FY26 Red Hat EKR Build

The USDA OCIO Client Experience Center (CEC) requires an architecture and implementation that establishes a secure PIVenforced Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment as a foundational pillar of the Departments Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). This effort will enable direct domain join integration and provide the necessary Red Hat Satellite capabilities to enforce identitybased access controls support MultiFactor Authentication (MFA) through Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and ensure consistent compliant configuration management across the enterprise computing environment.