Join Plan B Technologies, Inc. (PBT) for a half-day of lively panel discussions, Q&A and tabletop whiteboard demos from 6 leading tech manufacturers.At PBT we have the luxury of being exposed to a multitude of data center scenarios. Take advantage of our engineers’ experience and perspective as they discuss:Proven Quality of Service Concepts for Performance,Management, Security & ScalabilityCritical Infrastructure Components ...

AFCEA Bethesda is excited to announce this year's Fifth Health IT Day is moving back to the Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center. Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health,...

The AFCEA Bethesda Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, breakfast topics span a wide range of timely issues—from health IT to cybersecurity to Gov 2.0—and are discussed in a panel format that offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency perspectives. The goals of the event are to foster better inter-agen...

The AFCEA Bethesda Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, breakfast topics span a wide range of timely issues—from health IT to cybersecurity to Gov 2.0—and are discussed in a panel format that offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency perspectives. The goals of the event are to foster better inter-agen...

Join EZGSA, government contractors and government officials for our monthly GovCon networking event! Connect with agency officials and potential teaming partners. September’s featured speaker is Anthony Bell, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization. 5:30pm-6:00pm Individual networking 6:00pm-6:10pm Introductions & Member Spotlight 6:10pm-6:20pm Featured Speaker 6:20pm-7:00pm Individua...

In January, Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel declared 2012 the year of mobile government—but today, mobility itself is being transformed. The CIO Council’s new Digital Government Strategy goes beyond mobile technology to rethink the way federal agencies manage information and interact with citizens. The strategy has four components, each answering a key question: Information-Centric: How can agencies transition from managing documents...

Agile development is high on the CIO Council's list of priorities, driving improved technology outcomes through swift technology development cycles—but it's not just about development. Acquisition plays a key role in the process, as underlined in both the 25-Point Plan and the accelerated timelines of the Cloud First and Shared First initiatives. The acquisition process has always been critical to meeting the needs of the technology work...

Finding experts quickly is a significant challenge that has not been solved by most organizations. Sales teams need to quickly find experts to staff projects and help with responses to RFPs. Consultants, developers, and support personnel need to quickly find experts to shorten their learning curve and response time. For organizations using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, User Profiles, My Sites and People Search offer a solution to this prob...

Law enforcement and national security depends on adaptation—adaptation to the economy, adaptation to technology and adaptation to criminal methodologies. As budgetary cutbacks become commonplace in the Federal government, creativity in new technology initiatives must take precedence as agencies are increasingly expected to do more with less. Law enforcement agencies and officers will need to use new tools, including, data analytics, secu...

The budget has become more than just a battleground for agencies and IT shops, it’s become an issue of national debate. The result: a $1.2 trillion cut to federal spending over the next decade. With no agency or department off-limits, initiatives like data center consolidation, cloud computing and mobile government become even more important. But to be successful in this new environment, agencies will need to consider more than individua...