The GAO calculates that over 75% of our nation's IT budget is spent solely on maintaining legacy IT systems. In other words, $62 billion for obsolete software and hardware that is expensive and time-consuming to keep and inflexible to today's federal business processes. On the other hand, over 77% of government IT decision-makers express a need for a more flexible and agile IT framework. Consolidated data centers, shared services, cloud capabi...

Welcome to the Military Vehicles Exhibition and Conference 2014 This year, MVEC is focused on the military vehicle market shift. We are your resource for forecasting and discussing the future of the military vehicle market. At MVEC 2014, we will answer the following questions: What will be the vehicle requirements for battlefields in the future? How can we elongate the life cycle of our vehicles? How can we maintain and retrofit current vehicl...

First responders need reliable, accurate information to decide the best course of action during an incident—and they need it quickly. In this age of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, this data can literally be at their fingertips. IDGA's First Responders Communication Interoperability will bring together high profile speakers from FEMA, NTIA, NCTC, JTTF, DHS, DOJ and more to discuss in depth discussions on communication int...

IDGA’s 4th Annual Border Management Southwest will bring together all relevant stakeholders to discuss the most pressing issues facing the Department of Homeland Security, from efforts to build new partnerships to modernizing security capabilities. Policy makers, uniformed service leaders, law enforcement and industry partners will gather in Tucson to network, share best practices and explore potential paths to fortify the United States...

IDGA’s Data Center Optimization has redefined its scope by addressing not only consolidation, but also other forms of optimization. By attending this event, IT, government and military professionals will have the opportunity to exchange valuable business information, as well as gain valuable insight on how to achieve your own task-specific missions as well as those overarching organizational goals. Addressing consolidation, energy effici...

Homeland Security Congress is the nation’s premier conference for discussing the challenges and opportunities in protecting the USA and its citizens. With topics ranging from border management to disaster preparedness to cyber security, Homeland Security Congress is the conference for solution providers, academics and government personnel who will have a say in the future of our Homeland Security efforts. Join us this year as we welcome...

Since the launch of the 2012 Big Data Initiative, where the government invested over $250 million in Big Data throughout its federal agencies, we have seen the benefits and opportunities in this technology. Everywhere from border control, to health care records and scientific research, Big Data is playing a pivotal role in accomplishing critical missions and objectives. The amount of data the government faces is at its highest ever and less th...

IDGA’s Homeland Security 2013 will bring together all personnel from DHS, CBP, ICE, FBI, TSA and more to discuss the most pressing issues facing the homeland defense community. Homeland Security 2013 will featured in-depth sessions covering Land & Maritime Border Security, Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Preparedness & Response. Attendees will have the opportunity to examine future trends, iden...

Across county, state, and federal governments, Data Analytics tools and technologies are used in nearly every agency and department. As such the acquisition and application of data analytics in government is an ever-growing and ongoing initiative. Currently, with high drive and desire to efficiently navigate the vast amounts of data, the market for Data Analytics in Big Data is rapidly expanding.

The Federal IT Shared Services Strategy was released last year which details the steps agencies must take to begin chipping away at more than $46 billion in duplicate IT investments. The government has rolled out 7 shared services initiatives in the past 4 years, along with sequestration and budget cuts, shared services is now a strategy organizations must execute. It is no secret the government has trouble with efficiency, as we operate in si...