All government agencies face the challenge of achieving ambitious IT modernization goals while juggling limited resources and seemingly endless needs. This week on Feds At the Edge, experts explore practical strategies to make modernization both achievable and cost-effective. Christine Maii Sakuda, State Chief Information Officer (CIO) and administrator of the Office of Enterprise Technology Services for Hawaii, shares how [...]
Available on Demand | December 9, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Federal agencies face enormous pressure to integrate AI into their operations. But they also face immense challenges to do so securely – both that the AI is accurate and trustworthy, and that it does not introduce new risks. Much of the current risk arises from legacy [...]
What if decades of security headaches could be solved with one framework? In 2011, FedRAMP was created to end the repetitive, time-consuming security audits across federal agencies, standardizing security to cut costs and accelerate cloud adoption. Fast forward ten years, and state governments faced the same challenges. Enter GovRAMP: a standardized, transparent framework based on NIST 800-53 rev5, designed [...]
Available on Demand | December 3, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE As IT and security deployments migrate to the cloud, security gaps in air-gapped systems can be created unless attention focuses on threats such as data transfer from external storage media – for example, USB devices. Paradoxically, many agencies continue to maintain critical systems and data on [...]
Available on Demand | December 4, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The original version of Moore's law declared that the capacity of an integrated circuit – the backbone of IT – doubles every two years. For decision-makers in the era of artificial intelligence, this could be revised to observe that new versions of AI proliferate at [...]
Available on Demand | November 7, 14 & 21, 2025 | 1 Hour Each | 1 CPE Each Proudly Presented By: How to Bring Infrastructure, Security and AI Together The continuing pace of innovation in IT calls for government to respond in kind - adopting new tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), building in greater [...]
Available on Demand | November 21, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Modernizing the Data Center for the AI Era As the federal government begins to implement plans to build AI data centers and generation plants to support its current and anticipated demands for AI capabilities, agencies continue to pursue infrastructure modernization to streamline delivery of services. [...]
Making the transition from on-prem to the multi-cloud can be tough, and the real challenges often emerge long after the migration plan is written. This week on Feds At the Edge, three experts in the multi-cloud world break down the assumptions, surprises, and security realities organizations face along the way. Jessica Van Eerde, Chief of Operations for GovRAMP, offers [...]
Available on Demand | November 20, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The impact of the federal government shutdown on agencies’ IT programs could last for a long time. In the short term, the lack of exposure management means IT systems have become vulnerable due to movement within teams, systems coming off and online, and falling behind on [...]
Available on demand | November 18, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Since 2018 there have been more than 4,300 ransomware attacks on businesses, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and federal/state/local agencies. While the majority have targeted businesses, the three remaining groups all tie to governmental responsibilities, especially at the state and local levels. This means that ransomware attacks continue [...]
As technology evolves, so does our understanding of its strengths and weaknesses. This week on Feds At the Edge, we break down how artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, where it can meaningfully improve defense, and what agencies should consider before deploying it. LCDR Ian Roessle, Deputy Director, Center for High Assurance Computer Systems at the Naval Research Laboratory, explains [...]
Available on Demand | November 14, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE Responsible Innovation for a Smarter Public Sector The federal government is moving quickly to embrace the use of AI tools across agencies. The purpose of such tools is to improve delivery of public services, enhance decision-making, and strengthen national security. To use these tools responsibly, [...]
Available on Demand | November 13, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE There have been plenty of articles warning of the cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), whether it is bad actors – from hostile nation-states to cyber criminals – or new attack vectors caused by AI implementations. At the same time, numerous other reports point out that AI can strengthen cybersecurity. [...]