By: Nick Apostolu, Manager, Product Marketing, Industries, Okta Federal agencies already struggle to govern identities distributed across cloud platforms, legacy systems, contractors, and mission partners. The rise of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) is making that problem more urgent by introducing autonomous software that can retrieve data, call application programming interfaces, and take actions on behalf […]

By: Tom Guarente, Vice President, External & Government Affairs, Armis by ServiceNow The White House recently issued a directive designated as National Security Presidential Memorandum 12 (NSPM-12), which includes helpful provisions to elevate cybersecurity protection across the federal government. The directive signals a seriousness about cybersecurity from the highest levels of the federal government, but […]

From February to May 2026, Iran launched a sustained campaign of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones against U.S. forces across the Middle East. Iranian strikes hit 20 American forward operating bases and facilities in eight countries. They killed seven U.S. service members, wounded hundreds more, and destroyed at least 15 aircraft and multiple high-value […]

By: Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-Founder, Keeper Security  As the federal government tightens controls on advanced semiconductors and AI-enabled technologies, export policy is evolving from a trade mechanism into a technology security framework – one that must incorporate cybersecurity and identity assurance by design. Without technically enforceable cybersecurity requirements, restricted AI hardware remains vulnerable to diversion through credential […]

By: David Epperson, Knox Systems Federal Advisory Board Member Former Deputy CIO of the Executive Office of the President First CIO & CISO of CISA A new iteration of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA 2.0, will be coming because the federal IT mission demands it. First passed in 2014, FITARA was […]

By: Tom Guarente, vice president of external and government affairs, Armis In light of ever-increasing cyber threats from nation-state adversaries, including major spying campaigns like Salt Typhoon, the need for strong cybersecurity protection has never been more urgent. Given the reported deployment of offensive cyber measures in U.S. military operations, we should expect adversaries to counter […]

Federal agencies spent $11 billion on cloud services in 2024. Roughly 40 percent of that spending supported high-impact systems, platforms carrying national security operations, law enforcement coordination, emergency services, healthcare records, and financial infrastructure. The data on those systems cannot tolerate compromise. And yet the cloud market built to protect it is dangerously thin. As […]

By: Roman Chanclor, Aerospace & Defense Lead, Mendix, a Siemens company The Department of Defense has been quick to embrace the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to help with software development across its mission areas, but hurdles – many related to acquisition – prevent the department from achieving the full benefits promised […]

By: Darren Guccione, CEO and co-founder, Keeper Security The United States is at a pivotal moment in its efforts to defend against modern cyber threats. Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) from nation-states and organized cybercriminals continue to grow in both sophistication and scale, while many federal agencies operate with legacy acquisition models that struggle to keep pace […]

By: Venkat Sundaram, Netskope Although concepts like artificial intelligence (AI) and zero trust have existed in some form for years or even decades, we’re witnessing a continued evolution of both when applied to cybersecurity. This presents opportunities for the Department of War/Defense but also creates new challenges which will come to a head in 2026. With that […]

By: Supermicro Experts AI unlocks productivity gains for government organizations just as it does for enterprises—from service delivery to risk detection to day-to-day mission operations. According to Gartner, more than 60% of government organizations are expected to prioritize business process automation by 2026, up from 35% in 2022 (1). The Office of Management and Budget […]

Agentic AI is beginning to shift how federal agencies deliver on mission, moving beyond isolated prompts and pilots toward systems that can plan, act, and adapt alongside human teams. That shift is coming fast, and leaders are looking for practical, defensible ways to apply the technology in real programs. Drawing on advice from Dell Technologies […]

By: Tim Cook, executive director, Center for Procurement Advocacy As we approach the close of 2025, Congress faces a critical deadline that will shape the future of federal technology: The reauthorization of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF). This is not just a budgetary line item—it is a strategic investment in the security, efficiency, and responsiveness […]

By: Tom Guarente, vice president of external and government affairs, Armis Recently, I was privileged to sit down with a high-ranking member of a key oversight committee who asked me what actions I thought Congress should take to address some of the country’s biggest cybersecurity challenges. I suggested they should begin by conducting a hearing […]

The rapid rise of AI is transforming enterprise applications and infrastructure at incredible speed. It is reshaping the marketplace of tools, software, and hardware, from sovereign clouds to the edge. From a toolchain perspective, the AI ecosystem is exploding. Thousands of offerings are emerging, with more introduced every day. Additionally, developers are rapidly updating their […]

By Dario Perez, VP Federal Civilian and SLED, Cloudera Artificial intelligence presents a transformative opportunity for government, from enhancing national defense readiness to improving citizen services and enabling data-driven decision-making at scale. However, to move from promising pilots to scalable, mission-aligned deployments, agencies must focus on what lies beneath the surface: trusted data and infrastructure. […]

By: Tony Orlando, GM Specialty Sales, Google Public Sector Government agencies rely on IT providers to provide secure, compliant, and efficient technology to help complete their vital missions. At the same time, cost-savings and productivity are taking center stage. These priorities – lower cost with better security and productivity – may seem at odds, but […]

By David Appel, Vice President of U.S. Federal at AWS For more than a decade, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront of enabling government agencies and their partners to deploy secure cloud services through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, known as FedRAMP. This program provides a standardized compliance approach to U.S. […]

By Erich Kron, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4 The federal IT landscape is undergoing a significant transformation. Budget constraints and staffing reductions are pushing agencies to do more with less. For chief information officers (CIOs) and senior policymakers, the challenge is clear: maintain operational excellence and strong cybersecurity defenses while embracing tools that boost efficiency […]

By John Evans, Field Chief Technology Officer, State & Local Government, World Wide Technology It was previously assumed that nation-state actors primarily targeted federal agencies or major enterprises for their national secrets or big-ticket data, rather than investing the time, money, and resources attacking smaller organizations like local or even state governments. In recent years, […]