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The Golden Dome missile defense initiative marks a generational investment in layered, integrated defense. By combining space-based interceptors, advanced sensing, and resilient command-and-control, the $151 billion SHIELD contract vehicle reflects the urgency of emerging missile threats and highlights a significant opportunity for the defense industrial base.

However, the scope and scale of Golden Dome raise critical questions for industry: How will funding increase over time? How will architectural decisions affect cross-agency integration? How will acquisition strategies influence competition? And what does success look like from the DoD’s perspective? 

During this Power Breakfast, Washington Technology will bring together defense officials, market analysts, and industry executives to discuss Golden Dome’s funding profile, architectural vision, and acquisition roadmap, enabling contractors to align their organizations for long-term participation in one of the defense sector’s most consequential modernization efforts.

MMC is Merit Network’s annual gathering of network professionals, security experts and community thought leaders. 

 The 2026 event will be held at the Dearborn Inn on Tuesday, May 12th, and Wednesday, May 13th. Join us as we connect, learn and strategize about Michigan’s broadband future.

• Quantum-Resistant Zero Trust: Integrating PQC into Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Secure Web Gateway (SWG) to ensure long-term data confidentiality.
• Hybrid Encryption Deployment: A strategic, phased approach using both classical and post-quantum algorithms to mitigate current and future risks simultaneously.
• Performance at the Edge: Leveraging Cloudflare's low-latency global network to deliver quantum-safe connections without noticeable performance degradation.
• Compliance Readiness: Supporting the DOD in meeting future mandates for cryptographic migration, ensuring a smooth transition to a quantum-safe environment.

Cloudflare, Vidterra and Carahsoft are excited to invite you to join us for our SOF Week 2026 Executive Briefing!

Join us to uncover the latest cybersecurity insights and solutions with experts, CISOs and service providers to accelerate your business.

The 2026 agenda will deliver the latest cybersecurity, risk management, strategy and leadership insights across key topic areas, covering the challenges most critical to CISOs and their teams.

Explore the topics that will be covered at this year’s conference, informed by key challenges for CISOs and their teams.

• AI in Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity leaders play a critical role in AI. Explore how to govern the secure use of AI across your organization, integrate AI into all aspects of cybersecurity, defend against AI-generated attacks and navigate the AI hype to create real value.
• Cyber Resilience - In an ever-changing and increasingly complex environment and threat landscape, improving the ability of the organization to resist, absorb, recover and adapt to business disruption is vital. Cybersecurity leaders must embed resilience as a key element in every aspect of their cybersecurity programs.
• Cybersecurity Leadership, Management and Governance - Cybersecurity leaders must reframe their roles for a volatile, uncertain world and better support business outcomes. Learn how to develop a business-driven cybersecurity program, use metrics to prove value, deliver effective cybersecurity governance, and enhance leadership skills and effectiveness.
• Data Security, Privacy and Compliance - Discover how to build the right data security governance and controls to account for constantly changing data-sharing requirements, the increasing risks of using unstructured data with generative AI tools and privacy laws.
• Security Culture, Behavior and Awareness - Cultivating a robust cybersecurity culture within the organization is crucial for safeguarding assets and maintaining trust with key business partners. Explore how to reevaluate your awareness initiatives to foster a culture of security and enable increased secure behaviors.

Secure your spot at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026. See you there!

Today’s security-focused solution providers face increasing pressure to keep their customers safe and manage risk. Every single client is confronted with a wide range of threats from highly skilled attackers, as well as intentional and/or accidental internal breaches. Protecting the customer is job number one, but security providers must secure their own businesses as well. It is essential that today’s MSP is practicing what they preach, with a strong, multi-layered approach to cybersecurity. As security breaches continue to grab headlines, today’s customer demands a higher-level of security prowess than ever before. XChange Security is designed to help you adapt, shine and demonstrate your security expertise to capture more business.

