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Unleash the Power of Multi-Category Security

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Discover how VAST Data&#39;s advanced multi-tenancy and security features can seamlessly support MCS deployments, enabling multi-category single enclave capabilities.<br /> <br /> With VAST Data, you can experience unparalleled security and efficiency, without having to make any compromises. Our Disaggregated, Shared-Everything (DASE) architecture guarantees all-flash performance for larger datasets, including unstructured data like images and video, along with unmatched scalability, affordability, and manageability.<br /> <br /> If you want to revolutionize your data security strategy, take the first step by downloading our white paper. This will help you learn more about the VAST Data Platform and how it can transform your infrastructure for the age of AI.</p>

How NetApp Can Help Maximize Government Efficiency

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> To meet strict efficiency mandates, you need to make sure that your entire IT environment is running lean without sacrificing performance and data integrity. AI is a driving force behind government&rsquo;s ambitious reforms to achieve a streamlined, more technologically advanced federal government. But to do it right, you need a partner you can trust.<br /> NetApp&rsquo;s advanced data management solutions maximize efficiency and enable AI to drive modernization and transparency.</p>

AI-Powered Protection Against Fraud and Waste

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> As fraud, waste, and abuse attract heightened federal oversight, email continues to serve as a primary entry point for advanced cyberattacks targeting federal systems. Learn how you can safeguard federal funds with intelligent email threat prevention.</p>

Strategic Modernization: Consolidating Legacy Systems to Improve Mission Performance

<p>Explore how government agencies can modernize federal IT environments by consolidating legacy systems and fragmented data into an integrated performance framework. This eBook provides a practical roadmap for agencies seeking to modernize effectively while maintaining security, compliance, and fiscal responsibility. It outlines actionable approaches for unifying disconnected tools and data into a centralized performance environment that improves strategic visibility and mission outcomes.</p>

The Life Insurance Coverage Gap Many Federal Employees Don’t See Coming

<p>Many Federal Employees rely on FEGLI as the foundation of their life insurance, yet it may not fully cover growing financial responsibilities. With many Americans facing significant coverage gaps, families can be left vulnerable. This white paper explores common shortfalls, key life events that warrant a coverage review, and how supplemental options like GEBA Group Term Life Insurance can help close gaps and provide portable, long-term protection.</p>

State & local IT modernization: What CIO leaders are tracking in 2026

<p>For state and local government IT, 2026 represents a definitive shift as core priorities reach a critical intersection. Residents and elected officials expect digital services that mirror the seamless experience of the private sector, even as budgets tighten, staffing pipelines thin and cyber threats accelerate. This environment requires a transition from tactical IT management to enterprise-wide strategic leadership. Download now to learn more.</p>

The Cross-Skilling Advantage: 4 Steps to Workforce Mission Readiness

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Government agencies today face familiar but growing challenges: rising demand, shrinking budgets, workforce constraints, and ever-evolving technologies like AI, cloud, and cybersecurity. Traditional hiring and reskilling models can&#39;t keep pace. But cross-skilling offers a strategic solution.</p>

2026 Tech Forecast: Mastering AI Shifts With Strategic Insight

<p>AI is changing everything, including what it means to be a tech professional. As fields become multidisciplinary, the boundaries between skill sets are fading, making it harder to define what&rsquo;s needed to succeed. To help chart the way forward when change is the only constant,<br /> we&rsquo;ve gathered insights from Pluralsight&rsquo;s community of 2,500+ expert authors and combined them with insights from 1,500 tech executives, IT practitioners, and business professionals to uncover the top tech trends, tools, and skills you need to know to get ahead in 2026.</p>

Modernizing State and Local Government IT

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> For state &amp; local government (SLG) agencies to maintain operational efficiency, enhance security and meet the increasing demands of the public, they must modernize their IT. Learn how Ivanti&rsquo;s solutions centralize management of IT assets and services, ensuring interoperability with existing IT stacks and eliminating redundancies.</p>

