Top 100 leaders on navigating today's federal market
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Nick Wakeman
Executives from CACI International and Leidos are joining Washington Technology at the June 11 Government Procurement Conference to talk procurement, partnering and the state of the market.
The release of the 2026 Washington Technology Top 100 is approaching rapidly and we are hosting a panel to help unveil the new iteration of the rankings at the June 11 Government Procurement Conference.
The GPC is produced by our sibling organization, the Federal Business Council. The Top 100 session will start at 2:50 p.m. with Philip Ritcheson, a senior vice president at Leidos; and Amanda Hissong Christian, an SVP at CACI International.
Follow this link to register for the event.
I will introduce the Top 100, then the discussion starts around how the leading companies are adapting to today’s market and the quickly evolving procurement landscape. This includes how contractors are doing business, as well as how teaming and partnership strategies are changing.
One of the big shifts we are tracking is the move to outcome-based contracts instead of those based meeting requirements. It makes sense on paper, but applying it is a significant change for customers and contractors.
The Government Procurement Conference also has a full slate of speakers that kicks off with Gregory Justice, associate administrator for the General Services Administration's Office of Small Business.
NASA’s Andre Sheppard and Christopher Hall will lead another session that focuses on small business and the need for companies to adapt their operating models.
From the Defense Department, Devin Bohanan will discuss the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies initiative for speeding up deployments of of emerging technologies..
Ruby Crenshaw-Lawrence from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will also be speaking about how small businesses can engage with DOD.
A panel on the shift away from set-aside contracts will feature Mark Amtower, WT columnist and marketing expert; Kaamil Khan, president of Makpar Corp.; Nikhil Shenoy, CEO of Colvin Run Networks; and Natasha Velez, president and CEO of NVS Strategic Solutions.
The day will wrap up with a presentation from Cristi Suhadolnik, vice president of Capital 50 Consultants. She will dive into how GSA should be central to your growth strategy thanks to the consolidation of major contracts, changes to the multiple-award schedule, and requirements around transaction data reporting.
The event is on June 11 at the Washington Convention Center, kicking off at 9 a.m. Follow this link to register.