25-Point Plan: What’s Next in IT Management Reform in 2012 In April, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra gave an update on the 25-Point Plan to reform information technology. During that update, it was noted that seven objectives had already been delivered and all but two were on track including reducing duplicate data and consolidating data centers. As the new Federal Chief Information Officer takes over the top IT post, how...

Visit www.afcea.org/events/nps to register online now! Join us for the inaugural Cultural and Organizational Awareness Forum, focusing on Africa and the role of the U.S. government in supporting African stability through enhancing partner capacity. General plenary sessions will be complemented by a series of focused breakout sessions on Security Sector Reform (SSR), using SSR to explore larger issues of the U.S. military’s role in suppor...

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...

Make plans to join us for this half-day event designed to help our small business member companies connect with large primes to discuss partnering and teaming opportunities. Matchmaking appointments will be combined with concurrent plenary session content to maximize the value for your time. Plenary topics will include briefs from several of the participating primes, tips on making the most out of prime meetings, and managing small business gr...

This combined SOLUTIONS Series/GMU C4I event will address many key challenges in the C4I space. In addition to a strong lineup of speakers the conference will run two concurrent tracks. The SOLUTIONS Series track will take on the policy issues surrounding the C4I space, while the GMU C4I Center track will dive deep into the following selected set of hot technology topics: Session Topics Include: Situational and Domain Awareness Controlled Uncl...