The Pentagon’s acquisition process is notoriously challenging and fraught with logistical hurdles. But streamlining the process is critical for the military’s modernization efforts, particularly as the U.S. races to acquire new technologies before its adversaries. Join Defense One for discussions with DOD’s top acquisition leaders about the current state—and future—of defense acquisitions.

Military leaders and analysts have focused on the Pacific theater as the next potential conflict zone, with China as the key “pacing threat.” The U.S. Army is increasing its presence in the region while providing support to Ukraine. Enjoy cocktails and networking as Defense One talks with Army leaders about the lessons they’re learning from Ukraine and how it affects the service’s strategies and readiness in the Pacific.

As the federal government shores up its systems and workforce, agencies must avoid defending against yesterday's cyber threats. New technology can make phishing attempts harder to detect and have users questioning the authenticity of data, images and information. To explore tomorrow’s technology and threats, Defense One and Nextgov are teaming up for the first-ever Cyber Summit on November 19 in Washington, DC. Join us to hear federal an...

What’s coming over the horizon? At the 2019 edition of Defense One’s annual look into the future, we will discuss global threats, industry trends, advanced technology, national-security policy, and 2020 politics through interviews with top leaders and conversations about bold ideas.

The US Army is about to deploy the largest number of troops its moved from the U.S. through Europe in 25 years. It's just an exercise but make no mistake, showing the world how to forward-deploy an entire division of troops, more than 10,000 service personnel, has a purpose. In the midst of all of this, the Army is also perfecting the tools that will help soldiers, strengthen networks and improve intelligence gathering capabilities. Join Defe...

The panel will explore how today’s intelligence analysts utilize AI/ML and their evolving role as we begin to trust and understand machine augmentation in order to maintain our competitive edge in the intelligence and national security arena. 5:00 PMRegistration and Networking 6:00 PM Opening Remarks 6:05 PM Panel Discussion and Q + A Susan Kalweit, Director, Analysis, National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyIsaac Zaworski, Vice Preside...

Rapid change in government is upon us. Your agency must achieve its core mission while remaining compliant with new policy and regulation. Are you prepared to not only meet your mission but thrive in times of change? Join government and industry leaders at the second annual Government Empowered conference to learn from agencies who are leading the way. Uncover insights that will empower your organization to be adaptive in a world of rapid change.

The new administration’s directive to “do more with less” calls on federal agencies to both increase efficiencies and improve results with existing resources. To meet this challenge agencies are harnessing the power of data and analytics to implement effective, evidence-based programs. This culture of results-driven decision-making enables more productive employees, fewer wasted resources, better service for citizens, and hig...

The era of big data is here. And with it, agencies have the opportunity to make faster, better decisions to improve mission performance. But there’s a problem. The volume of data is overwhelming and traditional databases and methodologies aren’t up to the task to manage, analyze and share more disparate data sets quickly and securely while accelerating agencies’ mission. The good news, however, is that every agency and organi...