The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Modernization in Federal Agencies

Monday August 23, 2021

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

IRS Looks to Use AR Tech to Help Taxpayers

The IRS is looking to utilize augmented reality (AR) or a comparable version of extended reality (XR) technology to improve taxpayers’ experience with additional information when they point their mobile device at any IRS form or image.

IRS partners with Code for America to launch child tax credit portal

Digital tech nonprofit Code for America is developing a new online system for the Internal Revenue Service to allow families to claim child tax rebates and other tax benefits more easily.

FCW Insider: August 20, 2021

The latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.

The Benefits of a Cloud Security Posture Assessment

As agencies are tasked with accelerating their shifts to the cloud, they must maintain security after the shift.

An AI Expert Explains Why It’s Hard to Give Computers Something You Take for Granted: Common Sense

Common sense includes an intuitive understanding of basic physics – something computers lack.

Q&A: Former Federal CIO Theresa Payton Outlines Ideas to Battle Ransomware

Theresa Payton, the Federal CIO in the George W. Bush administration, author of the book Manipulated and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, talked to FedTech about how to cope with the ever- changing cybersecurity situation.

Building Resiliency into the Future of the Federal Government

Creating a digital workplace that enables government users to work virtually from anywhere with the productivity, personalization and security they need is vital to digital resiliency.

Xerox’s Brian Castle on Helping Federal Customers Digitally Modernize During Pandemic and Beyond

The pandemic sped up public sector initiatives for more digital services to enable faster service delivery and affordability, and Xerox is helping its Federal clients meet customer expectations and transition to a digital experience today and in the future.

From the Makpar Blog …

In case you missed it, here are our latest blog posts:

• Makpar’s Pragmatic Agile Approach to Developing Its Fraud Detection Analytics Dashboard

• OPINION: Mentor-Protégé Programs Bring Further Value to Government

• PODCAST: A Deeper Look at Makpar’s Fraud Detection Analytics Dashboard

• How Data Virtualization Saves Agencies Significant Resources

• Beyond Passwords: Identity Access Management in the Digital Age

• Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Asian Immigrant Contributions to Tech

• Tips for Remote Agile Scrum Ceremonies: How to Optimize for Success

• Agile Transformation

• Increasing Federal IT Efficiency: How to Streamline the ATO Process Leveraging DevSecOps

• Tackling the Challenges of Big Data for Federal Agencies

• How Agencies Can Score Quick Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) Victories

• PODCAST: How the Federal Government can Overcome Barriers to Agile Transformation

• CIO-SP4 BPA, BIC MAC, and POLARIS Contracts to Drive Further Government Innovation

• Makpar Applauds Appointment of First Native American U.S. Cabinet Member

• The Cybersecurity Framework That Keeps You and Your Family Safe as You Access Your IRS Records for Stimulus Checks

• Data Security Win: Virginia is Second State in U.S. to Pass Data Protection Legislation

• How Decentralized Decision Making Can Help Federal Agencies Adopt a More Agile Practice

• 4 Ways to Migrate a Workload to the Cloud for Federal Government Agencies

• PODCAST: The SolarWinds Breach Points to Need for Cyber Fundamentals

• In Response to The SolarWinds Breach: The Need to Return to Cybersecurity Fundamentals.

• Is the Product Owner the Most Important Role in Government Agile Development?

• Cloud Migration Primer for Federal Agencies

• Breaking Down Cultural Barriers to Cloud Adoption for Federal Government Agencies

• Cybersecurity Best Practices for Federal Agencies, Small/Medium Businesses, and Individuals

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