As more and more tactical, business, and social media capabilities migrate to smartphones and handheld devices, OSD and the Services have been tasked with finding a way to permit these capabilities to flourish and expand while ensuring that security and warfighter protection are maintained and enhanced. Results from recent Army experiments with providing smartphones on the battlefield via the Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications (CSDA)...

IMM are delighted to announce that the 9th Annual Russian and CIS Coal Summit which will take place on the 14-16 May at the Intercontinental Hotel, Moscow. Co-organized with Informa's Adam Smith Conferences, the Summit provides top CEOs, investors, analysts and officials with a platform for debate, analysis and networking with the key representatives from Russia's major coal producing companies. Recently The Ministry of Economic Development re...

Do not miss the opportunity to engage with key influencers shaping the Japanese casino market. Join members of the Government, key industry leaders and distinguished local and international market representatives as they discuss the latest developments for what analysts agree to be a potential $10bn market. JGC is a high level educational event offering practical insight and understanding into the proposed casino legislation in Japan. JGC will...

SANS has joined forces with industry leaders to equip security professionals and control system engineers with the cybersecurity skills they need to defend national critical infrastructure. ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials provides a foundational set of standardized skills and knowledge for industrial cybersecurity professionals. The course is designed to ensure that the workforce involved in supporting and defending industrial control sy...

Join NCSI for an In-Agency Technology Expo RAF Mildenhall May 15, 2014 Each year NCSI produces over 100 tabletop technology expos at U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence and Federal Agency locations around the world including the Pentagon, National Security Agency, Ramstein Air Base, and the Defense Intelligence Agency to name just a few. Our technology expos are typically four (4) hours in duration and attract 20 to 50 exhibitors. Thes...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Does your organization have a plan for an active shooter event or hostage taking? Given today’s ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization’s incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Athena USA, the West Des Moines Fire Department, the West Des Moines Police Department and the N...

In an effort to support resiliency and keep risk management efforts focused on supply chains, the Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, has developed a series of supply chain security workshops sponsored by the Critical Manufacturing Sector. A Unique Training Opportunity This workshop will enhance the security and resilience of owners and operators, targeting the needs of small and medium business, but...

ERTC Plant Maintenance and Shutdowns has been developed for refining companies to share their case studies and best practices along with industry suppliers and technology providers. During these times of global financial uncertainty, fluctuating oil prices and reduced margins, it is more important than ever to maintain existing plants and equipment with minimum investment. Additionally the human error factor has the potential to impact on both...

ERTC Energy Efficiency conference, Brussels – A review of efforts being made to meet EU targets & how they will be affected by the turnaround in energy policy on the supply strategy of refinerieGlobal Technology Forum is delighted to return to Brussels for the 5th ERTC Energy Efficiency conference.Energy efficiency initiatives are in many ways critical to the long term survival of many refiners in OECD countries. Faced with higher en...

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies. FOIA establishes a legal right of access to government records and information on the basis of the principles of openness and accountability in government. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance. In 1991 the General Accounting Office reported over 1.9 m...