# Federal Leaders Discuss AI Acquisition

A three-day virtual conference convened federal executives and industry experts to discuss scaling AI adoption, treating data as a strategic asset, and preparing acquisition teams to integrate AI tools. For procurement professionals, the agency perspectives offer context on federal needs in AI, data governance, and acquisition modernization, but the announcement identifies no event dates, registration details, or specific solicitations.

- Contractors providing federal AI, data-governance, or acquisition-modernization capabilities can use the topics discussed to understand areas of agency interest.
- The conference signals attention to preparing acquisition teams for AI integration; it does not announce a procurement, funding commitment, or new requirement.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** September 24, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)
- U.S. Department of State (State Department)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

### Vendors
- Qlik (Featured industry expert on agentic tools)
- SAP (Featured industry expert on the future of chief AI officers)
- SAS (Featured industry expert on AI challenges)

### Sources
- [
        Federal Leader’s Guide to the CAIO and CDO 2026 - Federal News Network](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/events-list/federal-leaders-guide-to-the-caio-and-cdo-2026) - Federal News Network