Build Back Better: Cybersecurity Edition
Wednesday, January 27 2021The COVID-19 crisis in the United States has given insight into weaknesses in emergency response and preparedness plans concerning government information systems and the services they provide. While most federal agencies already had a telework force in place, other agencies hurried to meet the requirements. We discovered the failures to plan for the capacity of a full telework force, insufficient licensing of applications available to remote users, and the loss of talent through reducing forces.