OMB M-26-14: Why federal agencies must fix asset visibility first

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued Memorandum M-26-14, a new directive for federal agencies focused on improving logging and network visibility. This memo replaces previous mandates with a five-level maturity model for logging, where progress is directly tied to an agency's ability to discover and inventory its IT, OT, and IoT assets. Achieving higher maturity levels requires progressively higher percentages of asset capture, making comprehensive asset visibility the foundational step for compliance.