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Daniel Thomas
Research Director, Government Business Council
Daniel Thomas is the Director of Government Business Council, the research division behind Defense One, Nextgov, GovExec, and Route Fifty. He often writes about defense and technology issues affecting federal, state, and local governments. He holds a master's degree in linguistics from the University of York and a bachelor's degree in English from Birmingham-Southern College.
Daniel Thomas is the Director of Government Business Council, the research division behind Defense One, Nextgov, GovExec, and Route Fifty. He often writes about defense and technology issues affecting federal, state, and local governments. He holds a master's degree in linguistics from the University of York and a bachelor's degree in English from Birmingham-Southern College.
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Resiliency through Data
A Survey on the Federal Government’s Data Optimization
- Joshua Okada and Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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GBC Playbook: The Future of .GOV and the People's Code
Insights from a Survey of Public Sector Website Owners and Developers
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Artificial Intelligence in the State Department
An AI Brief on the Challenges Agencies Must Address in Order to Deploy and Scale AI
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Defense
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Advancing ISR at the Edge – A Survey on Networks and Processing Technologies in the Digital Battlespace
A candid survey report on the landscape of military ISR.
- Molloy Sheehan, Daniel Thomas and Joshua Okada, Government Business Council
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Artificial Intelligence for Homeland Security
In this research brief, Government Business Council (GBC) presents the top focal points, challenges, investment areas, and AI use cases in development at the Department of Homeland Security.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Beyond the Red Tape: Conversations with Federal IT Buyers
What does next-gen acquisition and procurement look like? Government Business Council spoke to some of the top buyers in government to find out.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: The State of Security
In January of 2020, Government Business Council (GBC) polled employees across the public sector on their perceptions of the cybersecurity landscape and organizational vigilance in reporting phishing attacks.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: Enabling Cloud Formation
In this latest poll from Government Business Council, we asked federal employees to evaluate Cloud Smart and their agency's cloud efficiency in 2020.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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The Path to Cyber Resilience
In this latest report from Government Business Council (GBC), 500 government decision-makers reveal their top cybersecurity pain points and priorities for the years ahead.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
In this latest survey from Government Business Council (GBC), federal leaders told us what they need to succeed in a digital age. Are they harnessing all available resources to make transformation a top priority?
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Digital Transformation in the Public Sector
As the scale of public sector data grows, governments at the state and local level are increasingly expected to transform their operations for digital efficiency. What will be required for these agencies to harness tools effectively? To learn more, Government Business Council (GBC) surveyed hundreds of local and state government employees, technical experts, and leaders.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: Zero Trust Security
Government Business Council asked DoD and Intelligence Community employees a simple question: how do you protect your data? The findings we got back signify much deeper implications for government's data security.
- Lucy Bierer and Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Threat Detected: Cybersecurity at Scale in the Federal Government
In this issue brief, Government Business Council looks into the evolving security landscape facing federal IT systems. Can anything be done to shore off a wave of encroaching threats?
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Buying As A Service: A Playbook for Federal Buyers and Acquisition Personnel
GBC's new playbook, informed by a survey of federal IT buyers, presents a set of recommendations for how acquisition and procurement officers can transition to improved buying models.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council
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Flash Poll: Managing Cyber Risk
GBC polled over 300 federal employees on the subject of cybersecurity in risk management. Click here to view the findings.
- Daniel Thomas, Government Business Council