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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.

Federal IT leads say the strategy lets agencies ‘use the tools we have’ to modernize security.

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Cloud-based HR solutions are especially important to maintain workforce across government during telework.

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Collaboration tools are gaining momentum during increased telework in government.

Vulnerabilities lead to questions about home networks and "bring-your-own-device" policies.

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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.

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Coding it Forward, a student-started nonprofit organization, is empowering young technologists to bring about impactful social change in the federal government.

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In the process of IT modernization, getting rid of tech debt could lead to an improved cybersecurity landscape that would help federal agencies better fulfill their mission needs.

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Educating everyone about security is especially important as paradigms surrounding cybersecurity shift. Traditionally, experts thought of a strong perimeter as the most important way to defend critical networks and systems.

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The Department of Health and Human Services is collaborating on various technology pilot programs with public and private-industry partners to automate workflow processes, aligning data-sharing strategies with security and human-centered design.

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In an effort to draw upon talents and aptitudes within the federal government to close the cybersecurity workforce gap, earlier this year the Federal CIO Council created the Cyber Reskilling Academy, a full-time, three-month-long program for federal employees outside of IT roles to learn the necessary skills to become cybersecurity experts.