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Contents
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BY DEREK B. JOHNSON
BY TERESA WILTZ
BY MARK ROCKWELL
TRENDING
3 POLICY
OMB and GSA to oversee the adoption ofTBM tools
FCW CALENDAR
Where you need to be next
6 EMERGING TECH
Army enlists AI in search of better batteries
9 ACQUISITION
FirstNet releases roadmap for network enhancements, and HHS Accelerate will launchinJanuary
10 SECURITY
Sue Gordon resigns as ODNI deputy, and Pentagon sets up new 5G shop
27 MANAGEMENT
NASA builds a cloud platform for planetary defense, and Navy elevates CIO role
DEPARTMENTS
28 COMMENTARY
Closing the gap on real- world AI applications
BY ROB STEIN
Why CX in government is no longer optional
BY ALLISON MATAYA
41 THE LECTERN
Oddball and Fearless take on the federal marketplace
BY STEVE KELMAN
44 FCW IDEAS
Netflix and Pandora:
The future of emergency alerts?
BY TROY HARPER
Fighting digital eavesdropping with audio masking
BY MIKE FONG
48 CASE STUDY
Project Owl tackles emergency response
50 WISH LIST
Tech we hope to see in the public sector
PROCUREMENT
30 Making sense of DOD’s
cyber requirements
The Pentagon’s efforts to improve cybersecurity in its industrial base have raised some familiar concerns in the contracting community
PRIVACY
33 Cities and states push back on facial recognition software
Concerns about privacy and racial profiling are limiting deployments of the technology
IT MODERNIZATION
36 Can EIS stay on schedule?
With a deadline looming, only three awards have been made under the governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for telecom modernization
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT:
A Converging Path to Cybersecurity and Modernization
The government’s route to IT modernization
is overlapping with its pursuit of flexible yet comprehensive strategies for securing its systems Custom content: Presented by Carahsoft
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Merging cybersecurity and modernization
Why security hinges on interoperability
Don’t miss the endpoint
Cybersecurity starts with visibility
Demystifying data analytics and protection
The power of visibility and threat intelligence
Making the most of industry innovations
An inside look at the new federal data strategy
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT®
The government’s route to IT modernization
is overlapping with its pursuit of flexible yet comprehensive strategies for securing its systems