Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) advances a national policy to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning and resilient critical infrastructure that is vital to the public and to the Nation’s safety, prosperity and well-being. The Nation’s critical infrastructure is diverse and complex, but policies and procedures are needed to reduce vulnerabilities, minimize consequences, identify, and disrupt threats, and hasten respo...

DoD’s Futuristic Vision, A Whole New World Reserved for current government and active duty military – excludes government contractors. Must have a valid .gov or .mil email address. Agenda: Networking & Registration Open: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AMProgram Panel Discussion: 8:30 AM - 9:15 AMQ&A: 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Press and Volunteers can contact info@afceanova.org to register.

Government and industry face significant challenges in hiring the right skilled workforce, encountering a very competitive landscape, where all are vying for similar talent along with pressures to control cost. With this new landscape, government and industry are investing human capital well versed in digitization, robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and new emerging technologies of the future. Everyone is still en...

The spread of 5G – fifth-generation mobile communications – across all levels of government is being accelerated by its usefulness in high-speed data transmissions and flexibility in customizing network applications. And the range of applications by government agencies made possible by 5G may only be limited by one’s imagination. Some of the innovations supported by this wireless standard were born out of necessity – at...

In 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs spent over $3 billion on IT. Another $1 billion each was spent on professional services and telecom. All of this makes VA one of the largest tech buyers in the federal market. And that means it is one of the biggest opportunities in the federal market. From the 50,000-foot level, the needs are easy to spot – electronic health records and interoperability lead the list. But at this Power Breakfa...

Global issues related to sustainability and climate change require GEOINT analysis on both a planetary and local scale. This USGIF Mission Focus program on GEOINT Contributions to Global Sustainability will include a keynote and a panel discussion featuring key GEOINT Community luminaries. Topics will include government, industry, and academia collaboration to detect and quantify changes, map trends, and how the Earth’s evolving climate...

Just by the numbers, the Air Force is a huge market for IT and related technology products and services with systems integrators and major IT vendors pulling in hundreds of millions of contract awards each year. The Air Force is leading the way with artificial intelligence, cross domain systems, and autonomy initiatives as well as traditional IT needs around networks, communications, program management, and cybersecurity. But the numbers only...

We are looking forward to welcoming our channel partners, suppliers, industry experts and other members of our public sector IT channel community at our upcoming Government IT Sales Summit! In past years, this one-day event has brought together nearly 1,000 solutions providers, systems integrators and IT manufacturers from more than 300 companies who are looking for opportunities to build relationships, gain insights into the marketplace, and...

SolarWinds is taking a Roadtrip! We’re excited to invite you to the SolarWinds® Observability Roadshow. We will be hosting an exclusive End User Briefing and Breakfast in Reston Virginia on June 7th and we hope you can join us.Hear an exclusive briefing from SolarWinds Director of Sales Engineering, Omar Rafik and executive speakers including Global Vice President of Product Management, Brandon Shopp about how SolarWinds® Observ...

The premier business-to-government event outside of the beltway will take place on May 5. The event will include matchmaking, educational breakout sessions, an Expo Hall, and innovative keynotes, all in one place! Participants will have the opportunity to schedule one-on-one matchmaking meetings with federal, state and local agencies, and prime contractors. They can also visit the Small Business EXPO that will showcase services uniquely geare...