With a growing number of dams approaching their design service life, dam safety engineers are looking for ways to mitigate the risks related to public safety, aging infrastructure and rising maintenance costs. Modernizing dam monitoring and maintenance practices with digital advancements, including the latest automated condition monitoring solutions, drone-captured reality modeling and digital twins, are giving public sector dam operators tool...

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...

The Social Media Strategies Summit for Public Agencies & Government features in-depth sessions from local, state, and federal government agencies leading the way in social media strategy and community engagement. Over the course of 2 days, you’ll learn about best practices and frameworks that build the foundations of a sustainable, scalable social media policy that empowers your team to serve your constituents best. For more informat...

City services are essential and must continue - even in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. In Orange County, California the court system needed to figure out a way to digitally track their staff, vaccination status, time off and caseloads to ensure the judicial system continued to move forward. The answer came in the form of data analytics and machine learning.Join us online Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. ET to hear how Orange County was able to...

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...

The US government has made great strides in reducing the security clearance backlog and shifty to a continuous vetting/continuous evaluation process. On June 30thPotomac Officers Club will host its Trusted Workforce Forum to bring together key federal executives and thought leaders from across the federal landscape to discuss what’s next for Trusted Workforce 2.0. Don’t wait to register and save your spot for this must-watch forum.

In this 13th annual LEAPS Technology Forum, AFCEA Bethesda provides an interactive environment in which government and industry stakeholders share ideas and experiences on how law enforcement and public safety agencies can leverage digital technology to sustain rapid innovation and be better positioned to protect the nation and all of its communities. Featuring a keynote address, executive panels and interactive roundtable discussions, the LEA...

CISA Region IX invites you to join the next quarterly Los Angeles Area UAS Working Group Meeting which will be held on May 13, 2021 from 9:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. (PST). The Spring 2021 L.A. Area UAS Working Group Meeting will feature guest speakers from the following organizations : FAA, CISA, Los Angeles Port Police, University of Southern California (USC) Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) and will cover updates on the following topics:...

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Threat Intelligence and Global Strategy & Policy teams will provide a briefing on SolarWinds. They will cover the campaign's scope, timeline, impact, lessons learned, and policy implications in the wake of the most damaging supply chain attack in recent memory. This briefing will strictly focus on their knowledge of the SolarWinds hack and the threat it poses for government organizations at every level. The brief...

Join us virtually, February 17-18, 2021, for the IJIS Institute National Symposium. This event will highlight national priority initiatives benefiting all levels of government and brings together industry solution providers, government leaders, and representatives from nonprofit and academic organizations to network and collaborate in a neutral, non-sales environment. The National Symposium offers the unique opportunity to hear first-hand from...