The Incident Detection and Log Management Summit will offer two full days of content in a single track, consisting of expert keynotes, professional briefings and dynamic panels. It will concentrate on network-centric and host-centric methods to detect intruders that work in the real world. We will also focus on which logging configurations capture the history of a hacker's activity on your machine, from the establishment of unauthorized accou...

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen is the top military adviser to President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Admiral Mullen is responsible for ensuring that our armed forces are fighting current wars as effectively as possible, and for safeguarding the long-term health of the United States military. Abroad, Admiral Mullen is fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while also keeping an eye on developments in China, Paki...

Cyber crime costs individuals, banks and major corporations billions of dollars a year. In particular, the theft of intellectual property threatens to rob the country of the foundations of its economic vitality. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has geared up its capabilities to fight against criminals operating in cyberspace, and is working with the Defense and Homeland Security Departments, other federal agencies and the private sector to...

By appointing the government’s first Chief Performance Officer, President Obama signaled his intention to focus agencies’ work on setting goals, measuring performance and achieving results. Innovative practices aimed at promoting these objectives are emerging from the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and in major agencies as well. Learn from experts about the fast-developing art and science of delivering ever more e...

The Obama administration has pledged to ensure that every single taxpayer dollar is managed as efficiently as possible. The administration has kicked off initiatives to address contract management, performance management, information technology management and human capitol management, among other issues, but administration officials and agency leaders are facing many of the challenges which thwarted progress by their predecessors. Join us for...

This year has been a busy one for the U.S. Air Force. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - as well as humanitarian missions in Haiti and Pakistan - have demonstrated the varying, vital roles the Air Force plays in U.S. relations all over the world. But in addition to executing these crucial missions, Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz has management issues to contend with. With the draw-down of operations in Iraq, General Schw...

Congress has established a National Office for Cybersecurity at the White House, now requires federal agencies to conduct independent audits of their information security programs, and has established new policies for agency acquisition and procurement. Two years ago, Congressman Mike McCaul co-founded the first-ever House Cyber Security Caucus to address these areas of oversight and inconsistency. Join Congressman McCaul in a moderated discus...

This is a monthly recurring networking event - held every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in Washington DC for government contrators to share best practices. Hosted by Jennifer Schaus & Associates. This is a high-level professional event. There is no cost to attend. Please register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

The AFCEA Homeland Security Conference has become the premier event in the Washington, D.C. area to learn about the most current homeland security issues facing our nation. The conference agenda is set by an advisory board made up of the government and industry individuals that are accountable for carrying out the DHS mission. This is THE venue will you will hear first hand about the critical issues facing our country in the fight against terr...