Welcome The 2015 Interagency Visual Media Group (IVMG) Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Waterford Receptions in Springfield, Virginia. The meeting is a one-day event for visual media professionals working in the Intelligence and Defense communities. The event is free and open to civilians, military personnel, and contractors who support the national security mission. What is IVMG? The Interagency Visual Media Gro...

The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 12th National Small Business Conference at The Waterford in Springfield, VA on September 22, 2015. NDIA has gathered legislative experts, Program Managers and PEO’s, along with customers from across the military services and other federal agencies to talk about requirements for FY16 and beyond. This year’s conference will be focused on best practices and strategies for part...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) invites you to an NGA Operations Technology Solution Discovery Day, Monday, September 14, 2015, from 0800 to 1230 in the Allder Auditorium at NCE in Springfield, Va. This event will be hosted by Orrin Mills, Director, Source Operations Group, within NGA’s Source Operations and Management Directorate. This event specifically aims to: Enhance dialogue with NGA private sector partners on the...

The April 16 Corporate Gray "Military Friendly" Job Fair at the Waterford in Springfield, Virginia will bring together approximately 400 job seekers (mostly transitioning service members and veterans) with almost 40 companies, government agencies, and schools. Job Fair hours are 9 am to 12:30 pm, with a free "How to Work a Job Fair" panel starting at 8 am. All job seekers attend at no charge. For more information and to pre-register, visit htt...

The 16th Annual Science & Engineering Conference will turn its focus to the 17 DoD Communities of Interest (CoIs) on March 24 - 26, 2015. In light of the pending implementation of the budget sequestration, a great concern for both the Department of Defense and the Defense Industrial Base, the DoD identified 17 critical areas of interest, effectively known as the aforementioned ‘Community of Interest (CoI).’ The CoIs were formed...

Theme: Achieving Dominance through Technological Innovation *** Showcasing *** USD(AT&L) THE JOINT STAFF (J-5/J-8) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS COMBATANT COMMANDS DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD THE CONGRESS Already Confirmed: Two Popular U.S. Strategic Thinkers Special Highlight: Presentation of 19th Annual William J. Perry Award In recognition of superb contributions to precision strike systems, the Precision Strike Association and the William J. Perry Aw...

CONFERENCE THEMEThe 30th Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference will focus on the proper roles of T&E in our defense acquisition system, specifically “The Future of T&E: Maintaining the Defense Technology Edge.” DoD ATL has been pushing 3 actions to achieve simplicity and restraint in Defense Acquisition: adhere to tight timelines, reduce timelines, and good process management; actions that are all highlighted in...

AGILE IN GOVERNMENT Mutual Adaptation Adapting agile to acquisition and acquisition to agile Scaling, Contracting, Governance, Measurement The purposes of this event are: develop better understanding of how agile software development methods can be fit within prescribed processes of government acqusition to discuss the changing technology of modern information-intensive businesses and the implications these have for evolving Government approac...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to rsvp@usgif.org

The Mastering Business Development® Workshop is an educational and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 2-day workshop fosters participants' understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role. Business Development is primarily a relationship development and intelligence gathering process. Particip...