After celebrating its 10 year anniversary in 2023, Women in AFCEA is proud to launch its STEMpowerment Forum, a revival of the highly successful Women in the Workforce: A Journey in STEM event. Beginning at 1:00 pm, the event will include a keynote address and two panels followed by a networking reception concluding at 5:30 pm. The goal of Women in AFCEA is to provide connections and ensure equal opportunities for women across AFCEA. While thi...

The global race for space dominance is underway. New technologies, commercial investments and adversarial threats are shaping the future of space, and the United States must act quickly to solidify its superiority in a rapidly evolving and increasingly contested domain. Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Space Summit to get an in-depth look at how the nation’s space experts, government leaders and industry executives are tacklin...

With over 6,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center. This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current poli...

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a cornerstone of Department of Defense (DOD) supply-chain security efforts, but it is still a work in progress. The goal of protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) that resides in the data networks of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is indisputable. One challenge is how to assess and certify implementation of required security practices at scale, while another is avoiding...

SEWP V is already the hottest federal IT contract vehicle, topping $12 billion in sales per year from buyers in every government agency. But SEWP VI won't be just for resellers any more. IT services companies will be able to prime as NASA adds enterprise, application and network services to SEWP VI. BD Squared's Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Friel will break down the changes from SEWP V to SEWP VI and how you can prepare to take part in the big...

The Intelligence Community is constantly evolving to stay ahead of new threats, technologies, global events and adversarial capabilities as focus shifts from counterterrorism to peer and near-peer competition. In response to these shifts — and an urgent need for widespread modernization across the IC — intelligence leaders are looking at ways to update the intelligence tradecraft, adopt cutting-edge technologies, become more agile,...

Join us at the Tenth Annual DC Metro Cyber Security Summit July 20th! The Tenth Annual DC Metro Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. Register with code GovEvents23 for $100 off: https://cybersecuritysummit.com/summit/dcmetro23/ Enjoy access to all Interactive Panels,...

Cyber permeates all aspects of the federal government today, and its expansion will undoubtedly continue as the world accelerates its digital revolution. As an important component of modernization, cyber unlocks powerful capabilities, enables efficiency and transforms organizations — but it also poses a host of new challenges, vulnerabilities and security threats to the country’s most critical infrastructure. Today, cyberspace is t...

Space has gone through a myriad of consequential changes since mankind entered the domain, and today, it is not a benign environment. The commercialization and democratization of space has created a highly-competitive landscape that simultaneously drives innovation and poses significant risks to countries that cannot keep up. The U.S. must develop and deploy innovative solutions at the speed of relevance to keep pace with adversaries, ensure t...

Open to Private Sector only. We’re going live again! The #1 market briefing event on the state and local government IT market: Beyond the Beltway 2023! The Center for Digital Government’s IT market analysts and key government leaders share insights into state and local business and technology priorities. This event will pinpoint opportunities to help you fine-tune your business strategies while validating your sales and marketing a...