Last year, DoD networks suffered an onslaught of an estimated 360 million cyber attacks. As cyber attacks on US federal and commercial computer systems increase at alarming rates, the risk for national security to be compromised is also growing. Through cyber espionage and data theft, China acquired Joint Strike Fighter (JSF-35) aircraft plans. On eBay, a hard drive containing US missile defense data was for sale. Both the State of Virginia an...

The recently released Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) document has expectedly reemphasized the Department of Defense's (DoD) call for increased Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platform, payload and supporting technology development and procurement, paving the way for a multitude of opportunities and growth potential. The QDR also reinforced Congress? December 2009 approval for full funding on the DoD’s 2010 UAS budget request, totalling...

This is not only a workshop on understanding the current state of cloud computing, it also addresses understanding your own IT requirements which dictate where and how cloud computing could be a fit with your enterprise. Cloud computing is the concept of leveraging IT assets over the Internet to provide more scalable, cost effective, and adaptable services to the organization. However, the concepts behind cloud computing reach much further. C...

Improved Education, Improved Communication, Improved Contracts. World Congress is about bringing together the greatest minds in both the government and industry to provide advice, best practices, and tools you can put to immediate use to help you and your organization deal with the issues you confront every day. Through the combination of our improved educational content and an improved level of participant networking and communication opportu...

The 2010 Bicoastal Counter Terrorism Summit features several global subject matter experts from US and British Intelligence Agencies. The Summit is designed to facilitate a collaborative data exchange through a workshop environment. Monday: Warrior Mindset The Warrior Mindset is a critical aspect for successfully dealing with high-fear/high-stress situations. This course focuses on what the Warrior Mindset is and how to develop it. Participant...

The 2010 National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) brings together the Nation’s technology leaders to review the critical challenges of materials, processing, and manufacturing for space, missile, and hypersonic systems. Nearly 500 system engineers, designers, scientists, researchers, managers, and senior leaders attend from the joint services, NASA, DOE, academia, and industry. The Symposium has established a format that...

The goals of Industry Day are to provide situational awareness of ITA's transformation and the future contracting environment, and to increase vendor competition. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. The program starts at 9:30 a.m. ITA is a customer-driven organization dedicated to providing economical, reliable, and secure IT services. Our mission is to advance the mission success of the Pentagon community as well as customers located inside and...

Field Service 2010The Inflection Point For Service Restructuring Your Organization For Growth The premiere service and support conference for senior service executives focused on service revenue enhancement and customer satisfaction. Service Executives Are In The Spotlight More Now Than Ever: With manufacturing sales and demand lacking, many industries find that their service businesses account for up to 50% of total revenue. No wonder there i...

The Association of the United States Army’s Institute of Land Warfare presents a symposium entitled: “The Institutional Army: Enterprise Approach to Success." A central focus of the symposium is the Army’s progression towards transforming while conducting combat operations. Special emphasis will be devoted to the indispensable role that our industry partners provide to the United States Army. Guest presentations and panel discussions will prov...

Technological Solutions in a Fluid Environment As the continually aging aircraft fleet is tasked at the highest levels in history, the DoD has outlined road-maps to extend their service life and utility with technological avionics improvements across the board. At the same time, the growing needs of a constantly changing war environment must be addressed while increased congestion and safety concerns require attention as well. The need for new...