What FY27's Federal Budget Means for Digital Services Contractors

Video Description

Speaker: Brittany Winkler, Sr. GTM Manager @ GovDash

Defense hits $1.45T in the FY2027 budget request, but the number that actually matters for this room is smaller and easier to miss: the civilian agency digital modernization and public-facing services funding buried inside dozens of agency budget justifications most contractors never open.

This session breaks down what the FY2027 budget and the appropriations process moving through Congress actually mean for teams building and managing government websites, content platforms, and digital experiences. We'll walk through which civilian agencies are expanding digital modernization and accessibility-related investment, where new public-facing platforms and CMS consolidations are likely to originate, and how to spot an agency standing up a new digital initiative, before its first RFI even drops, versus one quietly winding one down.

Attendees leave with a repeatable framework for reading federal budget documents and acquisition forecasts, a clear picture of where FY2027 digital services money is concentrated, and a specific list of civilian agency signals worth tracking heading into the new fiscal year.

This session is for any Drupal practitioner or government technology contractor who wants to work smarter on the business side, independent developers, small shops, and BD leads at larger firms alike.