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 The Exchange is where vision meets execution. With deep roots in IT, public sector transformation, and digital innovation, each episode explores how ideas become action—and how metrics, trust, and leadership shape the future of technology. From AI to infrastructure, from service provider oversight to public confidence, this show is for decision-makers, analysts, and visionaries who want more than just insight—they want outcomes.

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  • The Exchange Daily – Friday, January 9, 2026

    The Exchange Daily – Friday, January 9, 2026
    Jan 9 2026
    NIST Opens Public Input Window on AI Agent SecurityThe National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public input on securing artificial intelligence agents. The sixty-day comment window allows stakeholders—developers, deployers, security researchers, and federal agencies—to shape NIST’s guidance on agentic AI security, evaluation methods, and best practices.AI agents are autonomous systems capable of taking independent actions to complete tasks without constant human intervention. Unlike chatbots designed for interactive dialogue, agents can access systems, make decisions, and execute workflows autonomously. NIST is specifically seeking input on security threats and vulnerabilities unique to agents, security best practices for agent development and deployment, methods for assessing agent security, and approaches to monitoring or constraining agent environments to mitigate risk.This RFI represents an early opportunity to influence federal procurement standards, compliance requirements, and validation methodologies for agentic AI. Federal CIOs and system integrators planning agent deployments should review the RFI and submit comments aligned with their operational and security requirements.2026-01-07: https://fedscoop.com/nist-input-agentic-ai-security-best-practices-caisi/Google Vertex AI Agent Engine Billing Changes Effective January 28Google Cloud announced pricing changes to its Vertex AI Agent Engine, effective January 28, 2026. Three core agent capabilities—Sessions, Memory Bank, and Code Execution—will transition from free to metered billing. Runtime pricing will be lowered to offset some cost increases, but organizations piloting agents in production will experience cost changes as they scale.Agent memory is a critical capability for maintaining context across multi-turn interactions. As this capability moves to metered billing, organizations should review their pilot architectures, cost projections, and production scaling plans. FinOps teams should assess whether agent memory is essential to their use cases or whether alternative architectures can reduce costs.This change signals Google’s transition of agent capabilities from experimental to production-grade services. Organizations should validate their cost models and architecture decisions before January 28 to avoid surprises in production billing.2026-01: https://docs.cloud.google.com/agent-builder/release-notesNIST Updates Cryptographic Key-Establishment Standards for Hybrid SecretsThe National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising its foundational cryptographic standards for key establishment (SP 800-56A and SP 800-56C) to support hybrid secrets and new key-encapsulation mechanisms. These updates modernize federal cryptographic guidance to address emerging threats, including quantum computing risks.The revisions allow shared secrets to incorporate approved key-encapsulation mechanisms and expand hybrid formatting options. This guidance will cascade into product roadmaps, cryptographic library updates, and long-term security compliance planning for federal agencies and contractors.Organizations managing cryptographic infrastructure, evaluating cryptographic vendors, or planning multi-year security roadmaps should align their choices with NIST’s updated direction. This is particularly important for agencies subject to FIPS 140-3, CMMC, or other federal cryptographic compliance requirements.2026-01: https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2026/nist-to-revise-key-establishment-recommendationsGAO Report Identifies Gaps in DOD Telework and Remote Work EvaluationThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report identifying significant gaps in how the Department of Defense evaluates its telework and remote work programs. GAO found that DOD has not formally evaluated telework and remote work against agency goals, lacks consistent data quality, and has not established clear evaluation requirements.The report calls for DOD to improve data collection, establish clearer evaluation metrics, and align telework policies with workforce and IT objectives. From an IT perspective, telework policies directly impact collaboration tooling, endpoint security, identity and access management, and information-sharing workflows. Organizations rethinking telework or remote work should establish solid IT and security baselines before finalizing policy decisions.This GAO finding signals that federal agencies will face increased scrutiny on telework governance, data quality, and alignment with IT and security objectives.2026-01-08: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107601Federal AI Initiatives Ramping for 2026Multiple federal AI initiatives are launching or expanding in 2026, signaling increased investment and adoption across agencies. Key initiatives include the Genesis Mission, new OMB guidance on AI governance, HHS AI strategy updates, and ...
