CyberScape Summit
The CyberScape Summit brought together federal and industry thought leaders to explore key priorities in cybersecurity and tactics for staying ahead of evolving challenges. Stay tuned for the recorded panel discussions on critical infrastructure security, zero trust identity management, data security and more.

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Michael Hoffman President GovCIO Media & Research
The House Homeland Security Committee chairman will discuss policy priorities around the evolving cybersecurity landscape and its impact on national security. This includes a look at addressing the cyber workforce and talent gap, evolving priorities to secure critical infrastructure, regulatory harmonization, increased offensive cyber to disincentivize threat actors and how partnerships will drive these efforts.
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Moderator Amy Kluber Editor-in-Chief GovCIO Media & Research
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Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
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Scott Andersen Distinguished Solutions Architect Verizon
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Bryan Schromsky Associate Director, 5G Public Sector Verizon
AI is increasingly integrated into modern workflows to enhance efficiency, but malicious actors are exploiting its capabilities to create new digital threats. Join top officials as they discuss modernizing encryption and intrusion detection to secure AI while maximizing its benefits.
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Moderator Sarah Sybert Managing Editor GovCIO Media & Research
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Laura Freeman Deputy Director Virginia Tech National Security Institute
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Cynthia Kaiser Deputy Assistant Director FBI Cyber
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Paul Rodrigues Chief AI Officer, National Security Group Microsoft
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Lt. Cmdr. Ian Roessle Deputy Director, CHACS NRL
Learn how federal leaders are developing cybersecurity strategies to protect critical infrastructure and IT/OT systems from evolving cyber threats in an increasingly digital environment.
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Moderator Silvia Oakland Staff Writer GovCIO Media & Research
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Michael Hardee Chief Architect, Law Enforcement & Justice Red Hat
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Paul Selby CISO DOE
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Shery Thomas Enterprise Innovation Officer Navy Installations Command
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Sunny Wescott Chief Meteorologist CISA
Cyber leaders are managing, evaluating and assessing agencies’ cyber posture to combat some of the most pressing security challenges. Hear from experts on how they envision cyber strategies advancing national security and staying ahead of evolving threats.
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Moderator Michael Hoffman President GovCIO Media & Research
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Stacy Bostjanick Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity DOD
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Amy Mahn International Specialist NIST
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Dean Scontras VP of Public Sector Wiz
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Melissa Vice Director, Vulnerability Disclosure Program DOD Cyber Crime Center
The Flywheel Awards recognize leaders and their work in the federal government.
The flywheel — a critical component in a machine to increase its momentum — is also a critical symbol representing our publication’s goal to keep federal IT decision-makers informed on technology’s impact on government. This momentum is what fuels the constant need for transformers to innovate in cybersecurity and communicate evolving cyber strategies across the ecosystem.
Award categories include: Cyber Defender, Cyber Leader, Cybersecurity Rising Star, Zero Trust Advocate and CISO of the Year.
Finalists
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Cybersecurity Rising Star Rachel Farris Supervisory IT Specialist IRS
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Cybersecurity Rising Star Jennifer Li Senior Policy Advisor CISA
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Cybersecurity Rising Star Rina Rakipi Strategic Partnerships and Vulnerability Program Development CISA
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Cyber Defender Charithra Bettegowda Cybersecurity Analyst FAA
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Cyber Defender Lili Colon Principal Deputy Director, CESER DOE
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Cyber Defender Cynthia Kaiser Deputy Assistant Director FBI Cyber Division
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Zero Trust Advocate Lou Eichenbaum Zero Trust Program Manager DOI
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Zero Trust Advocate Sairah Ijaz CIO HUD
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Zero Trust Advocate Will Schmitt Division Chief, Technology and Portfolio Management DOD OCIO
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Cyber Leader Josephine Kennedy Cybersecurity Lead NIH
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Cyber Leader Paul Loeffler Portfolio Management Section Chief for CDM Program and Acting Branch Chief for CSSO CISA
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Cyber Leader Robert Wingo Security Architecture Chief USCIS
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CISO of the Year Shane Barney CISO USCIS
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CISO of the Year Vu T. Nguyen CISO DOJ
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CISO of the Year Paul Selby CISO DOE
Federal agencies face significant challenges in securing data against evolving cyber threats, including sophisticated attacks, legacy systems, insider risks and limited resources. Hear how federal leaders are adopting and advancing solutions like data encryption, cloud security and zero trust to safeguard sensitive data while providing the right information at the right time to support data-driven decision-making.
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Moderator Ross Gianfortune Senior Staff Writer GovCIO Media & Research
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Joel Krooswyk Federal Chief Technology Officer GitLab
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Cherilyn Pascoe Director National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST
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Chris Wallace Chief of Cybersecurity DHMS
Federal agencies are employing advanced techniques to recover from cyberattacks and enhance resilience. Learn how they are leveraging emerging technologies like AI to automate incident response, developing cyber resilience frameworks to establish robust recovery plans and advancing public-private partnerships to share threat intelligence.
Speakers
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Moderator Sarah Sybert Managing Editor GovCIO Media & Research
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Matt Barry COO HP Federal
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Jimmy Hall Jr. CIO Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Department
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Kristina Walter Director, Cybersecurity Collaboration Center NSA
Responding to cybersecurity incidents and managing threats requires close attention to the data and architectures that inform them. Agencies are looking at modernized tools and approaches to best leverage this data, integrate artificial intelligence and create a cyber advantage.
Speakers
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Moderator Amy Kluber Editor-in-Chief GovCIO Media & Research
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Darren Death CISO, Chief Privacy Officer, Deputy CAIO EXIM
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Jeff Hyacinthe, Ph.D., D.Sc. OS ACDO, Interior Member, ACT-IAC Cybersecurity COI
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Gus Tomé President Foxhole Technology
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Justin Ubert Division Chief for Cybersecurity & Operations Federal Transit Administration
Speaker
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Michael Hoffman President GovCIO Media & Research
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Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
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Paul Selby CISO, DOE
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Jimmy Hall Jr. CIO, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, State Department
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Matt Barry COO, HP Federal
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Joel Krooswyk Federal CTO, GitLab
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Stacy Bostjanick Chief Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity, DOD
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Darren Death CISO, Chief Privacy Officer, Deputy CAIO, EXIM
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Jeff Hyacinthe, Ph.D., D.Sc. OS ACDO, Interior, Member, ACT-IAC Cybersecurity COI
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Chris Wallace Chief of Cybersecurity, DHMS
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Justin Ubert Division Chief for Cybersecurity & Operations, Federal Transit Administration
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Paul Rodrigues Chief AI Officer, National Security Group, Microsoft
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Gus Tomé President, Foxhole Technology
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Dean Scontras VP of Public Sector, Wiz
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Cynthia Kaiser Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber
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Kristina Walter Director, Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, NSA
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Shery Thomas Enterprise Innovation Officer, Navy Installations Command
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Michael Hardee Chief Architect, Law Enforcement & Justice, Red Hat
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Bryan Schromsky Associate Director, 5G Public Sector, Verizon
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Lt. Cmdr. Ian Roessle Deputy Director, CHACS, Naval Research Laboratory
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Melissa Vice Director, Vulnerability Disclosure Program, DOD Cyber Crime Center
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Cherilyn Pascoe Director, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST
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Scott Andersen Distinguished Solutions Architect, Verizon
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Laura Freeman Deputy Director, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
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Sunny Wescott Chief Meteorologist, CISA
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Amy Mahn International Specialist, NIST
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