Geopolitics & Worlds

The art of the pivot: African women as critical problem solvers in the 21st century (H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Brookings)

While rebuilding a country previously engulfed in civil war for over 14 years, my administration oversaw, then, one of the deadliest health crises of...

Africa’s pandemic recovery requires investments that build the foundation for the region’s future (Makhtar Diop, Brookings)

Africa’s future never looked brighter than it did during my time serving as the World Bank’s vice president for Africa from 2012 through 2018....

From COP26 (Glasgow) to COP27 (Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt): What to expect at Africa’s COP (Brookings)

Despite progress towards the shared goal of addressing climate change, COP26 did not sufficiently put the world on track to successfully tackle the problem....

New FITARA Grades Show Agencies Failing to Transition Off Legacy Networking Services (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

Fifteen of 24 agencies graded in the 12th biannual scorecard measuring implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act received an F on shifting to...

Think Twice Before Scanning That QR Code, FBI Warns (Shourjya Mookerjee, Nextgov)

Quick response, or QR, codes have taken off since the start of the pandemic, giving governments and businesses a fast, contactless way to pass...

Connolly, Issa launch IT modernization caucus (Natalie Alms, Nextgov)

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) are launching a new, bipartisan IT modernization caucus on Thursday, meant to "bring awareness to governments'...

CISA Releases Finalized IPv6 Guidance for Agencies (Frank Konkel, Nextgov)

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Thursday published guidance meant to provide federal agencies with security considerations regarding Trusted Internet Connections 3.0 implementations as they...

Marine Corps, CGI Enter $34 Million Contract To Update Inventory Tracking System (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

IT consulting firm CGI was awarded a new contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to help expand the military branch’s software integration platform to...

Data is the Fuel of Digital Transformation, Officials Say (Patience Wait, Nextgov)

Harnessing the information hidden within the federal government’s truly vast stores of data is one of the biggest challenges in pursuing digital transformation. Panelists during...

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