On-scene commanders make decisions in the high-threat law enforcement context of hostage rescue, armed barricaded suspects, and armed suicidal individuals that can result in successful or catastrophic outcomes. The OpTac International Critical Incident Leadership and Decision-Making Program is based on Dr. Stuart A. Meyers’ research published in the books, High-Threat Decisions: When It’s a Matter of Life and Death and SWAT Operati...

A conversation with Dr. John Balbus, Interim Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Climate can have significant impact on human health. It has been shown that certain diseases flourish in wet environments, and we see that flu season ramps up as we go into winter. But the relationship between climate and health is greater than we think. Wildfires have been shown to increase air pollution, flooding, as has been shown in the recent...

Constant changes and challenges are confronting the international development community, particularly with COVID-19 staffing and funding issues, prohibitions on the use of proscribed Chinese telecommunications, and other pressing issues. Now more than ever, it is vital to hear directly from senior government leaders at this year’s [virtual] annual Development Conference.

Military UAV’s Create Multiple-Mission Opportunities for Industry Military spending for this technology is expected to grow as an overall percentage of large military budgets such as the United States’ and Chinese defense budget, offering specialized drone manufacturers and software developers a tremendous opportunity. While drones will never completely replace soldiers, this debate is becoming less important in the current strateg...

At ACE21 All Virtual you’ll find opportunities to discuss timely water sector topics, innovations, issues and trends. The ACE21 All Virtual professional program will feature more than 80 hours of learning in six professional tracks, with the best-of-the-best, most sought-after presenters in the water community. ACE21 All Virtual includes: 80 hours of technical sessions featuring best practices, technology solutions, and new advances from...

ASPA's Annual Conference provides a yearly opportunity to bring together public administrators from across the discipline.The 2021 Annual Conference will take place virtually starting April 9. Bringing attendees together around the theme, "Picking Up the Pieces: Pandemics, Protests and the Future of Public Service," we look forward to a global collaboration to share information about 2020's challenges and help us all figure out what next steps...

Open to Private Sector only. The Center for Digital Government’s IT market analysts and key government leaders will share insights into the state and local space and pinpoint opportunities, trends and issues to help you fine-tune your business strategies and validate your sales and marketing activities. You will: Hear firsthand from panels of leading state and local CIOs and government executives about opportunities, emerging trends and...

Route Fifty presents the State of the State. During this virtual experience, we’ll explore the biggest trends and challenges in state government, while diving deep into verticals like technology, finance and the economy, and public safety. Learn about the priorities of top state government leaders across the country during this special digital event.

Soldiers need physical fitness and mental fortitude to keep them one step ahead of the adversary. The proliferation of wearable technology and the biofeedback and neurofeedback data it generates have created new opportunities to quantify and evaluate tactical athletes’ performance and leverage quantitative data to design the highest performing squads. Now, it’s time for a strategy that leverages human performance expertise from th...

Hypersonic Weapons are accelerating the pace at DoD for the evaluation of potential weapon system concepts and mission sets. As DoD is preparing for $10 billion to enable fielding of Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) within the next five years, this has created a surge of a rapid R&D for Hypersonic Technologies. Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) are launched from a rocket before gliding to a target and alternatively, Hypersonic cruise missiles...