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New methods for assuring digital identity and authenticity
COMMENTARY | Authenticity and provenance must be enforced both at the application level and at the system level so agencies can be confident that user identity and the identity mechanisms themselves are genuine and trustworthy.
The Pentagon’s ‘woke AI’ problem
Commentary | From a political bias perspective, eliminating Claude from the federal toolkit removes a model that has made significant strides toward the neutrality ideal pushed by the administration.
Consolidation in a complex and aging enterprise IT environment
COMMENTARY | If you don’t pursue IT consolidation now, it may be forced upon you.
From national AI policy to agency execution
COMMENTARY | AI dominance is not declared. It is operationalized, process by process, metric by metric, deployment by deployment.
Why the convergence of AI and cybersecurity must be a top priority for the administration
COMMENTARY | Here’s what a strategy could look like.
Memo to JD Vance: Fighting the war on waste
COMMENTARY | The White House's proposed war on fraud, waste and abuse is neither new nor an assured outcome for any presidential administration, but history offers some lessons that can help get started.
The diminished state of Defense IT acquisition and how to fix it
COMMENTARY | Here’s what the Defense Department can do to improve IT acquisition outcomes.
2026 diplomacy: own the data layer before the AI layer
COMMENTARY | As global diplomacy enters 2026, infrastructure is destiny.
FPDS looks old and clunky but that only masks its power
With the Federal Procurement Data System set for decommissioning this month, market research guru Lisa Shea Mundt makes the case that we’ll miss FPDS and not just because we’ll feel nostalgic.
Navigating FedRAMP 20x and the continuous compliance imperative
COMMENTARY | FedRAMP 20x is a great step forward, but there is still work to be done.
As US celebrates 250th, CIOs turn youngish 30
COMMENTARY | What can be done to improve federal IT leadership?
Trust, trade and the new data diplomacy
COMMENTARY | Data has become the connective tissue of global progress.
Featured eBooks
DOD’s AI acceleration strategy
COMMENTARY | How does the Pentagon's new artificial intelligence strategy enable the military to adopt emerging tools?
Building government resilience in an era of AI-driven cyberattacks
COMMENTARY | As AI reshapes cyber threats, resilience will hinge on speed.
Watch for GenAI browsers, purple teaming and evolving AI policy in 2026
COMMENTARY | Government IT leaders cannot afford inaction, especially as AI adoption accelerates.
Long before TikTok, the clock Was ticking on standards for foreign-owned apps
COMMENTARY | If the U.S. lacks consistent standards for protecting user data, other nations can develop algorithms and technologies that advance their own interests.
From the trenches: Five essential lessons for federal IT modernization
COMMENTARY | Treating technology as a silver bullet, separate from its operational context, is a common pitfall.
The revolutionary new weapon in the Pentagon’s pocket — and why it matters now more than ever
COMMENTARY | The launch of comprehensive acquisition transformation will lift the burdens keeping U.S. companies from being as agile and responsive as possible.
NDAA: Massive expansion of commercial solutions openings and other key takeaways for defense contractors
COMMENTARY | The past year brought major changes for defense acquisition.
Microsegmentation: the unsung hero of cybersecurity (and why it should be your top priority)
COMMENTARY | We need to stop treating microsegmentation like an optional upgrade.
