Government Technology’s passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Illinois Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public- and private-sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use the ins...

AnnouncementA major conference focusing on improving acquisition and performance of Defenseprograms and systems, including net-centric operations and data/information interoperability, system - of - systems engineering and all aspects of system sustainment, will be convened on October 26-29, 2015 in Springfield, VA. This conference is sponsored bythe National Defense Industrial Association, Systems Engineering Division, with echnical co-sponso...

The National Defense Industrial Association is hosting the 12th National Small Business Conference at The Waterford in Springfield, VA on September 22, 2015. NDIA has gathered legislative experts, Program Managers and PEO’s, along with customers from across the military services and other federal agencies to talk about requirements for FY16 and beyond. This year’s conference will be focused on best practices and strategies for part...

The 16th Annual Science & Engineering Conference will turn its focus to the 17 DoD Communities of Interest (CoIs) on March 24 - 26, 2015. In light of the pending implementation of the budget sequestration, a great concern for both the Department of Defense and the Defense Industrial Base, the DoD identified 17 critical areas of interest, effectively known as the aforementioned ‘Community of Interest (CoI).’ The CoIs were formed...

CONFERENCE THEMEThe 30th Annual National Test & Evaluation Conference will focus on the proper roles of T&E in our defense acquisition system, specifically “The Future of T&E: Maintaining the Defense Technology Edge.” DoD ATL has been pushing 3 actions to achieve simplicity and restraint in Defense Acquisition: adhere to tight timelines, reduce timelines, and good process management; actions that are all highlighted in...

The Corporate Gray Job Fairs for the Military Community allow companies the opportunity to meet face-to-face with transitioning/former military personnel and civilians. Free to all Job Seekers. Audience: Military Friendly Sponsor: Corporate Gray Date: September 13, 2013 Time: 9:00 - 12:30 Location: Waterford At Springfield - Springfield Recommended Hotel: Springfield Courtyard By Marriott Clearance Required?: No

These annual classified conferences are sponsored by the AFCEA Intelligence Committee and focus on timely and relevant issues of importance to the broader Intelligence Committee. Because of the classification level (TS/SCI), the events are held in cleared government facilities. They have been held each year since 1981. Conference Website Coming Soon - Email AFCEA Intelligence for more information Visit last year's website at http://fallintel.a...

Note that participants who register only for the Health Track of the Vision Conference will receive .275 CEUs. The 48th annual TechAmerica Foundation Vision Conference promises to deliver a rich, comprehensive and widely referenced analysis of federal spending and business opportunities for the future. Highlights from this year’s Vision Conference at a glance: Long-term forecast of the Federal IT (5-year) and U.S. Defense (10-year) marke...

During the first decade of the 21st century, threats to U.S. national security have changed dramatically while the volume, variety and availability of information concerning these threats has grown at an unprecedented rate. These changes have presented extraordinary challenges for the Intelligence Community (IC) analytic effort and have greatly increased the importance of timely and coherent cross-agency collaboration. The 31st annual AFCEA Sp...

Purpose The conference will bring subject matter experts and other skilled practitioners of both Agile and Lean, and to discuss how DoD acquisition is rapidly migrating to new, innovative processes. Attendees will: Learn how agile development is being used in DoD and integrated within traditional acquisition processes like Earned Value Management Interact with experts in both Agile and Lean to understand how these approaches are converging Id...