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DC3 making better sense of its cyber data Apr 16, 2026

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Kajal Pal, the Defense Cyber Crime Center’s architecture management of data and enterprise division chief, said tools like XDR are more important than ever.

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Why DHS no longer has a compliance mindset for cybersecurity Apr 13, 2026

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Hemant Baidwan, the former CISO at DHS and now executive CISO at Knox Systems, said his former agency is doing better to stay ahead of cyber threats.

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DoT, NOAA develop paths to modernize critical systems Mar 30, 2026

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The Transportation Department and NOAA are using cloud services to help reduce technical debt and bring better services to citizens.

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A new top priority for state CIOs in 2026 Mar 09, 2026

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Doug Robinson, the executive director of NASCIO, tells Jason Miller that state legislators introduced more than 1,000 bills focused artificial intelligence in 2025.

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Army tackling its ‘Achilles heel’ of IT modernization Feb 23, 2026

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Leo Garciga, the Army’s chief information officer, said the move toward enterprise services is changing the culture of system development to be more adaptable.

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Savage giving specific IT power back to the state agencies Feb 10, 2026

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Katie Savage, the Maryland CIO, said she has been setting up centralized enterprise services, but also building up agency technology expertise.

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AI can improve federal service delivery, citizen survey says Jan 23, 2026

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The results of a survey by the Center for Accountability, Modernization and Innovation (CAMI) gives federal executives ideas for improving service delivery.

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DLA’s foundation to use AI is built on training, platforms Jan 09, 2026

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Adarryl Roberts, the CIO at the Defense Logistics Agency, said every employee is receiving continuous training to ensure they can use AI tools.

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State elevates acquisition office as part of reorganization Dec 18, 2025

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Mike Derrios, a former senior procurement executive at the State Department, said the new Bureau of Global Acquisitions will implement category management.

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At VA, cyber dominance is in, cyber compliance is out Dec 05, 2025

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Eddie Pool, the acting principal deputy CIO, said a risk-based approach to cybersecurity ensures VA can deliver services to veterans reliably and efficiently.

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