Industry Buzz Words are being widely discussed throughout the Government and Industry today. This is our Theme for the 11th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner; Featuring the InnovateIT Awards. The President’s Management Agenda offers a bold vision – one of continual change, in response to changing requirements. On Thursday, July 19 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. the Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter brings together senior...

Registration is now open for the July 9 meeting of AFCEA Bethesda's Health IT SIG Membership Meeting. The SIG provides open discussion and information exchange of ideas concerning all aspects of the partnership between the federal government and industry. This meeting with feature two speakers from the Department of Health and Human Services: There is no cost to attend. But register now to reserve your seat.

Both man-made and natural disasters, climate change and population growth continue to take a toll on the global energy ecosystem. To meet these challenges, government, private industry and academia need to foster an environment that secures our energy future, reduces disaster risks, ensures security for our food and water supply and promotes climate solutions. On June 26th, held at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC, AFCEA Energy & Earth...

Law enforcement and public safety (LEAPS) communities are working together to increase efficiencies and improve processes. There are many risk management considerations for modernizing and applying new technology approaches in order to get to better solutions and timelier outcomes. Leaders need to be aware of current thinking in digital and data trust, cloud-based services, and analytic and machine learning as they prepare for the next generat...

Innovation in Technology DELIVERING BETTER GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS2018 is shaping up to be a turning point for federal IT. Over the last several years, agencies have developed a growing range of citizen services—giving people easier access to information and services through a wide range of channels. These efforts are now shifting into high gear, as agencies increase their adoption of innovative technology, tools and processes...

AFCEA Washington, DC invites you to attend the 7th Annual Cybersecurity Technology Summit at the Grand Hyatt on October 11, 2016. The summit is the marquee industry day of continuing education and networking for the cybersecurity community. The event brings together over 600 thought-leaders from multiple federal agencies, including DHS and DOD, the Intelligence Community, and others from industry. The event will tackle strategies for addressin...

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...

To build on the success of the July 2015 DOD CIO Mobility Industry Day, AFCEA Washington, DC is continuing the dialogue on how government can capitalize on commercial innovation and will include industry’s response to the DOD CIO, other civilian agency and military services organization plans. The 5th Annual Mobile Technology Summit to be held January 21, 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center presents best of...