The Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter proudly presents the premier fall networking event for professionals in the federal IT sector to celebrate the successes of 2015 and to kick off the new fiscal year. The goal is to create a platform between government and industry to network and build partnerships. We bring together thought leaders in the government IT community with industry to exchange ideas and provide a detailed understanding of how governm...

Join Young AFCEA Bethesda on July 23, 2015 for the 8th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner. This premier networking event brings together senior government executives and emerging government leaders for an engaging discussion on next-generation technologies fueled by innovation. The event is centered on roundtable discussions with government and industry guests, moderated by industry leaders. Table discussion topics include: Cloud ...

The growing data pool created by citizens sharing information in their daily lives through sensors, open data initiatives and the proliferation of the Internet of Things positions government agencies to deliver improved services and mission outcomes. The Data Symposium is focused on how government data enhances the life of the citizen. Highlights: With more than 130,000 data sets, learn out how the government currently uses data and the plans...

The AFCEA Bethesda Government-wide Initiatives Excellence Awards recognizes individuals or groups whose contributions in information technology have significance beyond their organization. These contributions represent achievements that advance business and citizen interaction, leading to improved effectiveness, cost-savings and leadership that meet national priorities and serve as a model of excellence government-wide. Online nominations are...

Join us for a night of celebrationFor 16 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6 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...

As evolving methodologies of cyber espionage and disruption continue to grow in scope and sophistication, the federal government has sought to bolster its defenses through the implementation of a standardized cybersecurity framework, influenced by drivers such as FedRAMP, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program, which are designed to enable the detection and elimination of threats in real time....

The Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter is excited to host the Fiscal New Year Networking Event on October 23, 2014. The Fiscal New Year event is a great opportunity for the public and private IT and digital sector to celebrate the successes of 2014 and kick off the new fiscal year. Our goal is to create a platform between government and industry to network and build partnerships. We hope to bring thought-leaders together with peers in order to excha...

A New and Exclusive Networking Event Connecting Government Cloud Tech Pros The 2014 AFCEA Bethesda Cloud Technology Symposium gets you out of the classroom and gives you more opportunities to connect with people who can and will help you develop solutions to your biggest cloud challenges. The symposium is designed so that you can exchange innovative ideas with your peers in the federal IT community.From senior-level decision makers to on-the-f...

Big Data is exponential growth of data being collected today. Last year IBM reported that 2.5 exabytes of data was being created on a daily basis. As massive amounts of information become more readily available, the government has the opportunity to transform this data into intelligence, enabling agencies to make better decisions and meet their mission objectives. In today’s budget-constrained environment, a Big Data strategy can help go...

Join AFCEA Bethesda on August 8, 2013 for the Mobility Technology Symposium, a half-day education and training event, which will go beyond the business case for mobility and look at how agencies are developing and implementing emerging mobile technology to deliver the mission. The demand for mobility is all around us. With lowered budgets and new technologies, the need to do more with less comes at an opportune time. The trends we see today wi...