The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Short-Term Funding Bill; Pentagon Adds ChatGPT to GenAI; and CMS Focus on AI Outcomes
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill with Key Tech Program Extensions Last week, the House voted […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Agentic AI Moving Forward; AI Procurement Concerns; and VA EHRM Expands
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. Agentic AI Is Moving into Federal Workflows, but Readiness Gaps Remain Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: White House Boosts Cyber Hacking; TMF Short-Term Funding; VA Seeks to Extend EHRM Program
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. White House Turns to Private Sector to Boost International Cyber Hacking President Donald Trump recently […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: FIT Procurement Act; NDAA FY 2027 Negotiations Delayed; and Two Quantum EOs
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. Bill to Modernize Federal Procurement Passes House After Stalling Last Congress The U.S. House passed […]
ICAM as the Control Plane for Zero Trust
Key Takeaways Why identity is becoming central to Zero Trust Federal agencies have spent years modernizing identity systems to improve authentication, support digital services, and strengthen cybersecurity. Those investments remain important, but the role of identity is expanding. As agencies advance Zero Trust initiatives, identity is increasingly becoming the mechanism that governs access decisions across […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Anthropic Export Controls Lifted; Hackers Breach DHS; and CIA Restructures
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. U.S. to Lift Export Controls on Key Anthropic Models The Trump administration told Anthropic that […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Trump AI EO; GSA Automation Effort; and HHS Predictive Analytics
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. Trump Signs AI Executive Order Seeking Oversight of Frontier Models President Donald Trump signed an […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: GSA Touts AI Adoption; Public IT Contract Data; and VA AI Guardrails
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. GSA Touts Federal AI Adoption Despite Unanswered ROI Questions The General Services Administration has worked […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: White House AI Safety; Federal Contracting Changes; and CMS AI Fraud
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. White House Weighs Safety Reviews for Frontier AI Models The White House is considering an […]
The ICAM Baseline: What Every Federal Identity Program Must Get Right
Author: Asad Khan, VP of Innovation at Makpar Key Takeaways Federal agencies are under increasing pressure to modernize identity systems to support Zero Trust, secure digital services, and AI-driven operations. But before agencies can scale identity, they must first establish a strong baseline. Too often, ICAM modernization focuses on new tools or incremental upgrades. What gets overlooked is […]