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  • The Exchange Daily - January 8, 2026

    The Exchange Daily - January 8, 2026
    Jan 8 2026
    Build data analytics agents faster with BigQuery’s fully managed, remote MCP serverGoogle is pushing a practical pattern for agentic analytics by standardizing how AI applications connect to BigQuery through a managed remote MCP server. The value for enterprises is faster build cycles plus clearer governance controls, because the model-to-data connection becomes a managed interface instead of bespoke glue code. For IT leaders, the decision point is whether to treat MCP connectivity as a platform standard with consistent identity, logging, and guardrails. If you’re already building agents, this is a good moment to formalize an internal reference architecture before experimentation becomes production sprawl.Sources: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/using-the-fully-managed-remote-bigquery-mcp-server-to-build-data-ai-agents/ https://docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/use-bigquery-mcpFedRAMP 20x Phase 2 Pilot milestones and Cohort 2 application windowFedRAMP 20x Phase 2 is still a pilot, but the milestones are real and the dates are explicit. That matters to agencies and cloud providers because it turns modernization and authorization planning into a calendar exercise with competitive constraints. The Cohort 2 window is narrow, so organizations that want to participate or align internal requirements need to be ready before the window closes. The practical takeaway is to treat FedRAMP 20x as a pipeline event and to tighten internal documentation, evidence collection, and partner coordination.Sources: https://www.fedramp.gov/20x/phase-two/OpenAI API deprecation: Realtime API Beta removal dateIf you have anything in production tied to OpenAI’s realtime beta capabilities, the critical point is the removal date. Deprecations are rarely just a developer inconvenience, because they touch contracts, SLAs, incident response plans, and customer commitments when an interface changes. The practical move is to inventory dependencies now and schedule a managed migration rather than a late-stage scramble. This is also a reminder to make deprecation review a routine part of AI platform governance.Sources: https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecationsNIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Revision 6 initial public draft open for commentKey management guidance is foundational, and NIST’s draft update is a signal that crypto agility requirements are continuing to evolve. For CISOs and compliance leaders, this is an opportunity to review what the updated guidance implies for PKI, certificate lifecycles, and policy language. For engineering teams, it’s a prompt to map where key material lives and where modernization will be expensive. The comment window is also a practical moment to raise real-world constraints back to NIST.Sources: https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2025/comment-on-sp-800-57pt1r6-initial-public-draft https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/57/pt1/r6/ipdGitHub Actions hosted runner price reductionsGitHub Actions pricing changes are a rare chance to revisit CI strategy with real budget impact. If you have teams running fragmented pipelines, a lower hosted runner price point can support consolidation and standardization. The risk is that lower unit costs can mask growing consumption, so visibility and guardrails still matter. This is a good time to re-benchmark expensive workflows and update chargeback or budgeting assumptions.Sources: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-01-01-github-actions-hosted-runner-price-reductions/CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog adds PowerPoint and HPE OneView issuesCISA’s KEV catalog is designed to keep patch priorities grounded in real exploitation, and new additions should move quickly to the top of the queue. The dataset shows fresh entries that span both end-user software and infrastructure management, reinforcing that exploitation targets whatever provides leverage. For IT operations, the key is rapid confirmation of exposure, fast remediation where possible, and clear leadership reporting when patching is constrained. KEV is also a reminder that asset inventory is the prerequisite for speed.Sources: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/kev-data/develop/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csvTopics We’re Tracking (But Didn’t Make the Cut)Dropped Topic: Additional NIST draft publications beyond SP 800-57* Why It Didn’t Make the Cut: Useful, but we prioritized one high-impact crypto governance draft to avoid overloading the show with standards updates.* Why It Caught Our Eye: Several comment windows are open and can influence long-term compliance and architecture decisions.Quick Disclaimer and Sources Note: The author used AI in part to create this newscast. Our goal is to be transparent and show you how we sourced the info we used.This newscast was developed using only public sources of information.The Exchange Daily is a production of Metora Solutions. For more information about how to participate in this daily newscast, contact us at podcasts@...
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    7 Min.
