Senior Analyst John Caucis and Analyst James Wichert explore how a turbulent 2025 — marked by budget uncertainty, a prolonged government shutdown and shifting federal priorities — is setting the stage for a more stable, but structurally different, federal IT market.
Learn why 2026 is likely to bring stabilization rather than a full rebound, with defense, intelligence and national security-related spending remaining resilient while civilian agencies take longer to normalize procurement cycles.
Additionally, the pair will look at what will matter most in 2026: accelerating partnership activity, deeper engagement with commercial technology providers, and AI-led modernization as a core differentiator for federal systems integrators.
A forward-looking debate on which companies will dominate the conversation by the end of 2026, this a must-listen for executives, strategists and partners tracking the evolution of the federal IT services ecosystem.
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