In 2026, public-sector workforce challenges are structural, not temporary, requiring agencies to move beyond traditional staffing models toward intentional workforce architecture. Rather than focusing solely on headcount and hiring pipelines, leading organizations are designing capability systems that align roles, skills, workflows, and technology directly to mission outcomes.
Government leaders see AI-based agents as powerful collaborators that can work alongside humans to improve efficiency and advance missions. However, agentic AI introduces new security and identity challenges at scale that traditional identity and access management solutions, built primarily for human users, are not designed to address or govern. Identity and access management solutions canRead… Read more »
Physical AI is moving from concept to reality, which means leaders will soon face innovations that feel uncomfortably close to home.
In this video interview, Mike Gilger with Modus Operandi discusses how agencies can improve their AI outcomes with more reliable, contextual data.
Malicious actors are targeting software supply chains, insider access and legacy dependencies to compromise the security of large-scale agency systems. Prevention efforts are not enough, however. To protect national security and preserve trust, agencies need resilience and a recovery-by-design approach.
In today’s digital environment, confirming people’s online identities isn’t just a security concern: It directly affects public trust in government and streamlined access to services. Learn what agency leaders should be doing and what lessons the IRS is learning.
In this video interview, Cisco’s Ryan Shaffer explores new risks posed by dispersed networks and strategies to secure them across multiple endpoints.
Financial agencies are overwhelmed with information — stacks of paper that must be kept by law and massive amounts of digital data needed for daily mission work. With millions of documents to sort through, many teams still rely on time‑consuming manual processes that slow everything down and increase costs. These outdated workflows make it difficultRead… Read more »
When residents ask AI systems questions, the answers are often wrong. That’s because AI systems read webpages differently than humans do.
As governments accelerate digital modernization, many struggle to convert new tools into measurable mission outcomes. This article examines the critical gap between digital readiness and organizational confidence — why technology alone is insufficient — and offers leaders a practical framework for building enterprisewide confidence in an uncertain 2026 landscape.