2026-08-07 States are moving quickly to implement Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding, but RHTP is only one piece of a broader federal effort to modernize rural healthcare. Across Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health Resources and Services...
2026-08-06 There is much more to modernization than the number of systems deployed or the sophistication of new tools. For the Department of the Navy, modernization succeeds only when leaders can trust the data, the controls and the decisions those systems...
2026-05-14 Cyberthreats are evolving rapidly in today’s digital-first world, as artificial intelligence tools help adversaries develop and deploy attacks. Cybersecurity data is a crucial resource for identifying and mitigating these threats, enabling federal agencies to safeguard sensitive assets and maintain operational...
2026-05-08 Modern federal government missions rely on deeply intertwined software and hardware components, and this ecosystem grows more complex every day. Code, firmware and supply chain dependencies now drive systems that were once defined by physical assets. Yet across the federal...
2026-03-16 Modernizing IT infrastructure is essential to protect sensitive data and ensure resilient operations. Attribute-based access control (ABAC) offers a policy-driven approach that evaluates user, device and environmental attributes to enforce granular access decisions. Unlike traditional role-based access control (RBAC), ABAC...
2026-01-13 Federal agencies can proactively prepare for the quantum world by following these five steps: Inventory, develop a roadmap, prioritize high-risk systems, and adopt post-quantum systems, and build quantum-aware teams.
2025-08-25 In today's increasingly complex threat landscape, organizations face a seemingly paradoxical challenge: They invest in and deploy security tools to protect their environments, but the proliferation often actually weakens their defenses. As the number of tools rises, operational effectiveness decreases...
2025-04-23 Read about achieving operational efficiency through IT modernization efforts in PSC Magazine on page 27. A seemingly endless number of moving parts face federal chief information officers and other IT leaders every day, and it can be tempting to approach...
2025-04-21 Zero trust implementation and IT modernization are interconnected concepts that enhance cybersecurity and operational efficiency, respectively. When organizations undertake them together, as a coordinated initiative, the benefits can multiply well beyond what either one alone can do. IT modernization goals...