This is the 22nd year that NDIA has sponsored the Systems and Mission Engineering Conference in conjunction with the Department of Defense. This conference will convene on October 21-24, 2019, in Tampa, Florida. It will focus on improving acquisition and performance of defense programs and systems, including system - of - systems engineering, systems security, net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, and all aspects of sys...

Formerly known as the Global Identity Summit, the Federal Identity Forum & Exposition (FedID 19) has been the U.S. federal government’s primary outreach and collaboration-building event with the worldwide identity community since 1995. FedID provides an immersive environment where identity professionals from the federal government, private sector and academia can dedicate three days to strategic planning, information sharing, needs a...

NATOA is a professional association that represents the communications needs and interests of local governments, and those who advise local governments. Our membership is comprised predominately of local government agencies, local government staff and public officials from across the United States. Our government members have responsibilities that range from cable administration, communications franchising, rights-of-way management and public...

There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety. Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21): Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national policy to strengthen and mainta...

The 2019 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo is headed to Tampa, FL, May 7-9. Join your colleagues from across the A/E/C industry and joint engineer community for three days of education, training and networking opportunities. And as SAME's Annual Meeting, JETC offers numerous awards and recognition activities to celebrate the contributions and excellence of the Society's Posts and members in supporting the SAME mission "to lead coll...

U.S. and international special operations leaders will gather on March 5-7, 2019 for an exclusive event to focus on strategic security issues, innovation, and relationship-building. Save the date. A full agenda featuring international thought leaders, technical experts, and transition education will provide attendees with a unique experienceAttendees include: active duty and retired military and police, government civilians, industry, academi...

According to recent reports, the aerospace and defense 3D printing market is expected to surpass $4 billion by 2023 and is projected to increase 23.2 percent annually over the next five years. Manufacturers across a broad spectrum of industries, including automotive, aerospace, high tech, and medical products, are all piloting and using 3D printing technologies today. The US Military is taking advantage of these 3D printed components by integr...

January 16-17, 2019 | Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, Tampa, FLDSI’s 2019 Military Aviation Systems Summit provides members within the Military Aviation community, International Partners, Acquisition Authorities, DoD Labs, academia, industry, and other critical partners an open forum to discuss the strategic priorities and operational needs required across the various military services to ensure air dominance, as well as aid the U.S. Mi...

The 2018 Special Operations & Irregular Warfare Symposium will provide an educational ‘town-hall’ style forum to discuss the strategic goals and operational needs required to combat evolving threat networks and protect U.S. national security interests, as well as aid the U.S. Military in remaining agile and lethal when dealing with a complex security environment. This event will detail how SOF expertise is needed to effectively...

SBIR/STTR programs are the nation's largest source of early stage / high risk R&D funding for small business. Learn how to participate and compete for funding, engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) and to commercialize your technological innovations. Interact with government SBIR/STTR program managers and staff, industry leaders.