It’s a pivotal year. Federal agencies face immediate deadlines for key Zero Trust goals, while transforming digital service delivery and modernizing legacy systems. State and local governments made cybersecurity and digital services their top strategies for 2024. The DoD’s identity program is accelerating cloud adoption, while government contractors are readying for new compliance rules. And across the nation, colleges and universi...

The DOD points to three methods for achieving zero trust: understanding and uplifting the current environment, leveraging cloud services, and using purpose-built on-premises solutions. The department’s strategy for achieving zero trust for the target level by 2027 is built around 91 activities, with progress well underway. The federal government’s commitment is not just a bureaucratic mandate. It is a strategic response that recogn...