Artificial intelligence and machine learning have been powerful technologies that have the potential to revolutionize how systems are managed and operated. This includes better cybersecurity, more efficient customer service, and better medical outcomes. But there also is downsize. One being separating the hype from the reality. Another is how to manage your AI in the era of ChatGBT, and the risks AI poses. In this Power Breakfast, we’ll...

Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) advances a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning and resilient critical infrastructure that is vital to the public and to the Nation’s safety, prosperity and well-being. The Nation’s critical infrastructure is diverse and complex, but policies and procedures are needed to reduce vulnerabilities, minimize consequences, identify, and disrupt threats, and hasten respo...

DoD’s Futuristic Vision, A Whole New World Reserved for current government and active duty military – excludes government contractors. Must have a valid .gov or .mil email address. Agenda: Networking & Registration Open: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AMProgram Panel Discussion: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AMQ&A: 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Press and Volunteers can contact info@afceanova.org to register.

Government and industry face significant challenges in hiring the right skilled workforce, encountering a very competitive landscape, where all are vying for similar talent along with pressures to control cost. With this new landscape, government and industry are investing human capital well versed in digitization, robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and new emerging technologies of the future. Everyone is still en...

The spread of 5G – fifth-generation mobile communications – across all levels of government is being accelerated by its usefulness in high-speed data transmissions and flexibility in customizing network applications. And the range of applications by government agencies made possible by 5G may only be limited by one’s imagination. Some of the innovations supported by this wireless standard were born out of necessity – at...

In 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs spent over $3 billion on IT. Another $1 billion each was spent on professional services and telecom. All of this makes VA one of the largest tech buyers in the federal market. And that means it is one of the biggest opportunities in the federal market. From the 50,000-foot level, the needs are easy to spot – electronic health records and interoperability lead the list. But at this Power Breakfa...

Customer expectations are rising. Today, patients expect healthcare to be convenient, accessible and delivered seamlessly. The need to provide high-quality personalized care has never been greater. Patients want convenience, personalization and accessibility in the same way they receive it with online shopping. This need comes at a time where the providers, technology firms, payers, life science services, etc. are experiencing workforce short...

Commonly called by its acronym, DIU, the Defense Innovation Unit is a gateway into the defense market for cutting edge commercial technologies. It is also a broker of sorts for traditional contractors looking for new and innovative solutions from the commercial world. The work DIU does is crucial for the U.S. military as it works to counter a wide range of threats to our national security from near peer rivals such as Russia and China as well...

The last two years the federal market has been a hot bed of mergers and acquisition activity. With large companies buying other large as well as small and mid-sized firms. But the bigs aren’t only buyers. You have multiple small and mid-sized companies stepping up as active buyers. Often they are backed by private equity firms looking to create platforms to make even more acquisitions.The result is a competitive environment that is chang...

Global issues related to sustainability and climate change require GEOINT analysis on both a planetary and local scale. This USGIF Mission Focus program on GEOINT Contributions to Global Sustainability will include a keynote and a panel discussion featuring key GEOINT Community luminaries. Topics will include government, industry, and academia collaboration to detect and quantify changes, map trends, and how the Earth’s evolving climate...