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How Robotic Dogs Could Protect Federal Facilities. When [employees] sit in an in-person meeting in a conference room, they generally have their laptops open. People are very tuned in to the remote participants.”. Vaughn Noga, CIO, Environmental Protection Agency. WATCH THE …
2024 Federal Tech Trends: Artificial Intelligence Moves to the ...
The White House issued an executive order in late October calling for the development of safe and secure AI, for instance. FedTech ’s 30 Federal IT Influencers Worth a Follow are watching the technology closely, weighing promise against pitfall, and they expect AI to be a major trend in 2024 and beyond. “The hype around AI is warranted and ...
2024 Federal Tech Trends: Zero Trust, Customer Experience Top …
00:00. Many federal IT priorities have been set by executive order; among them, the move toward zero-trust security and the effort to improve citizens’ digital experience with government. These orders are guiding the technology trends expected for 2024, as agencies work to meet zero-trust deadlines and look forward to metrics by which they ...
4 Federal Government IT Trends to Watch in 2023
Jan 4, 2023 · As we look at what lies ahead in 2023, FedTech asked government IT experts for their thoughts on the year’s key technology trends: the cultural aspects of zero-trust cybersecurity, the automation of hybrid data centers, the evolution of client virtualization and Desktop as a Service, and device lifecycle management as it relates to compliance.
How the Federal Government Is Using Artificial Intelligence So Far
00:00. Agencies should leverage foundational artificial intelligence models being crowdsourced by top universities and large tech companies so that they’re not starting from scratch as they embrace the technology. Open source paved the way for crowdsourced AI development, which means, aside from bespoke use cases, agencies simply need to ...
Feds in the Field - FedTech Magazine
The federal government runs on technology — often in surprising ways, in all kinds of places. FedTech ’s award-winning Feds in the Field series follows our curiosity into some of the more unique use cases found in federal IT. Watch technology in action, keeping citizens safe and helping federal employees solve challenges.
With Initial Plans Submitted, Federal Agencies Begin the Journey …
It’s one sign of the increasing activity around zero-trust cybersecurity. Another is the recent deadline for agencies to have submitted their initial plans for achieving zero trust: The Office of Management and Budget received those on March 27. Federal agencies are required to complete those plans by the end of fiscal year 2024, according to ...
What’s Next for the Federal Government and Zero Trust?
President Joe Biden’s May 12 executive order on cybersecurity mandated that agencies shift to zero trust, which is based on the idea that all traffic entering or inside a network is to be deemed untrustworthy unless it is verified. On Sept. 7, the Office of Management and Budget released a draft zero-trust strategy, outlining a process for ...
2022 Tech Trends: Predictive Analytics and AI Will Make …
Federal government IT experts expect that in 2022 and beyond, this trend will drive new policy initiatives and investments that could advance further development of these technologies. This will likely expand their application in the Defense Department and, to some extent, civilian agencies. Public federal spending on AI/ML rose to nearly $1 ...
Federal Agencies Lead Other Industries in Zero-Trust Adoption
Government Agencies Lead the Charge. Okta reports that government organizations are generally ahead of their peers in their adoption of zero trust, with 72 percent of government organizations already pursuing a zero-trust initiative, compared with 55 percent of companies worldwide. The desired outcome of the mandatory federal push to adopt zero ...