A can't miss three-day event which will bring together government, industry and academia to focus on emerging and innovative C-UAS technologies, such as directed energy weapons and EW measures as well as technologies to detect and identify drones in the battlefield.

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 3rd Directed Energy Systems Event this June 25-27, in Washington, D.C. Over the three-day summit we will look at what has changed and advanced in in the DE market over the past year with technology, acquisition and joint service road maps. We will also take a deep dive into policy and operational considerations for the development and employment of these next generation weapons and how we can best tr...

Execute Government Reform is bringing together 20+ senior-level executives from the federal government, including David Mader, Former Controller for The White House Offices of Management & Budget, will speak about how they plan to restructure their agencies to adhere to the goals set forth in the M-17-22 Memo. Topics being covered include: Turning principles into practice to comply with the M-17-22 Roadmap - and to create positive change w...

The security challenges facing the U.S. are well-understood; the return of Great Power competition, marked by a resurgent Russia and a confident China; instability in the Middle East; rapid technological change that outpaces policy and practice; proliferation of information and the deluge of data. With this increasingly complex environment, actionable intelligence is critical. The ability to streamline data from various sources, amongst severa...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 11th Operational Energy Summit this January 29-31, in Washington, D.C. This summit provides a forum for policy makers and technology leaders to come together to solve some of DoD's operational energy challenges. We will explore critical areas such as: Alternative energy, mobile energy, expeditionary energy, intelligent grids, reducing energy waste and modernizing current force with innovative energy...

This 12th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland security leaders from government, industry and academia to dive into current challenges and future requirements necessary for numerous government agencies directly or indirectly responsible for U.S. homeland security. Through interactive keynote presentations, large scale panel discussions, project updates, case studies, and intimate roundtables, we’ll facilitate a...

Global tensions are high, and never before has the need for a global, layered, Integrated Air and Missile Defense been greater. With various threats manifesting in the form of inter-continental ballistic missiles testing, and proliferation of cruise missile and UAV technology, the U.S. and its allies must develop the tools and techniques to protect assets at every echelon of the force. Now is a crucial point in the development of air and missi...

Given the increase in global instability, immigration of refugees and domestic and foreign acts of terrorism, nations are re-engineering and integrating biometrics as an additive layer of security to protect their homeland. Driven by factors such as the growing demand for government initiatives to innovate and enhance operations and security, the summit will bring together an audience comprised of 150+ Secretaries, Directors of Security Agenci...

IDGA announces the Directed Energy and Next Generation Munitions event – June 26-28in Washington, D.C. At this event we will be looking closely at Incorporating Directed Energy into the BMDS and CUAS Architecture, the DoD’s Vision for Directed Energy Systems in the Third Offset Strategy, Joint Roadmaps for Directed Energy, Providing Distributed Lethality with Directed Energy and other EW platforms and more.. Get an In-Depth Underst...

The US Armed Force’s close air support operations and capabilities are currently going through a significant transition period. The ageing and costly (yet highly capable) A-10 Warthog is becoming a burden on the U.S. Air Force’s budgets. Leading decision makers in the Pentagon and on the Hill are defining plans, polices and potential procurements necessary to deliver a cost effective capability. With multiple options on the table,...