Military and first responder deployments in harsh or hostile environments require enterprise-grade technology to deliver secure comms as well as compute to power applications critical for the demands of highly distributed tactical operations. It is also vital that these rugged IT systems are easy to deploy and can be managed with field operators, and not IT specialists. Agility is key and the days of packing in separate rackmount solutions for...

The workplace of February 2022 looks dramatically different from the workplace of March 2020. While employees have adjusted to the changes in policies, procedures, and even work location, are they as engaged and fulfilled as they were two years ago? Now more than ever, it is critical to provide self-service access to workplace information that helps people do their jobs and feel secure that management understands and is addressing their concer...

The President’s Management Agenda’s three-pronged vision outlines specific changes to the Federal government’s workforce, customer experience, and management of businesses. Priority 1’s focus on the American workforce challenges government agencies to become model employers in terms of diversifying their workforce and the support they provide those employees. Recruiting and retaining the best and brightest means ensurin...

IT modernization continues to be a guiding light for the federal government, but long-standing issues still complicate agencies’ plans, in addition to urgent new issues. Continuing cloud migration and management, more potent cybersecurity and supply chain risks, budgeting, as well as evolving remote work environments add up to an increasingly complex environment for agencies looking to modernize their IT at scale.Adapting to those challe...

Hear from topic experts as they explore how the Federal Identity-Centric Security Roadmap fits in with the advancement of Zero Trust Security. What does the concept of never trust, always verify mean? What are some best practices for verifying users in your network? What challenges have these topic experts experienced as they incorporate Zero Trust within their Federal Identity-Centric Security Roadmap? What solutions have these topic experts...

In the midst of the pandemic, just days after the state of Maryland discovered its first Omicron cases, the Maryland Health Department website had to go offline, reportedly because of a ransomware attack. Just a week later, the Virginia agency that provides IT and tech support for the state legislature, had to respond to its own ransomware attack. And agencies and companies alike are dealing with an attack on a third-party payroll company just...

The COVID pandemic spurred agencies to move their data and applications to the cloud quicker than many had planned to make it more accessible for a remote workforce and to protect it from intensifying cyberattacks. More than a year into the new normal world of remote work, agencies are evaluating the best ways to secure the hybrid and multi clouds and their data troves to make sure it can meet the increased challenges. In May 2020, the Biden A...

In June 2021, the federal government was optimistic about returning to offices in the summer and began planning for reentry with new guidelines. The Delta variant surge paused those plans and caused a reexamination of the future work plans. Learn how agencies are adjusting to host of new and continuing challenges: a long term remote workforce, the technology and security challenges they face, how they are changing the way they manage the workf...

The concept of zero trust is the core of the Cybersecurity Executive Order released in May. While its directives and deadlines apply to all federal agencies, it offers a useful model for state, local, territorial and tribal governments and educational systems whose cybersecurity needs are just as great. It is easy to say, “Never trust – always verify.” It is much harder to put into practice. The National Security Agency relea...

Tune in for ATARC’s Federal IT Modernization Virtual Summit on December 8th and 9th, from 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET! New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them. Digital modernization can be described as the process of adopting new technology, and it involves upgrading systems, platforms, and software to meet today’s modern needs. When Federal agencies set out to improve their digital tr...