About this Event
Federal agencies are investing more than ever in cloud, AI, data, cybersecurity, shared services, and digital modernization. But the question is no longer “What are we spending?” “What mission value are we getting?”
Join us on November 4, 2026, for Mission Impact: Federal FinOps Summit — Turning Technology Spending into Mission Value, bringing together Federal and Department of War leaders in technology, finance, acquisition, and mission operations to explore the next evolution of FinOps.
As government faces growing pressure to modernize, eliminate waste, strengthen accountability, and deliver measurable results, FinOps is expanding from cloud cost management to enterprise-wide technology value management.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Gustav Chiarello, Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Department of Health and Human Services*
Deb Del Mar, Sr. FM Systems Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary, Comptroller, Department of War*
Matt Fegley, Senior Technical Advisor, Infrastructure Operations, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Rebekah Frost, Business Manager, Infrastructure Operations, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs*
Michael Fulton, Director, Financial Management Operations and Analysis, Office of the Secretary of War, Comptroller, CFO*
Todd Gibson, Comptroller, Golden Dome of America*
Brian Jacobs, CEO, WeElevateIT
Beth Killoran, Chief Information Officer, Government Accountability Office*
Paras Malik, Chief SI Officer & Counselor to the Secretary, Department of Treasury*
Chris Martin, Director, Financial Management Systems Group, Office of Financial Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services*
Rob Martin, FinOps Fellow, FinOps Foundation and Executive Director, ITAM Forum
Jaime Martinez, Division Director, Federal Acquisition Service, IT Category, General Services Administration*
Kathryn McAteer, Chief, Business Transformation, US Army*
Laura Mills, Director, Technology Value Engineering & Optimization, MANTECH, former Director, Enterprise IT Portfolio Management, Department of Energy
Benjamin Moncarz, Chief Financial Officer, Food and Drug Administration*
Dai Nguyen, Chief Financial Officer, US Air Force*
Chidilim Okonkwo, Director, Agency Financial Systems Office, NASA*
Richard Patterson, Division Chief, Data Acquisition and Management, OUSW(C) ODCFO*
Sanjay Sahoo, Acting Chief Information Officer, Food and Drug Administration*
Siddhi Surana, AI Spend Management Expert, RAMP
Aubrey Vaughan, VP, Strategy, Celonis*
Ryan Woodward, Founder and CEO BizTechOps, former Chief Operating Officer, VA OIT Infrastructure Operations
Sahar Yamini, Vice President, Enterprise Transformation & Applied AI, Vidoori, Inc., former, Executive Director, Operations Transformation, Internal Revenue Service
*invited, awaiting confirmation
Agenda
• Federal FinOps 2.0: From Cost Management to Technology Value Management
• GAO Says Federal Agencies Need FinOps. Now What?
• FinOps for AI: Understanding the True Cost of Intelligence
• FinOps for Federal Shared Services: Who Pays and Who Benefits?
• Data-Driven Government: Where Data Science Meets Federal FinOps
Celebrating Excellence in Federal FinOps
The Mission Impact Federal FinOps Awards will recognize the leaders and organizations advancing FinOps, maximizing technology value, managing the economics of AI, and driving measurable mission impact.
Award Categories
• Federal FinOps Program of the Year
• Federal Technology Value Award
• Federal AI FinOps Award
• Federal FinOps Innovation Award
• Federal FinOps Leader of the Year
Submit an award nomination: 2026 FinOps Awards Nomination Form
Join us to shape what’s next for Federal FinOps, celebrate the leaders driving change, and advance practices that turn technology spending into measurable mission value.
THIS SUMMIT IS CLOSED TO THE PRESS AND MEDIA
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Event venue & nearby stays
The National Press Club, 13th Floor, 529 14th St NW, Washington, United States
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