Tune in Tuesday, April 28 at 2:00 PM EST

The gap between enterprise intelligence systems and the tactical edge is no longer a technical inconvenience. It is an operational vulnerability . Too often, the intelligence that decision-makers need most is delayed, incomplete, or stuck in systems that can’t talk to each other. At the tactical edge, where seconds matter, operators are still forced to work around disconnected tools, limited connectivity, and data that arrives too late to shape outcomes. The result: slower decision-making, reduced operational agility, and unnecessary risk in contested environments..

Closing this gap requires more than incremental modernization. Defense leaders are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that data investments translate into measurable mission advantage, even as legacy systems and security requirements slow progress.

In this GovExec webcast, defense and industry leaders will discuss how agencies are reducing data fragmentation across systems and echelons, delivering mission-relevant intelligence in real time for operators, and architecting resilient environments that function in degraded or contested conditions that support real-time decision-making at the edge. The conversation will explore practical approaches to balancing security with operational speed and shifting from reactive intelligence cycles to predictive, anticipatory decision-making at the tactical edge.