Protecting and securing the homeland from evolving and mounting global threats is top of mind for the United States government in this particularly complex era of defense and national security. As competition intensifies between the world’s major players, new pacing challenges, vulnerabilities and security concerns are uncovered. Today, respected leaders in border protection, homeland security and national security are working with indus...

Top Department of Defense leaders agree that the future fight will be a joint, cross-domain one, fought with coalition partners, allied forces and all military services. But are our military branches ready for this fight? Are they collaborating at the level they need to be in order to achieve unity of effort across the vast defense landscape?As joint missions become more and more critical to the overall security of the nation and its position...

Defending the homeland has taken on a whole new meaning in the modern era as new technologies, threats and competitors emerge. In the United States’ homeland security efforts, science and technology play a pivotal role in identifying operational gaps, conceptualizing new solutions and delivering results that bolster the country’s security and resilience. At GovCon Wire’s Defending the Homeland: Science & Technology Forum,...

A conversation with Dr. John Balbus, Interim Director, Office of Climate Change and Health Equity Climate can have significant impact on human health. It has been shown that certain diseases flourish in wet environments, and we see that flu season ramps up as we go into winter. But the relationship between climate and health is greater than we think. Wildfires have been shown to increase air pollution, flooding, as has been shown in the recent...

In today’s threat landscape, cybersecurity has become an integral part of national security. The Department of Homeland Security and its newest operational component, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are tasked with ensuring the nation’s cyber hygiene, fortifying its cyber defenses, protecting critical federal infrastructure and deflecting a growing number of cyber attacks.Join us to hear from federal and indu...

The US government has made great strides in reducing the security clearance backlog and shifty to a continuous vetting/continuous evaluation process. On June 30thPotomac Officers Club will host its Trusted Workforce Forum to bring together key federal executives and thought leaders from across the federal landscape to discuss what’s next for Trusted Workforce 2.0. Don’t wait to register and save your spot for this must-watch forum.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has continually worked to identify, adapt and deliver innovative and disruptive commercial technology solutions to enhance safety and effectiveness to maintain a competitive edge. CBP’s Innovation Team identifies and pilots emerging commercial technologies, adapts them for government use and transitions proven capabilities. The agency has worked with new technologies, such as Automated Target...

Soldiers need physical fitness and mental fortitude to keep them one step ahead of the adversary. The proliferation of wearable technology and the biofeedback and neurofeedback data it generates have created new opportunities to quantify and evaluate tactical athletes’ performance and leverage quantitative data to design the highest performing squads. Now, it’s time for a strategy that leverages human performance expertise from th...

From an unprecedented global demand surge in personal protective equipment to supply-side challenges like port congestion and plant closures, the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of supply chain resilience. This program will bring together government and industry leaders, including Navy RADM John Polowczyk, lead of FEMA’s Supply Chain Task Force, for their perspectives on the state of public-private collaboration and how...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Our 2020 event is changing to entirely virtual due to recommendation by public health officials in King County, WA that large gatherings be cancelled due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. New virtual event will be scheduled in the future. Join 1,000 government social media professionals for the only major social media conference in the Unite...