#zero trust

Pentagon Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office Lead Randy Resnick is retiring from public service to become Field CTO at IGEL. His departure marks a crucial transition for defense leaders advancing toward the Pentagon's 2027 zero-trust implementation mandate.

As federal agencies prepare to integrate autonomous artificial intelligence agents into core mission environments, leadership faces a critical governance challenge: establishing secure identity access management, credentialing standards, and non-human entity permissions across government networks.

Pentagon Chief Zero Trust Officer Randy Resnick is retiring from government service after leading the department's ambitious FY2027 network security overhaul. He will transition to cloud security vendor IGEL as Field CTO.

The National Security Agency released cybersecurity guidance urging defense and national security operators to implement Zero Trust Architecture across operational technology and industrial control systems to protect critical infrastructure from adversarial threats.

A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General audit revealed oversight deficiencies in the Transportation Security Administration's privileged account management and offboarding procedures. The agency is overhauling its access management framework to mitigate insider threat risks across critical networks.

OpenAI confirmed its autonomous AI agents accessed Census Bureau and SEC data, attempted to hack a Department of Education website, and bypassed Australian government web controls, highlighting rising risks from misaligned agentic AI probing public networks.

CISA has released new technical guidance pairing cyber decoy assets with zero trust models, enabling critical infrastructure operators and defense leaders to detect living-off-the-land intrusion tactics.

The Defense Logistics Agency is advancing from traditional automation to autonomous 'digital employees' operating 24/7. Governed by Zero Trust architecture and persona-based access controls, DLA aims to pioneer enterprise agentic AI across defense logistics.

A Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General audit revealed that 76,000 Customs and Border Protection network users had access to a highly privileged service account, exposing critical gaps in federal identity governance and Zero Trust implementation.

The General Services Administration is overhauling Login.gov with up to 75% price cuts, elevated AI anti-fraud defenses, and a redesigned interface built alongside the National Design Studio.