Pentagon's top zero trust official Randy Resnick to retire this week

Randy Resnick, the Defense Department's chief zero trust officer, is retiring Friday after nearly 40 years of federal service. He led the Pentagon's push to overhaul military network security and meet zero trust requirements by the end of fiscal 2027. Resnick will join IGEL as field chief technology officer for government and critical industries.

• Resnick led the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office in the Pentagon CIO's office since 2022
• He spent over three decades at the NSA, where he was the first chief of its Red Team
• The program aims to meet zero trust requirements by the end of fiscal 2027
• He will become field CTO for government at software firm IGEL