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Matt Triner

Matt Triner is the CEO of Hunter Strategy, a HUBZone-certified cybersecurity firm serving federal agencies and commercial organizations. He writes about cloud security, federal policy, and government contracting.

Show Me, Don't Tell Me: The Messy Middle of Alternative Procurement

Show Me, Don't Tell Me: The Messy Middle of Alternative Procurement

Code challenges, orals, and pair programming all promise the government a clearer look at who can do the work. On This Is Fine, four people who have sat through them talk about what these evaluations actually reveal, and where they turn into procurement theater.

When Benchmarks Grow Up: Kudos to OpenAI (and why I still reach for Claude)

When Benchmarks Grow Up: Kudos to OpenAI (and why I still reach for Claude)

OpenAI just dropped something genuinely useful: GDPval, a benchmark that measures how

Federal CIO Roles: Let's Stop Pretending One Size Fits All

Federal CIO Roles: Let's Stop Pretending One Size Fits All

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) just dropped a recommendation that'

Best Practices for Federal Efficiency: Beyond the Headlines

Best Practices for Federal Efficiency: Beyond the Headlines

Government efficiency shouldn't be political theater. A better approach: Let agencies openly prefer proven contractors, establish nationwide secure remote work access, and embrace FedRAMP-approved AI. Real efficiency comes from implementation, not investigation.

The 2023 DoDIG CUI Audit As Explains by a Gen Alpha

The 2023 DoDIG CUI Audit As Explains by a Gen Alpha

Yo squad, as you know its my new favorite thing to have

Inefficiencies in Federal Contracting

Inefficiencies in Federal Contracting

In the federal contracting sphere, too often proposal teams discuss scope and

Binding Operational Directive 23-01: Improving Asset Visibility and Vulnerability Detection on Federal Networks

Binding Operational Directive 23-01: Improving Asset Visibility and Vulnerability Detection on Federal Networks

How it applies to Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) and Operational Technology (OT) Control Systems

ICS Antivirus Protection for computer systems on Level 3 and below

Operational Technology

ICS Antivirus Protection for computer systems on Level 3 and below

When properly deployed and up-to-date, antivirus (AV) software is an important part of a defense-in-depth strategy to guard against…

Industrial Control Systems and Zero Trust Architecture

Industrial Control Systems and Zero Trust Architecture

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operation Technology (OT) Control Systems are computer-based systems used to control physical…