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Accelerating Federal Cyber Resiliency in IT Modernization

Federal agencies undergoing IT modernization need to prioritize cyber resilience. Red Hat chief architects Chris Yates and Travis Steele discuss these priorities in the context of defense and national security. This includes a look at multi-domain operations, emphasizing the need for maneuverability and rapid capability restoration during missions.

The leaders also discussed how cyber resilience strategies must evolve to keep pace with dynamic and contested battle spaces and identified the foundational elements for building and deploying secure systems at scale.

Automation’s role in making technical skills more portable are a key enabler, alongside the critical need for secure, efficient data sharing across platforms without compromising information integrity. The conversation looked ahead to future conflicts, identifying the strategic priorities necessary to prepare for engagements with peer and near-peer adversaries.

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Travis Steele Chief Architect, Air Force and Space Force, Red Hat
Travis Steele
- Chief Architect, Air Force and Space Force
- Red Hat
Travis Steele serves as a Chief Architect and thought leader within the global office of the CTO at Red Hat, Inc. He supports his customers as a primary interface with mission & technology leaders in the community including ecosystem partners, advocating for the warfighting needs of the Air and Space forces and their mission partners within Red Hat products and global engineering. For more than two decades, Travis has led enterprise IT services and operations, as well as command & control and situational awareness efforts within defense agencies and commercial industry. At the Hertz corporation, he led global IT services driving several worldwide digital transformation and system modernization efforts. Prior to joining Red Hat, he served in senior technical and leadership roles within the systems integrator community, maintaining a focus on government mission requirements. Travis is a proud veteran of the United States Navy, a graduate of The Wharton School of Business Executive Leadership program and holds dual master’s degrees in business administration and information technology.
Christopher Yates Chief Architect, Army and Joint Agencies, Red Hat
Christopher Yates
- Chief Architect, Army and Joint Agencies
- Red Hat
Christopher Yates is a Chief Architect at Red Hat. He has worked extensively within the federal public sector across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), civilian sector, and with systems integrators for over a decade. Prior to working in the public sector, Mr. Yates worked in the commercial industry as a software engineer in the financial and healthcare sectors.