NSA conducts one of the U.S. Government`s leading research and development (R&D) programs. Some of the Agency`s R&D projects have significantly advanced the state of the art in the scientific and business worlds.This expo is supported by NSA`s Directorate of Acquisition’s Plans Policy and Outreach Office.NSA created an Acquisition Organization - an organization focused on working closely with U.S. industry - to help integrate tec...

Real-Time Intelligence provides secure access, visibility and transparency to mission-critical data, delivering the ability to provision and deploy live Apps in response to dynamic and changing situations. With access to Real-Time Intelligence, your agency can increase agility for the mission and help the Warfighter rapidly respond and deploy where needed. Join us on January 26th at 12pm EST as we discuss the need to harness live data from au...

Navies’ globally are experiencing ever competing demands for resources. Maintaining and enhancing Mine Counter Measures (MCM) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and naval Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, where possible, is increasingly important to ensure operational security and freedom for naval forces. With the proliferation of quieter, smaller submarines able to operate out of the blue and into littoral wa...

Embracing International Co-Operation, Human Factors and Advanced Technology to Reinforce Airport Security Airport security has tightened drastically in recent years as countries all over the world confirm their commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms, with particular attention to countering threats against civil aviation. There is a need to enhance international aviation security standards and measures in order to respond more effective...

To Bid or Not To Bid? That is the question, right?Actually, the question is "To Respond or Not To Respond?" since this session will also cover if/how/why you should respond to Sources Sought Notices, Requests For Information (RFI), Requests For Quotations (RFQ) and Requests For Proposals (RFP) and how to ensure submission of a response that best supports organizational goals and objectives. To Bid or Not To Bid? will help attendees understand...

The NSA Office of Small Business Programs and Industry Outreach announces the second annual NSA Acquisition/Industry Partnership Exchange (NAIPE) on January 20, 2011. NAIPE will be held at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. The conference is unclassified, but attendees must be from companies actively working/under contract with NSA. Please note that NAIPE is not a business development effort. NAIPE...

Monday, January 10, 2011: Career Development Top Callout: Learn How to Take Control of Your Career8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 Perform a Self-Assessment and Self Analysis •Identify your professional strengths and weaknesses •Develop a list of current position responsibilities and those you would like to take on in the futureUtilize Your Personality Test Results •Understand other personality types to better ma...

Simplified Acquisitions. How do they play into your strategy?What exactly is a Simplified Acquisition and why do they matter? How do you pursue these opportunities and are you familiar with how agencies advertise them? Were you aware procurements conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) actually favor small businesses?During FY2010, twenty federal agencies issued more than 585,000 Simplified Acquisition contract actions totaling...

WHAT'S COVERED The vast majority of BI professionals are excited about the prospects of data mining, but are fully mystified about where to begin or even how to prepare. Of those who did initiate a modeling initiative, a recent data mining industry survey of predictive modeling practitioners reports that 51% of data mining projects either never left the ground, did not realize value or the ultimate results were not measurable. Despite its elus...

The Atlantic and Government Executive invite you to join us for our inaugural Cybersecurity Forum, featuring conversations on the intersection of security and technology and addressing the most urgent issues around cyber innovation and its impact in the public and private sectors. The forum will convene the foremost experts in technology, defense, intelligence and geostrategic issues for candid and lively discussions about the current state of...