Katie Arrington, the acting CIO for the Department of Defense, is fiercely determined to enforce the requirements of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), considering it a primary defense against China’s cyber incursions – and one she expects the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to meet. Among best practices suggested for achieving CMMC is maintaining a comprehensive, accurate asset inventory, because it defines the b...

Join us for a dynamic FedInsider discussion on how mission-centered system design can transform public sector services into improved, outcomes-driven models. As expectations around cost reduction and efficiencies continue to drive change, government and industry leaders must go beyond incremental improvements to reshape how citizen experiences are designed and in fact delivered. This webinar will explore how focusing on mission outcomes can pr...

Phishing today isn’t just email. Adversaries are now exploiting SMS, Signal, LinkedIn, QR codes, and more to directly target your people—on the devices they rely on most. These mobile-specific tactics—like smishing and quishing—are designed to exploit human trust, not technical flaws. And they’re working. Protecting users from falling for such schemes is difficult. Threat researchers have seen malicious smishing c...

Phishing today isn’t just email. Adversaries are now exploiting SMS, Signal, LinkedIn, QR codes, and more to directly target your people—on the devices they rely on most. These mobile-specific tactics—like smishing and quishing—are designed to exploit human trust, not technical flaws. And they’re working. Protecting users from falling for such schemes is difficult. Threat researchers have seen malicious smishing c...

The U.S. Department of Defense uses security standards that are set forth in its Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) to help protect its systems and networks. By implementing unified automation, which integrates automated tools with the STIG standards, DoD can improve system-level control compliance throughout the software lifecycle. From reduced timelines and improved reliability to sustainable ATO processes, unified STIG automatio...

The purpose of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is to have in place the security and privacy controls that give information systems greater resilience in the face of a wide range of dangers, including malicious attacks, natural disasters, structural shortcomings, human error, and hostile nation-state surveillance. The catalog of controls is laid out in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53...

Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved into multiple specialized and mission-focused tools. Generative AI, multimodal AI, and agentic AI are no longer just concepts—they’re transforming how agencies approach everything from data analysis to decision support. Each branch brings unique capabilities and challenges. Generative AI helps automate content creation, multimodal AI enables riche...

The introduction of cloud has remade the government IT landscape. In the early days of government adoption, cloud was seen as a cost-saving measure as agencies were encouraged to move their on-premises data centers to the cloud, reducing dependence on legacy storage and real estate expenses. But as the technology has evolved and agencies have adopted more cloud solutions, it has become clear that it can provide a better experience for employee...

The federal government has been incorporating new technologies into its operations for decades, looking to streamline processes and add functionality. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the government IT ecosystem is not, by itself, something new, but employees are not yet clear on how AI will make their work better. The World Economic Forum recently suggested that “AI’s real power lies in reimagining workflows a...

When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March 2024 after it was struck by a container ship, it provided a harrowing – and deadly – demonstration of the fragility of aging U.S. infrastructure. The danger of aging infrastructure is compounded by workforce shortages, funding constraints and increasing demands, pushing transportation agencies at all levels—whether a municipality, city, county, or state depart...