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Industry Leadership Anish Patel leads Cloudflare’s federal sales organization, helping agencies address cybersecurity, network performance and digital service delivery. He brings two decades of experience working on government enterprise IT challenges, including senior roles at VMware, Cloudera and Cisco. Patel has emphasized the need to connect better digital experiences, secure AI adoption and stronger defenses […]

Industry Leadership Sean MacKirdy leads Elastic’s national security business, helping organizations use data to improve situational awareness, cybersecurity and mission decisions. He brings more than 30 years of technology experience, including software development, high-performance computing and a lengthy tenure at Cisco. In 2026, MacKirdy discussed the need for continuous visibility and threat-informed defenses as AI […]

Most Inspiring Up & Comer Matheus Passos serves as senior advisor for technology and strategy at the Department of Commerce, bringing years of experience in technology planning, investment management and government policy. He previously served as acting chief technology officer and deputy CIO, overseeing enterprise architecture, emerging technologies, innovation and digital service delivery. As Commerce’s […]

Innovation of the Year DHS’s Securing the World Cup effort brought together technology, threat intelligence and interagency coordination to support security across the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s 11 U.S. host cities. The department’s work included counter-drone capabilities, infrastructure protection, cybersecurity exercises and emergency response training, connecting federal expertise with state, local and private-sector partners. Preparations […]

Industry Leadership Lynn Martin leads Workday Government, drawing on more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of technology and public service. Her earlier leadership roles at Google and VMware included building businesses focused on government and other regulated sectors. At Workday, Martin helps agencies modernize workforce and financial operations, connecting technology investments with […]

Industry Leadership Joe Perrino leads UiPath’s public sector business, helping government organizations apply automation and AI to everyday operations. His approach emphasizes the governance, ownership and measurement needed to move promising pilots into dependable production. In 2026, Perrino outlined how agencies can embed AI in workflows such as document review and case intake while maintaining […]

Industry Leadership Carmen Krueger leads Microsoft’s U.S. federal business, working with agencies and partners to apply cloud, cybersecurity and AI capabilities to government missions. She joined Microsoft in September 2025 after nearly two decades in leadership roles at SAP, with additional experience at Qualtrics. A Navy veteran who served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, […]

Industry Leadership Bryan Thomas leads Everpure’s U.S. public sector business, helping agencies build data infrastructure capable of supporting modern applications and AI. His work focuses on the operational and financial challenges of legacy storage, fragmented data environments and recurring hardware replacement cycles. During the 2026 AI & Data Exchange, Thomas discussed how AI’s growing demands […]

Just weeks after announcing plans to launch Project Gatekeeper, the Army went live Friday with the new initiative meant to accelerate the software accreditation process for vendors looking to offer their software to the military branch — and soon, frontier artificial intelligence models will be added to further speed up the security testing.

The OTA comes as SOCOM is fast-tracking frontier AI capabilities to solve real-world operational challenges.