2025 Federal Retrospective: The Year of Resilient Innovation

2025 Federal Retrospective: The Year of Resilient Innovation

Resiliency has been top of mind in 2025, and recent high-profile CVEs serve as holiday reminders that adversaries aren't slowing down. But what changed this year was how the federal community responded. Increasingly, exploitability drove the clock: when vulnerabilities surfaced as actively exploited, agencies leaned on a more operational posture ... Read More
CMMC 2.0 in Action: Operationalizing Secure Software Practices Across the Defense Industrial Base

CMMC 2.0 in Action: Operationalizing Secure Software Practices Across the Defense Industrial Base

For years, the DoD has lost sensitive Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) through breaches in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB). Adversaries targeted smaller, less secure subcontractors to steal valuable intellectual property tied to weapons and technology. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was created to stop these leaks by enforcing a ... Read More

From Awareness to Assurance in Federal Software Development

Nothing brings the value of cybersecurity into focus quite like being in the throes of a breach. As we approach the mid-point of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it's a good time to remember that you'll never have more time to prepare for a threat than you do right now ... Read More

Modernizing Federal DevSecOps for CMMC and Beyond

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 marks a clear shift from box-checking to modernization. Compliance is, of course, important. However, this evolution highlights the need to revise our approach to how software is developed, governed, and delivered across federal systems ... Read More
Mission Velocity, Mission Assurance: Why Federal Software Security Demands Both

Mission Velocity, Mission Assurance: Why Federal Software Security Demands Both

Federal missions are moving faster than ever, and the demand for speed is matched only by the need for greater trust. From implementing zero-trust mandates to deploying AI-powered systems, today's agencies are expected to deliver software that accelerates mission outcomes while maintaining the highest security standards ... Read More

From Models to Missions: Applying the AI RMF to Federal Software Supply Chains

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Federal agencies are quickly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to make more informed decisions faster. And it's boosting productivity in all kinds of ways, from automating citizen services to accelerating vulnerability response. It's not an overstatement to say that AI is becoming central to government operations, thanks to increased access to these ... Read More

Securing the AI Stack for Federal Missions

The federal government is at a pivotal moment in understanding how to effectively bring the transformative power of AI to bear on mission assurance. Modernizing the software pipelines of government agencies and the contractors serving them is necessary to create better experiences for people accessing vital services like housing assistance, ... Read More