AI Benefits and Concerns for Government
We all know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived and has the potential to transform government IT. While many agencies are beginning to explore new AI capabilities, it’s always good to have a clear picture of the benefits and concerns of this new innovation frontier. On the positive side, AI has the potential to enhance […]
How Makpar Addresses AI Challenges and Opportunities for Government
Held in late October in Washington, D.C., the AI 2030 Governance Forum brought together both government and industry leaders to address key challenges and opportunities around advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in government. From a lack of AI understanding to the value of collaboration and data governance, the event highlighted what needs to be addressed to […]
Makpar’s Cyber Penetration Testing Five-Step Approach
Makpar recently published a comprehensive case study around how it helped a large federal agency to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for meeting regulatory requirements, preventing data breaches, and proactively identifying and mitigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities. A key foundation for this effort centered around cyber penetration testing. To help advance this agency’s cyber posture, Makpar implemented […]
The Top 5 Government Cybersecurity Fundamentals
With the White House recently releasing its post-Solar Winds breach guidance – which requires security vendors to self certify that they are following critical secure development practices – now’s the ideal time to implement core cybersecurity fundamentals. In line with this new guidance, Makpar published a comprehensive white paper in 2021 providing insights into core […]
The Ten Steps for Developing a Machine Learning Solution for Government
In the government IT arena, Machine Learning (ML) is emerging as a solution, which leverages data for advanced decision-making to support mission needs. The following Makpar infographic maps out the ten critical steps for developing a comprehensive Machine Learning solution for government from the Makpar Innovation Lab. The Makpar Innovation lab is pioneering new ways […]
How the Microsoft Power Platform Enhances Mission Success
Makpar recently helped a government customer migrate to a M365 cloud-hosted environment, which included helping the agency to best leverage the Microsoft Power Platform. The Microsoft Power Platform for government offers a collection of low-code development tools that allows users to build custom business applications, automate workflows, and analyze data. It has become a critical […]
How SharePoint Enhances Government Collaboration
Makpar recently helped a government customer migrate to a M365 cloud-hosted environment. A key part of this effort was helping the agency to leverage SharePoint in ways that enhanced collaboration for more than 102,000 users. The goal of this program was to make the agency’s workforce more productive using digital solutions for enhancing overall collaboration. […]
AI Infrastructure and Cybersecurity for Government
During the recent “AI for Government Summit: Taking the Lead in a New Era” event, hosted by FedInsider, government and industry leaders addressed two key issues: modernizing datacenters through AI and cybersecurity and AI. In addition to our usual summary blog posts from important government IT events, Makpar is offering the following infographic that further […]
The Future of AI in Government
In our ongoing series of content, we have been taking a critical look at the current and future state of artificial intelligence (AI) and government. As we have highlighted before, federal agencies are only really in the nascent phase of leveraging AI – mostly for streamlining processes, general pilots, career pathing and data curation. However, […]
How Largest Federal Agencies Are Using AI (For Now)
As we all know, the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the federal news cycle – and rightly so, as it presents a massive paradigm shift in government IT. However, it may be surprising to many that government agencies are just beginning to embrace AI for such things as streamlining processes, general pilots, career […]