Join us for a night of celebrationFor 16 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to...

Attacks on critical infrastructure sites are a favoured target for terrorist groups, for good reason. They offer what is seen by the terrorist as a soft target, that is, maximum effect with minimal chance of interdiction. The potential effects in terms of damage, the hugely detrimental economic impact, disruption of normal daily life and resulting publicity, can far outweigh the terrorist organisations commitment in both manpower and risk. The...

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, will host the 2015 Biennial International Ice Rescue Operations & Training Meeting from February 26-27, 2015 in Bay City, Michigan. This meeting will serve as a forum to share "best practices" in ice rescue techniques and equipment used by federal, state and local first responders and as a medium to generate a national discussio...

The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is an annual conference and technology showcase that brings together experts from different technical disciplines and professional communities to think about America’s energy challenges in new and innovative ways. Now in its sixth year, the Summit offers a unique, three-day program aimed at moving disruptive energy technologies out of the lab and into the market. Join other energy industry experts, tho...

Firehouse World is the largest gathering of fire service professionals on the West Coast. Firehouse World provides superior education and affordable education and learning opportunities to the fire service at all levels, including: 80+ educational sessions taught by top industry experts Unmatched networking opportunities — connect and share solutions Exclusive preconference workshops, Command Competency Clinic, hands-on training and mode...

GAO projects that 75% of the Federal government’s IT budget is spent maintaining legacy IT systems. That’s $62 billion for software and hardware that is time-consuming to maintain and difficult to adapt to today’s demands for greater transparency and citizen access. Government agencies are looking for a more flexible and agile IT framework. Application modernization, shared services, OMB’s Cloud First mandate, mobility...

Join us for the the opportunity to meet with Federal Agencies and network with over 200 government contractors NO Tickets at the Door Commercial Sponsorships are Available

COMPLIMENTARY BRIEFING The Watchful Eye: Mitigating Risk in the Cloud Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Time: 8:00 - 10:30 AMCost: Complimentary Credits: 3 CPEs/CEUs Focus: Government agencies are adopting a Cloud First approach to do more with existing resources while rapidly opening up new ways to meet citizens’ demands to engage with agencies online. Using a pay-as-you-go model, agencies can now access a broad portfolio of middleware...

The APMP-NCA Mid-Atlantic Conference & Expo is the largest gathering of industry professionals in the region. Join hundreds of other proposal, bid, tender, capture, BD, and graphics professionals for this event focused on training and increasing your win rates. A full-day of specialized training provided by experts in various areas of our industry, ranging from certification training to FAR workshops. "The New Normal: Strategies for Tomorr...

This event will help drive collaboration between government, industry, private and academic sectors supporting homeland security and defense missions. A variety of speakers from DHS, the Components, and other Federal Agencies will participate in a full day’s agenda. Visit technology displays from multiple DHS Components, Directorates and Offices alongside numerous industry exhibitors. Click here to see agenda. This event is part of USGIF...