Policy & Governance

Policy & Governance

Policy & Governance

Drupal Association Proposes Broader Certification and Maintainers Fund

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Organisations without in-house developers may have a new way to support the maintainers behind the Drupal modules they depend on. How would that responsibility fit into certification? ...more

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Drupal Triples Core Security Credits and Expands Sponsorship Recognition

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Companies already contributing to Drupal may find that their work carries more weight. A higher contribution score, however, does not automatically mean a higher Certified Partner tier. ...more

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US Defence Agency Seeks Drupal Web Support Following Contract Extension

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An existing contractor has received a six-month extension while the US government assesses future website support. The new requirements cover Drupal maintenance, federal cloud security and the transfer of technical responsibilities. ...more

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Jürgen Haas Proposes Charter-First Approach to Drupal Federation

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The proposed international federation already has a draft business model and a history of community consultation. Jürgen Haas argues that defining its purpose and governance should come before negotiating the interests of prospective members. ...more

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European Digital Sovereignty Push Faces Open-Source Governance Gaps

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Open-source adoption offers an alternative to vendor dependence, but maintaining control requires more. New European research identifies the organisational challenges behind that ambition. ...more

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EU Cyber Resilience Act: What Drupal Suppliers Must Assess

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Shared code creates shared security needs. European product rules raise a more specific question: who must act? ...more

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GovCMS Extends Existing Drupal Services Panel as Replacement Tender Closes

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Australia's Department of Finance has extended the current GovCMS Drupal Services Panel to 30 September 2027. The replacement Drupal and DXP services tender closed on 7 October, with new services expected to begin in early 2027. ...more

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Bowman Cyber Remarks Raise Web Estate Governance Questions for Drupal Teams

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Cyber hygiene starts with knowing what an organisation owns and who maintains it. That makes fragmented public web estates a governance problem, not only a patching problem. ...more

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NASCIO State IT Tensions Highlight Governance Questions for Shared Drupal Platforms

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A statewide publishing platform can reduce repeated technical work across public websites, but it also establishes an operating model that can outlast the migration that created it. ...more

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EU Procurement Proposal Adds Open-Source and Lock-In Provisions

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Open-source licensing answers only one part of the procurement question. The draft shifts attention to who controls the service, where dependencies sit and whether another supplier can keep the system running. ...more

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Capgemini Survey Finds Only 14% of Large Organisations Report Full Technology Dependency Visibility

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Technology choice depends on more than having alternative products available. Organisations also need to know what they depend on and whether critical services can actually move when conditions change. ...more

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Public-Sector Drupal Scale Puts Upstream Funding in Focus

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Large government Drupal platforms show how deeply open source can become embedded in public digital infrastructure. The harder question is how to maintain the foundations beneath those platforms when deployment and upstream funding follow different paths. ...more

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