MeriTalk recently spoke with Gabrielle Rivera, vice president at Maximus, to discuss data integrity challenges and how to overcome them, as well as key considerations for enabling efficient and secure information sharing. […]

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. […]

MeriTalk recently sat down with Kathleen Featheringham, vice president of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Maximus, to discuss these issues and how Federal agencies can successfully move AI use cases from concept to design, pilot, and scalable enterprise deployment to achieve mission success in area ranging from citizen services to national security. […]

MeriTalk sat down with Frank Reyes, cloud solutions leader at Maximus, to discuss the DoD’s cloud strategy, the future of cloud computing across the DoD, and how industry can partner with the DoD to support cloud integration and achieve mission success. […]

MeriTalk recently sat down with Erin Godinez, director, homeland security solutions, and Dean Irwin, senior director, cybersecurity, at Maximus, to discuss how the department is using technology to drive improvements that are rebuilding trust in government. […]

The White House released the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy almost 20 years to the month that the George W. Bush administration released its National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace in 2003. MeriTalk sat down with Simon Szykman, senior vice president for client growth at Maximus and a contributor to the 2003 strategy, to discuss the similarities and differences between the strategies and assess the work that still needs to be done to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity. […]

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced this week that it has awarded top spots to both Maximus and Accenture Federal Services on the agency’s $2.6 billion systems modernization blanket purchase agreement. […]

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. […]

The White House is targeting June to release its implementation plan for the National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) unveiled early last month, and private sector technology leaders are eager to see the Office of the National Cyber Director’s (ONCD) public strategy that aims to charge Federal agencies, the private sector, and civil society with specific cybersecurity action items. […]

It is a truism in government that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are the wave of the future, offering many opportunities for increased efficiency and accuracy that help to better serve the public. Early adopters in the Federal government have realized some quick wins with the technologies – but it is often a challenge to understand when those technologies are mature enough to be applied to a particular problem. […]