Federal Executive Forum Secure Cloud Computing Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2025
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May 22, 2025 
Chris Saunders (cloud security visibility pro), Paul Kirch (data analytics and FedRAMP/IL-5 specialist), David Rouse (network and secure connectivity lead), Dr. Edward Mays (CBP multi-cloud and PQC pilot manager), and Louis Copland (Navy Zero Trust and cloud-native lead) discuss Zero Trust adoption, secure high-performance connectivity and SD-WAN, cloud identity and unified scanning, multi-cloud CI/CD and post-quantum pilots, and future edge, AI, and SaaS security priorities.
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CBP Moves Almost All Mission Apps To Cloud
- CBP has moved 232 of 276 applications to the cloud, improving speed and elasticity for mission-critical systems like Automated Commercial Environment and Trusted Traveler.
- Edward Mays highlights CI/CD pipelines enabling tariff-related changes in hours instead of weeks while emphasizing the security challenge that follows.
AI Drives Unprecedented Network Bandwidth Demand
- Verizon observes unprecedented AI-driven bandwidth demand affecting network and security architecture.
- David Rouse describes DOD research and engineering use cases pushing very high bandwidth and requiring secure architecture adjustments for AI workloads.
Inventory Is Job One For Cloud Risk
- Inventory and visibility across multi-clouds is job one for assessing cloud risk, especially for AI services and non-human identities.
- Chris Saunders explains Wiz uses cloud provider APIs to map services and detect unexpected AI/Bedrock usage in customer clouds.