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Cyber Security Exchange

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.

White House Launches Program to Secure Water Systems in Texas

The White House-led pilot will test a public-private approach to protecting critical water infrastructure from growing cyber threats. […]

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DOT, USDA See Opportunity in New AI Cyber Reality

Transportation and Agriculture officials are looking beyond AI-driven threats to use advanced models for cyber defense and mission operations. […]

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Report Finds Defense Contractors Unprepared for CMMC Compliance

A survey of 273 defense contractors found widespread compliance activity despite the DOD’s suspension of CMMC 2.0 Phase II assessments, but significant readiness gaps remain. […]

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Study: DIB Reports Higher Cybersecurity Scores, but Confidence Falls

A new report finds rising self-reported compliance and cybersecurity spending, but declining confidence that reported scores reflect operational reality. […]

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NIST Wants Input on Human-Centered Cybersecurity Guidance

The agency wants to help organizations move beyond annual awareness training and build human considerations into cybersecurity technologies and processes. […]

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Upcoming Events
Tech Tonic October 2026
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. […]

Red Hat Government Symposium
Red Hat Government Symposium 2026

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. […]

Research

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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The Push and Pull of Federal Cybersecurity

MeriTalk, in partnership with Google, surveyed 150 Federal cybersecurity managers to explore the mounting tension in security decision-making. […]

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Past Events
The MeriTalk Mission Room - August 2026
The MeriTalk Mission Room – Agentic AI

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. […]

Turning Data Insights Into Mission Outcomes
Shift Happens
Shift Happens

Shift Happens is a one-day MeriTalk forum where government and industry leaders examine what’s changing in how agencies fund, buy, secure, authorize, and scale technology – and what those shifts mean in practice. […]

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