GEN Keith Alexander, Commander U.S. Cyber Command, and Director, NSA, is Confirmed to Keynote GEN Keith Alexander, Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Director of the NSA/Chief, Central Security Service and Dr. Pat Gallagher, Director, NIST are among the distinguished speakers confirmed to keynote at the 4th Annual Cybersecurity Summit on September 25, 2013 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The 4th Annual Cybersecurity Summit will be...

Please join us for AFCEA Bethesda's monthly breakfast to be held September 25, 2013 at the Bethesda North Marriott and conference center.

Many government agencies and departments have been victimized or may be vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse. Yet the public sector has generally taken a cat and mouse approach to fraud. How can private sector advances help change the game? We'll discuss: The pay-and-chase approach to fraud – where fraudsters escape with the cheese and static mousetraps are set in response. Potential risks to government organizations' financial assets,...

Federal Sales Boot Camp - For anyone not glued to their phone responding to Federal Quotes this September. The Federal Government consistently misses its Small Business Goals... Yet, it's difficult for Small Businesses to break into Government Agencies. What’s up with that? The truth is that there is less than "full and open competition" as you might initially interpret it to mean. It is vital to understand the government contracting en...

Do you know how to fill out a BIS 748P application? September 17, 2013 1:00 PM EDT Do you know how and when you have to get an International Import Certificate (IIC) from a foreign government to support your application? Do you know how to use prior ITAR license approvals to speed up processing of BIS 748P applications? The need to apply for BIS 748P applications for exports and reexports is increasing significantly largely due to the fact tha...

A continuing education series for Communications Professionals looking to keep informed and get ahead. 10 Elements of Successful Communications in the Public Sector - Public programs and initiatives must be able to tell a story. Public programs and initiatives need to be able to talk about themselves. Whether it’s raising public awareness of an issue and government resources, building partnerships with stakeholders in the private sector,...

Attend this Briefing to hear from the author of Cyberwar Will Not Take Place, Thomas Rid, who will address how to focus on the significant problems of fraud and cyber defense and possible countermeasures. Attendees will meet industry experts who will share insights into specific programs focused on limiting the misuse of government funds and information assets, including protection techniques and deterrents to cyber-criminal behavior. You will...

The NCMA Free State Chapter Is sponsoring a Breakfast Meeting on NIST Cyber Security Guidelines President Obama's Executive Order 13636 “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” ordered a feasibility study by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the FAR Council to “address what steps can be taken to harmonize and make consistent existing procurement requirements related to cybersecurity....

There is no doubt that virtualization gives agencies greater flexibility to meet current computing requirements while maximizing the value of investment in hardware assets. For this reason, most government organizations have implemented some form of virtualization — especially server virtualization — which has delivered notable savings in operations and maintenance budgets. Virtual environments, however efficient, are not without c...

Join AFCEA Bethesda on August 8, 2013 for the Mobility Technology Symposium, a half-day education and training event, which will go beyond the business case for mobility and look at how agencies are developing and implementing emerging mobile technology to deliver the mission. The demand for mobility is all around us. With lowered budgets and new technologies, the need to do more with less comes at an opportune time. The trends we see today wi...