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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.

CBP Official: System Integration Gaps Complicate Olympics Security

Cybersecurity progress and large data stores prepare U.S. Customs and Border Protection to face threats, but an integrated common operating picture is needed, said Ryan Riccucci. […]

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CISA Official: AI Is Finding More Vulnerabilities, but Not All Need Fixing

AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, but CISA’s Jay Gazlay says agencies must prioritize remediation based on proven threats, internet exposure, and asset visibility. […]

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Agencies Urge AI Agent Access Limits, Weigh Human Oversight

Government and industry officials say AI agents need narrowly defined permissions and safeguards outside AI models. They offer differing views on how much human oversight agencies can sustain. […]

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CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Critical PHP Flaws

Attackers could exploit flaws in the widely used web-development language to execute code remotely without authentication. Organizations including OpenAI coordinated a response to the flaws over two months. […]

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Wyden Flags Potential Online Surveillance Risks Across Hundreds of Federal Websites

Sen. Ron Wyden urges CISA and OMB to require stronger website privacy protections, warning that visits to sensitive federal services could be exposed to foreign adversaries and hackers. […]

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Upcoming Events
GDIT Emerge: Protect the Homeland

At the GDIT Emerge: Protect the Homeland event, hear from senior agency leaders, government decision makers, and industry experts on the technologies, strategies, and partnerships needed to strengthen national security today, and into the future. […]

Tech Tonic December 2026

Join Nutanix for Tech Tonic: GTC Keynote Watch Party to watch NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang’s keynote alongside government and industry peers. Hear insights from Kanuj Behl, Principal Enterprise Architect, on how Nutanix and NVIDIA are helping organizations put AI to work. […]

Research

Cybersecurity in the Age of AI-Enabled Threats

Download the report to learn how federal cybersecurity professionals are navigating evolving risks and what they see as critical to strengthening cyber resilience. […]

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The 2025 Collective Cyber Resilience Index

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. […]

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Federal Software Reimagined: Fueling Mission Success

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. […]

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Past Events
Red Hat Government Symposium

The 2026 Red Hat Government Symposium will examine how open platforms, intelligent automation, and AI-ready infrastructure can drive real-world mission outcomes with speed while minimizing risk. […]

Tech Tonic October 2026

As the new fiscal year gets underway, Tech Tonic will bring together government and industry technology leaders on October 8 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C., for an evening of networking and meaningful conversation. […]

The MeriTalk Mission Room - August 2026

In this executive briefing, we’ll discuss how coordinated AI agents can support high-volume workflows, from service desk triage and case routing to cyber response, compliance, and mission operations. […]

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