The GovExec Cybersecurity Futures Forum
The cybersecurity landscape for U.S. federal and defense sectors is evolving rapidly amid technological advancements and increasingly sophisticated threats. These organizations face unprecedented challenges in safeguarding sensitive data and critical infrastructure from adversaries who exploit evolving vulnerabilities. As federal networks expand into cloud computing, IoT, and interconnected systems, the attack surface broadens, necessitating robust defenses.
The Defense Department, with its extensive networks supporting military operations and housing classified information, faces particularly daunting tasks in securing these assets. Resilient cybersecurity strategies are crucial to defending against data breaches, espionage, and disruptions to national security. How can we ensure our defenses keep pace with the evolving threat landscape?
Join us at this year’s cybersecurity conference, hosted by GovExec’s Nextgov/FCW, Defense One, and Washington Technology, where leaders from federal and defense sectors will convene to tackle pressing cybersecurity challenges. Mainstage discussions will focus on proactive measures, regulatory updates, and emerging cybersecurity standards essential for operational readiness.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will take center stage, complemented by initiatives aimed at strengthening the cyber workforce through effective recruitment, training, and retention strategies.
Dive deeper into these critical topics during our breakout sessions exploring their impact on operational elements such as endpoint detection and response, data protection, privacy, and quantum computing preparedness.
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Speaker Details
Kelley Artz
Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Technical Expert, Office of the Policy and Compliance
Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
Bailey Bickley
Chief of DiB Defense
National Security Agency
Maj. General William Bowers
Commanding General
USMC Recruiting
Derrick Davis
Director Industrial Cyber Security for the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
Department of Defense
Maynard Holliday
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies
Department of Defense
Roman Kulbashny
Security Engineering and Architecture Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Department of Education
Col. Richard Leach
Director of Intelligence
DISA
Cherilyn Pascoe
Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE)
NIST
Maj. General Jeth Rey*
Director of Architecture, Operation & Networks and Space
Officer of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6
U.S. Army
Col. Jeffrey R. Strauss
Military Deputy, Programs
DISA
*Pending Agency Approval
Event Topic
Cybersecurity, Defense, ITRelevant Audiences
All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans AffairsOther Agency
Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies
Government/Military:
$ 0.00
Contractor/Private Sector/Retirees:
$ 275.00
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