A Go-Forward Plan for Modernizing Agencies’ Data Ecosystem

Data complexity, persistent silos, and diverse formats and schemas all make creating a holistic data ecosystem more challenging for agencies. To bring all these disparate elements together, agencies must focus on mastering data integration. The ability to securely and seamlessly integrate data is of growing importance in the public sector because data drives so much…

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4 Ways Agencies Can Transform into Strategic Organizations

Whether it’s digitizing constituent services or responding to federal technology management directives like OMB-Memorandum 22-18, government agencies must now reassess how they manage their IT landscape. Legacy systems, data silos, and limited IT visibility can no longer characterize their approach to IT management. Instead, agencies must become much more strategic in their interactions, behaviors, and…

Defense Health Agency (DHA) Issues New Authority to Operate (ATO) to Software AG Government Solutions

Reston, VA, January 18, 2023  – Software AG Government Solutions announced today that its self-service Cumulocity IoT platform was granted a Defense Health Agency (DHA) Authority to Operate (ATO). The ATO is based on compliance with strict security requirements and risk assessments outlined in the Risk Management Framework (RMF). It validates how the Cumulocity IoT platform…

Jeremy Rissi Named to Northern Virginia Technology Council Board of Directors

Software AG Government Solutions, a top provider of integration software for government, is excited to announce the appointment of its Chief Strategy Officer, Jeremy Rissi, to the Northern Virginia Technology Council Board of Directors. Software AG Government Solutions specializes in helping customers optimize large scale, mission-critical solutions across complicated extended enterprises. The company recently moved…

DOD Takes Step in Capturing Actionable Data from Wearables

Today, the government and public sector must be as proficient as never before with their network, manpower, and more. This awareness came as a result of different situations that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. The way to accomplish this proficiency is by using top-notch IoT integration and wearables. The Department of Defense (DOD) is aware…

3 Ways APIs Can Drive Your Zero Trust Strategy

Since the pandemic, cybercrime had increased significantly even when it came to government agencies. In fact, data breach incidents continue to increase by over 17% annually from fall 2020 to 2021. Government agencies are highly targeted due to their sensitive data. Due to these situations, employing a top-notch API management platform is critical. Using APIs…

Wanting to Modernize in Place Without a Heavy IT Lift? Get APIs

When it comes to modernization, governmental agencies shouldn’t be required to completely overhaul their whole infrastructure. Thus said, application programming interfaces (API) are a major technology to keep this from happening. With top-notch API integration, your agency will obtain the following benefits: Leveraging the existing assets and IT more effectively Driving governmental digital transformation Reducing…

Three Reasons to Leverage a FedRAMP-Authorized Government Cloud

As government agencies shift to increase residence and agility, they also encounter a plethora of cyber threats. These threats, in turn, will compel them to employ a security-first cloud migration strategy. This is where the FedRAMP-authorized cloud provider comes into play. FedRAMP stands for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. This program possesses the…

What is Zero Trust? Find Out Why it’s the Way Forward for Government Agencies

Over the last few years, the public sector has been facing a slew of security threats like never before. And because of this, zero trust technology is critical. These security threats range from phishing schemes and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to ransomware attacks. In 2020, government organizations encountered 79 ransomware attacks, costing $18.88 bill in…

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5 API, Integration, and Microservices Trends & What They Mean to the Government

It is essential now for highly connected IT networks to obtain modernization. The critical technical tools for modernization are API integration and microservices. Integration, APIs, and microservices can help governments yield improvement in operational agility, efficiency, and resilience. Microservices include a software development strategy. This strategy consists of decoupling to produce independent services that rely…