A vertical community of Federal cyber security leaders, project managers, industry, and government IT community stakeholders focused on public-private collaboration and best-practice exchange.
The Pentagon is rolling out a revised cyber force generation model aimed at increasing the effectiveness of its cyber forces and providing improved operational support to the Joint Force. […]
Without strong cybersecurity and privacy safeguards, growing collections of law enforcement data pose an “existential” threat, as adversaries exploit that information to compromise major investigations, the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) warned in a new report. […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) overall information security program is ineffective, and the agency continues to face challenges safeguarding and tracking its IT equipment, according to two recent reports from the CFPB’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). […]
In a year marked by escalating cyber threats, 2025 has already witnessed major cyberattacks on state and local governments across 44 U.S. states, highlighting the growing vulnerability of critical infrastructure to malicious actors, according to a new cyber threat snapshot from the House Committee on Homeland Security (HCHS). The snapshot illustrates a clear trend of increasing cyberattacks targeting U.S. networks and critical infrastructure since 2024. […]
From state and local systems to the FBI, government officials said Wednesday that fragmented systems remain one of the biggest obstacles to effective cybersecurity, but unified, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems are beginning to change that. […]
Let’s harness government and industry insights to transform FedRAMP, cloud security certification, as well as FITARA and the myriad redundant Fed IT performance dashboards to fix Fed tech. […]
Ring in the season with the federal IT community at MeriTalk Tech Tonic on Dec. 4 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. Join us for great conversation, good cheer, and a signature MeriTalk send-off to 2025. […]
MeriTalk and RSAC™ Conference (RSAC) surveyed 100 Federal and 100 private sector cybersecurity decision-makers to examine how cybersecurity leaders are building cohesive defense strategies through modern security practices, community collaboration, and collective action. […]
MeriTalk, in partnership with ICF, surveyed 100 IT decision-makers from Federal civilian agencies to explore how these leaders are transforming software development strategies – and advancing their missions – with open source, AI, and cloud. […]
MeriTalk, in partnership with Google, surveyed 150 Federal cybersecurity managers to explore the mounting tension in security decision-making. […]
Join us for MeriTalk Tech Tonic on September 18 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. as we launch the 2026 Fed CIO Report and dig into top priorities from Federal IT leaders. […]
This half-day event brings together leaders and innovators across government and industry to explore the powerful intersection of compliance, cloud technologies, and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. […]
As Federal agencies push forward with cloud modernization, they face a critical challenge: how to innovate at speed while securing hybrid, and multicloud environments, enabling teams, and embracing new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). […]
