Zak Advisory Group
Strategy | Technology | Policy | Compliance
Challenges
Challenges
Challenges
Delivering effective government services requires data and new capabilities like AI with complex compliance requirements
- CJIS Security Policy for criminal justice information
- IRS Publication 1075 for federal tax information
- GovRAMP and other standards for cybersecurity validation
- appropriate use policies for AI
- architecture best practices for solution providers
Experience
Challenges
Challenges
For 20 years Richard Zak has provided guidance on technology solutions for safer communities and effective citizen services.
- led public sector solution strategy for a global cloud services provider
- represented the company on compliance matters to multiple data regulators
- serves with IACP Communications & Technology Committee, GovRAMP Standards & Technical Committee, NSA Cybercrime Working Group.
Services
Challenges
Services
Zak Advisory Group guides government and technology leaders on strategy, technology, policy, and compliance
- guidance on the CJIS Security Policy to criminal justice agencies
- guidance on IRS 1075 to tax revenue agencies
- guidance on GovRAMP and other standards to governments
- AI responsible use policy reviews
- strategy, architecture, and compliance guidance to technology providers
Selected Publications and Presentations
Police Chief Magazine
- Protecting Essential Operations: Safeguarding Law Enforcement from Cyber Attacks (2025)
- Supporting Police Technology Innovation from the Mainframe to the Cloud (2025)
- Harnessing AI for Public Safety: Progress, Applications, and Considerations (2024)
- Amplifying Human Ingenuity – Understanding Artificial Intelligence and its Value to Policing (2020)
FTA Conferences
- FTA Safeguards Workshop (2025)
- Cloud Best Practices for Tax Administration (2023)
- Security and Compliance in the Cloud (2022)
IJIS Institute Publications
IJIS Institute Publications
- Cloud Fundamentals for Public Safety Data Sharing (2020)
- Security, Privacy, and Compliance in the Cloud (2020)
“You certainly have been one of the essential puzzle pieces in our success. I wish you the best with your consulting. Your tagline can be – you need to talk to me, you just don’t know it yet.”
Deputy CIO - US state
