The National Laboratories Information Technology Summit brings together IT and cybersecurity professionals from across the Department of Energy complex to exchange best practices, strengthen infrastructure, identify efficiencies and advance the technology operations that support research across the national laboratory system. The 2026 NLIT Summit was held May 4–7 in Kansas City, Missouri, bringing together federal employees, laboratory leaders and industry partners focused on the real-world IT and cyber challenges facing the national labs.
For OSC Technical Solutions, attending NLIT is more than a conference opportunity. It is a chance to engage directly with the people responsible for securing, modernizing and sustaining some of the nation’s most complex mission environments.
OSC Technical Solutions designs, secures and operates cybersecurity, data and IT systems for complex federal, energy and critical infrastructure missions. The company’s work is built around high-consequence, highly regulated environments where system reliability, compliance, cybersecurity and operational continuity are essential to mission success.
That alignment makes NLIT especially relevant. Across the DOE laboratory system, IT and cybersecurity teams are managing aging infrastructure, evolving threat landscapes, compliance requirements, data growth, modernization priorities and the need to sustain secure operations without disrupting mission performance. These are the same types of challenges OSC Technical Solutions is built to support.
Supporting High-Consequence Mission Environments
National laboratories operate at the intersection of science, technology, national security and critical infrastructure. Their systems must support research, protect sensitive data, enable collaboration and maintain operational resilience across complex technical environments.
OSC Technical Solutions brings an engineering-led approach to these challenges, helping organizations integrate cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, systems engineering and operational rigor into long-duration mission programs. From enterprise IT modernization to cybersecurity operations and industrial control systems, OSC-TS supports environments where performance, protection and compliance must work together.
This is especially important as federal and energy-sector organizations continue to modernize mission systems while facing increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The need is no longer simply to secure networks after systems are built. Security must be integrated into architecture, operations, monitoring and lifecycle management from the beginning.
Bridging IT, Cybersecurity and Operational Technology
As the DOE complex advances modernization across laboratories, plants and infrastructure programs, the line between traditional IT and operational technology continues to narrow. Mission environments increasingly depend on connected systems, industrial control systems, sensor networks, data platforms and cyber-physical infrastructure.
OSC Technical Solutions’ capabilities are well suited to this convergence. The company supports IT modernization, cybersecurity operations and ICS/OT cybersecurity for high-consequence environments, including critical infrastructure sectors where safety, reliability and continuity are essential.
The addition of James Cervini, EngD, as Director & Principal Architect, Operational Technology Cybersecurity further strengthens OSC-TS’ ability to support clients operating in complex OT environments. His expertise in industrial control system architecture, cyber-physical resilience and critical infrastructure cybersecurity enhances the company’s support for utilities, grid modernization, nuclear infrastructure and other mission-critical sectors.
Helping Organizations Modernize Securely
Modernization across the DOE complex requires more than replacing legacy systems. It requires thoughtful planning, secure architecture, compliance-aware engineering and the ability to sustain mission operations during transition.
OSC Technical Solutions helps organizations address these needs through:
Cybersecurity and compliance support that strengthens protection against evolving threats while helping clients meet rigorous federal and industry requirements.
IT infrastructure and systems engineering that improve reliability, scalability and integration across complex environments.
ICS/OT cybersecurity expertise that helps protect operational systems where downtime, compromise or disruption can carry significant mission consequences.
Records and data management support that preserves integrity, accessibility and compliance across long-duration federal programs.
Together, these capabilities help clients move from reactive problem-solving to proactive mission resilience.
Why NLIT Matters
NLIT creates a valuable forum for sharing what is working across the DOE laboratory system and identifying where industry can help solve common technical and operational challenges. For OSC Technical Solutions, participating in the summit provides the opportunity to listen, learn and contribute to conversations around secure modernization, operational efficiency, cyber resilience and mission continuity.
As national laboratories and DOE-affiliated organizations continue to advance critical research and infrastructure priorities, they need partners who understand the demands of regulated, high-consequence environments. OSC Technical Solutions brings that experience through a combination of cybersecurity, IT engineering, operational technology expertise and mission-focused execution.
The conversations at NLIT reflect where federal IT and cybersecurity are headed: integrated, resilient, secure and built for the realities of complex operations.
OSC Technical Solutions is ready to support that future.