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Welcome to Government Efficiency Summit.

The new administration brought with it new policies and new expectations for agencies to modernize. In this session, we’ll hear from agency leaders using old-school managerial savvy and newly available acquisition tools to undertake massive modernization efforts. 

This keynote will explore how these policies are being put into practice, including where investments are paying off, where tradeoffs are unavoidable, and how leaders are deciding what to modernize, what to scale, and what to stop. Our keynote speaker will also reveal how incremental changes can contribute to a broader, organization-wide efficiency.

Government agencies are facing a new era of service delivery pressure. Rising citizen expectations, workforce constraints, cost reduction mandates, evolving security and privacy requirements, and the push toward AI readiness are all converging at once. To meet this moment, agencies need a more connected service experience — one that reduces fragmentation, improves consistency, and gives leaders greater visibility and control across operations.

In this session, we’ll hear from chief information officers and chief artificial intelligence officers who are using AI to deliver results and modernize mission execution. They’ll provide a blueprint for how others across government can follow suit. 

In this session, we’ll hear from top GSA officials about how their agencies are working together to carry out the administration’s priorities around technology, acquisition, and AI. We’ll discuss efforts across GSA to better deliver technology for federal partners while saving money, and how the federal CIO is looking to create change at scale across the government.

Today, the conversation around artificial intelligence in the public sector has fundamentally shifted from exploration to execution. While many agencies are running experimental proof-of-concepts, the true driver of government efficiency lies in scaling the core applications that directly impact cost, workforce productivity, and mission delivery. This fireside chat will explore how forward-thinking federal agencies are transitioning from isolated AI pilots to enterprise-wide, agentic deployments.

As fraud, waste, and abuse attract heightened federal oversight, email continues to serve as a primary entry point for advanced cyberattacks targeting federal systems. Breaches driven by phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and vendor fraud have already led to serious operational and national security consequences. In this session you'll hear about how forward-leaning federal cybersecurity leaders are deploying AI-native defenses to prevent invoice fraud, impersonation of trusted contractors, and insider compromise—ensuring taxpayer dollars are secured, not stolen.

States are often the proving ground for government initiatives like efficiency. In Iowa, leaders have reorganized departments and reduced the number of agencies, creating a smaller, more concentrated government focused on core functions. Meanwhile, Maryland has felt the ripple effects of federal efficiency measures, including impacts on its budget and local economies.

In this session, speakers will take a close look at how efficiency initiatives are taking shape at the state level. They’ll share successes, unpack obstacles, and offer practical guidance on turning federal directives into actionable strategies that deliver on mission and serve both government operations and their communities.

As agencies prioritize efficiency under evolving executive mandates, AI at the Edge is enabling faster, more secure decision-making at the point of mission impact. This fireside chat will explore how distributed AI, combined with Zero Trust principles and post-quantum–ready security, can reduce latency, strengthen resilience, and improve workforce productivity. Hear how HP is helping agencies operationalize AI at the Edge to drive measurable outcomes while aligning to the latest federal guidance.

The federal acquisition system is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul is rewriting the rules of how government buys, while GSA's OneGov and USAi initiatives are consolidating the vendor landscape and reshaping which companies get access to federal agencies. Together, these changes are forcing contractors to rethink how they position themselves, structure their bids, and deliver results. This session will examine what these shifts mean in practice for industry—from small businesses navigating a tighter marketplace to large integrators adapting to new performance expectations—and what contractors need to do now to stay competitive as the rules continue to evolve.

Federal, state, and local governments are being asked to deliver more responsive services, manage tighter budgets, attract and retain the next generation of public servants, and build more resilient communities — all while citizen expectations continue to rise.

In this session, Jamison Braun, SVP and Managing Director for U.S. Public Services at SAP America, will explore why government efficiency cannot be only a cost conversation. It must also be a resilience conversation. From real-time budget visibility and workforce modernization to infrastructure management, emergency response, and citizen service delivery, public institutions need a connected digital backbone that helps leaders see clearly, act faster, and deliver outcomes people can feel.

The session will examine how the greatest and most durable efficiency gains come from aligning people, processes, technology, and adoption as part of one integrated transformation strategy. By connecting trusted data across finance, HR, procurement, assets, grants, and operations, governments can move from reactive processes to predictive service delivery — advancing the mission of stronger, safer, and more resilient communities.

As a part-two discussion, GovExec will sit down with GSA to get their perspective and insights on how the OneGov initiative is rewriting the rules of how government buys, the vendor landscape, and more.

The June 2026 AI security Executive Order — with CISA’s BOD 26-04 and its three-day remediation clock — has made staying ahead of security vulnerabilities a federal mandate. Over a live chess match, Justin Herman and Frank Konkel trade moves while unpacking how autonomous AI software engineering keeps defenders two moves ahead of the threat.

What does “efficiency” actually mean in government, and how should it be measured? Drawing on new research from The Pew Charitable Trusts, this session will reveal how states are defining, tracking, and achieving efficiency through technology and innovation. From redesigning digital services to using data to guide budget and policy decisions, panelists will cover how states are translating ideas into action, adopting metrics that capture real results, and establishing approaches beyond cutting costs to improve service delivery and long-term impact.