The AFCEA-TECHINT Conference, a revival of the annual TECHINT series of MASINT-focused events, will be held in the DIA Reston Campus R-1 Conference Center on September 19-20, 2023. This classified (TS/SI/TK/NOFORN) two-day event is a forum for industry, academia, and intelligence community professionals to learn about the hard problems and technical challenges facing the MASINT and S&T enterprises. The conference will focus on informing go...

From sanctions evasion and large-scale fraud to drug trafficking and terrorist financing, illicit actors are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies to carry out their illegal activities. And while threat actors largely use virtual currencies to remain anonymous, investigators can better unmask and target these networks with access to the right data and technology. Join this masterclass from Sayari and Chainalysis to learn how pairing public...

Our annual virtual Boot Camp is an excellent opportunity to learn more about what AFCEA International offers its chapters in the way of resources and information, and to discover some best practices initiated by chapters. It is invaluable for both new and existing chapter officers, as in addition to explaining available resources, we focus in-depth on a different topic each year, followed by a question and answer session. Our virtual Boot Camp...

Registration is closed for our upcoming AFCEA Educational Foundation Golf Tournament as we have reached the maximum number of players and sponsors. Join us for a fun-filled day of golf and networking to help support a great cause! All proceeds support the AFCEA Education Foundation scholarships and teacher grants. The AFCEA Educational Foundation provides incentives, opportunities and assistance to students and teachers engaged in the science,...

Over the next four years, the Department of Defense (DoD) will be adopting Zero Trust Architectures based on the guidance set forth in the DoD Zero Trust Capability Execution Roadmap. One of the recent challenges to adoption is fully understanding how different vendor technology solutions can achieve the intended outcome of the DoD Zero Trust capabilities and activities. Additionally, having assurance that solutions selected to fill architectu...

In today's rapidly evolving defense landscape, expeditionary teams require secure, fast and efficient access to multiple networks and data sources from varying security levels. This is essential to maintain situational awareness and provide robust decision support. To meet these demands, it is crucial to minimize the size, weight and power (SWaP) of deployed solutions for optimal performance at the tactical edge. Join Rob Link, Principal Sales...

Achieving zero-trust security is a goal set by the U.S. government. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity requires government agencies to achieve specific zero trust security goals by the end of the 2024 fiscal year. Although Kubernetes was initially designed with basic security capabilities, broad and rapid adoption and an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape have made Kubernetes more vulnerable to attacks....

Join us for this SIGNAL Media Webinar as experts from AFCEA’s Technology Committee explore challenges for the CDO in managing data and its impacts on mission effectiveness. Topic areas to be explored include: Have you mapped all your data types and sources? How big is the haystack and where’s the needle? Where and when is the human in the loop? What’s the most important role of the chief data officer?

Did you know that all the best-in-class government-wide vehicles are being recompeted in 2022 and 2023? BD Squared’s Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Friel help you make sense of the booming GWAC landscape, with $20 billion in spending per year and growing. Join us in person on April 19 to learn how you can balance GWACs as a small business, what you should pursue at the vehicle and task-order level, what you should team on and what you shou...

The premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast, WEST is now in its 33rd year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, WEST is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale. One recurring highlight of WEST is a town hall discussion among the Chief...