Exec order’s centralized tech systems concern security pros
March 10, 2025 – Published on IT Brew
One of the more recent Trump administration executive orders, issued on Feb. 26, introduces a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative that calls for each federal agency to create a unified platform to manage contract and grant payments.
For many security pros and former government IT practitioners who spoke with IT Brew, having a single payment review technology leaves the concerning possibility of a single point of failure.
The more you advertise a centralized system containing system data, the more people are going to be curious about that centralized system containing sensitive data, according to Bryce Slaughter, GuidePoint Security’s team lead for automated security validation and former Navy senior cyber defense analyst.
“To me, that screams ‘I’ve now put a target on my own back.’”
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