatic enhancements in efficiency and productivity, as government IT workers no longer need to focus on many…