Leveraging AI/ML to Improve Mission Delivery Across Government Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are expected to revolutionize how government operates, enabling federal employees to focus on core responsibilities related to their agencies’ missions while spending fewer hours on administrative tasks. Moreover, federal decision makers are looking to harness the potential of AI/ML to make positive changes in areas such as healthc...

AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

Digital Transformation:Balancing Citizen Services with Enterprise Security Federal agencies clearly are committed to improving the quality and experience of citizen services, as seen in the heightened focus on UX/CX and human-centered design in recent years. Still, the availability of on-demand services, in everything from music and movie streaming to online banking, are reshaping public expectations. How can federal agencies meet those expect...

AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

YAFCEA Bethesda is proud to host:8th Annual Winter IT Luncheon While agency budgets remain heavily scrutinized, government leaders are looking to apply new technologies, strategy and processes to achieve measurable results. Speakers and guests will come together for roundtable discussions on how agencies are tackling the budget squeezes while ensuring innovation. There will be opportunity for industry and government leaders to exchange ideas...

Young AFCEA Washington, DC is proud to host the Digital Transformation Tech Talk The Tech Talk event offers an intimate and engaging environment for the brightest minds in industry and government to come together and discuss some of the most transformational technologies and business challenges we are currently facing. This event will generate discussions that will evolve the partnership between industry and government.

STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL IMPACT For the eighth year, AFCEA Bethesda is gathering the law enforcement IT community, plus expanding the scope this year to include first responders. The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum will bring together more than 400 executives, IT professionals and operators from across federal, state and local law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies with alignment around three focus ar...

Fighting Cyber Threats at Machine Speed to Defend our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure AFCEA Bethesda’s Cybersecurity Technology Symposium discloses the threats facing our nation’s critical infrastructure, and how government and industry experts are working together toward mitigating sector-specific threats at machine speed. Breakthroughs and updates on the nation’s critical infrastructure protection policy are happenin...

For 17 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6.75 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to broaden our impact on the grea...