Operations

5G wireless telecommunications have been rolled out in cities across the United States this year, but while the technology is proving transformative for citizens, its greatest impact will perhaps be…

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…

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…

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…