# Carahsoft Hosts Reston Air Force Day

Carahsoft Air Force Day 2026 is taking place on October 30 at the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center in Reston, Virginia, with an online attendance option. Department of the Air Force leaders and acquisition-focused speakers are discussing modernization, enterprise technology and cybersecurity priorities, FY27 funding considerations, contract vehicles, and how emerging requirements can advance toward funded contracts and authority-to-operate approvals. For contractors, the event offers a direct view of Air Force priorities and acquisition pathways relevant to future federal IT opportunities.

- Attendees can use the sessions to understand which contract vehicles and funding timelines may support emerging Department of the Air Force requirements.
- Federal IT, cloud, software, and cybersecurity firms may find the discussion useful for aligning capability pitches and business development with DAF modernization priorities and ATO pathways.
- The event provides an opportunity to hear from DAF acquisition and technology leaders and connect with government and industry stakeholders; a phone contact listed for event inquiries is 571-662-4223.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of the Air Force (DAF)
- United States Air Force (USAF)
- United States Space Force (USSF)

### Vendors
- Carahsoft (Event host and organizer)
- Partners in Air & Space (PAS) (Affiliation of speaker Kameke Mitchell, who leads an acquisition-focused session)
- McDade Solutions (Affiliation of speaker Joseph McDade, who presents on FY27 budget considerations)

### Sources
- [Tomorrow is @Carahsoft's Air Force Day where @usairforce and military leaders will highlight the contract vehicles, funding timelines and strategies for moving emerging requirements toward funded contracts and #ATO approvals for DAF: https://t.co/M0fnpVTP3e https://t.co/glXKQij94](https://x.com/craigabod/status/2115856235765309461) - twitter-defense