https://fedtechmagazine.com/ en https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/prefabricated-modular-solutions-deliver-high-performance-ai-compute-strategic-benefits In the defense and intelligence communities, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence is driving a need for ready access to high-performance computing. This is especially true in disconnected and contested environments. “In denied and degraded situations, the traditional model of making a connection back to the cloud just isn’t realistic anymore,” says Amy Serpliss, a senior member of the strategic growth initiatives team at Schneider Electric Federal. The problem is getting worse, fast. “We’ll have triple the AI demand load by 2030.” A prefabricated, modular approach to high-… Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:50:49 -0400 Adam Stone https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/prefabricated-modular-solutions-deliver-high-performance-ai-compute-strategic-benefits https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/systemic-resilience-should-redefine-federal-cyber-deterrence-post-mythos-era Artificial intelligence–enabled cyberthreats should serve as a wake-up call for federal agencies to move beyond tuning and patching legacy security architectures and toward a more resilient approach.To meet that challenge, the next phase of cyber resilience will be defined by organizational and architectural change. Click the banner below to read CDW’s latest Cybersecurity Research Report. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:13:29 -0400 Travis Rosiek https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/systemic-resilience-should-redefine-federal-cyber-deterrence-post-mythos-era https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/securing-ai-requires-visibility-every-agent-and-action When approaching AI security, federal agencies cannot treat the technology simply as another application deployed behind the network perimeter. Once an AI system can retrieve sensitive information, communicate with other software and act through application programming interfaces (APIs), it becomes an operational participant with its own access, dependencies and potential attack paths. Agencies are experiencing this transition while adversaries begin deploying their own AI-powered tactics to accelerate reconnaissance and attacks. In this era, securing AI must go beyond protecting the… Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:46:39 -0400 Nathan Eddy https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/securing-ai-requires-visibility-every-agent-and-action https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/why-edge-ai-reshaping-federal-physical-security For years, most video surveillance systems relied on a centralized model. Cameras captured footage and transmitted it back to servers or monitoring centers, where analysis and storage took place. While effective at the time, that approach can create bottlenecks in modern environments, where data volumes are high and response times are critical. Edge artificial intelligence is changing that model by moving analysis closer to where data is generated. Cameras equipped with built-in processing can detect events, classify objects and trigger alerts without waiting for centralized systems to… Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:07:27 -0400 John Breeden II https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/why-edge-ai-reshaping-federal-physical-security https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/quantum-computing-already-here-some-federal-agencies-what-comes-next The 2030 deadline set by recent executive orders directing federal agencies to migrate to post-quantum cryptography may have created a sense of false complacency: Quantum technology is coming in three to five years, so there’s time to plan later, right? Unfortunately, federal technology leaders operating under that mindset may already be behind. Quantum computing is here and ready today, and agencies that treat it as a future-state problem will be playing catch-up. First, a quick distinction: Post-quantum cryptography and quantum computing are distant cousins, not the same thing. PQC is an… Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:27:45 -0400 Travis Methvin, John Rathje https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/quantum-computing-already-here-some-federal-agencies-what-comes-next https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/continuous-ato-and-future-federal-it-cloud-security-perfcon FedRAMP 20x is now live, and agencies are under pressure to acquire technology at commercial speed. In this environment, the traditional Authorization to Operate process — which can take 12 to 18 months — is increasingly seen as a bottleneck. Continuous Authorization to Operate flips that model. It uses automated monitoring, real-time risk assessment and ongoing compliance checks instead of point-in-time security reviews. What Is Continuous ATO (cATO)? “You can’t move at the pace of relevance with traditional ATO, because you’re stuck with a three- to five-year development cycle,” said… Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:37:15 -0400 Adam Stone https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/continuous-ato-and-future-federal-it-cloud-security-perfcon https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-federal-agencies-use-virtualization-prevent-downtime The U.S. Navy’s two hospital ships provide comprehensive medical services for American military operations, humanitarian missions and disaster relief around the world. Keeping IT systems up and running is critical. The USNS Comfort, based in Norfolk, Va., and the USNS Mercy, based in San Diego, each features more than 1,000 beds and is fully equipped with doctors to perform surgery and administer intensive care, along with radiology, pharmacy, optometry, dental and physical therapy services. Because of space constraints, the Navy has installed hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) equipment,… Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:36:28 -0400 Wylie Wong https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-federal-agencies-use-virtualization-prevent-downtime https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-ai-strengthening-federal-workforce Amid all of the excitement around artificial intelligence, it’s easy to lose sight of a more fundamental question: What does AI actually mean for the people doing the work? In this issue of FedTech, we explore a simple but essential idea — that the true value of AI lies not in replacing human expertise, but in amplifying it. Federal agencies are already beginning to shift their thinking. Rather than viewing AI as a standalone capability, many are integrating it into the daily workflows of employees. The goal is not automation for its own sake, but augmentation: giving teams the ability to… Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:23:40 -0400 Mickey McCarter https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-ai-strengthening-federal-workforce https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/qa-cisco-public-sector-chief-shares-how-federal-agencies-must-modernize-ai As senior vice president of U.S. Public Sector at Cisco, Gary DePreta works closely with federal, state and local government leaders as they navigate technology modernization, cybersecurity challenges and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. With more than two decades at Cisco, he has a front-row seat to how agencies are preparing for an AI-driven future. In this Q&A, DePreta discusses the infrastructure, security and workforce challenges federal organizations face as they seek to operationalize AI and explains why modernization has become an urgent priority. Click the… Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:34:36 -0400 Mickey McCarter https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/qa-cisco-public-sector-chief-shares-how-federal-agencies-must-modernize-ai https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-agentic-ai-government-can-transform-federal-operations-perfcon Artificial intelligence technologies such as agentic AI are transforming the federal government by providing ways to automate customer service functions and build out new applications. In fact, 82% of government organizations have deployed AI agents, according to IDC research for Salesforce. Agentic AI involves systems that work autonomously to find and synthesize relevant information. NVIDIA describes agentic AI systems as “the new digital workforce.” They are “a new breed of AI systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and thus able to perceive, reason, and act on their own,”… Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:51:08 -0400 Brian T. Horowitz https://fedtechmagazine.com/article/2026/08/how-agentic-ai-government-can-transform-federal-operations-perfcon