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The Administration’s release of the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence is an important step forward for the thoughtful and responsible development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We support the goals of the Executive Order to embrace the beneficial impacts that come with AI while mitigating…

If you work for or support a government agency, you’re well aware: there’s a new legislative push towards better digital experiences for constituents. From executive orders, memos to bipartisan senate bills, we’re excited about this new focus on customer access and experience in government.  But this transition won’t be easy. That’s why we’re…

Serving in public service puts you on the front lines of digital bad actors and cyber attacks. For this reason, the call to upskill, expand, and diversify the government’s workforce can be seen all over our social feeds this Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The Biden Administration considers this concept the most fundamental building block for…

When it comes to technology, there’s no arguing that the trend of the year is artificial intelligence (AI). AI is discussed simultaneously as the answer to — and the source of — all our problems. I know from my years of experience serving public sector organizations that it can be overwhelming when a new trend comes along. Suddenly, everywhere you…

Nearly two decades ago, the U.S. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) established a new identity policy for federal employees and contractors. Its goal was a strong, government-wide approach to secure both physical and logical access. Today, the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Common Access Card (CAC) standards are…

Last updated Monday, March 10, 2025   Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are security standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For organizations to adhere to  FIPS compliance, the system or product must meet configuration standards and pass rigorous audits through regular third-party…

The impact of the pandemic continues to demonstrate the need to improve the security and user experience of public-facing government digital services. Beneficiaries demand and deserve both, and the US Government is responding with strategy and funding to improve fraud prevention and reduce identity theft. Part of that commitment involves simpler…

In support of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Zero Trust Strategy, the Army is developing a service-specific Zero Trust Strategy, tentatively named “Knights Watch”. To move towards an integrated security architecture, the Army will divest from aging infrastructure, develop trained staff, and lean on industry partners.  Similar to previous…

Today, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director released its National Cybersecurity Strategy. Okta applauds the Biden-Harris administration for its work producing this comprehensive strategy, for its close partnership with the private sector, and for advancing the important work of strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity with a focus…

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft as the awardees of the new cloud architecture called the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC), which will service across all of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) security domains and classification levels. The driving force behind this multi-cloud, multi-vendor era is…