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The agency wants to work with the private sector, academia and nonprofits on potential partnerships to improve cyberoperations.  

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As data breaches and security become more of a concern, agencies need to use the cloud and various forms of data backup.

Richard Spires spent nearly four years as the CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, managing one of government’s most complex IT environments, and one issue that was always at the forefront was workforce development.

Starting in early 2017, the Army plans to begin testing how it might use 3D-printed drones on the battlefield.

Although upgrades are necessary in many cases, if not done properly, they can increase agencies’ vulnerabilities, according to SolarWinds.  

Just four agencies — the departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and the Treasury — account for the vast majority of the savings to date.

VA wants to remove persistent cybersecurity weaknesses over the next 18 months and may need to update legacy systems and embrace the cloud to do so.

On March 28, the GSA program will announce new plan aimed at making the authorization process last no longer than six months.