Modern Government

• The urgency of COVID accelerated the Air Force’s IT modernization

  Lauren Knausenberger, the deputy chief information officer of the Air Force, said each initiative is moving the service forward and toward a better future, but it was the coronavirus pandemic that in many ways added fuel to the fire.

  Modern Government

  October 21, 2020
• Rules and standards are multiplying for cyber contractors, but the threats without them are real

  There are an increasing amount of hoops contractors working in cyber need to jump through to partner with the government, but Tony Hubbard, government cybersecurity lead at KPMG, says that is the reality of the world today.

  Cybersecurity

  October 04, 2019
• Agencies must know their customer first before they can deliver an excellent experience

  Agencies are expecting to see improvements across the board when it comes to customer service over the next year. The reason for such optimism comes from a growing understanding of what it takes to provide exceptional customer service.

  Federal Insights

  June 19, 2019
• AI and automation are not just for the experts

  In this interview with Federal News Network’s Tom Temin, KPMG's Kirke Everson describes the three levels of RPA maturity and how to achieve them, and he describes use cases for RPA deployed internally and for public services. Hear more on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Month.

  Insight of the Month

  April 30, 2019
• Cyber threat strategy must begin with intelligence

  Participants in a recent Federal News Radio panel discussion explored how the threat environment is changing and how federal agencies are tying together data from what’s going on with strategies for stopping threats before they turn into damage or pilfered data.

  Federal Insights

  July 20, 2018
• Harness big data and volume transactions with intelligent automation

  In modernizing the IT systems that support these and a myriad of other processes, agencies are trying to introduce a new a new level of automation that incorporates data analysis, improved business processes, and greater cybersecurity and privacy controls.

  Federal Insights

  June 05, 2018
• The Intersection of Cybersecurity and Intelligent Automation

  As the cybersecurity challenge has morphed into a multi-front battle – from the insider in the next cubicle to a distant but malevolent foreign power – chief information security officers, network operations and security operations center staffs have steadily acquired a variety of tools to counter the threats. Few federal agencies are operating with an abundance of resources, even for such a high priority activity as cybersecurity.

  Federal Insights

  June 13, 2017