A Smarter Strategy to Manage Device Fleets

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> The proliferation of cyber risks across Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors and mobile devices can cripple essential services and undermine the credibility of government. Deploying a unified endpoint management (UEM) technology, which provides a centralized interface for securing and visualizing device fleets, can help agencies defeat the latest cybercrime tactics.</p>

Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity with Encrypted DNS

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> In recent guidance, the White House issued a comprehensive Executive Order (EO) aimed at strengthening and promoting the Nation&rsquo;s cybersecurity. Notably, among the key measures introduced is the requirement for encrypted DNS protocols that ensure the confidentiality and integrity of DNS traffic. This recognizes DNS as a critical frontline security control, emphasizing its significance in cybersecurity defense-in-depth strategy.<br /> <br /> Learn how Infoblox Advanced DNS Protection (ADP) provides strong support for encrypted DNS traffic, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of DNS communications.</p>

Threat Defense Fast Track Program

<p>Federal agencies face relentless cyberattacks leveraging domains&mdash;phishing, spoofing and command and control&mdash;to compromise systems and exfiltrate sensitive data. Traditional defenses often miss these domain-based threats, making DNS-layer intelligence a cornerstone of any Zero Trust strategy. The Infoblox Threat Defense&trade; Fast Track Program delivers enterprise-grade DNS-layer protection in a lightweight, cost-efficient and high-value model that ensures no customer data is sent to Infoblox.</p>

CJIS Compliance Checklist

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> A practical checklist outlining 10 essential steps to meet CJIS 6.0 access management requirements. It covers MFA, shared devices, logging, third-party access, monitoring, and phased rollout strategies to help agencies prepare for audits.</p>

Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) 6.0 Compliance Made Practical

<p> <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Learn what changed in CJIS 6.0 and how those changes impact access management for state and local agencies. This whitepaper outlines new requirements for MFA, monitoring, shared devices, and third-party access, with practical guidance on meeting compliance without slowing operations.</p>

Four Phases of Successful Government Digital Service Delivery

<p>As digital expectations rise, agencies must move beyond basic information sharing and deliver personalized, data-driven public experiences. This guide introduces the Government Experience Framework, a four-phase model built to expand audience reach, understand people&rsquo;s needs, delver meaningful engagement, and measure outcomes with precision.</p>

A Guidebook for Implementing Conversational AI

<p>As government increasingly turn to AI to improve service delivery, success depends on less on the technology itself and more on the quality, structure, and consistency of the content powering it. This guide provides an essential roadmap that help agencies establish the right groundwork before implementing conversational AI tools.</p>

Best Practices for AI in Public Sector Cybersecurity

<p>State and local governments and educational institutions face distinct cybersecurity challenges: constrained budgets, aging infrastructure, and a diverse user base. These factors create significant vulnerabilities, leaving organizations more susceptible to cyberattacks, particularly as malicious actors increasingly exploit AI to accelerate their tactics.</p> <p>At the same time, AI can also serve as a powerful defense. By working with vendors that bring extensive public sector experience and solutions compatible with legacy systems, organizations can overcome critical barriers. Prioritizing ease of use, enabling diverse device management, automating detection and response, and upholding strong data privacy standards help close the gap between limited resources and rising threats.</p> <p>Fortinet offers a suite of AI-powered solutions, such as FortiAI embedded in the Fortinet Security Fabric, designed to help protect state and local agencies<br /> and educational institutions. With the right strategy and tools, public sector organizations can harness AI to strengthen their defenses and reduce risk.</p>

How Fortinet Improved Performance, Reliability, and Efficiency of the Pennsylvania Legislature’s Core Network

<p>The Pennsylvania Legislative Data Processing Center (LDPC) is the IT support structure on which the commonwealth&rsquo;s legislative business is built. This means the Pennsylvania LDPC is crucial to ensuring that the business of the commonwealth gets done. Two years ago, the LDPC was grappling with network problems, and its firewall vendor was not particularly helpful in finding a solution.&nbsp;</p> <p>Download this Case Study to learn how the PA Legislature was able to boost network security and performance with Fortinet.&nbsp;</p>

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