2026-10-02 Data drives decisions. Timely, accurate, and accessible data is essential for making the right calls and responding effectively. Now, with artificial intelligence at the forefront, increasing the velocity of information exponentially, the stakes are higher and maintaining sovereignty is harder...
2026-09-29 In the years since the 2020 SolarWinds cyberattack, agencies have worked to strengthen logging practices, but it has not been easy for many of them. Earlier federal guidance created cost, scale and feasibility challenges. The SolarWinds attack had consequences spreading...
2026-09-14 Across government, agencies are navigating a moment of profound change. Missions are evolving, technology is accelerating and expectations for transparency, readiness and accountability are higher than ever. At the center of it all is the workforce — tens of thousands...
2026-09-14 Transportation is entering one of its most consequential periods of change in decades. Across aviation, rail, highways and transit, three major shifts keep surfacing as the ones that will define the next several years. Understanding them—and the challenges they bring—is...
2026-09-14 The national airspace is entering a new era of complexity. Legacy systems are being modernized, uncrewed aircraft and advanced air mobility are entering shared airspace, and the volume of data flowing through air traffic operations is growing faster than traditional...
2026-09-08 Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating the discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities, while autonomous, agentic systems are beginning to act with minimal or no human oversight. The confluence of these phenomena is creating a new threat landscape and opening new potential...
2026-08-31 For years, quantum computing has lived in the public imagination somewhere between science fiction and a distant scientific curiosity, a technology perpetually "ten years away." That framing is no longer accurate, and for federal agencies, it's no longer safe. The...
2026-08-28 U.S. Navy equipment requires regular attention to maintain optimal readiness. Regular maintenance, along with repairs, upgrades and refinements when applicable, is a continual need. However, in a globe-spanning high-tech environment like the Navy, that work is complex and can be...
2026-08-24 One reason that I value participating in industry events is that I always come away smarter, learning from industry and government experts who generously share their time and knowledge. I had that experience recently at the AGA Professional Development Training...