Named in memoriam of the Honorable John P. Murtha, a 36-year veteran of the United States House of Representatives, this early morning event offers attendees a firsthand look at the inner workings of the U.S. defense industry. An influential member of Congress will present an update on the latest breaking news and what’s in store for the future. Showcase For Commerce is please to announce that the speaker for the John P. Murtha Breakfast...

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...

The popularity and possibilities that social recruiting have brought to the profession have caused HR and recruiting pros to take notice. This three-day event offers expert insight into best practices, current trends, metrics, and statistics on today’s talent pool and how to effectively leverage social recruiting strategies to find the best candidates. The summit will offer one full day of workshops and two conference days full of intera...

Showcase for Commerce provides unique access to key defense industry decision makers and guidance on successfully negotiating the government contracting process. Highlights include: over 150 regional, national and international exhibitor companies government procurement expo and workshop briefings and breakout sessions with Program Executive Officers and Program Managers targeted networking events participation from key congressional leaders o...

Human Resources departments, regardless of industry, are focused on leveraging technology in new and creative ways to accurately manage and secure a tremendous amount of company and employee data while facilitating employee access to company and benefit information. As a result, they are turning to their internal IT departments for help streamlining and automating their complex Human Resource Business Processes to improve process adherence and...

Learn about the single most effective strategy to deliver necessary transparency and accountability. Do you know how some government agencies are outperforming expectations, despite all the pressure to improve (and report on) performance and outcomes? The answer is analytics. Join us on May 23rd, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, to learn how civilian and defense agencies are using analytic solutions to meet and exc...

When Performance and Security Are Mission-Critical to Your Business With Layer 7’s High Performance Cache Insertion - Minimize Data and Network Bottlenecks Fast! Brought to you by Terracotta (a Software AG company) and Layer 7 In this webinar, you will learn how to quickly enable BigMemory to deliver performance at any scale with Layer 7. Andy Gray of Layer 7 and Eric Mizell of Terracotta will explain how Layer 7 utilizes BigMemory to me...

The role that Amphibious Operations plays is at a crossroads. The shift of geopolitical and military emphasis from the Middle East to Asia-Pacific and the search to bridge current capability gaps have pushed our armed services to re-evaluate their priorities. The Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) and Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) have risen to overcome these gaps, but the biggest obstacles may still be unanswered. Now is the time to find out. In...

Description: America's newest generation, the Millennials are in the middle of this coming-of-age phase of its life cycle. Its oldest members are approaching age 30; its youngest are approaching adolescence. Who are they? How are they different from -- and similar to -- their parents? How is their moment in history shaping them? And how might they, in turn, reshape the world in the decades ahead?

US-UK Treaty Relaxes ITAR--Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? On April 13, 2012, the US finally relaxed US ITAR controls on the UK. The big question is whether this helps you, and right now that is a tough question to answer. Some who have tried to read the new rules have already decided to ignore the complicated relaxation and continue to get licenses and agreements. The fact is a lot of ITAR controls remain and many companies will continue...