Carahsoft and GovExec Advance the Future of FedRAMP and Secure Cloud Adoption at the 2026 GovForward: Carahsoft Summit on FedRAMP

RESTON, Va., July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ca ahsoft Tech ology Co p., The T usted Gove me t IT Solutio s P ovide ^®, a d GovExec will host GovFo wa d: Ca ahsoft Summit o FedRAMP o Thu sday, July 23, 2026, at The Westi Washi gto , D.C., Dow tow . Now i its eighth yea , the summit u ites Fede al, State a d Local Gove me t leade s, tech ology i ovato s a d i dust y expe ts to exami e the futu e of secu e cloud adoptio a d the evolvi g Fede al Risk a d Autho izatio Ma ageme t P og am (FedRAMP^®) la dscape. As age cies co ti ue to mode ize c itical systems a d accele ate cloud i itiatives, atte dees will explo e the policies, tech ologies a d ope atio al st ategies shapi g the ext ge e atio of autho izatio a d complia ce.

LEARN:As the FedRAMP ecosystem evolves th ough i itiatives such as FedRAMP 20x, summit atte dees will gai p actical i sights i to the tech ologies a d f amewo ks d ivi g mo e efficie t, scalable a d secu e cloud adoptio ac oss Gove me t. Th ough key ote p ese tatio s, expe t pa els, b eakout discussio s a d etwo ki g oppo tu ities, pa ticipa ts will lea how age cies a e p epa i g fo the futu e of autho izatio , isk ma ageme t a d cloud secu ity.

Key discussio topics i clude:

• FedRAMP Mode izatio a d the futu e of autho izatio
• The impact of the 2026 Co solidated Rules
• Mode app oaches to Risk Ma ageme t
• Automatio , co ti uous mo ito i g a d machi e- eadable evide ce
• P actical Impleme tatio fo age cies a d CSPs

Featu ed Speake s:

• Rep ese tative James Walki shaw, U.S. Rep ese tative fo Vi gi ia’s 11th Co g essio al Dist ict
• G eg Ba baccia Fede al CIO, OMB EOP
• D . Kevi Rhodes Admi ist ato of the Office of Fede al P ocu eme t Policy, OMB EOP
• Pete Wate ma FedRAMP Di ecto , GSA
• B a ko Boke Chief A chitectu e a d E gi ee i g Ce te of Excelle ce, CISA
• Rya Hoesi g Chief of Staff FedRAMP PMO, GSA
• Ambe Pea so , Executive Di ecto of I fo matio Secu ity Policy a d St ategy
• Alla Ma gase , Se io Adviso to the Fede al CIO, OMB EOP

ATTEND:Thu sday, July 23, 2026The Westi Washi gto , D.C., Dow tow 999 9th St eet NWWashi gto , DC 20001Di ectio s

ENGAGE:The summit will featu e tech ology exhibits a d spo so showcases a d i te active etwo ki g oppo tu ities desig ed to co ect Gove me t decisio make s with leadi g cloud secu ity a d complia ce solutio p ovide s. New fo 2026, atte dees will have access to spo so ed b eakout ou dtable sessio s featu i g Gove me t a d i dust y leade s who e gage i collabo ative discussio s u de the Chatham House Rule. These sessio s a e desig ed to foste ca did co ve satio s a ou d eme gi g challe ges, best p actices a d i ovative app oaches to secu e cloud mode izatio .

Ca ahsoft pa t e s cu e tly spo so i g the eve t i clude:

• Apptio
• Bladestack
• Cav
• FedHIVE
• K ox
• Pa amify
• RegScale
• Salesfo ce
• Schellma
• Seco d F o t
• Splu k
• stackA mo
• Wiz

*Additio al spo so s will be a ou ced as they a e co fi med.

This yea ‘s eve t also featu es expa ded thought leade ship oppo tu ities th ough FedGov Today, hosted by F a cis Rose. Spo so s will have the oppo tu ity to pa ticipate i televisio a d digital media i te views focused o cloud secu ity, FedRAMP mode izatio a d Public Secto i ovatio . Co te t captu ed o site will be dist ibuted th ough FedGov Today’s b oadcast a d digital cha els, exte di g key co ve satio s beyo d the eve t audie ce.

Atte dees a e eligible to ea up to fou Co ti ui g P ofessio al Educatio (CPE) c edits i I fo matio Tech ology. Pa ticipa ts i te ested i eceivi g CPE c edit ca fi d additio al eligibility equi eme ts a d i fo matio o the eve t website.

JOIN TODAY!Fo mo e i fo matio about GovFo wa d: Ca ahsoft Summit o FedRAMP o to egiste fo the eve t, visit: https://eve ts.govexec.com/2026-fed amp-summit/age da/.

Fo i fo matio ega di g spo so ship oppo tu ities, co tact the GovFo wa d Team at GovFo wa d@ca ahsoft.com.

About Ca ahsoftCa ahsoft Tech ology Co p. is The T usted Gove me t IT Solutio s P ovide , suppo ti g Public Secto o ga izatio s ac oss Fede al, State a d Local Gove me t age cies a d Educatio a d Healthca e ma kets. As the Maste Gove me t Agg egato ^® fo ou ve do pa t e s, we delive  solutio s fo Cybe secu ity, MultiCloud, DevSecOps, A tificial I tellige ce, Custome Expe ie ce a d E gageme t, Ope Sou ce a d mo e. Wo ki g with eselle s, systems i teg ato s a d co sulta ts, ou sales a d ma keti g teams p ovide i dust y leadi g IT p oducts, se vices a d t ai i g th ough hu d eds of co t act vehicles. Visit us at www.ca ahsoft.com.

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