Scrutiny of border protection initiatives has been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime, the emergence of sophisticated terror organizations, as well as other illicit activity. This 3-day summit will focus on creating a forum for military, state, local, federal law enforcement officials as well as industry leaders, to tackle our nation’s most difficult challenges of finding workable solutions to bor...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 4th Directed Energy Systems Event this June 26-28, in Washington, D.C. Over the three-day summit we will look to provide a forum to discuss the ongoing efforts to develop and deploy directed energy systems in support of U.S. national security priorities and battlefield superiority. We will also take a deep dive into policy and operational considerations for the development and employment of these nex...

Converting Data into Actionable Intelligence The increase for artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation is prevalent and relevant in the Intelligence Community. The 2019 Intelligence Analytics Summit will focus on key areas within this space, covering topics related to: Real time AnalyticsOperationalizing Big DataVerifying and Validating Critical Masses of InformationDefining Risks of Severe External ThreatsLeveraging Automa...

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...

The 2nd Counter UAS Summit is taking place this March 12-14, in Washington, D.C.! In light of the passing of the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018, we are bringing back our Counter UAS series to discuss the provisions that give the government new authority to counter airborne drone threats.We have been busy developing an agenda that will give you powerful examples of how this new legislation will give the DoJ and DHS unprecedented abilit...

With increasing hostility and changing international relationships occurring globally, there is a clear need to substantially increase our detection capabilities of foreign assets great and small - so join us March 12-14 to learn about advancing radar technology, requirements and where the budget is being spent. We will cover game changing topics such as cognitive radar, UAV detection and tracking, missile defense radar, non-line-of-sight (NLO...

Returning for its 13th iteration, Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement is back and ready to deliver you 3 filled days of action pact content on the latest priorities, challenges and future developments of our biometric and identity management community. Identity has become a core vehicle that enables governments, commercial enterprises and individuals to conduct a diversity of business functions such as financial transactions, transit...

IDGA is proud to announce the return of our 12th Operational Energy Summit this January 28-30, 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. Our 2019 summit will explore how to identify and provide the most innovative and cutting edgy energy solutions to the government, military and war-fighters. Join us this January to get an In-...

Scrutiny of border protection initiatives has been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime, the emergence of sophisticated terror organizations, as well as other illicit activity. This 3-day summit will focus on creating a forum for military, state, local, federal law enforcement officials as well as industry leaders, to tackle our nation’s most difficult challenges of finding workable solutions to bor...

13th Homeland Security WeekOctober 22-24, 2017College Park Marriott, Hyattsville, MD With the rise of domestic and foreign acts of terrorism and the increase of global instability, Homeland Security Week 2018 has been designed to focus on priorities, policies and framework to enhance and secure our nation from the evolving landscape of current and future threats. This 13th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland securi...