AFCEA DC is pleased to bring you our 49th Annual Winter Gala, which will be hosted again at the iconic National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. We have an exciting lineup of experiences featuring the beautiful colors and ambiance of the Northern Lights planned at this year’s event. Join the who’s who in the federal IT community in enjoying all-new immersive experiences and sensory delights for your eyes, ears, and taste buds. C...

With over 7,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center. This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current poli...

Emerging technology and innovation are rapidly transforming the nature of modern defense. As the U.S. turns to advanced nations like China and Russia as its pacing threats, data-driven, digital capabilities and cyberspace operations will play an essential role in deterring and defending against threats from strategic competitors. Emerging technologies like drones and other autonomous systems and concepts like information and electronic warfare...

The 14th Annual Special Operations Forces and Irregular Warfare Symposium will dive into the complexities of unconventional and hybrid warfare strategies, with a renewed focus on the strategic and operational challenges shaping the SOF enterprise in 2025 and beyond. This year’s symposium will gather senior leaders and decision-makers from across USSOCOM, the military services, regional combatant commands, international partners, governme...

This year's theme addresses the evolving landscape of electromagnetic warfare (EW) amidst significant political, strategic, economic, and technological changes. Shifts in geopolitics have altered the focus and strategic objectives of all members of the international community. This year's conference will explore the changing strategic roadmap for achieving electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) superiority, informed by international investments, evolv...

Hypersonic weapons and advanced missile systems are transforming the future of warfare and global defense priorities. In the U.S., continued investment in hypersonics programs like the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), and Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) reflects a strategic urgency to outpace threats in speed, precision, and survivability. With billions committed and key testing milestones und...

The global landscape is shifting and advanced technologies are reshaping the modern battlefield. To maintain its edge, the U.S. military must harness the power of data, AI and other innovative technologies to drive faster, smarter, and more decisive action and deter threats from advanced strategic competitors like China and Russia. With seismic geopolitical shifts at play, the Department of Defense is going all-in on concepts like zero trust t...

The Alamo Chapter of AFCEA appreciates your interest in the annual Alamo Cybersecurity Exposition (ACE) that will be held at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in beautiful San Antonio, Texas, 2-5 December 2025.The ACE provides access, insight to key senior leader’s perspective on current developments in cyberspace and future challenges in transforming to all domain operations strategically through integrated milit...

Theme: The Foundations of Holistic Health and Fitness Objective: This event will include more than 100 government, military, and industry professionals, as well as senior-level executives from the U.S. Army. Government and military attendees will include key leaders involved in the research and development, procurement, sustainment, and training processes covering the five pillars of resilience in the Army, and other leaders who fall under the...

In its third edition, TechNet Transatlantic organized by AFCEA Europe, AFCEA International and in cooperation with the AFCEA chapters on US bases in Europe will enlarge by scope and space. The positive responses from the last editions encouraged us to include an even wider community of the US forces and its partners in Europe. TechNet Transatlantic again will provide a forum in which US and NATO military leaders and warfighters engage with wid...