The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promised $19 billion for Health IT. Since then, electronic health records and health IT management have emerged as a major component of the healthcare debate. As industry struggles over the costs and benefits of health IT, many government agencies have surged forward---leading the way, from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Department of Health and Human Services. AFCEA Bethesda’s Healt...

The 23rd Annual Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) Conference will be held at the National Institutes of Health, Natcher Conference Center on March 23-25, 2010. Exhibits will be March 24 only. This year's theme is “Unraveling the Enigma of Role-Based Training." The first two days of the 3-day conference include one track devoted to role-based training and a second track focusing on awareness, training,...

The Surface Warfare Enterprise (SWE) will host an Industry Day at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in Bethesda, MD, on March 17, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Industry Day is an opportunity for the Navy and Industry to discuss the Science and Technology (S&T) needs in support of the SWE. The agenda includes five presentations outlining opportunities to collaborate with the Navy in developing technology as well as a post...

How are federal programs and initiatives being impacted by Web 2.0? How are agencies factoring these into strategic planning? Please join AFCEA Bethesda on January 21 for a timely discussion on Web 2.0 best practices and challenges of enterprise wide implementation. Learn what business problems agencies are trying to overcome with these new methods of engaging citizens and the federal workforce.While there are a number of organizational and cu...

The National Association of Small Business Contractors has once again joined forces with the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce to present "Spotlight on NASA". This one day event provides an in-depth look at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as it relates to small businesses; including agency overview, Center opportunities and Subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors.