A Guide to POC’s 4th Quarter 2026 GovCon Summits: FedCiv, Homeland Security, Healthcare
- POC is rounding out 2026 with three can’t-miss GovCon forums
- The 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29 and the 2026 Homeland Security Summit is on Nov. 10
- We wrap things up with the 2026 Homeland Security Summit on Dec. 3
Potomac Officers Club is closing 2026 with a trio of essential GovCon forums designed to fuel increased revenues in fiscal year 2027. Gain budget insights unavailable anywhere else from top technology officials in the federal government and industry’s brightest experts.
Get your pressing questions on the hottest topics in government technology answered during our informative question-and-answered sessions. Network with integrators, program leads and federal technology officials from throughout the federal government and build lasting relationships that drive business..
Check out the newest offerings and capabilities from companies transforming emerging technologies. Close out 2026 strategically and start the new year with sharper strategies and stronger contacts by attending Potomac Officers Club summits.
What GovCon Conferences Are Happening in Q4 2026?
2026 FedCiv Summit
When: Oct. 29
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Arlington, Virginia
Our first-ever FedCiv Summit starts fourth quarter 2026 with a stellar lineup of keynote speakers from the federal government’s most essential civilian agencies. Our inaugural attendees can expect to hear about critical technologies like AI, cloud migration, cybersecurity for essential infrastructure and fraud detection analytics.
Headliners include
- Mangala Kuppa, Department of Labor chief information officer
- Dawn Zimmer, Department of Energy CIO and 2026 Wash100 Award winner
- Greg Justice, General Services Administration chief acquisition officer and GSA Office of Small Business associate administrator (pending confirmation)
- Bill Briggs, Small Business Administration deputy administrator
- Pavan Pidugu, Department of Transportation chief digital and information and 2026 Wash100 awardee (pending confirmation)
Hear updates on key acquisition efforts from leaders from:
- Office of Personnel Management
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Health and Human Services
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- General Services Administration
- Department of Commerce
- Department of State
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This summit is a can’t-miss GovCon event for technology officials looking to tap into the $76 billion the White House requested for IT programs across FedCiv agencies in FY 2027. Secure your seat today!
2026 Homeland Security Summit
When: Nov. 10
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia
Register here
The Department of Homeland Security requested $118 billion for FY 2027. Hear firsthand from the top DHS officials shaping this investment at the 2026 Homeland Security Summit.
Our 10 (!) panels at the summit will focus on the strategies, capabilities and technologies protecting initiatives like mega events:
- Dig into innovative detection, tracking and defeat strategies at Coordination for Counter-UAS Operations
- Examine operational realities of securing venues, transportation corridors and critical infrastructure during the Public-Private Collaboration on Security in Lead-Up to LA28 session
- Discover how edge computing, public and private wireless networks and AI are transforming mission execution at the Edge Capabilities for the Border and National Events panel
Other panels will cover timely topics including: entity resolution/link analysis, building trust through technology validation and fielding cyber and UxS talent simultaneously.
Check out our evolving slate of captivating keynotes for the 2026 Homeland Security Summit:
- Bobby Thompson, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency acting associate director for threat hunting (just added!)
- Troy Edgar, DHS deputy secretary
- Sean Curran, U.S. Secret Service director
- Paul Courtney, DHS chief procurement officer (pending approval)
Get the latest program updates from top officials from these agencies:
- Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Homeland Security Investigations
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Take a closer look at how the Trump administration is prioritizing record investments in DHS to strengthen national security and safeguard the nation’s borders and critical infrastructure by attending the 2026 Homeland Security Summit. Buy your ticket now!
2026 Healthcare Summit
When: Dec. 3
Where: Hilton McLean, McLean, Virginia
POC rounds out its 2026 season with leaders from across the federal healthcare landscape, including DHS, the Defense Health Agency, the Veterans Health Administration and more at the 2026 Healthcare Summit.
Get unfiltered insights from the most consequential HHS officials on the technology investments part of its $2.6 trillion budget, with more to come:
- Kimberly Brandt, CMS deputy administrator and chief operating officer
- Dr. Matthew Memoli, National Institutes of Health principal deputy director
Hear the context on AI, data and IT modernization, and other key healthcare technologies during our engaging panels:
- Explore the intersection of AI policy, healthcare program integrity and legal, operational and technical expertise at AI Governance and the Role of Policy Expertise
- Uncover the role of emerging technologies like AI in the federal mission of containing costs, improving and expanding access to healthcare at Navigating the Healthcare Trilemma: Cost, Quality and Access to Care
- Get the scoop on the Defense Health Agency’s newly launched data strategy and where DHA’s funding is headed at Combat Support, Care Reattraction and the Military Health System’s FY 2026 Pivot
Find out upcoming solicitations on capabilities like enhanced data privacy and digital tools and AI before they hit the street. Secure my seat for the 2026 Healthcare Summit!
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