MITRE Corp. – which operates Federally funded R&D centers focused on scientific and technology issues – published a new report on Wednesday that offers recommendations to the incoming administration on how to maintain U.S. science and technology (S&T) leadership and promote international collaboration over the next four years and beyond. […]
Dell Technologies’ Cloud Hybrid Edge-to-Enterprise Evaluation and Test Analysis Suite (CHEETAS) is helping the military meet the pace of its mission needs for the flightline and beyond. […]
The Federal government is facing challenges to its logistics missions, from growing threats to global disruptions that show little sign of letting up. Recently, new disruptions have threatened global supply chains, driven by world events including slowed supply chains at the crucial Panama Canal and Suez Canal. […]
The Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, Brig. Gen. John Cogbill, on Wednesday detailed the command’s effort to become “the Army’s first AI-enabled corps” – a directive given to the unit in 2020 under former Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla. […]
The U.S. Army is looking to partner with industry as it begins the next phases of its Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program: “deliberate pilots” and “persistent experimentation.” […]
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner closed out day one of AFCEA International’s TechNet Augusta 2024 in Augusta, Ga., by detailing the agency’s plans to bring 100,000 users onto DoDNet beginning in October. […]
U.S. Army Chief Information Officer (CIO) Leo Garciga said today that his team is working on a “wide swath of things” in the generative AI space and detailed the service branch’s exploration of large language models as a service (LLMaaS). […]
The Partnership for Public Service said in a report released on Aug. 15 that the Federal government needs to make better use of AI, technology, and data to deliver better services for the public. […]
What are Federal agency chief information officers planning for fiscal year 2025 and how are they going to prioritize their budgets and spending? We invite you to find out the real deal at Tech Tonic on Sept. 19 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. from 5-9 p.m. […]
A new report from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the IBM Center for The Business of Government is calling on Congress to make permanent the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), as well as its Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE) to prevent fraud in emergency funding. […]
Shortly after her induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were delighted to grab 20 minutes with Megan Kane, Risk Management Branch Chief at the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services component, for a talk about the critical importance of risk management along with the hot-button challenges of supply chain risk management, the advent of AI in security, continuous monitoring, governance improvements, and zero trust implementation. […]
Following her induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were thrilled to catch up with Carolyn Duby – who is the Federal chief technology officer and cybersecurity GTM lead at Cloudera – for an in-depth talk about harnessing data for cybersecurity analytics, the enduring value of the Federal government’s migration to zero trust security, how to proceed safely with artificial intelligence technologies, and the urgency of getting ready for quantum computing. […]
The acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has reached the tactical edge, where Department of Defense (DoD) leaders are utilizing generative AI (GenAI) and other AI applications to act on data generated where the mission is happening. […]
George Dilger II, who is the Federal regulatory compliance IPv6 SME at Dell Technologies and a new inductee into the Cyber Defenders class of 2024, gave us 20 minutes of his time to shine a powerful light on how high-profile government technology policies can sometimes end up reinforcing one another to improve security. […]
Fresh off his induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were delighted to sit down for a half hour with Gary Barlet – who is public sector chief technology officer at Illumio – for a wide ranging talk about government cybersecurity needs, the criticality of the current zero trust security transition, and the multiple facets of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the hands of both adversaries and network defenders. […]
Following his recent induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we were happy to grab a few minutes with David Link, the founder and CEO of Reston, Va.-based ScienceLogic, for a conversation about the importance of data observability and protection in cybersecurity as the IT landscape continues to grow ever-more complicated. […]
Marking another revealing chapter in our 2024 Cyber Defenders interview series, we spoke with Philip George, executive technical strategist at Merlin Cyber, for his views on both the encouraging trends – and the challenging ones – on the cybersecurity horizon. Read on as Philip takes us through the importance of tech advancements at the data level, and the security complexities that are flowing from growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications. […]
Joyce Hunter, executive director for collaboration and education at Mission-Critical – and one of the recently announced 2024 class of Cyber Defenders – gave us a few minutes of her time to discuss the vital role of education and collaboration in bolstering the cybersecurity workforce. Both of those aims, she said, help to boost awareness not only of opportunities for people to join the cyber workforce, but also the vital role that critical infrastructure plays in today’s world. […]
Unless you’ve been out of internet range, doubtless you know by now that the U.S. women’s gymnastics squad won the women’s team all-around gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris on Tuesday in thrilling fashion. […]
Fresh off his induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we spoke with Nat Bongiovanni, who is chief technology officer at NTT DATA Federal Services, for a forward look at both challenges and encouraging trends in cybersecurity, with the double-edged sword of artificial intelligence (AI) taking a prominent view in his outlook. […]
Cricket is the planet’s second largest sport – and the world’s game is catching fire in the United States – so it’s long past time to get in the groove with the 2.5 billion fans worldwide who already take it to heart. […]
Top cybersecurity professionals from across the Federal government and industry gathered on Thursday evening at Morton’s in Washington, D.C., to honor the 2024 Cyber Defenders Award winners. […]
Break out your beach party gear for the coolest bash of the summer at MeriTalk Tech Tonic on July 18 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in D.C. Join us from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. where we will beat the heat and celebrate the cutting-edge security pros who are taking home this year’s Cyber Defenders awards. […]
Federal civilian agencies are racing to meet the Biden administration’s Sept. 30 deadline to move toward zero trust principles. While the Department of Defense (DoD) has more time – until FY2027 – to address many of the core objectives in its zero trust strategy, all government sectors are keenly focused on modernizing security to guard against cyber threats that are growing in number and sophistication. […]
Global tech trade association ITI called on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today to narrow the scope of its cyber incident reporting rule for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA). […]
The summer is heating up just in time for the coolest beach party in town – Tech Tonic at Morton’s The Steakhouse in D.C. on July 18 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. – where we will toast all things government IT and honor the brand-new 2024 class of Cyber Defenders. […]
MITRE Corp., the operator of Federally-funded R&D centers that aim to help the U.S. government with a host of scientific and tech research issues, has named Mark Peters as its next president and CEO effective Sept. 3. […]
Everyone already knows the vital role that cybersecurity plays in protecting the government and private sector functions that make up the essential fabric of American life – but few know enough about the dedicated women and men who are protecting us all on the front lines of technology. […]
As government officials strive for the responsible use of generative AI technologies, public sector leaders on Wednesday said they are focused on testing and evaluating AI models to help strike a balance between regulatory frameworks and innovation. […]
Former Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Deputy National Cyber Director Chris DeRusha has joined Google Cloud as the company’s director of global public sector compliance, Google Cloud said today. […]