GITEC Summit 2016: Better Government Through Better IT - Road to 2020 Register now and reserve your complimentary government registration! Industry registrations are also available for purchase on our website. The GITEC Summit is a “must attend” conference. If you are an IT leader in the government, industry or academia, the Summit is the premier forum to share ideas, challenges and solutions surrounding the development, implementa...

This program is the second in a series entitled, "Doing Business with the Department of Defense." So far in FY2016 according to USA Spending.gov, the three branches of service, Navy, Army and Air Force have awarded over $37 Billion in new contracts through 100,000+ transactions. Each branch currently has awarded over $11 Billion individually. These account for about 25% of all transactions from DoD agencies so far. These three branches are the...

For 17 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6.75 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to broaden our impact on the grea...

We are pleased to invite you to attend SANS training in the capital of the State of Georgia! We are bringing our top courses and top instructors to Atlanta on April 4-9. With one in 1,200 candidates qualify globally to join our faculty, SANS instructors the foremost experts and the best at ensuring you will not only learn the material, but that you can also apply it immediately when you return from your training.All of our courses at SANS Atla...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with active threats and workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's emergency action plan. A Unique Training Opportunity The Cedar Rapids Police Department, and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection are hosting a one-day Security Workshop to enhance...

Following high profile disasters in recent years, the emergency management community is exploring new approaches to traditional recovery challenges. These changes, from the use of technology to improve decision-making to legislation, are improving our ability to build stronger, more resilient communities. Follow the conversation as Thad Allen, Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton and Retired Admiral of the US Coast Guard, moderates...

Last March, we held the second SREcon, a conference focused on site reliability and production systems at scale, with 370 attendees. The demand for SREcon16 is high, and we are looking for experts in the site reliability space to drive another outstanding conference. SREcon16 will take place on April 7–8, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA. Last year, we added a second day to cover more subjects; based on last year's success, we've decided to keep...

The US Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announce the First Thursday Seminar Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices that will air on Thursday, April 7th, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST. This seminar will cover why energy-efficient data centers are critical, energy-efficiency opportunities, and energy management improvement processes. Topics include best practices for acquisition, benchmarking, performanc...

Join us on April 7th for the 27th Annual Federal 100 Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, as we recognize 100 government and industry leaders who have played pivotal roles in the federal government IT community. Professionals from government, industry and academia will be honored for going above and beyond to make a real difference in the way technology was bought, managed and used in the federal IT community. This elegant bl...

Agencies are taking a digital-first approach to improving the public’s experience in interacting with and obtaining services from the government. The U.S. Digital Services Playbook provides guiding principles to address the whole experience for citizen services online. The Playbook is drawn from successful practices from the private and public sector. One of the tenants of these standards is the use of data that measures how well these d...