MeriTalk Staff

MeriTalk recently sat down with Suri Durvasula, vice president, federal, Dell Technologies, to discuss the findings of the Tech Tonic: FY26 Federal CIO Forecast. Our conversation covered lots of ground: shifts in federal IT priorities, modernization while reducing costs, the foundation for effective AI implementation, and why industry should come together to accelerate government progress. […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has climbed to the top of federal chief information officers’ (CIOs’) priority lists for fiscal year 2026, but leaders warn that without sustained funding and modern infrastructure, AI progress will stall, according to MeriTalk’s second annual Federal CIO Forecast. The findings, released today, draw on surveys and interviews with 10 federal CIO offices conducted in July and August. […]

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes national missions and data strategies, public and private leaders are building a new class of infrastructure – AI factories – to power large-scale model development and secure, sovereign deployments. […]

Federal agencies that trade drawn-out pilots for shorter, mission-based “test drives” will give employees hands-on experience with new tools while reducing risk and accelerating change, industry officials shared Wednesday at the Google Public Sector Summit in Washington.   […]

Federal, state, and industry leaders will convene for the 2025 GovAI Summit from Oct. 27-29 in Arlington, Va., to discuss the implementation of the White House’s American AI Action Plan across government agencies. […]

Cloud technologies and automation are transforming mission execution, allowing the Department of Defense (which the Trump administration has rebranded as the Department of War) to support warfighters with information delivered securely and at speed and scale. As cyber threats continue to escalate and evolve, the DOD is moving beyond an infrastructure-first mindset to outcome-driven thinking. […]

In a recent discussion with General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) and Everfox, experts explored insider threats and emphasized that they go beyond cyber; they are a lifecycle issue – beginning with hiring and onboarding, continuing through employment, and extending into offboarding and beyond. […]

MeriTalk recently sat down with Ron Leidner, vice president, client engagement at Maximus, to discuss how a collaborative, mission-first framework that emphasizes user needs, outcome-based planning, and agile delivery helps agencies modernize smarter, faster, and with lasting impact. […]

What do ship corrosion, weather modeling, and autonomous vehicle vision systems have in common? They’re all Federal use cases where quantum computing is poised to make a real-world impact – today. Once confined to physics labs and theory journals, quantum is stepping into mission applications, thanks to industry and government collaboration. […]

MeriTalk recently sat down with Gabrielle Rivera, vice president, federal financial agencies, and regulatory commissions at Maximus, to discuss a comprehensive approach to modernization that combines data modernization, cybersecurity maturity, outcome-based contracting, and AI and automation in federal financial operations. […]