MeriTalking

In this podcast, John Sapp, Chainguard’s field chief information security officer, will explore what the changing open source security landscape means for teams designing and delivering federal systems. The discussion will examine how AI is affecting software risk, why open source security is a now a required architectural consideration, and how integrators can balance security, developer productivity, compliance, and mission speed as they make decisions for the next generation of federal progra

What would it take to cut the wait for a business license in half? In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Caroline Boyd speaks with Clark County CIO Bob Leek, Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams, Dell Technologies mission executive Matt Fraser, and NVIDIA senior business manager for state and local government Michael Sherwood about connecting AI investments to better public services. They explore how communities can share data responsibly, address energy and infrastructure demands, and prepare em

In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Katherine Hennessey of Everpure to examine how agencies can strengthen cyber resilience as data continues to expand across legacy infrastructure, cloud platforms, hybrid environments, and edge locations. They discuss how better data management can help agencies reduce operational risk, recover faster, keep critical services running during disruption, and support future priorities, including AI.

As AI becomes part of federal workflows, applications, and mission systems, agencies need a security operating model that can adjust as quickly as the technology and its uses evolve. Models change, data connections expand, and agents may perform thousands of actions in the time it takes a person to complete one. Agencies therefore need to complement formal authorization with continuous evidence and live enforcement. In this podcast, Anish Patel, head of federal at Cloudflare, will discuss how a

Federal agencies are working to turn growing volumes of data into trusted insights that can inform decisions and advance mission outcomes. In this episode of MeriTalking, Gail Emery sits down with Patrick McGarry, federal chief data officer at ServiceNow, and Paula Osborn, deputy chief data and AI officer at the U.S. Department of State, to discuss how agencies can connect data strategy to execution. They explore how agencies can build trusted data foundations, embed governance into workflows, a

The next phase of zero trust modernization requires agencies to think beyond a single network, environment, or use case. Enterprise users, cloud applications, tactical operations, IoT devices, OT systems, and physical security infrastructure are all part of the mission fabric, and all require secure, resilient connectivity. In this episode of MeriTalking, Gail Emery sits down with Rodney Butcher, account manager at ThunderCat Technology, and John McDonald, vice president for federal sales at Ver