On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden stood in the East Room of the White House and unveiled an executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) that was breathtaking in scope. “AI is all around us,” the president said as he signed the 111-page document. In the near term, there is plenty that Federal agencies can do to work toward achieving the goals of the EO. […]
Efficient, effective government operations depend on interoperable systems that connect employees, citizens, and partners to the resources they need – securely. But legacy identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) can result in siloed, incompatible systems and inadequate access controls. In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Grace Dille sits down with Bryan Rosensteel, U.S. Federal chief […]
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is upon us. AI is everywhere, dominating headlines and conversations as it and machine learning (ML) technologies advance toward adoption at a rapid pace. […]
While every Federal agency is now required to identify network assets and vulnerabilities and provide data to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regularly under CISA’s Binding Operational Directive (BOD), Improving Asset Visibility and Vulnerability Detection on Federal Networks, gaps persist. Bad actors continue to exploit known vulnerabilities, some of which are the consequence of highly interconnected systems and data sharing between the public and private sectors. […]
Federal government agencies are running hard to meet challenging White House technology policy mandates on a host of fronts – with cloud adoption, zero trust security migration, and customer experience improvements high on that list. […]
Cloud security provider Zscaler announced new updates on Nov. 8 to its Zero Trust Exchange™ platform to simplify and improve cloud workload security, with added enhancements for Federal agencies. […]
The Federal government is continuing to seek solutions to improve the security of its operational technologies (OT) and IT infrastructure, especially as numerous policy mandates bring further attention to the need for securing government networks. […]
The story of how the Federal government is grappling with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies – and adopting policies that will define their use for years to come – is being written right now. Come join us on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C., to become part of that vital process at the Red Hat Government Symposium 2023: Intelligence Unleashed. […]
Automation is a vital piece of the digital transformation that is sweeping across Federal agencies. It improves workflows and speeds processes, ultimately improving the quality of citizen services. MeriTalk recently sat down with Adam Clater, chief architect for North America Public Sector at Red Hat, to discuss the power of automation to transform citizen services, how agencies can plan for automation across the enterprise, and the importance of automating on a secure, stable foundation. […]
As government agencies look to modernize their missions through digital innovation, please join SAIC and MeriTalk on Nov. 2 at the OutFront: Continuous Agility forum in Arlington, Va., to learn agile and innovative solutions that are helping agencies to succeed amid escalating cyber threats. […]