# Preparing for OMB M-26-14: How Datadog supports federal logging maturity

DevFeed: [Preparing for OMB M-26-14: How Datadog supports federal logging maturity](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/preparing-for-omb-m-26-14-how-datadog-supports-federal-logging-maturity-2302.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/omb-m-26-14-federal-logging-maturity/>)

Author: Chris Leffler; Sophie Wang

Published: 2026-06-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog | The Monitor blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-the-monitor-blog.md>)

Topics: [SIEM, Security, Observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/siem-security-observability.md>), [log management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/log-management.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [threat detection](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-detection.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>), [Incident response](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-response.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Security Operations Center](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-operations-center.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains how OMB Memorandum M-26-14 changes federal logging guidance from prescriptive requirements to a risk- and maturity-based model. It describes continuous event monitoring and threat hunting, investigation, response, and forensics, including centralized security telemetry, visibility across IT, OT, and IoT environments, threat detection, searchable and retrievable logs, cross-source correlation, incident response, and forensic analysis. It also presents Datadog as a unified observability and security platform for helping agencies meet these requirements.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Datadog helps federal agencies prepare for OMB M-26-14 by providing centralized telemetry data, threat detection, and automated incident response.