Federal IT isn’t standing still, and neither are the rules, priorities, and playbooks shaping it.

Shift Happens is a one-day MeriTalk forum where government and industry leaders examine what’s changing in how agencies fund, buy, secure, authorize, and scale technology – and what those shifts mean in practice.

Candid, policy-forward conversations will explore the shift in approach across AI, cybersecurity, quantum, acquisition, cloud authorization, and digital services, focusing on practical implications, implementation realities, and what comes next.

The NLIT Summit is sponsored by the NLIT Society, a professional society founded to facilitate the exchange of best practices and ideas among IT and Cybersecurity professionals within the DOE complex, strengthen the infrastructure, and identify efficiencies within the DOE laboratory system. The Summit facilitates sharing information regarding all aspects of IT and Cybersecurity operations, technology, policies, and practices in support of research conducted at the Laboratories. It is open to all personnel in the IT and Cybersecurity fields working at Laboratories and Plants affiliated with government funded activities, as well as Federal government employees in the IT or Cybersecurity fields that work at agencies associated with the participating Laboratories.

The Summit consists of presentations, Community of Interest Network (COIN) collaboration sessions, panel discussions, tutorials, and technology demonstrations on a variety of topics of current interest to the IT community within DOE. There is an emphasis on providing opportunities for active participation and networking between attendees. Best practices, strategies, methodologies, implementations, lessons learned, innovative solutions, and emerging topics within the DOE community are shared during the Summit’s many sessions and events.

Join Carahsoft and our vendor partners at our SOF Week 2026 Executive Briefing Series during SOF Week!

Our Executive Briefings Series consists of three days of complimentary educational sessions designed to connect the SOF community in thought leadership, highlight the latest technology trends, and showcase innovative products.

Secure your spot and register now!

Please note: You will either need an exhibitor badge or a full conference badge to attend. CPE credit is available for some sessions.

Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) is proud to announce the 27th Annual Information Security Forum (ISF) on May 20-21, 2026 (Wednesday-Thursday) at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas. As the premier cybersecurity event for Texas state and local government and public education institutions, ISF 2026 brings together decision-makers, IT professionals, and security leaders from across the state for two days of learning, collaboration, and innovation.

ISF will feature engaging presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration between public-and private-sector security experts.

Registration is not available for TechNet Cyber. Check back in Winter 2025.

Adversaries have taken to cyberspace to conduct continuous confrontations. Protecting cyber assets requires more than a single entity, it demands multiple organizations. Join us for this three-day event and interact with IT professionals, hear from experts and develop solutions to ensure technology can connect people to information.

The Kentucky Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

The Florida Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit is where government defends the future.

This public sector-focused event brings together IT security leaders, risk managers, and public officials to tackle the evolving cyber threats facing state and local government. Through expert-led sessions, peer exchange, and real-world case studies, attendees gain practical strategies to strengthen cyber resilience, protect critical infrastructure, and lead with confidence in an age of constant risk. Designed specifically for the public sector, this summit delivers insights you can act on and alliances you can trust!

The California Cybersecurity Education Summit focuses on addressing the unique cybersecurity challenges faced by the public sector. The event brings together government leaders and IT security professionals to discuss strategies for safeguarding sensitive information, enhancing cybersecurity infrastructure, and staying ahead of evolving threats. Attendees can expect expert insights, collaborative discussions, and practical solutions tailored to the needs of public sector organizations.

Open to Public Sector only.

Registration information will become available during Summer 2026.

TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Indo- Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the services' requirements and needs.

Southern California Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit is where government defends the future.

This public sector-focused event brings together IT security leaders, risk managers, and public officials to tackle the evolving cyber threats facing state and local government. Through expert-led sessions, peer exchange, and real-world case studies, attendees gain practical strategies to strengthen cyber resilience, protect critical infrastructure, and lead with confidence in an age of constant risk. Designed specifically for the public sector, this summit delivers insights you can act on and alliances you can trust!