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...

Leveraging Data as an Enterprise AssetThere is no lack of data in government and the challenges of managing data, how to leverage it and make good organizational decisions about it are increasingly on the minds of government leaders everywhere. Government leaders are continually asking themselves how they can use data efficiently, maximize the value of data, and leverage data on demand to better serve their mission – especially in the ar...

Government-wide Initiatives: Impact on People, Resources, Budget and Program DeliveryThe Administration and Congress are focused on enhancing program delivery while reducing operating costs. In order to achieve this it is critical that evolving IT trends like shared services are harnessed to improve information integrity, security, availability and value across the enterprise. By combining strategic IT solutions across the IT infrastructure th...

Next-Generation CIOs: The Future of IT in GovernmentThe immersion of technology in all areas of government is changing the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at its very core. To be successful, CIOs must play a multidimensional leadership role that requires them to fully understand the business needs in the new government environment.CIOs work strategically with other government leaders to adapt and transform their enterprises through...

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...

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Agenda 6:00pm-6:40 pm Individual networking 6:45pm-6:50 pm Introductions & Member Spotlight 6:50 pm- 7:05 pm Featured Speaker: Devera Redmond, Manager,Procurement Assistance/Congressional Liaison, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at the U.S. Department of Transportation 7:05pm- 7:10pm Door Prize Drawing 7:10pm- 8:00pm Individual Networking $10 in advance; $20 at the door. Your advance registration IN...

Jennifer Schaus & Associates launches the GovCon 411 Series - Actionable INFO for Government Contractors. Please join us at The Clark Construction Building in Bethesda, MD for a series on government contracting topics with panel speakers, actual business cases, success stories and resources. Sessions include a presentation, panel speakers inclusive of success stories, and Q&A from the audience. Topics below: 12/19/2013 - Joint Ventures...

Jennifer Schaus & Associates launches the GovCon 411 Series - Actionable INFO for Government Contractors. Please join us at The Clark Construction Building in Bethesda, MD for a series on government contracting topics with panel speakers, actual business cases, success stories and resources. Sessions include a presentation, panel speakers inclusive of success stories, and Q&A from the audience. Topics below: 12/12/2013 - SBA 8a Certifi...

Specifically designed for small business concerns, this course will provide a roadmap of the Federal procurement protest process from start to finish in all of the relevant forums, including the Small Business Administration (SBA). Get up-to-date on the rules, procedures, substantive and procedural requirements, and strategy involved in the various protest forums - the agency, the GAO, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the SBA. Exercising...

Jennifer Schaus & Associates launches the GovCon 411 Series - Actionable INFO for Government Contractors. Please join us at The Clark Construction Building in Bethesda, MD for a series on government contracting topics with panel speakers, actual business cases, success stories and resources. Sessions include a presentation, panel speakers inclusive of success stories, and Q&A from the audience. Topics below: 12/5/2013 - SDVO & VO (...