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Government agencies are under pressure to do more with less. Read Forrester’s insights on increasing efficiency and improving mission delivery by augmenting the constituent experience, implementing a Zero Trust security strategy, and tackling technical debt.

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The Busy Security Leader’s Guide To The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

Allie Mellen July 14, 2023
Security and risk leaders beware, the Biden Administration released the next major step in its plan to implement the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) on July 13, 2023. The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) includes 65 federal initiatives across five pillars aimed at increasing cybersecurity investment, assigning federal agencies to specific initiatives, and giving timelines […]
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Government Leaders: Generative AI Is Your Use Case For Culture Change

Angelina Gennis June 8, 2023
New AI tools offer managers in government ways to safely encourage experimentation in daily work tasks, benefitting overall cultural energy.

Defend Your Local Agency From Ransomware

Don't let resources limit your ransomware security. Attend our May 24th webinar to explore a ransomware playbook for success and what to do if ransomware strikes.

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Ransomware Defense For Constrained State And Local Budgets

Explore the state of ransomware vulnerability for state and local governments — and how you can protect your agency with limited resources.
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Building An Insights-Driven Strategy: Where Do You Start?

Kim Herrington April 19, 2023
“Follow the yellow brick road!” Silly Dorothy. She had it so easy. Dorothy had a magical guide that popped up when she needed help the most. For many executives getting started with forming a data team and an insights strategy, the road forward is not so clear. Executives find themselves bewildered and disoriented in a […]
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Inside NOAA’s Accelerated CX Transformation

Alex Stein April 13, 2023
NOAA achieved a CX transformation in two years that usually takes five. Learn how partnering with Forrester accelerated NOAA’s successful CX transformation.
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How The NOAA-Forrester Partnership Led To Success With Federal CX — Interview With Tony Wilhelm

Alex Stein April 13, 2023
In this interview with the NOAA’s Tony Wilhelm, discover how a partnership with Forrester allowed NOAA to fast-track a CX transformation to better serve vulnerable communities.
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The White House’s $500 Million Request For CX Funding Is A Big Step Toward A Vital Goal

Colleen Fazio April 3, 2023
The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal-year 2024 includes more than $500 million in customer-experience (CX)-related investments to continue progress on the administration’s robust CX goals. Predictably, this hasn’t made headlines: It’s just .007% of the total $6.9 trillion budget proposal and doesn’t excite fiery debates like higher-profile requests do. It’s a strong investment, however, […]
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Get A Head Start On The National Cybersecurity Strategy

Jeff Pollard March 2, 2023
This blog outlines Forrester’s existing Security & Risk research to help organizations navigate, manage, and prepare their organizations for the implications of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
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India’s Budget For 2023: What It Means For Financial Services And Fintech Firms

Pushpa Marwal March 2, 2023
I looked at the 2023 budget that India’s Finance Minister presented on February 1, 2023. On that day, India’s Prime Minister tweeted, “This year’s budget infuses new energy to India’s development trajectory.” I find that he was not far off the mark. The budget for 2023 does aspire to create an empowered, inclusive, technology-driven, and […]
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Predictions 2023 For The Public Sector

Join us for a webinar to position your agency’s workforce and data for 2023 change.  
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Has Zero Trust Killed Defense in Depth? Or “DiD” It Refine It?

Carlos Rivera December 12, 2022
Zero Trust (ZT) continues to make waves (no pun intended), with US federal agencies now publishing guidance, such as the OMB’s M-22-09 or the DoD’s ZT strategy, for effective implementations, allowing for the government to be viewed as a source of trust in cybersecurity — although ZT is still mired in myths, and these can […]
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The DoD Announces The Winners For Its $9B JWCC Contract

Tracy Woo December 9, 2022
This week, the US Department of Defense put an end to the year-long suspense by announcing the winners for its Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure were the big winners of the $9 billion contract.
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Predictions 2023: Organizations That Maintain Trust Will Thrive

Enza Iannopollo November 15, 2022

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Predictions 2023: Public Sector Hesitancy Hinders Crisis Preparedness

Sam Higgins November 9, 2022
As governments gradually return to pre-pandemic ways of operating, they must gird themselves for an uncertain future.
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CISA Releases Directives On Asset Discovery And Vulnerability Enumeration

Erik Nost October 4, 2022
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a bang yesterday, with its latest binding operational directive that requires federal agencies to account for a complete inventory of assets and vulnerabilities. In past CISA coverage, we recommended that organizations doing business with the federal government, looking to maintain good cyber […]
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Cyber Grant Program Is Welcome News For Small Governments

Erik Nost September 21, 2022
Local governments have become frequent targets of cyber attacks, and funding and planning for preventing for more attacks have been left largely to the local level. A new initiative is changing that.
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The US Pipeline Industry Catches A Break, But Now Is Not The Time To Be Complacent

Brian Wrozek August 11, 2022
The Transportation Security Administration's relaxing of rules based on industry feedback is welcome. Yet the days of nonexistent or voluntary cybersecurity regulations for critical infrastructure are ending.
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Geopolitics And Trade-Offs: East Meets West In APAC’s Public Cloud

Sam Higgins August 9, 2022
Asia Pacific (APAC) is a vast region with enormous diversity in climate, topography, history, culture, ethnicity, and political and economic development. At $30.9 trillion, the region makes up nearly 40% of the world’s GDP and is now covered by the world’s largest free trade agreement with a market 2.5 times larger than that of the […]
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What The Massive US CHIPS Act Means To You

Glenn O'Donnell August 9, 2022
President Biden just signed the CHIPS for America Act into law as part of a larger $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act appropriation. This “CHIPS Act” allocates $54.2 billion in funding to support US domestic technology innovation, primarily aimed at the semiconductor industry. Much of the lobbying that brought this act to reality is focused […]
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US Federal Government Continues Cybersecurity Leadership With New OMB Memo

Heath Mullins July 29, 2022
The guidance in the new memorandum enables federal civilian agencies to properly assign cyber-initiative funding toward the most critical areas. Here, we take a closer look.
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