Open Source Hacker V. Government Lawyer
Rebecca Lively, Eddie Zaneski
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
"Open Source Hacker V. Government Lawyer" delves into the often-conflicting worlds of rapid open-source development and the stringent security and compliance requirements of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Presented by Eddie Zaneski, an open-source staff engineer and Kubernetes maintainer, and Rebecca Lively, a former government attorney, the talk offers a unique, dual perspective on the challenges of integrating modern technological practices within a highly regulated environment. The genesis of this discussion stems from their shared experience at a Bravo 3 collaborative software development event, a hackathon designed to bring civilian talent onto a military base to work with sensitive government data.