  • The Exchange Daily - January 6, 2026

    The Exchange Daily - January 6, 2026
    Jan 6 2026
    Microsoft’s Fabric move signals autonomous data engineering as the new defaultMicrosoft’s acquisition of Osmos is a clear signal that AI-driven automation is becoming a default feature in enterprise data platforms. The upside is speed and scale, especially for teams drowning in pipeline operations and repetitive engineering work. The risk is governance drift, because autonomous behavior without tight guardrails can create integrity and lineage issues fast. Leaders should define approval points and audit expectations now, before autonomy becomes the normal way the platform runs.Sources:https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/01/05/microsoft-announces-acquisition-of-osmos-to-accelerate-autonomous-data-engineering-in-fabric/AWS is turning agentic AI into an enablement pipeline with deadlinesAWS is treating agentic AI like a pipeline, with a cohort program and a competition that pushes teams to build and ship quickly. That matters because vendor-led reference patterns often become the templates buyers adopt. Organizations should standardize agent governance, including tool scope limits, identity controls, and audit logging before pilots touch sensitive systems. The goal is to move fast without creating invisible security debt.Sources:https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/happy-new-year-aws-weekly-roundup-10000-aideas-competition-amazon-ec2-amazon-ecs-managed-instances-and-more-january-5-2026/FedRAMP Security Inbox enforcement becomes an operational readiness testFedRAMP’s Security Inbox expectations are moving into enforcement, which shifts this from policy talk to day-to-day readiness. Providers need clear ownership, monitoring, and response workflows so they can meet communication expectations under stress. Agencies should ask providers for proof of readiness and escalation processes, not just documentation. This is a change that can surface quickly during an incident.Sources:https://fedramp.gov/docs/rev5/balance/fedramp-security-inbox/FedRAMP Minimum Assessment Scope widens, but it is still a change-managed moveThe Minimum Assessment Scope optional wide release can reduce friction over time, but it isn’t a shortcut. Providers must follow significant change processes and align with assessors to avoid schedule slips. For teams already stretched thin, the best approach is to model the boundary early and validate the story with stakeholders before committing. Done well, it can help focus assessment effort on what truly impacts risk.Sources:https://fedramp.gov/docs/rev5/balance/minimum-assessment-scope/OpenAI changes Voice behavior on macOS desktopsThe Voice experience retiring in the ChatGPT macOS app is a small change that can still create confusion and help-desk load. Organizations should communicate where Voice still works and what the approved alternatives are for voice-enabled workflows. This is also a reminder that endpoint behavior can differ across platforms, and policy guidance needs to match reality. A short internal note can prevent a lot of friction.Sources:https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notesOpenAI Realtime API Beta deprecation creates a hard migration deadlineRealtime AI experiences tend to become business-critical quickly, especially for voice, call handling, and interactive apps. OpenAI’s deprecation notice means teams using the beta interface need a firm migration plan to the generally available Realtime API. This should be treated as a calendar risk with testing, rollback, and cost planning. Leaders should require an inventory and a migration owner, not a vague “we’ll get to it.”Sources:https://platform.openai.com/docs/deprecationsNIST checklist guidance is a quiet lever for automated securityNIST’s draft update to SP 800-70 matters because checklists are how many organizations operationalize secure configuration at scale. When checklists become more automation-friendly, it gets easier to standardize hardening, evidence, and compliance workflows across teams. Security leaders should evaluate whether the draft supports the reality of cloud-native and frequently changing systems. If it doesn’t, this comment window is your opportunity to say so.Sources:https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2025/draft-sp-800-70-rev-5-is-available-for-commentGAO spotlights oversight gaps in major award programsGAO’s findings are a reminder that oversight and fraud prevention depend on systems, controls, and analytics, not just policy. Agencies and partners should expect stronger requirements for documentation, monitoring, and evidence of controls as the response to these gaps matures. Tech leaders can help by modernizing award workflows, strengthening identity and payment controls, and making auditability a built-in feature. This is one of the clearest places where modernization directly reduces risk.Sources:https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107444Topics We’re Tracking (But Didn’t Make the Cut)Dropped Topic: Google Cloud joins Auto-ISAC as an Innovator Partner.* Why It ...
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    8 Min.
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