{"id":65718,"date":"2026-01-27T03:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/886816895"},"modified":"2026-01-27T03:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:58:36","slug":"tech-trends-2026-5-things-to-watch-for-in-federal-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/tech-trends-2026-5-things-to-watch-for-in-federal-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Trends 2026: 5 Things To Watch for in Federal IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-audio\">\n<div id=\"jp_container_1\" class=\"jp-audio\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"media player\">\n<div class=\"jp-type-single\">\n<div class=\"jp-gui jp-interface\">\n<div class=\"jp-controls-holder\">\n<p> <button class=\"jp-play\" role=\"button\">Listen<\/button> <button class=\"jp-pause\" role=\"button\">Pause<\/button> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Federal agencies are predicted to increasingly integrate <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/12\/tech-trends-2026-gsas-usai-platform-helps-agencies-act-ai-action-plan-perfcon\" target=\"_blank\">artificial intelligence-driven defenses<\/a> and <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2026\/01\/how-overcome-3-key-azure-challenges\" target=\"_blank\">unified cloud governance<\/a> for more resilient, <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2023\/05\/agencies-should-take-these-steps-ensure-theyre-buying-secure-software\" target=\"_blank\">secure-by-design IT<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>AI will be the fastest-growing IT spend category \u2014 impacting the entire stack, from infrastructure to software and services \u2014 as the driver of innovation, according to technology experts.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, federal CIOs and chief AI officers are bullish on transforming <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/10\/it-futurist-records-classification-ai-use-case\" target=\"_blank\">generative AI pilots<\/a> into full-scale production systems boosting operational efficiency and improving mission outcomes in 2026. The year should see projects building on 2025\u2019s momentum and mark early maturation of the AI ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see robust regulatory frameworks emerge, alongside investments in data infrastructure, as AI evolves from consuming data to generating it,\u201d says Nic Jefferson, vice president of government affairs at <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdwg.com\/content\/cdwg\/en\/brand\/dell-data-center-solutions.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dell<\/a>. \u201cThis year, AI moves from promise to reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdw.com\/content\/cdw\/en\/articles\/ai\/4-tech-trends-ai-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>GET READY: <\/strong>Here are the four biggest artificial intelligence trends heading into 2026.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>AI Evolves Past Pilots<\/h2>\n<p>To this point, agencies have cautiously piloted AI, but expect them to fast-track the technology to improve the responsiveness of government services \u2014 driving a surge in public-private partnerships. These partnerships ensure rapid AI integration, Jefferson says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/07\/white-house-ai-action-plan-regulation-innovation\">AI policy and regulation<\/a> will become critical in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rise of agentic AI \u2014 autonomous systems capable of complex decision-making \u2014 will challenge existing norms, forcing urgent conversations around transparency, accountability and human oversight,\u201d Jefferson says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdwg.com\/content\/cdwg\/en\/articles\/ai\/beyond-rack-how-data-centers-adapting-ai.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Click the banner below<\/strong> to ready your data center infrastructure for artificial intelligence.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--linked-image paragraph--view-mode--paragraph\"> <a class=\"desktop\" id=\"XS_Q225_AI_cta_desktop01\" 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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/XS_Q225_AI_cta_mobile01.gif?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/XS_Q225_AI_cta_mobile01.gif?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/XS_Q225_AI_cta_mobile01.gif?ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"XS_Q225_AI_cta_mobile01\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--body-text paragraph--view-mode--paragraph\">\n<div>\n<h2>Technology Acquisition Accelerates<\/h2>\n<p>Agencies (and the Department of Defense, in particular) want to shorten the time to acquire technology, especially AI, and make it available to the workforce at commercial speed, says Max Claps, research director for worldwide national government platforms and technologies at IDC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy centralizing acquisitions through OneGov, and by applying approaches like Commercial Solutions Openings and continuous Authorization to Operate, the federal government wants to avoid traditional lengthy processes and engage nontraditional vendors to develop and deploy capabilities with increasing speed and agility, while improving security,\u201d Claps says.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the phased rollout of the <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/04\/major-contractors-close-cmmc-20-readiness\">Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0<\/a> could become a barrier to entry, Claps says.