Returning for its 13th iteration, Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement is back and ready to deliver you 3 filled days of action pact content on the latest priorities, challenges and future developments of our biometric and identity management community. Identity has become a core vehicle that enables governments, commercial enterprises and individuals to conduct a diversity of business functions such as financial transactions, transit...

13th Homeland Security WeekOctober 22-24, 2017College Park Marriott, Hyattsville, MD With the rise of domestic and foreign acts of terrorism and the increase of global instability, Homeland Security Week 2018 has been designed to focus on priorities, policies and framework to enhance and secure our nation from the evolving landscape of current and future threats. This 13th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland securi...

The security challenges facing the U.S. are well-understood; the return of Great Power competition, marked by a resurgent Russia and a confident China; instability in the Middle East; rapid technological change that outpaces policy and practice; proliferation of information and the deluge of data. With this increasingly complex environment, actionable intelligence is critical. The ability to streamline data from various sources, amongst severa...

With acts of terrorism happening almost on a daily basis worldwide, the burning question has become, how does assuring identity help curtail terrorist operations and their travel? Maybe an even more pressing issue, how do we assure the security of the data while sharing it with the proper national and international partners?The 12th Annual Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement is designed to provide the necessary dialogue to answer tho...

This 12th Annual Homeland Security Week will bring together top homeland security leaders from government, industry and academia to dive into current challenges and future requirements necessary for numerous government agencies directly or indirectly responsible for U.S. homeland security. Through interactive keynote presentations, large scale panel discussions, project updates, case studies, and intimate roundtables, we’ll facilitate a...

Global tensions are high, and never before has the need for a global, layered, Integrated Air and Missile Defense been greater. With various threats manifesting in the form of inter-continental ballistic missiles testing, and proliferation of cruise missile and UAV technology, the U.S. and its allies must develop the tools and techniques to protect assets at every echelon of the force. Now is a crucial point in the development of air and missi...

In today's modern world, the power grid serves as the backbone of the United States critical infrastructure sector. The Utilities responsible for this tremendous responsibility have to constantly adapt to new and emerging challenges, many of which were never imagined during the creation of the current power grid. It is financially impractical to pursue every solution simultaneously. Rather, grid owners and operators need identify new technolog...

With recent threats from various terrorist organizations, radical factions, and lone wolves becoming more and more sophisticated, the need to ensure that our nation’s security at home and abroad are strongly monitored at all times by a multifaceted, interagency effort, is a necessity. Without superb intelligence, operational assets, and flawless unified communication across all stakeholders, the threat of a catastrophic outcome is an eve...

USING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TO MODERNIZE THE POLICE FORCE Leveraging the power of big data and tech innovation - the goal of “Smart Policing” – is paramount to the modernization of our nation’s Law Enforcement organizations. Implemented by the Department ofJustice, ‘Smart Policing Initiative’ seeks to identify those tactics,practices, and technology solutions that will enhance capabilities like: offender-based...

Welcome to the only event directly supporting state and local law enforcement efforts in securing our nation’s southwest border. Scrutiny of the southwest border protection initiatives have been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime, the emergence of sophisticated terror organizations, the threat of lone wolves and malicious actors, and other illicit activity. Consequently,we discuss macro strategies...