With a new year comes new goals, priorities and challenges for stakeholders involved in Homeland Defense and Security for the United States. This senior and expert-led Summit will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the Military, Defense, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academic sectors at the local, state and national level. Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology,...

Mexico and the United States share the longest contiguous land border in the world, and monitoring traffic across it is a monumental effort. The border is an enormous economic gateway for the United States, but it requires control, safety and modernization to maintain it. In order to mitigate human trafficking, drug smuggling and promote trade and cooperation between the US and Mexico, US border officials must leverage the latest innovative te...

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along with growth and delivery of key armored vehicle programs, it is imperative that the US and allied nations continue to modernize their armored vehicle forces. With this in mind, the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement is pleased to host our annual Armored Vehicles Conference in Austin. Our event serves as a global platform for the comprehensive discussion of everything armored vehicl...

With a new year comes new goals, priorities and challenges for stakeholders involved in Homeland Defense and Security for the United States. This senior and expert-led Summit will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the Military, Defense, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academic sectors at the local, state and national level. Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology,...

With a new year comes new goals, priorities and challenges for stakeholders involved in Homeland Defense and Security for the United States. This senior and expert-led Summit will highlight the ongoing efforts to empower knowledge sharing and collaboration with those across the Military, Defense, Law Enforcement, Industry and Academic sectors at the local, state and national level.Recent developments have highlighted the need for technology, s...

This 3-day summit will focus on priorities, policies and framework to enhance and secure our Nation from the rapidly evolving landscape of current and future threats. In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Solarwinds hack, the recent influx of activity at the US-Mexico border, the events at our Nation’s Capitol and continued violent extremist security threats, the new administration has outlined priorities for protecting the H...

In the face of a changing climate and the increased frequency and power of extreme weather events, the need to effectively manage natural disasters has grown more and more evident. There is a persistent need for emergency managers across the United States and the world to be prepared and equipped to respond effectively to the latest disasters to mitigate casualties and damage to property, infrastructure and ecosystems. The Disaster Management...

Join us as Gary Watson, VP of Solutions, Fortem Technologies and Wayne Phelps, Author of On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones discuss what is required for a C-UAS architecture that will successfully defend against current and future threats, as well as how bad actors leverage technological advancements to create their own air force and employ drones for missions that have never before been possible. Join us as we cover: L...

The threat posed by UAS is rapidly proliferating as commercial UAS become more widely available and our adversaries advance their swarming attack drone capabilities. In fact, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth McKenzie branded drones the “most concerning tactical development” since the rise of IEDs, further underscoring the clear and present need for advanced technology. Register today at https://www.idga.org/command-and-control/web...

Following the Army’s down selection of eight Counter-Drone systems for utilization across the Joint Force, it is now more imperative than ever to collaborate with senior C-UAS stakeholders and leaders in order to understand your place in this burgeoning market place. What is without a doubt the largest response to meet the emerging sUAS threat, the standing up of the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office presents a unified...