Welcome to the 2011 AFCEA National Intelligence Forum For over 30 years, AFCEA Intelligence, backed by a strong partnership of government and industry supporters, has sponsored highly regarded classified symposia and conferences for intelligence professionals. Now the organization is bringing that same commitment and expertise to a new unclassified forum that will allow a broader audience to participate in a dialogue about how unclassified int...

"Cloud Computing and its use in the Defence Environment" A symposium to examine the approaches that nations are taking to integrate the use of cloud computing into the defence environment and the challenges that arise, with special reference to security. There is an acceleration of cloud computing and cloud services among enterprises and an explosion of supply-side activity as technology providers manoeuvre to exploit the growing commercial op...

Intelligence Professionals: Welcome to the 30th annual AFCEA Spring Intelligence Symposium! With this event, the government and industry members of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee are pleased to present a classified agenda that will examine the state of Intelligence Community (IC) R&D. During two full days, speakers from across the R&D spectrum will explore how the public and private sectors work with the IC to ensure that it has both...

Welcome to Navy Information Dominance Industry Day 2011. AFCEA Intelligence and the Naval Intelligence Professionals were honored when VADM Jack Dorsett, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance and the Director of Naval Intelligence, asked us to help him put on a one-day classified conference where he and senior members of his staff addressed the challenges and opportunities associated with the Navy’s new Informat...

Led by the NATO C3 Capability Management Syndicate and supported by NC3A, NACMA NATO HQ C3 Staff and AFCEA, the NATO Configuration Management Symposium aspires to raise awareness of Configuration Management (CM) within NATO. The Symposium will give you an inside view to application of CM in NATO, Industry and in the Nations. It will inform you with innovative views brought up by the Academia world. Please see the Symposium Programme for a more...

"Working Together Today for a More Secure Tomorrow" The AFCEA Homeland Security Conference has become the premier event in the Washington, D.C. area to learn about the most current homeland security issues facing our nation. This is THE venue where you will hear first hand about the critical issues facing our country in the fight against terrorism. The conference offers an opportunity for you to engage in the dialogue on critical issues with k...

Thank you for a wonderful event and save the date for our next symposium 7-9 February 2012! Defending America • CYBERSPACE 2011 Symposium 8 – 10 February 2011 The Broadmoor Hotel | Colorado Springs “Mission Assurance in Cyber and Space” Due to overwhelming demand, we have added 8 exhibit spaces Reserve your booth today! Please join us in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, February 8 – 10, 2011 for CYBERSPACE 20...

Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, West 2011 is the largest event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, intelligence, information systems, imaging, military weapon systems, aviation, shipbuilding, and more. Registration is FREE for panel sessions and exhibits. Tickets are required for meals and the USS Midway Magic event. Earn Reserve Credits Members of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserves...

In the last ten years, the number of data centers has more than tripled. With the mandated consolidation policy put into effect in February 2010, departments are beginning to follow recently developed roadmaps for shrinking server farms. The aim of this consolidation policy is to reduce IT costs, lower energy consumption, occupy less real estate, strengthen IT security and expand the use of cloud computing. While there is no set timeline to co...

The Federal government invests $70 billion per year in information technology. This might seem like a sizeable amount to go around; however, government agencies are constantly challenged to do more with less, and they are learning ways to be nimble and deliver additional services with fewer resources. The Administration’s Open Government Directive signaled the reemergence of IT innovation and the Web as a platform for collaboration and c...