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph pull-quote\">\n<div class=\"sky\">\n<div class=\"image-container\"> <img 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/styles\/pull_quote_130_x_130_\/public\/2026-01\/Randy%20Dougherty.jpeg?itok=iQxlvSfD&ssl=1\" alt=\"Randy Dougherty\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\"> <span> A single, federal standard is essential because we cannot scale AI while navigating a 50-state patchwork of conflicting and costly regulations.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"speaker\"> <span>Randy Dougherty<\/span><br \/>\nCIO, Trellix<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--body-text paragraph--view-mode--paragraph\">\n<div>\n<h2>A Simplified, United AI Policy Framework<\/h2>\n<p>The most significant federal IT trend for 2026 is the move toward a simplified, unified AI policy framework, says Randy Dougherty, CIO of <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdwg.com\/content\/cdwg\/en\/brand\/trellix.html\" target=\"_blank\">Trellix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA single, federal standard is essential because we cannot scale AI while navigating a 50-state patchwork of conflicting and costly regulations,\u201d Dougherty says.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order on <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/12\/eliminating-state-law-obstruction-of-national-artificial-intelligence-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">ensuring a national policy framework for AI<\/a> that President Trump issued in December is an effort to pre-empt that patchwork, one which prioritizes rapid industry innovation over states\u2019 privacy concerns and will lead to prolonged litigation.<\/p>\n<p>The White House framework provides the legal and technical certainty needed for innovation by removing compliance obstacles caused by varying state laws, Dougherty says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/ftq425-itinfluencerlist-static-2025-clickhere-mobile_2.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"ftq425-itinfluencerlist-static-2025-clickhere-mobile\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--body-text paragraph--view-mode--paragraph\">\n<div>\n<h2>Post-Quantum Cryptography Becomes the Baseline<\/h2>\n<p>The security paradigm is shifting away from software-based perimeter defenses toward physics-based, hardware-enforced isolation, says Ryan Simpson, chief technologist for federal partners at <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdwg.com\/content\/cdwg\/en\/brand\/nvidia.html\" target=\"_blank\">NVIDIA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One major driver is the rise of data processing units, which offload security functions from the CPU and create an internal air gap between controls and application workloads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy isolating security policy enforcement at the hardware level, DPUs ensure that, even if a host system is compromised, the underlying security architecture remains intact,\u201d Simpson says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/08\/hardware-security-protecting-data-quantum-era-perfcon\">Post-quantum cryptography<\/a> is also becoming a baseline requirement for agencies, rather than a future consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgencies are accelerating transitions to quantum-resistant algorithms to address \u2018harvest now, decrypt later\u2019 threats, in which adversaries collect encrypted data today with the expectation of breaking it once quantum computing capabilities mature,\u201d Simpson says.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/cdw_subscription_v3\/register-web\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Click the banner below<\/strong> for the latest federal IT and 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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/ft_newsletter_animated_q125_signup_mobile_6.gif?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/ft_newsletter_animated_q125_signup_mobile_6.gif?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/fedtechmagazine.com\/sites\/fedtechmagazine.com\/files\/2026-01\/ft_newsletter_animated_q125_signup_mobile_6.gif?ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"ft_newsletter_animated_q125_signup_mobile\"> <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--body-text paragraph--view-mode--paragraph\">\n<div>\n<h2>Aggressive Internal Upskilling<\/h2>\n<p>The <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2025\/07\/3-challenges-overcome-aiml-adoption-federal-government\">talent gap<\/a> is now a critical operational risk, with some contractors winning federal projects they cannot staff due to a severe shortage of specialized expertise, Dougherty says.<\/p>\n<p>There is a particularly acute need for professionals who have both high-level AI skills and the necessary top-secret security clearances for federal work.<\/p>\n<p>To bridge the workforce gap, agencies are shifting focus from external hiring to <a class=\"paragraphCTA\" href=\"https:\/\/fedtechmagazine.com\/article\/2026\/01\/tech-trend-2026-ai2c-exemplifies-ai-upskilling-federal-workforce-perfcon\">aggressive internal upskilling<\/a> by training veteran analysts specifically in AI defense and cloud-native architecture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p> Just_Super \/ Getty Images <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdw-related-content clearfix\">\n<h3 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