Federal agencies today are operating in some of the most challenging financial climates in decades, with ever expanding expectations around accountability and performance. Many agencies struggle to balance the need for immediate action with taking a more long-term strategic approach. The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) stated that information linking budget, costs, and…
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Strategic Communications is a NITAAC CIO-CS contract holder and a Women Owned Small Business technology company based in Louisville, KY. Founded in 1994, Strategic has provided an array of IT, Audio Visual and Cloud solutions for hundreds of federal, state and local government agencies as well as corporate businesses. Strategic has won a multitude of awards for its rapid growth. Strategic…
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iGov, a Federal Systems Integrator (FSI) and Value Added Reseller (VAR), headquartered in Reston, VA, together with NIKSUN, an industry leader in providing a suite of scalable, forensics-based cyber security and network performance monitoring solutions, are pleased to announce that we are supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) by providing a…
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With the rapid change and disruption inherent in the tech landscape, the transition to a Cloud and/or Hybrid Cloud solution is imperative for IT innovation and optimization, not only in the commercial space, but also in the federal government. If you are like most federal agencies, you are in the process of migrating your Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications. You might also be working on…, Legacy infrastructure consumes more budget with an ever-decreased benefit impact -- time to revenue, Legacy systems pose significant challenges in transitioning to the COTS platforms residing in the flexible cloud data centers of today. Federal government IT organizations that successfully transition their legacy systems to the cloud will dramatically increase performance, decrease CapEx and operational expenses (OpEx) and extend their delivery capabilities. In order for a federal agency to…
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Antiquated systems and a lack of infrastructure are just some of the issues the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faced when it came to collection of duty on imported goods, merchandise processing fees, or user fees. With millions of passengers and pedestrians passing through every global CBP point of entry, whether it be from air, sea or land, CBP realized it had to put measures in place…
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In the age of ever-evolving technology, cyber criminals are constantly looking for new strategies to infiltrate and exploit agency technology infrastructures. Agencies are constantly facing new and emerging threats. A report done in 2019 by Threat Horizon revealed that agencies will be tasked with facing future cyber threats under three key themes: disruption, distortion and deterioration.…
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The Office of Water (OW) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for implementing the National Water Program. The EPA works with states, territories and tribal governments to protect and improve the Nation’s water quality. The EPA had been using surveys in paper form for their fresh water and marine beach data collection. However, in 2016, the EPA went from using…
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Think about this fact: According to Braina 2013 article in Science Daily, “90 percent of the world’s data was created in the last 2 years.” In 2017, the numbers only continue to rise. The amount of data generated via social media is staggering—4 million text messages are sent each minute within the US alone! With massive amounts of data being generated in today’s society, we are forced to think…, Data Modernization, You should maximize your investments by modernizing, where needed, and then deploying new capabilities that provide seamless integration. The legacy data infrastructure still plays a critical role in an enterprise data architecture; the task at hand is how to integrate the legacy and modern infrastructure to create best value for your organization. Consider these basic items when focused on…, Think differently about Data Integration: , The world of data integration has evolved over the years. Look to enhance your Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes by upgrading to real-time data services, and optimize your integration techniques by looking at where it makes sense to perform the integration, either at the analytic layer or operational layer., Open up your Environments—Focus on Exploration: , Provide the capabilities for your business users to research, analyze, and play with the data—allow new tools and capabilities to provide sandboxes where data can be explored., Chose Federation over Centralization: , With the vast amounts of data, it is not efficient to have everything centralized. Look for opportunities to keep the data stored where it is and integrate using data virtualization techniques., Use Open Source Tools: , Look for opportunities where you can augment your existing data technology stack with open source tools. The open source community provides a powerful set of tools to not only ingest and pre-process the data, but also to gain insight and explore the data. It is important to integrate both your legacy infrastructure, depicted at the bottom of this diagram, along with your new data tools and…
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Acquiring highly skilled resources can be a challenge, especially in Top Secret environments. Quick and easy access to TS/SCI-cleared Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can make all the difference. NITAAC has 137 Labor Categories for a range of professional services at a variety of levels. One of those categories allows agencies to quickly access the knowledge of Subject Matter Experts. Strategic…
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