Federal and private sector experts will dive into the Department of Defense’s (DoD) rapid move to the cloud and break down DoD’s Impact Level system for cloud security – especially DoD IL5 – during a June 29 webinar from MeriTalk and Ping Identity. […]
In this MeriTalking podcast, MeriTalk’s Joe Franco is joined by Matt Lembright, director of Federal applications at Censys, which maintains a comprehensive internet map used for threat hunting. We’ll discuss the findings in Censys’s 2023 State of the Internet Report, the security vulnerabilities it uncovered, how Federal organizations can adapt – and how using data […]
MeriTalk recently sat down with Dale McCloskey, vice president, Federal sales, and Michael Loefflad, senior director, sales engineering, at cybersecurity company SentinelOne to discuss how agencies can overcome uncertainties about AI and ML and tap into the technologies to keep government secure at mission speed. […]
With unique environments and disparate needs, government agencies have widely varying modernization requirements. In particular, agencies with especially heavy or fast data processing needs can find it difficult to modernize and move to the cloud. We sat down with Larry Reagan, vice president, Federal financial, at Maximus, to explore how pragmatic modernization, flexible roadmaps, legacy technology know-how, and mission expertise can help agencies along their modernization journeys. […]
The majority of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) stakeholders are optimistic about the future of GEOINT, but most don’t have a formal strategy for their 10-year vision, according to new research from MeriTalk, in collaboration with the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). […]
As Federal agencies work through their digital modernization roadmaps, officials are embracing a user-centric approach to building IT infrastructures that will dramatically improve the total experience with government – for citizens and employees alike. MeriTalk recently sat down with Joe Jeter, senior vice president for Federal technology at Maximus, to discuss how agencies are utilizing automation and emerging technologies to transform service delivery and improve efficiencies. […]
With mounting cybersecurity concerns as the driving factor for both the Federal government’s ongoing migration to zero trust architectures – and the quickening pace of broader IT modernization … […]
The Federal government is in the midst of a sweeping IT modernization, replacing outdated legacy systems and moving rapidly to the cloud and other cutting-edge technologies such as robotic process automation. Modernization presents a mix of innovation and opportunity, bringing enhanced overall security and heightened employee productivity while also posing new risks. […]
At U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a $15 million Federal investment has helped move an antiquated, COBOL-based payment system to the cloud, allowing the nation’s second-largest revenue-collecting Federal agency to efficiently take in more than $90 billion in annual duties, taxes, and fees. […]
From sweeping national strategy plans, to billions being budgeted for zero trust, to pushing the private sector for more secure software – those are just some of the big moves that the Federal government is making right now to drive forward its broad cybersecurity agenda. […]