Identity Management Symposium to Highlight ICAM Solutions for National Security

DSI’s 11^th Annual Identity Management Symposium is set to bring together senior leaders across the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), federal government, and industry to discuss the latest policy and technology developments impacting the identity and access management sector. 

At the event on April 9-10 in National Harbor, MD, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from speakers as they explore the development of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) capabilities as foundations for achieving the DoD’s zero trust target levels. 

The topics of discussion at the Identity Management Symposium include managing internal security and threat mitigation through integrated security architectures, sourcing identity identification and authentication protections for DoD personnel and information, and emphasizing the importance of ICAM for DoD IT systems. 

Additionally, the symposium will address efficiently providing timely criminal justice and identity information in support of national security efforts, overseeing DoD ICAM services to ensure secure government agency information access, and maintaining information and personnel security across government, industry, and academia.

2025 Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Leslie Beavers, SES, Acting Chief Information Officer, DoD
• Kevin Mulvihill, SES, Acting Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, DoD
• Brian Hermann, SES, PEO Cyber, Defense Information Systems Agency
• BG Eric J. Van Den Bosch, USA, Deputy Commanding General, NETCOM
• Dovarius Peoples, SES, Deputy Chief Information Officer, GSA
• Ross Ermel, ADM Digital Services and Defense Chief Digital Officer, Department of National Defense, Canada
• Jack Wilson, PM I2S, PEO C3N
• Col Bryan A. Eovito, USMC, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group
• LTC Paul Janker, USA, PM Biometrics, Terrestrial Sensors, PEO IWE&S
• Kenneth Myers, Principal Identity Architect, Federal Reserve Board
• Marisol Cruz Cain, Director, Information Technology and Cyber Security, US GAO
• Craig A. Wilson, ICAM Director, FEMA
• David Temoshok, Senior Advisor, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
• Dr. Ronald Martin, Director, ICAM Lab, Capitol Technology University

DoD Support for ICAM Initiatives

For the 2025 fiscal year budget, the Department of Defense is requesting $14.5 billion for cyberspace endeavors including over $1.2 billion for identity management capabilities. Within this larger budget, roughly $977 million is being allocated towards zero-trust transitions and $300 million for ICAM initiatives.

Visit the Defense Strategies Institute website to register for the Identity Management Symposium. Active US military and government and state personnel attend complimentary.