Top Pentagon zero trust official to retire from government this week
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
October 14, 2026 11:43 AM ET
Randy Resnick has spent nearly 40 years in federal service and is expected to continue working at a software company as a chief technology officer for government.
The Defense Department’s top zero trust official is leaving government service at the end of this week, according to an email obtained by Nextgov/FCW.
Randy Resnick, who led development of the department’s framework for adopting the cybersecurity approach across its networks, will retire Friday, he told colleagues in the email sent late Tuesday night.
Resnick oversaw the Pentagon’s push to overhaul how it protects military networks and meet zero trust requirements by the end of fiscal 2027. The approach follows a “never trust, always verify” principle, assuming hackers may already be inside a network and limiting their access to sensitive data through continual verification and tighter controls.
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