Defense Department

• Cloud
• Zero Trust

A layered defense approach won’t work anymore — zero trust is necessary as the Defense Department moves to the cloud.

• Cybersecurity

The U.S. private sector is a crucial contributor for proactive efforts in national cyber efforts, according to Director of the ODNI National Counterintelligence and Security Center Bill Evanina.

• Electronic Health Records

Modernizing the Department of Veterans Affairs' expansive and often fragmented health records system is a challenging order that the agency is approaching using best practices from the Defense Department.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud

There is a huge opportunity for artificial intelligence and cloud computing to accelerate modernizing federal government systems, but the government has to collaborate effectively with industry to enhance innovation, according to the federal procurement chief.

• Cybersecurity

IT modernization is one of the foremost initiatives across the federal government, and cybersecurity is proving to be a key component in that initiative.

• Artificial Intelligence

The American AI Initiative named five key areas crucial to successful AI implementation at federal agencies...

The Section 809 Panel, which was created in Section 809 of the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, concluded its two-year term last month, but an industry desire for change in procurement and acquisitions had begun long prior to the panel’s inaugural meeting.

• Artificial Intelligence

The most time-consuming part of any survey or study is taking the information and categorizing it into actionable data. Some government leaders are turning to artificial intelligence to alleviate the burden.

• Cybersecurity

Federal agencies are taking cues from industry for some of their most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

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