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Community environmental monitoring programs provide ongoing visibility into local air and water quality.

The Decision Analysis and Resolution (DAR) process—part of CMMI Level 3—supports organizations in identifying options and selecting the best architectural approach. A mature DAR process promotes objective, informed decision-making.

Local governments are often tightly budgeted, providing local police and sheriff’s departments with barely enough funding to pay personnel and provide basic equipment. Technology-based tools are often out of reach...

The government's complex acquisition system plus competition from bigger contractors put small businesses at a severe disadvantage.

At their core, grant management processes are centered on data, demanding mature records management.

The ATO process can be time-consuming and costly, and not always effective. Agencies are now considering how a Continuous ATO (C-ATO) process could improve their security posture.

Asset management conjures images of hands-on tasks, but asset managers often spend more time analyzing data and asset information. Artificial intelligence (AI) may provide an answer.

Using data as a strategic asset is perhaps one of the most pronounced and highest priorities for most federal agencies, acting as a great stimulus for both intramural and extramural...

Artificial intelligence has been around in some form for decades, but the sudden advent of generative AI applications has pushed federal organizations to think more intently about it.

IT employees may not always realize how their work contributes to their agencies' mission. The CIO has an important role to play in keeping mission front of mind.