A lot of people working in or for the Department of Defense do so because of the pride and satisfaction of supporting the mission. This satisfaction can be enhanced by a positive experience. This talk explains how to use new AI tools to enhance the work force experience. Give your cyber work force something they can't get anywhere else. Make them look forward to coming to work on Monday morning and staying long past quitting time to learn more...

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) introduces some of the most far-reaching vendor-vetting requirements in recent history. Chief among them is the Ernst amendment, which mandates stronger safeguards to prevent vendors with undisclosed ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other foreign adversaries from entering the federal supply chain. Within the next year, agencies and contractors must establish validated, end-to-end...

As capabilities in multiple forms of AI are rapidly accelerating primarily because of the focus of significant venture capital funding in the field, the speed and accuracy of decisions are improving. The medical community has already shown the accuracy of detecting cancer has improved just through simple machine learning techniques. Warfighting is much more complex. The sensor input and information overload that occurs in many scenarios demand...

Rewriting the B2G Playbook: Bold Moves for Modern MarketersIn 2025, change isn’t just coming—it’s here. Major changes in the market landscape - fast-moving policy and priority shifts, budget challenges, procurement changes - have made unpredictability the new normal. Government executives, buyers and influencers are more selective, risk-averse, and inundated with information, making engagement tougher than ever. For B2G marke...

Cyber Defenders Workshop Part Two will bring together government and industry leaders to explore strategies for mitigating risk, staying ahead of evolving cyber threats, and protecting critical infrastructure and personal devices. As the federal government prioritizes cybersecurity, IT teams must balance modernizing legacy systems with ensuring cyber defenders are properly trained and equipped to navigate today’s complex threat landscape.

As artificial intelligence transforms the public sector, organizations must adopt modernized, resilient, and scalable infrastructure to unlock AI’s full potential. This program will explore real-world AI use cases and demonstrate how agencies can adopt a secure, scalable, and hybrid multicloud infrastructure with optimized network performance, preparing them for the evolving demands of AI. At the Equinix Engage event, experts will share...

To stay ahead in increasingly contested and data-driven environments, the Department of Defense is turning to automation and artificial intelligence to boost operational efficiency, accelerate decision-making, and strengthen warfighter readiness. From predictive maintenance to ISR data triage, AI-powered tools offer the potential for greater speed and scale, but their effectiveness depends on robust infrastructure, strong data practices, and s...

Automation has the power to revolutionize how agencies make decisions and detect threats—but only if built on a strong cybersecurity foundation. For federal civilian agencies, that foundation begins with Zero Trust architecture. As threats grow more sophisticated, compliance requirements tighten, and the need for secure, real-time data access expands across decentralized environments, the ability to orchestrate across the Zero Trust pill...

Quantum technologies promise to transform national security with groundbreaking capabilities that also bring new risks. Today’s encryption is threatened by quantum computing, demanding urgent security upgrades and quantum-secure communication and automation-driven infrastructure to help federal agencies stay secure. At the core of this shift are efforts to develop quantum chips that can help secure the supply chain for defense applicatio...

With AI at the forefront of government transformation, organizations at all levels face an escalating barrage of cyber threats at an unprecedented pace, while grappling with tight budgets and staffing shortages. Traditional security approaches simply can't keep pace. Join Google Public Sector and Accenture Federal Services for an exclusive webinar where we'll unveil how Managed Security Services have become an imperative for government entitie...