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INNOVATION
TRENDING
3 POLICY
U.S. Cyber Command seeks to grow its acquisition capacity
FCW CALENDAR
Where you need to be next
8 TECHNOLOGY
JEDI leaves room for other clouds, and FAA’s drone tracker is now
in use nationwide
10 CYBERSECURITY
Senate OKs new
DHS cyber agency, and White House releases its National Cyber Strategy
12 MANAGEMENT
Air Force wants to make Kessel Run standard in tech acquisition. Plus, experts say the U.S. risks falling behind on quantum computing.
14 SECURITY
Chinese hacker group targets tech supply
chain, and lawmakers object to federal pay freeze
DEPARTMENTS
66 DRILL DOWN
VA.gov relaunches as a portal to benefits
and services
BY ADAM MAZMANIAN
70 FCW PERSPECTIVES
23 The 2018 Government Innovation Awards
A celebration of the government projects, individual change agents and industry partners that are transforming public-sector IT
AGENCIES
24 Public Sector Innovations
From AI-powered acquisition to IoT-enabled transit safety, here are 36 federal, state and local projects that prove the power of government technology
COMPANIES
48 Industry Innovators
These 25 firms are driving government innovation with their solutions and leadership alike
PEOPLE
52 Rising Stars
Meet 20 outstanding early-career individuals who are doing great things today — and who are likely to fill the senior slots tomorrow
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT
Cloud and the pivot to new security targets so they can stay ahead of constantly evolving threats S-94 GSA’s advice on balancing cybersecurity and modernization
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT:
Cybersecurity and the Drive to Modernize
With vulnerabilities at every turn and the potential for serious harm from breaches, agencies must modernize their IT environments so they can stay ahead of constantly evolving threats
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With vulnerabilities at every turn and the potential for serious harm
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How cybersecurity fuels modernization S-80 Minimizing cyber tool complexity S-82 Resisting
the urge to complicate security S-84 Securing the internet of things S-86 Modernizing security with cyberthreat intelligence S-88 The security game changer S-90 Security progress one step at a time
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