Defense organizations responsible for communications have a critical need to improve mobility. From deployed military to remote access for key personnel, the current state of the art for deployed communications systems requires hours of setup, and has security concerns that require high level approvals. Deployment of devices for classified communications depends on advanced technologies, such as dual VPN clients and has extensive configuration...

The Innovation Subcommittee of AFCEA International’s Small Business Committee is launching a new program, called the INNOVATION CONNECTION, that is designed to focus on new, disruptive and emerging technologies. This program offers a unique opportunity for the small business community—from start-ups to more seasoned companies—to gain visibility and showcase their innovative technology to a small group representing the U.S. go...

Active-duty military, reservists, and civilian employees stationed in 163 countries make the Dept. of Defense (DoD) the nation’s largest and most geographically dispersed employer. Its greatest asset is its people. This is why employee engagement is vital. They play a prominent role in recruiting and retaining both civilian employees and active-duty personnel. While it helps the DoD understand the warfighter's needs and wants, an Employe...

Least privilege is intended to prevent “over-privileged access” by users, applications or services to help reduce the risk of exploitation without impacting productivity or involving the IT help desk. It may help to think of least privilege by its other name – least authority – as it provides only enough authority for an entity to complete the job at hand. The least privilege model can also help curtail costs and incre...

AFCEA International's Changing Face of Federal Acquisition webinar series is a comprehensive and practical exchange of information providing important ground truth for knowing where to be from an acquisition perspective. This is about traditional contracting practices, streamlined procurements, rapid acquisitions and more! Brought to you by AFCEA's Small Business Committee. It seems like every day there is another notable acquisition within th...

The recompete of one of the most important small business IT services, GWACs, is right in front of us. Polaris will host billions of dollars in federal technology services work throughout the 2020s and into the 2030s. GSA has indicated that they will use a scorecard methodology to decide which companies will be prime contractors on these vehicles for the next decade. BD Squared’s Stephanie Mitchell and Brian Friel, who have supported win...

This is the first of a series of webinars on innovation and entrepreneurship. This series will cover topics ranging from funding programs and useful small business resources to insightful early startup tactics. This webinar will run approximately 60 minutes and is brought to you by the startup foundry DataTribe and AFCEA’s Small Business Committee. Government projects and university research are at the heart of the most leading edge inno...

Join the AFCEA Emerging Professionals in the Intelligence Community (EPIC) Committee for an evening that will provide an opportunity for students, post-docs, and other young professionals to gain a better understanding of the opportunities and roles available to them within the Intelligence Community. Panelists from EPIC will provide personal accounts, covering their background, route into the IC, current role within the IC, and thoughts on op...

Leading up to AFCEA’s TechNet Augusta event, SIGNAL Media is hosting three/four webinars featuring experts from within the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and a member from the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). Your registration will provide you access to attend each webinar live, or to view the webinars on demand post-broadcast and to interact with the sponsors. Webinar Dates: October 20,...

Leading up AFCEA’s TechNet Cyber event, SIGNAL Media is hosting four webinars featuring experts from within DISA. The webinar subjects include new leadership, emerging technology, DISA's Small Business Office and Procurement Service Directorate and virtual recruiting. These webinars will keep the TechNet Cyber conversation going leading into the December event. One registration will provide you with notification of webinar broadcast date...