Five priorities guide how the Council modernizes federal technology.
Cyber Security
The Council coordinates defense strategies across agencies, embedding security into architecture so protection scales with the systems it serves.
Data Policy
The Council drives standards for how agencies collect, share, and act on information so evidence shapes policy and services improve measurably.
Cloud Smart
The Council accelerates secure cloud adoption, helping teams migrate critical workloads to deliver faster and reduce operational overhead across government.
Technology Workforce
The Council builds pathways to attract, develop, and retain skilled technologists who can meet the demands and scale of federal missions.
IT Management
The Council sets frameworks that make technology investments transparent, measurable, and accountable so every dollar drives real mission outcomes.
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News
AI Transparency Listening Session with the White House Office of Management and Budget
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is leading a series of listening sessions to learn more from industry about their approaches to AI transparency and auditable risk management.
AI in Action: 5 Essential Findings from the 2024 Federal AI Use Case Inventory
This year, agencies publicly reported more than 1,700 ways they are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to advance their missions and deliver better experiences to the public.
CISO Council and CDO Council Release Joint Guide on Federal Zero Trust Data Security
Today, the CISO Council and CDO Council released the Federal Zero Trust (ZT) Data Security Guide, a first-of-its-kind document and key deliverable of OMB M-22-09, Moving the U.S. Government Towards Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles. M-22-09 charged the Federal CDO Council and Federal CISO Council to convene a cross-agency working group of data and security experts to develop a data security guide for Federal agencies.