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Vision for the IC Information Environment:  An Information Technology Roadmap

Vision for the IC Information Environment: An...

The Intelligence Community (IC) provides the United States and its allies and partners with an unmatched decision advantage over adversaries. As an information-driven enterprise, infrastructure underpins success. The IC relies…

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Information Technology Strategic Plan Fiscal Year 2024-2028

Information Technology Strategic Plan Fiscal Year...

The Department of Homeland Security IT Strategic Plan FY2024-2028 enables the Department to set goals and support cross-functional and cross-organizational priorities to achieve our mission. This plan is intended as…

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Information Technology: Education Needs to Address Student Aid Modernization Weaknesses

Information Technology: Education Needs to Address...

The Department of Education started the Next Gen program to improve how student aid is managed. One of the most important Next Gen projects is a system development effort that…

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Standardize to Improve IT Efficiency

Standardize to Improve IT Efficiency

There are 8 factors to consider when building a standardized operating environment.  Delivering the best customer experience means that public sector organizations must deliver services at a much faster pace…

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Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices

Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices

Organizations are increasingly at risk of cyber supply chain compromise, whether intentional or unintentional. Cyber supply chain risks include counterfeiting, unauthorized production, tampering, theft, and insertion of unexpected software and hardware. Managing…

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Broadband Workforce Considerations for the 118th Congress

Bridging the Digital Divide: Broadband Workforce...

There is a possibility that there will be workforce challenges associated with the broadband deployment projects that are being funded under existing legislation. The 118th Congress may give some thought to…

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IRS Needs to Complete Modernization Plans and Fully Address Cloud Computing Requirements

IRS Needs to Complete Modernization Plans and...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relies extensively on Information Technology (IT) to annually collect trillions of dollars in taxes, distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in refunds, and carry out…

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A Techno-Economic Agenda for the Next Administration

A Techno-Economic Agenda for the Next...

Given America’s poor productivity growth, a deep hollowing out of its advanced technology manufacturing sectors, and anemic application of innovation across all sectors of the economy, the United States is…

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Why the United States and EU Should Seize the Moment to Cooperate on Cybersecurity Labeling for IoT Devices

Why the United States and EU Should Seize the...

The United States and EU should align their respective approaches to cybersecurity labeling for IoT products—the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark and the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)—via technical standards and…

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Enabling Equity: Why Universal Broadband Access Rates Matter

Enabling Equity: Why Universal Broadband Access...

High rates of broadband adoption benefit all of society, yet those who stand to benefit the most are also least likely to be online. Pushing hard for near-universal connectivity is…

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Delay Government: How Technology Can Fix Slow Federal Service Delivery

Delay Government: How Technology Can Fix Slow...

The U.S. federal government currently operates as a delay government because many of the critical services it provides to customers (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid, passports, Social Security, tax refunds, veterans…

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Claims That Social Media Endangers Democracy Are Mostly Misinformation

Claims That Social Media Endangers Democracy Are...

Politicians, pundits, academics, psychologists, and consultants have been trying to understand why people vote the way they do for as long as democratic elections have been held. There are many…

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Big Tech’s Free Online Services Aren’t Costing Consumers Their Privacy

Big Tech’s Free Online Services Aren’t Costing...

U.S. antitrust doctrine has long focused on the consumer welfare standard, particularly the effect of competition on prices. This poses a challenge for anti-“Big Tech” activists (neo-Brandeisians) because many digital…

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The Hidden Toll of Drug Price Controls:  Fewer New Treatments and Higher Medical Costs for the World

The Hidden Toll of Drug Price Controls: Fewer New...

When nations implement pharmaceutical price controls, they reduce pharmaceutical revenues, which then reduces investments in further R&D, limiting future generations’ access to new novel treatments needed to fight diseases such…

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Beyond Force: A Realist Pathway Through the Green Transition

Beyond Force: A Realist Pathway Through the Green...

Trying to force adoption of clean energy with subsidies, regulations, and exhortations will fail. The only realistic way to spur the green transition is to develop clean technologies that can…

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