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INSIDE
FEATURES
29 Discovery and innovation in government IT
IT must not just improve mission delivery, but reimagine what’s possible, and GCN’s Dig IT Award finalists show that agencies and their industry partners are more than up to the task
CASE STUDIES
53 ODMap gives responders real-time overdose data
A new smartphone app sends geocoded information on opioid overdoses to a secure server, where it is mapped and analyzed
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ
55 NYC takes new direction with street sign management
The Transportation Department traded its mainframe legacy system for an open-source web-based app to manage signage and work orders
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ
BRIEFING
DARPA enlists bots to fight social engineering attacks. And virtual beacons guide VA patients.
7 How to verify a 3D-printed object. Plus, the Army is
using gaming tech to crowdsource innovation.
COMMENTARY
10 CYBEREYE
The Equifax breach is teaching the same old lessons
27 EMERGING TECH
Goosing flash memory for more efficient data centers
WISH LIST
58 Tech we hope to see in the public sector
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT BLAZING A NEW PATH TO
Innovation in Government:
Blazing a New Path to
Cybersecurity
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Fuel Cyber Advances
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Evolution of Cyber Field
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Undermine Hacker Tricks
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Win Cyber Battles
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Manage Compliance
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Become Service Aware
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Rethink the Perimeter
Traditional approaches to defending the network cannot keep up with the evolving cyber threat landscape. But new solutions are emerging.
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CYBERSECURITY
Traditional approaches to defending the network cannot keep up with the evolving cyber threat landscape. But new solutions are emerging.
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One-on-One With DHS
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