Please join AUSA for our in-person Coffee Series on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 featuring LTG Kevin Vereen, ODCS, G9 and SGM Michael Perry, ODCS, G9. REGISTRATION INFORMATION On-line, pre-registration is available until 1700, Friday, 21 April 2023. On-site registration begins at 0630, 25 April 2023. Acceptable forms of payment are American Express, VISA, MasterCard, or Discover. All attendees should register on-line to save time on the day of the e...

OTA Seminar Description What is OTA - Other Transactional Authority? It is a legally binding instrument more like a commercial-sector contract between the government and industry. Synopsis of the Seminar: “OTAs are on the rise for two primary reasons: 1) their flexibility is well-suited to the less predictable, more accelerated process of innovative R&D, and 2) they are not subject to most standard acquisition laws and regulation fro...

IT Everywhere: Technology's Role in Tomorrow's Military The Defense Department operates a vast and sometimes-disjointed IT ecosystem that is as complicated an enterprise as any that exists today. Throughout the department, IT teams manage operations by maintaining legacy systems alongside emerging technology. The common thread throughout is the desire for speed, insight, and security. The 2018 Defense Systems Summit brings together thought lea...

Take Part, Make a Difference Please join us on February 12th from 5.30 pm – 8.30pm for the 14th Annual Operation Jumpstart event, featuring hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and the music of the Bank Street Band. It’s a great place to network, have fun and give back to service members making a transition from a military career to a civilian career. We anticipate a full house, so registration is required. What is Operation Jumpstart...

THE INTERSECTION OF DEFENSE IT AND DEFENSE READINESS IT is essential to readiness. Cloud, network modernization, analytics, mobility, and related technologies are reshaping how the military services and supporting agencies manage core operations and deliver mission-critical services. These technologies also provide an opportunity to reengineer those operations and services to create a much more agile and responsive IT environment—one tha...

While serving as the Army G-6 and CIO, Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell once referred to the Joint Information Environment as an “operational imperative.” JIE, while not a formal program, is a driving force behind DOD-wide efforts to modernize networks, strengthen security, and improve the flow of information across the individual services and in the joint environment. JIE reflects a broader interest in providing a cohesive framework to...

Welcome to IDGA’s second annual event devoted to the challenges and opportunities of Integrated Air and Missile Defense. Technology proliferation continues to increase the lethality our adversaries have in countering US and Coalition partners around the world. We continue to see an increase in our adversaries’ usage of unmanned aerial systems, cyber-attacks, electronic warfare, short, medium, and long range missile advancements, an...

SMi Group are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural MilSatCom USA which will take place in Arlington, Virginia on 28th-29th June 2016. With growing external threats to US Space Assets, greater focus on streamlining the MilSatCom acquisition process and a greater desire for international partnering in the US, there will be a great opportunity for the US SatCom community and allies to meet and discuss how greater progress can be made. Th...

Homeland Security Week (HSW) will provide homeland security stakeholders with an industry event focusing on further developing the requirements necessary for numerous government agencies, all directly or indirectly responsible for US homeland security, to facilitate a complex, joint, multilayered plan that will combat the evolving threat our country faces – all while ensuring the support of the communities they serve. The 10th Annual Hom...

Todays Military faces an abundance of challenges. Few are as devastating as those that rain down from the sky. With today’s proliferation of missile technology to even the most extreme groups and governments, missile defense has become an ever increasing priority for the Military. By developing next generation defensive capabilities, the Military drastically erodes the ability of hostile actors to do America, or her allies, harm while si...