ATO to cATO Cybersecurity Transition in The Federal Government
Federal agencies have long followed the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations to help agencies select the appropriate safeguards related to cybersecurity, privacy and supply chain risk management.. A key component of how agency IT officials assess risk and deploy new information systems is an authorization to ...
DoDIIS 2024: The IC’s Data Reference Architecture Is Coming Soon
The Intelligence Community just signed and will soon release a data reference architecture intended to help its 18 elements connect siloed data across their distributed ecosystem, according to Chief Data Officer Lori Wade.
Human-Centered Design: A Framework for Developing Effective …
Human-centered design offers agencies a powerful approach to reduce friction and enhance trust by delivering consistent, intuitive, high-quality digital services. The framework, centered on user experience, lets agencies improve workflows and elevate employee and customer satisfaction, building stronger public connections with the constituents they serve.
Fighting the AI ‘Octopus’: Agencies Need a Methodology
Artificial intelligence evolved from a tool assisting with prompted tasks to an autonomous agent handling complex tasks, with varied foundational models and tooling at its disposal, between early 2023 and 2024.. Agents with different “personalities” can now work together as a swarm to solve problems. AI computing has scaled about 1,000 times in the past eight years, underscoring the ...
TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army’s Network Is ‘Becoming a …
How Enterprise Computing Fits into the Unified Network. Interoperability is also important as the Army looks to have its Enterprise Computing Environment, a part of the unified network, remotely store data from tactical systems and facilitate artificial intelligence for units anywhere in the world.. The ECE is a soon-to-be-enduring program enabling the move to hybrid cloud, said Maj. James ...
Unpacking AI Data Poisoning | FedTech Magazine
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are making their way to the public sector, whether agencies are ready or not.. Generative AI made waves last year with ChatGPT boasting the fastest-growing user base in history. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched a generative AI service for the government in June, the Department of Defense announced a generative AI taskforce in August, and more ...
Computing Power of Apollo 11 & The Tech Behind It
Fifty years ago this week, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon at the culmination of the Apollo 11 mission, and human beings first set foot on the planet’s only natural satellite.. The technological feat that enabled Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to bounce around the Sea of Tranquility was the Apollo Guidance Computer, or …
Federal Technology News & Trends | FedTech Magazine
FedTech explores technology issues and successes that federal IT leaders and managers face when they’re evaluating and implementing a solution.
What is CSfC: How CSfC Components Can Boost Network Security …
What Are Commercial Solutions for Classified? The CSfC program, which got off the ground in 2016, certifies commercial network solutions that agencies can use to create secure, encrypted networks.The program is designed to enable commercial products for use in layered solutions protecting classified National Security Systems (NSS) data.
TechNet Augusta 2024: Deadlines Loom for DOD’s Workforce ...
Directive 8140 Is a ‘Talent Management Program’ Personnel in IT, cyber effects, cyber intelligence and cyber enabler work roles won’t need to meet their DCWF qualifications until Feb. 15, 2026, and DOD is still working on a timeline for artificial intelligence and software engineering work roles. Though work roles continue to be added, personnel should …