Every year the Partnership for Public Service identifies the best places to work in the federal government, based on a survey of employees. This is why agencies should consider building their employer brand, as a necessary component of recruiting talented new people. Many corporations utilize such a strategy to give themselves a competitive advantage, by emphasizing their values and culture, providing opportunities for career advancement, and...

Fast, reliable, and secure communications is essential to success in the battlespace. The advent of the telegraph was a central part of Civil War strategy and tactics. Introduction of the radio was just as important in World War I, while radar and sonar – other forms of conveying crucial information – played an important role in World War II. Using 5G to facilitate communications in today’s combat settings is just as signific...

From the delivery of healthcare and public benefits to emergency management and national security, incorporating emerging technologies provides opportunities for government at all levels to enhance constituent services and increase engagement more broadly. Leveraging today’s rapidly evolving technology and available tools, government agencies can better distill large amounts of data to derive holistic insights, promptly identify areas fo...

While the IT universe has always been a rapidly evolving environment, it often has changed in an expected way – more speed, more capacity, less latency, for example, building on what came before. Occasionally, however, disruptive new technology or a major strategic shift in thinking is introduced and it takes a long time for the reverberations to be absorbed and the ecosystem to adjust to the new circumstances. Over the past three years,...