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ACQUISITION
TRENDING
3 POLICY
DOD’s silence on CMMC is worrying industry
FCW CALENDAR
Where you need to be next
6 TECHNOLOGY
Some states will allow digital driver’s licenses, and OPM looks for ways to fund IT modernization
7 WORKFORCE
NDAA cyber reserve proposal revised with labor in mind, and NASA seeks employee vaccination app
8 P E O P L E
An FCW Insider news roundup
DEPARTMENTS
43 WT EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVES
How culture drives innovation
BY NICK WAKEMAN
46 CASE STUDY
Virginia expands wastewater surveillance for COVID
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ
48 IDEAS
Better tech to serve all communities
BY SHA HWANG
33 Thegrowingimportance of GWACs
One of the government’s most popular methods for buying emerging technologies and critical IT services faces significant challenges in an ever-changing marketplace
BY CHRIS RIOTTA
FCW PERSPECTIVES
40 Zerotrust,practically speaking
Can agencies build the necessary cybersecurity architecture without slipping into a compliance mindset?
BY FCW STAFF
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT:
The Ongoing Quest for Cybersecurity
As threats evolve and networks expand, the need to transform the government’s cybersecurity strategies has never been more urgent
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INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT®
The Ongoing Quest for
Cybersecurity
As threats evolve and networks expand, the need to transform the government’s cybersecurity strategies has never been more urgent
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Taking aim at a moving cyber target
The future of cybersecurity is autonomous
Tailoring zero trust to individual users
Modernizing security for a mobile workforce
The dangers that lurk in mobile apps
Why data is a critical cybersecurity tool
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Zero Trust Data Management foils ransomware attacks
Reclaiming control over complex IT environments
The role of authentication in data protection
Verification and validation to enhance zero trust
Extending zero trust down to the file level
NSA builds partnerships to protect critical systems
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