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The demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the abrupt shift to a remote workforce, has fostered the development of cybersecurity best practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, federal agencies knew they had to prioritize cybersecurity as employees shifted to telework. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency worked quickly to ensure federal agencies had the tools and guidance they needed to keep their data safe.

For agencies to get the full value out of data and make the best use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, one best practice that federal leaders are using is incorporating interdisciplinary players in their strategies.

The House Armed Services Committee’s Future of Defense Task Force's 2020 final report says the military should cut back on expensive obsolete weapons programs and accelerate innovation in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. 

Competing with the private sector for information technology talent is something the federal government will continue to face. But the Department of Homeland Security has a few strategies to lure top talent into federal jobs.

Fostering and building on digital education and workforce growth are some of the most essential recommendations for advancing artificial intelligence, the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence told lawmakers during a House hearing last week.

Defense Healthcare Management Systems' modernization initiative to transform Defense Department electronic health records is one of the 16 most mission-critical IT acquisition areas highlighted in a recent report from the Government Accountability Office.

Remote work is changing the way federal agencies think about cybersecurity. Now federal agencies are shuffling their cyber priorities to address new challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Cybersecurity

Federal cybersecurity strategies need to prioritize people.

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One year after its relocation to the Totara platform, USDA’s AgLearn system has benefitted from the adoption of open-source technology.

• 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.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs did something unusual at this year’s Cybersecurity Summit.