Overview

June 10
9AM PT, 12PM ET

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SLED budgets are shifting and so is how IT gets funded. As agencies face rising demand, workforce shortages and tighter budgets, spending is being reallocated toward fewer, higher-impact priorities. This is not a slowdown. It is a reset.

In this webinar, we will break down where SLED IT spending is actually going in 2026, what is driving the change and how buying decisions are evolving. You will learn how agencies are prioritizing investments across key verticals and what it takes to win in a market defined by constraints, not expansion.

You will walk away with:

  • Where SLED IT spending is shifting
  • The key drivers behind new budget priorities
  • The five filters shaping every deal
  • Practical strategies to align and win


Speakers

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Rachel Eckert

Director of Market Intelligence, Center for Digital Government, e.Republic

Rachel Eckert is the Director of Market Intelligence for the Center for Digital Government, a division of e.Republic. She is responsible for leading and delivering market intelligence insights to our Navigator customers and comes with over 15 years of experience conducting research and market intelligence on the public-sector market. She has helped a variety of technology and services firms understand what's driving technology and procurement in the market and how to target their business development efforts more effectively. Rachel graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Business.

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Joe Morris

Chief Innovation Officer, e.Republic

Joe Morris is the Chief Innovation Officer for e.Republic and a national keynote speaker on issues, trends and drivers impacting state and local government and education. He has authored publications and reports on funding streams, technology investment areas and public-sector priorities, and has led roundtables, projects and initiatives focused on issues within the public sector. Joe has conducted state and local government research with e.Republic since 2007 and knows the ins and outs of government on all levels. He received his Bachelor of Arts in government and international relations from the California State University, Sacramento.

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