Join U.S. and international SOF leaders February 21-23, 2017 for an innovative event to discuss the importance of SOF enablers as well as critical ways for global SOF to interoperate, from tactics to policy. A truly global agenda will provide attendees with a unique experience Attendees include: active duty and retired military and police, government civilians, industry, academia, journalists, and non-governmental organizations Previous year...

Spend the evening with the DC network of special operations professionals at Global SOF Foundations third annual DC area reception with Senator Joni Ernst as guest speaker. The Global SOF Foundation (GSF) is the only professional association for the special operations community with members from over 50 countries. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, incorporated in the State of Florida, that advocates for all aspects of Spec...

In this special post-election edition of Foreign Affairs LIVE, editor Gideon Rose will moderate a discussion with three luminaries in the field of national security: The Honorable Michael C. Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Harman, Congressional representative (D-CA), 1993-1999, 2001-2011; President, the Woodrow Wilson Center Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Former Ambassador to the UN, Director of national Intelligence and D...

The Global SOF Foundation and the Lithuanian Defense and Security Industrial Association are pleased to bring together thought leaders from military, government, academia, think tanks, and industry from around the world in an intimate setting to discuss "The Role of Special Operations in Global Security". Join us in beautiful Vilnius, Lithuania for this unique event!Our mission: The Global SOF Foundation (GSF) is the only professional associat...

AFCEA Washington, DC invites you to attend the 7th Annual Cybersecurity Technology Summit at the Grand Hyatt on October 11, 2016. The summit is the marquee industry day of continuing education and networking for the cybersecurity community. The event brings together over 600 thought-leaders from multiple federal agencies, including DHS and DOD, the Intelligence Community, and others from industry. The event will tackle strategies for addressin...

The third annual Intelligence & National Security Summit will be held September 7 - 8, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the two leading professional associations – AFCEA International (AFCEA) and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) – this is the premier gathering of senior decision makers from government, military, industry and academia. In its first two years...

For every organization, data breach is a major risk. It's not a matter of whether your organization will be breached; it's when, and - most importantly - how bad the damage will be. You likely have a response plan in place. In fact, your organization has purchased insurance against this eventuality. But your response in the first hours after initially discovering the "incident," which is later confirmed to be a "breach," will be crucial to mit...

Our monthly programs draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly event is to foster better joint warfighting communication, share best practices and lessons learned, and identify mission-critica...

GEOINT 2016 takes place May 15-18 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Hosted and produced by USGIF, the annual GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of industry, academia, and government to include the Defense, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Communities as well as commercial, federal/civil, state, and local geospatial intelligence stakeholders. A diverse, global community of GEOINT stakeho...

Our monthly programs draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly event is to foster better joint warfighting communication, share best practices and lessons learned, and identify mission-critica...