U.S. Dept of Commerce Technology Expo

Do not miss this opportunity to exhibit at the U.S. Department of Commerce Headquarters (DoC). This event will be part of a Department of Homeland Security workshop on Security Training.  There will also be sessions focusing on security (session topics pending).

Attendee Information
At the last Commerce event, there were over 200 attendees including DoC personnel with titles such as: Security Specialist, Telecom Analyst, Program/Project Manager, Engineer, and IT Specialist. FBC will work with the OCIO to promote the event to all DoC HQ personnel, particularly those specializing in mobile computing and related fields.

About the Office of the CIO: The Office oversees the expenditure of approximately $1.5 billion each year for computer hardware, software, and services, and for networking and telecommunications and other information technology (IT). This is accomplished by the development of policies and other guidance for Department-wide planning and use of IT, and through a capital asset management process centered around a Commerce IT Review Board. This process reviews and evaluates proposed IT initiatives and requests for acquisitions, and also reviews and evaluates ongoing IT projects.

About DoC: The historic mission of the Department is to foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerceof the United States. This has evolved, as a result of legislative and administrative additions, to encompass broadly the responsibility to foster, serve, and promote the Nations economic development and technological advancement. The Department fulfills this mission by:

• Participating with other Government agencies in the creation of national policy, through the Presidents Cabinet and its subdivisions.
• Promoting and assisting international trade.
• Strengthening the international economic position of the United States.
• Promoting progressive domestic business policies and growth.
• Improving comprehension and uses of the physical environment and its oceanic life.
• Ensuring effective use and growth of the Nations scientific and technical resources.
• Acquiring, analyzing, and disseminating information regarding the Nation and the economy to help achieve increased social and economic benefit.
• Assisting states, communities, and individuals with economic progress.