2020 federal agenda

March 9, 2020

Our federal funding and policy priorities for the coming year reflect our public mission and our commitment to the public good, which are inextricably linked to the University’s historical partnership with the U.S. government. The federal government’s longstanding pledge to invest in research empowers the UW to bridge the gap between curiosity and research-driven discovery and is critical to the health and economic competitiveness of our nation. From regenerative medicine to cleanenergy technologies, new knowledge for a better world is the driving force behind what we do. Support from the federal establishment is critical to ensuring that our positive impact continues.

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Draper City

Draper City is ideally situated halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, just 20 miles from the Salt Lake International Airport. The city is located in the southeast section of the Salt Lake Valley, resting against the base of the Wasatch Mountains.

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Workday Government Cloud and Zero Trust

whitePaper | March 24, 2023

Workday Government Cloud offers U.S. federal agencies a world-class portfolio of financial management and human capital management cloud applications running in an environment with a FedRAMP Moderate authorization. Workday Government Cloud enables organizations to effectively and securely manage their demanding workforce, finance, and mission processes while helping to meet new Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) strategy mandates

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A guide to Zero Trust for government

whitePaper | November 21, 2022

Cyber attacks and data breaches are at the forefront of the national agenda - and the issue isn’t going away. These types of attacks aren’t necessarily new, however the exponential increase in data combined with data ubiquity, the massive increase in Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, and the shift to remote work have expanded our attack surface, while also shifting the network load to the perimeterless internet.

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Addressing Zero Trust for Government: The Role of Identity Security

whitePaper | February 10, 2023

Governments around the world are enacting stronger cybersecurity mandates in which Zero Trust features as a central theme. Eighty-eight percent of security leaders agree that adopting a Zero Trust approach is very important.1 But while desire and regulatory momentum is there, overall implementation is lagging.

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Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies

whitePaper | January 8, 2020

The United States Government is committed to fostering surface transportation innovations to ensure the United States leads the world in automated vehicle (AV) technology development and integration while prioritizing safety, security, and privacy and safeguarding the freedoms enjoyed by Americans. The U.S. Government recognizes the value of industry leadership in the research, development, and integration of AV innovations. Such innovation requires appropriate oversight by the Government to ensure safety, open markets, allocation of scarce public resources, and protection of the public interest. Realizing the full potential of AVs will require collaboration and information sharing among stakeholders from industry, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, academia, not-for-profit organizations, standards development organizations (SDO), and the Federal Government.

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Zoom and Zoom for Government

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

Entities around the globe are using collaboration solutions to evolve the way they do business. From schools to financial institutions to government agencies, organizations everywhere rely on solutions like the Zoom platform for collaboration and communication.

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A Work Better, Work Smarter Government

whitePaper | May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic raised demands on government work and services in many new, unexpected and rapidly changing ways. It quickly became apparent that older enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and processes couldn’t keep pace with many emerging government needs, both technical and operational. By moving to a modern ERP system, the public sector can better prepare for the future and build a foundation that enables an intelligent government enterprise.

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Spotlight

Draper City

Draper City is ideally situated halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, just 20 miles from the Salt Lake International Airport. The city is located in the southeast section of the Salt Lake Valley, resting against the base of the Wasatch Mountains.

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