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?? Cloud costs can spiral without proper management. Join us at the Apptio, an IBM Company Public Sector Summit on April 22 to explore how FinOps best practices can help Federal agencies optimize cloud costs and business value. Save your seat: https://bit.ly/4ixUmB7 #ApptioPublicSectorSummit25

Welcome to The Wrap for Tuesday, March 18! We've got everything you need to know today, from the United States Department of Defense's civilian employee cut to dems bringing FOIA to the DOGE fight. Read the full newsletter below:

Gain visibility into your cloud costs. ?? At the Apptio, an IBM Company Public Sector Summit, see real-world examples of #FinOps strategies to track cloud spending and optimize resources. Join us on April 22: https://bit.ly/4kvT5ME #ApptioPublicSectorSummit25

The Zscaler Public Sector Summit is one week away! Gain the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve better outcomes as you navigate your agency’s unique transformation journey. Speakers include: ? Solomon Adote (CISM, CISSP, CCNP-S, CEH), Former Chief Information Security Officer, State of Delaware ? Jeffrey Berlet, Senior Technology Director, Cybersecurity Division, Peraton ? Stacy Bostjanick, Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer, United States Department of Defense ? Jason Crenshaw, Director, Information Technology Security, Sandia National Laboratories ? Justin Fanelli, Acting Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Navy Reserve ? Keith Johnson, Director of Defense Solutions, Amazon Web Services (AWS) ? Alper Kerman, Cybersecurity Engineer, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ? Rafi K., Chief Information Security Officer, NJ TRANSIT ? Dr. Joe Lewis, Vice President of Cybersecurity Solutions, Health and Public Sector, Leidos ? Leah McGrath, Executive Director, StateRAMP ? Joe Nguyen, Director, Corporate Information Security, Lockheed Martin ? Vu Nguyen, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Justice ? Derrick Pledger MBA, PMP, CISSP, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Maximus ? Vanetta P., Chief Information Officer, City of Alexandria, Virginia ? Sam S., Enterprise Compliance Services Lead, RTX ? Chris Soong, Chief Information Officer, HII ? Scott Stephens, Chief Solutions Architect, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Sandia National Laboratories Reserve your seat: https://lnkd.in/eDwiZBbx #zscalerpubsecsummit

Welcome to The Wrap for Monday, March 17! We've got everything you need to know today, from our new "Tech Tonic: 2025 Federal CAIO Outlook" report?to the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security CIO. Read the full newsletter below:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recently named Antonie McCord as its new CIO. He will oversee the department’s $11 billion IT budget and lead the IT strategy, cybersecurity operations, and digital modernization efforts. Read more: https://bit.ly/3XXsWfI

Peak performance is key in March Madness, and the same goes for your cybersecurity game plan. Join Loren Larson, cybersecurity officer and strategist, The University of West Alabama; Jim Shook, director, cybersecurity and compliance practice, Dell Technologies; Matt Williams, CISO, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Christopher Wong, senior associate director of IT, Florida Atlantic University; for an on-demand webinar about winning strategies in #cybersecurity, including: ?? How to double team and pivot against #ransomware and other threats ?? How to box out cyber intrusions ?? How to rebound from cyber incidents Register: https://bit.ly/4bz2ZsO

Nominations for this year’s Cyber Defenders Awards are now open. ?? We’re honoring the leaders driving innovation and strengthening our nation’s cybersecurity. Nominations close on April 10 so don’t delay. Submit here: https://bit.ly/3DI72Gw

?? Federal CAIOs fall into two distinct camps – those building the foundation and those accelerating mission-driven #AI adoption. While AI uses cases in government have doubled, most agencies remain focused on compliance and risk mitigation instead of scaling AI for real operational impact. Read MeriTalk’s new research to get the insights: https://bit.ly/3R87tgo

Welcome to The Wrap for Friday, March 14! We've got everything you need to know today, from our new “Tech Tonic: 2025 Federal CAIO Outlook” research study to Rep. Gerry Connolly's #AI query. Read the full newsletter below: