Sarah Sybert

1 week ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Hybrid cloud and agentic AI have the potential to drive efficiency, scalability and mission success across federal government. Agentic AI is growing in the public sector as government agencies fast-track IT transformation to boost efficiency and counter global threats, experts said during the Nutanix .NEXT conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.

1 week ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

DOD faces growing pressure to overcome legacy barriers and adopt agile, risk-based strategies exemplified in DOD’s new SWIFT program. The Defense Department is shifting its cybersecurity and data management posture away from rigid compliance toward risk-based decision-making, which leaders say is essential for modern warfare and digital readiness. “How do you actually target [data] and serve that up to the user or the consumer or the stakeholder appropriately?

2 weeks ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Federal government is leaning into a digital future, modernizing customer and employee platforms to streamline federal services, improve user experience and boost efficiency. Agencies are integrating AI, building out an open-source ecosystem and bolstering digital security as they transform operations.

3 weeks ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Executive order pushes shift from paper to digital payments as Treasury targets waste, fraud and inefficiency across federal agencies. Treasury officials believe they can prevent trillions of dollars in improper payments by modernizing agency systems, digitizing payments and utilizing a new database that improves data sharing across government. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that since 2003, federal agencies have made roughly $2.8 trillion in improper payments.

1 month ago | govciomedia.com | Sarah Sybert

Cybersecurity leaders cite growing priorities around security by design and zero trust to protect critical infrastructure, they said at CyberScape Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, Thursday. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Secure by Design framework calls for baking security into technology products from the beginning, rather than adding security on as an afterthought. The concept ties closely with current efforts around zero trust. “What do we see nation-state actors doing?