Due to the government shutdown, the October 16 breakfast has been rescheduled for November 7. If you’ve already registered for the October breakfast your registration will be transferred. This August, the Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) reached another milestone in the effort to create a common identity infrastructure for the Internet. A new pilot program from the US Postal Service pr...

Please join us for AFCEA Bethesda's monthly breakfast to be held September 25, 2013 at the Bethesda North Marriott and conference center.

Join AFCEA Bethesda on August 8, 2013 for the Mobility Technology Symposium, a half-day education and training event, which will go beyond the business case for mobility and look at how agencies are developing and implementing emerging mobile technology to deliver the mission. The demand for mobility is all around us. With lowered budgets and new technologies, the need to do more with less comes at an opportune time. The trends we see today wi...

Join Young AFCEA Bethesda for our 6th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner. The evening provides a venue for government senior executives to lead discussion with attendees on the latest topics in government IT. Industry leaders will serve as moderators during the discussion. Topic areas include: Cyber Security (continuous monitoring/evolution of threats/identity management/data security/privacy) Information Sharing (open government/social...

MAGIC 2013 builds on the success of last year’s conference, providing a one-of-a-kind venue where leaders from the major GWACs and MACS, GSA and VA Schedules, senior government procurement executives and contracting officers join industry partners to share their insights, plans and best practices to help agencies access the technologies they need to succeed. www.magicgov.org. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR Updates on some of the most popular multipl...

Join us on June 28 at The Golf Club at Lansdowne for AFCEA Bethesda’s 9th Annual Charity Golf Tournament — a round to support our nation’s service members. The event will bring together 150 golfers and 300+ attendees for a tournament, as well as a reception featuring a live band, raffle, silent auction, dinner and awards program. All proceeds will benefit the Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA), which is dedicated to empo...

The AFCEA Bethesda Government-Wide Initiatives Excellence Awards recognizes individuals or groups whose contributions in information technology have significance beyond their organization. These contributions represent achievements that advance business and citizen interaction, leading to improved effectiveness, cost-savings and leadership that meet national priorities and serve as a model of excellence government-wide.

The fiscal cliff negotiations have threatened to not only impact the future of agency budgets, but also the release of the FY 2014 proposal itself. The White House has confirmed the Administration’s fiscal 2014 budget will not be ready by the normal release date in early February, injecting more uncertainty into an already complex environment. What does this mean for federal agencies and the companies that support them? Already, the FY 2...

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, sec...

For the past 15 years, AFCEA Bethesda has proudly sponsored an annual gala supporting The Children's Inn at National Institutes of Health NIH. Together with organizations and individuals representing all areas of the federal IT community who have generously contributed their time and financial support, we have been able to donate over $5 million to The Children's Inn at NIH.The Children's Inn at NIH is a residential "place like home" for sick...