With over 6,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center. This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current poli...

Our August speaker will be Dr. Jim "Gumbo" Coughlin, Director Of Communications (J6), CIO, and Decision Enabler Director Of Communications (J6), CIO, and Decision Enabler of Joint Special Operations Command · Full-time This event will be hosted from 1100 - 1330 at Embassy Suites, 555 N Westshore Blvd Tampa, FL 33609.

Special Agent Nate Langmack will discuss how Cyber Threats are impacting businesses and what we can do about it. Part of the discussion will be directed at Government Contractors and the role they play in this area. This event will not be recorded or streamed so you must be there live to see it!

Come join the Byteworks team as they lead us through how technology is re-inventing our government and the way we interact with it. From virtual courtrooms and learning to smart cities and communities, this impacts every day activites such as attending events, universities, traffic, etc. Session: 12:00pm - 1:00pm EST with Demos to immediately follow. Please join us!

Smart cities and sensors are the way that cities are moving but they are limited by data working in silos alone rather than cohesively working together. Limitations of “Smart” capabilities are also “reactionary” by design…but “Informed Environments” are proactive – delivering prioritized, predictive, and complete sensor-inclusive awareness. In this forum, Byteworks would like to discuss collabor...

Join us for a lively discussion about the current and future priorities of the United States in the now contested domain of Space, given geopolitical developments and pacing adversaries. Space is no longer free from conflict and our panel of experts will delve into how the United States will protect and defend critical space systems. Virtual Event Information The luncheon series event will be held in person at the Army Navy Country Club and l...

The Cyber Threat Landscape: Insights from the FBI and Indiana National Guard Cyber Battalion. While this is a Lunch and Learn, lunch is optional. For your convenience, you can order a box lunch from Jersey Mike's as an add on to your ticket. All lunch orders must be placed prior to April 24th.

Join us for an informative discussion about what the world has learned from the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The war was expected to be short. Russia had its eyes on capturing Kyiv in a few days. Instead, Ukrainian resilience and Western support have led us to this point: a conflict with no end in sight. In the meantime, the war has changed our perspective on military strategy, operations, and tactics, but also diplomacy, intelligence, ener...

Join AFCEA DC for an in depth dialogue with our panel of experts as they illuminate and demystify Computing at the Edge. Edge computing has a wide range of applications in the internet of things (IOT) from unmanned driving, traffic flow congestion, and real time urban traffic data processing but how can we narrow this concept to ensure we have the upper hand in the battle field. The panel will define and dig into the complexities, issues, and...

Join AFCEA DC in-person or virtually on January 25, 2023 to hear DISA leadership discuss 2023 priorities and new initiatives.