Technically Speaking

Experts Split on the Federal Cyber Sprint Recently, a survey conducted by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium and KPMG was released at the (ISC)2 Conference and revealed opinions on the federal cyber sprint. Out of 54 executive-level government officials, 52 percent agreed that the cyber sprint had not enhanced overall security for federal information systems. With many new mandates and requirements being put on the plates of government agencies, they felt overwhelmed by yet another project to focus on.

Following on from two of our most popular digital design blogs, 8 How-To Video Tutorials for Transportation Infrastructure Designers & Engineers and 8 How-To Video Tutorials for Bridge Designers & Engineers, we’re back again with a new crop of training videos. This time we’ve focused on road and highway design. Regardless of your competency level, or the software you use, check out these 10 design, engineering and productivity hacks!

We’re all familiar with the outcomes of cyberattacks – stolen personal information and identities, files and systems held hostage, and so on. But with the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), the attack surface for potential cyberattacks is growing and the perpetrators are demonstrating increasingly hostile motives.

Federal and state / local government agencies are increasingly moving towards requiring BIM on most of its building projects (GSA, ASCE, Veteran’s Affairs, Air Force and Coast Guard on the federal side and Wisconsin and Ohio at the state level to name a few).

When a longtime customer was looking to modernize its legacy Human Capital Management (HCM) system, they turned to DLT Solutions, US Communities and Oracle to make the procurement fast and easy. Check out this video of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities’ Director of IT, Paul Pauesick, discussing how he and the agency are, “looking to save around $1.8M in the next five years,” by moving to the cloud.

For many federal agencies, the decision to deploy public or private clouds has come down to this: they’re going with both. They’re embracing hybrid clouds. It’s really no surprise given that federal IT is balancing the need for greater agility, flexibility, and innovation, with strict security control. Hybrid clouds provide the perfect alternative, because they allow agencies to become more nimble and efficient while still maintaining control.