AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

This educational and interactive event will bring together leaders from government, industry and academia to discuss the origins of data science within the government sector, personal experiences working with and as a data scientist, the exciting growth within the field and the future of the data sciences in the Washington, D.C. area.

AFCEA Bethesda’s annual Health IT Day brings together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and government to discuss healthcare initiatives in civilian and military health.EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Keynote presentations and panel discussions from key stakeholders at critical agencies such as FDA, CDC, CMS, NIH, ONC, HHS, VA and DOD Breakout sessions discussing challenges, trends and initiatives between govern...

STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL IMPACT For the eighth year, AFCEA Bethesda is gathering the law enforcement IT community, plus expanding the scope this year to include first responders. The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum will bring together more than 400 executives, IT professionals and operators from across federal, state and local law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies with alignment around three focus ar...

For 17 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6.75 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to broaden our impact on the grea...

AFCEA Bethesda’s Seventh Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 600 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The goals of the event are to foster bett...

The Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter is excited to host the Fiscal New Year Networking Event on October 23, 2014. The Fiscal New Year event is a great opportunity for the public and private IT and digital sector to celebrate the successes of 2014 and kick off the new fiscal year. Our goal is to create a platform between government and industry to network and build partnerships. We hope to bring thought-leaders together with peers in order to excha...

Faced with decreasing budgets and increasing data, law enforcement agencies are finding ways to consolidate data and processes to better meet the needs of the mission. In recent years, these agencies have seen significant headway with real-time information sharing and the new mobile environment – but there is still much to do, and challenges in big data, cloud computing and agile development prevail. As budget cuts continue, law enforcem...

AFCEA Bethesda’s Sixth Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The goals of the event are to foster better...

MAGIC 2013 builds on the success of last year’s conference, providing a one-of-a-kind venue where leaders from the major GWACs and MACS, GSA and VA Schedules, senior government procurement executives and contracting officers join industry partners to share their insights, plans and best practices to help agencies access the technologies they need to succeed. www.magicgov.org. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR Updates on some of the most popular multipl...