September 21, 2017

WHAT: Senior government officials from Congress, the White House, and federal agencies will convene at the half-day Tech Trends Conference, presented by the Professional Services Council (PSC), on Sept. 25 to discuss the top IT issues facing the federal government and how to deliver more effective mission results. PSC will also release the 2017 CIO Survey, an annual publication that analyzes non-attribution interviews of CIOs and other senior government officials to get an understanding of their concerns and priorities.

Tech Trends sessions will address topics ranging from cybersecurity, shared services, IT leadership and transformation, and improving the public’s experience with government. Speakers include Matt Lira from the White House Office of American Innovation, Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), a champion of the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act, NASA Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn, and officials from Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the General Services Administration (GSA). View event agenda.

WHO:    
• Beth Angerman, Executive Director, Unified Shared Services Management, GSA
• Rob Cook, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Technology Transformation Service, GSA
• Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, DHS
• Thomas P. Michelli, Acting Principal Deputy, CIO, DoD
• George DelPrete, Principal, Business Consulting & Technology, Grant Thornton
• Chris Wlaschin, Chief Information Security Officer, HHS
      Full list of event speakers here

WHEN:    Mon., Sept. 25, 2017
     8:30 a.m. –   Registration and networking
     9:00 a.m. –   Event program
     11:20 a.m. – CIO Survey Release
     1:00 p.m. –   Program Adjourns

WHERE:  Le Meridien Hotel, 1121 19th St. NW, Arlington, VA 22209

MEDIA RSVP:   Attendance is complimentary for members of the press. If interested in attending, please contact PSC Media Relations Director Ashlei Stevens. Lunch will be provided at no cost to press who pre-register with PSC. All panel members’ comments and responses to questions will be “on the record.” The identification of audience members is not for attribution. Priority question recognition will be given to company representatives. Join the conversation on Twitter: @PSCSpeaks and #TechTrendsConf.

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Media Contact:
Ashlei Stevens,
Director, Media Relations
703.875.8974 / stevens@pscouncil.org

About PSC: PSC is the voice of the government technology and professional services industry. PSC’s more than 400 member companies represent small, medium and large businesses that provide federal agencies with services of all kinds, including information technology, engineering, logistics, facilities management, operations and maintenance, consulting, international development, scientific, social, environmental services, and more. Together, the trade association’s members employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in all 50 states. Follow PSC on Twitter @PSCSpeaks. To learn more, visit www.pscouncil.org.