In this video panel series, WashingtonExec interviews industry and public sector leaders to explore the challenges, innovations and initiatives shaping the government IT landscape. This video was originally recorded on Feb. 25, 2026.
In this segment, WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Young Bang, executive vice president with Two Six Technologies, and Steve Wallace, CTO and director of emerging technology at DISA, to discuss how emerging technologies are reshaping how the Defense Department thinks about information advantage and mission execution.
In this conversation, panelists examine what’s truly driving operational impact, from AI applications that deliver mission value to the growing importance of quantum-resistant cryptography and secure information sharing with global partners. Bang and Wallace also share insights on how experimentation transitions into real-world capability, the evolving role of environments like the Mission Partner Environment, and what meaningful collaboration between government and industry looks like in practice.