The concept of the modern IT enterprise is not a fixed thing. The vision we have now soon will give way to a new vision, based on a wide array of drivers-including the emergence of new technologies and operational strategies, lessons learned from current modernization efforts, and the evolution of mission requirements. This roundtable discussion, the concluding event in our four-part IT Enterprise Spring, will provide attendees an opportunity...

Industry Buzz Words are being widely discussed throughout the Government and Industry today. This is our Theme for the 11th Annual Senior Government Executive Dinner; Featuring the InnovateIT Awards. The President’s Management Agenda offers a bold vision – one of continual change, in response to changing requirements. On Thursday, July 19 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. the Young AFCEA Bethesda Chapter brings together senior...

AFCEA Bethesda’s annual Health IT Day brings together more than 700 senior executives and IT professionals from across industry and government to discuss healthcare initiatives in civilian and military health. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Keynote presentations and panel discussions from key stakeholders at critical agencies such as FDA, CDC, CMS, NIH, ONC, HHS, VA and DOD Breakout sessions discussing challenges, trends and initiatives between gover...

AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

AFCEA Bethesda's Monthly Breakfast series features panel discussions led by senior-executive government representatives. The goals of the event series are to foster better inter-agency communication, share best practices and lessons learned and identify mission-critical IT issues affecting the federal IT community. With speakers drawn largely from federal civilian agencies, the panel format offers a compelling snapshot of multiple agency persp...

With all the chatter around cyber hacks and its possible influence on the presidential election, what precautions do we have in place protect our data and information in the United States? What new technologies and procedures are in the works to help us respond to these threats? Come join YAFCEA Bethesda on February 23, 2017, as they host their second ProDev event of the fiscal year focused on tackling some of these questions in cybersecurity...

Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goals were established in the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, and the Obama Administration has adopted a limited number of CAP Goals to improve cross-agency coordination and best practice information sharing. Twenty-four major federal agencies have set mission-oriented and management-focused performance goals to improve their effectiveness, efficiency and accountability to citizens. The...

Fighting Cyber Threats at Machine Speed to Defend our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure AFCEA Bethesda’s Cybersecurity Technology Symposium discloses the threats facing our nation’s critical infrastructure, and how government and industry experts are working together toward mitigating sector-specific threats at machine speed. Breakthroughs and updates on the nation’s critical infrastructure protection policy are happenin...

As evolving methodologies of cyber espionage and disruption continue to grow in scope and sophistication, the federal government has sought to bolster its defenses through the implementation of a standardized cybersecurity framework, influenced by drivers such as FedRAMP, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program, which are designed to enable the detection and elimination of threats in real time....