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Public Sector

Public Group | Founded: 19 Oct 2009 | Serving 8 members

Welcome to the Public Sector Group. This is an area for users to exchange information and ideas relating to the Federal Government, State & Local Government, Defense & Intelligence, and Education.

 

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New blog entry 23 Jan 2012
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) maintains a centralized system that tracks users authorized to access DoD websites through a program called the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). The JPAS program helps protect the DoD against unauthorized access to its networks and applications, comply with data protection regulations, and enforce security best practices.
New blog entry 15 Dec 2011
With the significant increase over the last few years in new smart phones, smart devices, and tablets, the demand by government employees to utilize these devices for work and home use is growing.
New blog entry 15 Dec 2011
Arriving again on New York Ave. 1100 NW to be exact.  I love this city.  In Washington old man winter has arrived. 
New blog entry 30 Oct 2011
Sometimes a little paranoia can be a good thing. Especially if a little worry helps motivate critical infrastructure providers to implement safeguards to protect their information and systems from potentially devastating cyberattacks.
New blog entry 13 Oct 2011
It’s exciting to think how far we’ve come since Vivek Kundra’s Federal CIO appointment in 2009. In an August MeriTalk poll of 1,000 government IT professionals, nearly three quarters agreed that Federal information technology has improved under Kundra’s tenure—with most citing “vision” as his greatest strength.
New blog entry 16 Sep 2011
With the new semester upon us, it’s a good time to reevaluate the way colleges and universities are securing and managing the digital information of their students, faculty, and administrators online. For starters, we’ve noticed a few mega-trends in the higher education space with major security implications.
New blog entry 09 Sep 2011
After my maternity leave, I found myself coming back to work just in time for the Great Earthquake in Washington, D.C.
New blog entry 02 Sep 2011
When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced it would become the first Federal agency to add tablet computers to its official technology procurement list, I’ll bet there were some mixed reactions in the room: Mostly cheers from the end-users, and perhaps a few groans from the information security team.  
New blog entry 03 Aug 2011
One of the benefits to bringing together nearly all of the public sector’s top influencers at the Symantec Government Symposium each year is the opportunity to take a unified snapshot of the federal IT security landscape, and to gauge precisely how perceptions (and realities) have shifted over the past 12 months.