FY27 Federal Budget Request: What You Need to Know
The FY27 federal budget request was released on April 3rd, and is providing an initial look at the momentum and impact IT investments will have in the coming years.
The Department of War’s unprecedented $1.5T request underscores attention on national security and pushing towards next-generation warfighting capabilities, while across the whole of government, there is expected to be a continued mandate to drive efficiency, consolidate systems and align technology investments with administration priorities.
Privacy vs. Security
Privacy vs. Security
The AFCEA Global Intelligence Forum was scheduled for this June but given the ongoing debate in Congress on the conference topic and the FY13 budget uncertainties, the event has been postponed. Nevertheless, they have proposed some interesting questions:
• What does it mean to be a citizen of the information nation?
• Who are the protectors of that nation and what is the appropriate balance between personal privacy and public security?
• Is the choice between security and privacy a false one? Can technology itself enable safe and secure citizenship?
• Who and how should the ethics of information technology be determined? How does the next generation – the generation of cyber “citizens” – view the issue of privacy and security?
It is easy to believe that there are more questions than answers but that is not a particularly useful ground to stand on for analysis. Let’s explore these questions.