Joe Franco MeriTalk Joe Franco is a Program Manager, covering IT modernization, cyber, and government IT policy for MeriTalk.com.
Government Becoming a More Nimble, Secure Software Factory May 7, 2020 | 2:06 pm As the conversation around DevOps, DevSecOps, and Agile continue to grow in government, agencies are flush with resources to aid in the development and deployment of software products that are both modern and secure. […]
Learning to Live Without Conferences, and This Week’s Picks May 4, 2020 | 2:46 pm I’m a veteran of the conference-going circuit, and my professional world has been turned on its head in the current climate. […]
RSA Live – AI Could Know Your Vote Before you do Feb 26, 2020 | 1:29 pm A group of graduate researchers from the University of California-Berkeley trained a machine learning model to predict voter preferences using only readily available personal information, suggesting further-reaching implications on the use of AI to infer voter behavior and potentially influence elections. […]
RSA Live: State Touts International Cyber Rules via Russian Condemnation Feb 26, 2020 | 11:54 am A senior official speaking Feb. 26 at the RSA Conference clarified recent steps by the State Department to publicly attribute and condemn acts of cyber aggression on the part of Russia, calling the actions of the Department part of a deliberate attempt to establish a framework for appropriate nation-state behavior in cyberspace. […]
RSA Live: CISOs Stress Risk Evaluation in Funding Cyber Investments Feb 25, 2020 | 5:11 pm A group of public sector cybersecurity leaders, speaking on a panel Feb. 24 at the RSA Public Sector Day event, discussed the challenge of reconciling competing priorities when assessing both the business value and mission value of cybersecurity investments. […]
RSA Live: Dell and RSA Leaders on AI Impact Feb 24, 2020 | 4:13 pm Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to revolutionize the workforce and the process of human-machine teaming, but funding, organizational application, and experimentation must accelerate in order for it to become a reality, posited Steve Harris, senior vice president and general manager of Dell Technologies Federal. […]
Spending Insights on Display at Government IT Sales Summit Nov 23, 2018 | 11:34 am Technology sales leaders received an in-depth look at Federal agency budget forecasts during immixGroup’s Government IT Sales Summit, held Thursday, Nov. 15 in Reston, Va., shining a light on how government IT spending will take shape in the coming year. […]
DHS Official: EAGLE III Could Be Landing by Year-End Nov 9, 2018 | 4:26 pm Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa expects the successor of DHS’ $22 billion Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions II (EAGLE II) contract to arrive “before the end of the year.” […]
Deputy CIO Graves Lauds Impact of New Labor TMF Project Nov 2, 2018 | 1:20 pm The newest round of Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) awards came after the TMF board reviewed more than 40 proposals from agencies looking to win funds from the program, according to Federal Deputy CIO Margie Graves. […]
DHS’ Manfra Discusses FISMA Update, Impact to CDM Oct 30, 2018 | 4:44 pm Jeanette Manfra, assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security, said today that the new update to Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) guidance will place even more accountability on department leaders and reflects an evolution in discussions between agencies and DHS. […]