Join Women in AFCEA for our popular virtual Happy Hour! Switch off from work, grab a drink, and join your fellow women professionals for a positive chat about life in the IT/Cyber/Global Security industry. This month we will also discuss the AFCEA International IDEA Program with Executive Advisor and AFCEA VP of Defense, Col. Mike Black, USAF (Ret.), and Inclusion and Diversity Manager, Allison Hansard.

SEWP V is already the hottest federal IT contract vehicle, topping $12 billion in sales per year from buyers in every government agency. But SEWP VI won't be just for resellers any more. IT services companies will be able to prime as NASA adds enterprise, application and network services to SEWP VI. BD Squared's Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Friel will break down the changes from SEWP V to SEWP VI and how you can prepare to take part in the big...

SEWP V is already the hottest federal IT contract vehicle, topping $12 billion in sales per year from buyers in every government agency. But SEWP VI won't be just for resellers anymore. IT services companies will be able to prime as NASA adds enterprise, application and network services to SEWP VI. BD Squared's Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Friel will break down the changes from SEWP V to SEWP VI and how you can prepare to take part in the bigg...

Women in AFCEA Virtual Happy Hour: September 2023 Join Women in AFCEA for our popular virtual Happy Hour! Switch off from work, grab a drink, and join your fellow women professionals for a positive chat about life in the IT/Cyber/Global Security industry. This month we will also discuss the Women's Appreciation Award and nomination process.Wed, Sep 27, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT) We look forward to having you attend the event!

The AFCEA-TECHINT Conference, a revival of the annual TECHINT series of MASINT-focused events, will be held in the DIA Reston Campus R-1 Conference Center on September 19-20, 2023. This classified (TS/SI/TK/NOFORN) two-day event is a forum for industry, academia, and intelligence community professionals to learn about the hard problems and technical challenges facing the MASINT and S&T enterprises. The conference will focus on informing go...

Join Women in AFCEA for our popular virtual Happy Hour! Switch off from work, grab a drink, and join your fellow women professionals for a positive chat about life in the IT/Cyber/Global Security industry. This month we will also discuss the new Women in AFCEA mentorship pilot program with program organizer, Shandi Perkins.

Our annual virtual Boot Camp is an excellent opportunity to learn more about what AFCEA International offers its chapters in the way of resources and information, and to discover some best practices initiated by chapters. It is invaluable for both new and existing chapter officers, as in addition to explaining available resources, we focus in-depth on a different topic each year, followed by a question and answer session. Our virtual Boot Camp...

Cyber threats related to mis/disinformation are rapidly evolving. Artificial intelligence (AI), deep fake technology and machine learning have the potential to greatly expand the capabilities—and the reach—of mis/disinformation. New language model technologies have the potential to generate extensive amounts of mis/disinformation—much of which may be distributed without fact-checking resolution. Enemy states and terrorist gro...

In the 21st century battlespace, it's critical that the U.S. Department of Defense ensure fast, secure and reliable networks, IT systems and communications for global warfighters across terrestrial, SATCOM, host-nation and other transport systems. For 20 years, Riverbed Technology has been at the forefront of optimizing and accelerating defense networks. As the need for greater bandwidth, reduced latency and operational fidelity has grown, so...

Securing the software supply chain is mission critical to the federal government, particularly after the 2020 SolarWinds breach and the increasing frequency of attacks. Given Cybersecurity Executive Order 14028, the ongoing risk of software supply chain attacks, and the criticality of software to daily operations, balancing security with innovation is essential to accelerating government missions. Agencies must ensure software is free of vulne...