{"id":267369,"date":"2026-06-08T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:55:12","slug":"zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform\/\">Zero trust, zero guesswork: Securing the defense workforce platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform\/\">https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/zero-trust-zero-guesswork-securing-the-defense-workforce-platform\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-08 09:37:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"fedscoop.com\">fedscoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Workforce modernization is often framed around talent gaps, hiring speed or operational efficiency within the federal government. After nearly two decades in federal service, including leading cybersecurity initiatives as a CISO, I believe agencies must view workforce transformation through an equally urgent lens: security. In the current threat landscape, identity is the new perimeter. However, that perimeter is only as strong as the data model supporting it.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Day is CISO for Workday Government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The identity crisis: fragmentation as a vulnerability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most significant security need I hear from agencies today is a lack of visibility driven by identity issues. For decades, the government has operated with siloed legacy systems of record, leading to fragmented digital personas.<\/p>\n<p>When identity is fragmented, security risks multiply through \u201cidentity sprawl.\u201d During my own federal career, I held records in at least three different HR systems: my middle name was \u201cLeanne\u201d in one, \u201cLee Ann\u201d in another, and simply \u201cLee\u201d in the third. While this may sound like a minor clerical error, it creates a massive identity nightmare at enterprise scale. If an employee leaves an agency, an administrator might deactivate one account but inadvertently leave a secondary, incorrectly named account active. If that orphaned account retains administrative privileges, it becomes a silent but potent insider threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Security: Baked in, not bolted on<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To eliminate modern vulnerabilities, agencies must adopt a unified data model that establishes a single source of truth for workforce identity. This is not a feature you can \u201cbolt on\u201d as an afterthought; it must be the architectural starting point.<\/p>\n<p>I often compare security to baking: you mix the flour, sugar and eggs before putting the cake in the oven. Security is the egg; if you try to crack it on top after the cake is already baked, the structure fails. 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