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Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has arrived with the force of a tsunami across the federal government. In October, Executive Order 14110 on the safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of AI established the broad outlines for how agencies should evaluate and implement their AI use cases. Now the Office of Management and Budget has issued a memorandum directing agencies to institute governance and risk management processes g...

Machine learning and artificial intelligence continue to play an important role in the evolution of agency people management, processes and technology. But how are strategies evolving to meet tomorrow’s mission?

Last year, AI broke into the mainstream and business use cases with the advent of generative AI and large language algorithms (LLMs). IDC predicts that AI spending will continue to accelerate to over $301 billion globally by 2026. Despite all the buzz, a recent Gartner survey reveals that over half of organizations don’t have an internal policy on generative AI — opening them up to potential ethical, legal, and privacy risks. This...

Adopting a zero trust policy has become imperative for agencies aiming to safeguard their digital assets against increasingly sophisticated threats. It represents a true paradigm shift, away from traditional perimeter-based security models to a more dynamic, trust-never always-verify approach. One critical part of implementing zero trust is managing digital identity – ensuring that access to resources is securely managed and continuously...

Join us on March 14 for an interactive LEGO experience with TWO live demos! Matt Slotten, Veeam’s Principal Solutions Architect, will walk you through how easy it is to protect and recover our cloud native applications from accidental deletion or ransomware attack using Kasten by Veeam. Adam Ward, a LEGO extraordinaire, will simultaneously guide you through the assembly of a nautically themed LEGO model to keep your Cloud Native Containe...

It is hard to think of a technology that has taken over the IT ecosystem faster than artificial intelligence. OpenAI released ChatGPT in November 2022, and yet it already has evolved so much that it bears little resemblance to v .0. The federal government has been moving quickly by its standards to address AI’s challenges and capabilities, including a Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, an AI Risk Management Framework from the National I...

For more than 10 years, agencies have been shifting their digital footprint to cloud computing. The ability to rapidly scale solutions in a cost-effective manner allows any agency to enhance its agility, improve application release timelines, and leverage additional computing resources on demand. While this has changed how agencies manage their IT assets, the need for security remains just as strong. Throughout 2023, the Threat Research Unit...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has helped many states enhance their social services and update the technologies serving their constituents. Now that the program is winding down, time is of the essence to leverage remaining funds. The proposed “Access Rule” from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will introduce several new requirements around incident management, quality measures, consumer empowerment, and...

K-12 institutions are focused on providing continuous, safe, and secure learning environments for students and staff. Despite being resource constrained, school districts must adhere to fundamental cybersecurity practices such as FERPA compliance and ransomware prevention. Join us to learn about the top cybersecurity best practices for K-12 school districts and how Palo Alto Networks approaches these in order to safeguard people and data. In...