Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, speaks during the Elastic Public Sector Summit on March 19, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)
Jennifer Franks, director of the GAO’s Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, said the nonpartisan agency needs upskilling and adaptability to keep pace with AI-related threats.
Orice Williams Brown of the Government Accountability Office is pictured in Washington D.C., on Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo by John McDonnell / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The acting comptroller general told lawmakers that the watchdog’s IT unit has “lost a fair number of resources” following funding fights and a wave of retirements.
Prioritizing systems, working toward “crypto agility,” and procuring compliant tools are among the actions officials highlight for post-quantum cryptography readiness.
On today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, former NASA CIO Renee Wynn and GAO’s Jennifer Franks on FISMA implementation across government and Lookout’s Kristina Balaam on…
