Overview: Government in today’s business environment is facing new management challenges. Agencies are facing concurrent demands to reduce IT costs, shorten deployment cycles, and respond to increased scrutiny of capital investments by OMB. The federal Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process must overcome these challenges to enable the successful delivery of new IT capabilities and services. The “new CPIC” must...

Overview: Securing Federal Cloud Services Using FedRAMP is a one-day, in-depth, educational program for Government Executives, Managers, Program Managers and Staff & Industry Partners. This event is not a vender oriented conference, but a course that provides practical information for the Government and Industry on cloud security, the Federal Governments FedRAMP program and what agency leaders should be doing now. Potomac Forum is Authori...

A specially curated exhibition and conference, TECHX15 explores new business models, collaborations and partnerships, and radical new ideas made possible by technology. As a vehicle to promote tech-based economic development, TECHX15 brings together major enterprise from across all sectors, as well as providing a place for start-ups to meet with investors and partners. Featuring 4 inspiring keynotes, 12 industry streams, 60 roundtables, 100 in...

Unlike other events, SETAF is a meeting for the soldier modernisation community that is designed around a series of focused discussion groups run by co-chairs who are selected experts on vital subject matter. With no PowerPoint presentations, the SETAF meeting will dedicate the precious time of its participants to in-depth learning, networking and discussions, making it a complementary part of the soldier modernisation communities' annual trai...

Overview: Industry and Government Leaders Present Practical Solutions to Government Continuity of Operations Requirements. Hear from industry experts and government managers leading Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Development. This Instructor Team presents practical, real-life solutions required to establish or improve a Continuity Program within your Federal, State, Local, Tribal, or Private Sector organization. The...

Satellite services are widely used by the commercial sector and especially so for the Oil & Gas Industries. Reliance on detecting minute signals in a fog of radio frequency "noise" interference, either unintended or deliberate, is a concern to maintaining assured and reliable communications links to all. This Masterclass describes the technology and tools used to mitigate interference through commercial sector initiatives and explore how i...

The oil and gas industry's needs for field communications services have increased significantly over the last 10 years. Complex operations and data requirements, coupled with highly collaborative work processes, often between multiple onshore and offshore locations, are increasingly reliant on robust telecommunications. This event will tackle the challenges the oil and gas sector faces in some of the most dangerous, harsh, and remote environme...

Overview of the Workshop: Information systems security is considered one of the top priorities for most CIOs and agency heads. There are many pieces to security management, compliance and reporting requirements. The new FISMA regulation emphasizes on the importance of including an Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) program as part of agencies Information Technology (IT) Security Program. With new FISMA requirements on one hand...

This masterclass will provide a deep insight about the current issues and challenges of Cyber Security and highlight the possible ways of defence. The Masterclass offers the participants the experience of the real world problems faced by an organisation's security team and will address the risks and the rewards of using mobile devices -- how devices are useful, and the risks of using the devices in situations where intelligence and security ma...

This Masterclass aims to highlight the possibility of rendering investments in renewable energies more profitable by using means provided by the EU regulatory framework. The application of some of the current incentive schemes and the new challenges for investors and regulators will be illustrated through country case studies. Why you should attend: Gain a general overview of the regulatory framework Learn to adapt the business plan to the reg...