MeriTalk

As the new fiscal year gets underway, Tech Tonic will bring together government and industry technology leaders on October 8 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Washington, D.C., for an evening of networking and meaningful conversation.

The evening will begin with an exclusive VIP reception for invited government leaders, followed by Tech Tonic’s signature networking reception.

This event provides an opportunity for the federal technology community to reconnect with colleagues, build new relationships, strengthen existing partnerships, and engage with the leaders shaping the priorities and future of federal technology.

Government agencies are being asked to put emerging capabilities into operation faster while maintaining the security, governance, and reliability their missions demand. Meeting that challenge requires a trusted, adaptable foundation that connects data, applications, infrastructure, and operations from the enterprise to the mission edge. 

Modern public sector leadership requires delivering transformative capabilities at the speed of threat—without breaking security, compliance, or continuity. Achieving true mission velocity demands an open, resilient foundation that connects legacy assets to emerging edge and AI environments.

The 2026 Red Hat Government Symposium will examine how open platforms, intelligent automation, and AI-ready infrastructure can drive real-world mission outcomes with speed while minimizing risk. Through government use cases and practical discussions, you’ll explore how to modernize critical systems, govern AI, strengthen cyber resilience, improve interoperability, and deliver new capabilities with velocity.

 What you’ll gain:

• Practical approaches to move AI from experimentation into secure, governed mission workflows, including generative and agentic AI
• Strategies to automate infrastructure, compliance, and operations while expanding workforce capacity and reducing manual effort
• Architectural models for securing and managing data, applications, and systems consistently across cloud, data center, and edge environments
• Modernization pathways that improve efficiency, preserve mission continuity, and create greater flexibility across virtualization and hybrid infrastructure
• Engage in candid discussions with government peers actively solving the public sector’s toughest modernization challenges

As transnational threats grow more sophisticated and targeted, protecting our homeland demands greater coordination across agencies and mission domains. Facing advanced cyberattacks on our nation’s critical infrastructure and increased threats from unmanned aircraft, our national security missions demand solutions that harness greater innovation across federal government, state and local government, and industry.

At the GDIT Emerge: Protect the Homeland event, hear from senior agency leaders, government decision makers, and industry experts on the technologies, strategies, and partnerships needed to strengthen national security today, and into the future.

• Building and protecting resilient critical infrastructure
• National security events and preparedness
• Cyber information sharing and zero trust strategies
• Countering unmanned aircraft systems threats
• Public-private partnerships and technology innovation

Washington and Silicon Valley are exerting their respective gravitational pull on the future of AI. But what’s the right path forward for government? That why we’re drilling down to enhance Uncle Sam’s AI IQ – what’s the intelligent path forward?

AI IQ is an executive-level summit for Congressional, government, and tech leaders. This half-day, invitation-only program will drill down on key topics to unlock government new efficiency and service performance.

Key topics:

• Congressional Priorities – View from the Hill
• How much efficiency can AI unlock – and what could that mean for the cost and performance of government?
• New Breakthroughs – Research & Development
• Security
• People – Federal Workforce
• New Business Models – Future for the business of government