# Elastic Expands Federal Cybersecurity Presence

Elastic appointed Kristin Starkel as senior director of global public sector marketing as it expands its federal business. The company’s FedRAMP High authorization on AWS GovCloud and its role alongside awardee ECS on CISA’s security information and event management (SIEM)-as-a-service platform give federal buyers evidence of its government-cloud and cybersecurity capabilities. The CISA award has a $26 million base and options totaling $130 million; the signal does not announce a new solicitation. Elastic is also promoting the 2026 FedCiv Summit on October 29 in Arlington, Virginia, 15 days from October 14.

- Federal buyers evaluating cloud-hosted cybersecurity services can consider Elastic’s FedRAMP High authorization and its involvement in the CISA SIEM-as-a-service platform as relevant market credentials; the award is existing work, not an open opportunity identified here.
- ECS is identified as the awardee, with Elastic participating in the platform effort. Contractors pursuing comparable federal civilian cybersecurity work should distinguish incumbent or awarded programs from new solicitations when assessing near-term opportunities.
- Industry stakeholders can use the October 29 FedCiv Summit in Arlington as a near-term networking and discussion opportunity; no registration contact or procurement deadline is provided in the signal.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Cloud Services
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

### Vendors
- ECS (Awardee)
- Elastic ()

### Key Quotes
> What excites me most is the chance to think globally and build a public sector marketing strategy that connects a strong global vision with the unique needs of government customers and markets around the world
> — Kristin Starkel, Senior Director of Global Public Sector Marketing at Elastic

### Sources
- [Elastic Names Kristin Starkel Public Sector Marketing Lead](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/elastic-kristin-starkel-public-sector-marketing-director) - ExecutiveBiz