The U.S. Army faces growing pressure to modernize software development and delivery practices while maintaining the highest levels of security, compliance and operational resilience.

Chainguard, GitLab and CDW-G hosted an informative technical exchange, demonstrating how the Army can reduce risk in the software supply chain by eliminating CVEs in open source software dependencies, streamline the software development lifecycle and align with Army cATO guidelines.

During the event, attendees discovered how to:

• Reduce Software Supply Chain Risk: Learn to effectively eliminate CVEs in open-source software, significantly boosting our security
• Streamline Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Gain practical knowledge to optimize our SDLC for faster, more efficient delivery
• Align with Army cATO Guidelines: Enhance understanding of modern tools and processes to ensure continuous cATO compliance
• Enhance Container Security: Get an overview of Chainguard's best practices and demos for securing container images
• Improve Overall Information Security Posture: Focus on secure software delivery to safeguard Army data and ensure operational readiness