{"id":7803,"date":"2017-11-03T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2017-09-28T08:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:30:15","slug":"security-and-federal-agencies-modernization-and-funding-issues-hamper-efforts-to-stop-cyber-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/security-and-federal-agencies-modernization-and-funding-issues-hamper-efforts-to-stop-cyber-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Security and Federal Agencies: Modernization and Funding Issues Hamper Efforts to Stop Cyber Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Businesses and organizations are struggling to stay current with technology change.\u00a0 Modernization and security are top concerns for all groups. Federal agencies are no different.\u00a0 In fact, the challenges for federal agency IT is even greater because their difficulties are compounded by the vagaries of politics.\u00a0 For example, ten months into the Trump administration and half of the CIO positions at the largest federal agencies have not yet been filled.<\/p>\n

George DelPrete<\/a>, principal with Grant Thornton Public Sector, said that<\/a> “at a time of transition, budgetary uncertainty and competition for IT talent, federal CIOs continue to push forward and attempt to do more with less. CIOs must continually find creative ways to innovate and bring new ideas to their organizations while addressing enduring challenges like battling increasing cyber threats and maintaining mission-critical legacy systems.”<\/p>\n

A report by the Professional Services Council<\/a> found that:<\/p>\n