The AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium brings academia, industry and government together to address important issues in C4I technology and systems R&D. The agenda for 2016 will be focused on the following technologies and topics: Challenges of Innovation State of C4I Innovation and the Commercial Sector Innovation Building on Commercial Technologies How Cyber Concerns Impact C4I Innovation Future Key C4I Technologies C4I Acquisitio...

Internet of Things in Support of the Mission The first Internet of Things Summit to be held May 17, 2016 at the National Press Club presents best of breed mobile solutions from industry and government which solve real-world, tactical and in-garrison challenges. Attracting 300+ government, military and industry leaders, the event will focus on "Internet of Things in Support of the Mission" and will focus on IoT being used in a tactical environm...

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Our monthly programs draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, intelligence and civilian agencies to discuss topics of interest to the DOD IT community ranging from IT networks to mobility to cybersecurity to UAS/sensors. The goal of our monthly event is to foster better joint warfighting communication, share best practices and lessons learned, and identify mission-critica...

The 9th Annual Spring Military IT Leadership Awards Dinner will recognize outstanding enlisted and officer service members across each of the services and the joint community for their contributions to IT excellence. The event, with approximately 200 military, civilian and industry members in attendance, will be held at the Army Navy Country Club located in Arlington, VA on May 10, 2016. This elegant event is a salute to our information techno...

STRENGTHENING OPERATIONAL IMPACT For the eighth year, AFCEA Bethesda is gathering the law enforcement IT community, plus expanding the scope this year to include first responders. The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Technology Forum will bring together more than 400 executives, IT professionals and operators from across federal, state and local law enforcement, homeland security and public safety agencies with alignment around three focus ar...

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The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency’s new operational role in the cyber domain as network defender creates a formal relationship between DISA, U.S. Cyber Command and the command’s military service components. The goal is to improve security, but a successful strategy depends on a matrix of participating organizations adapting technical solutions and adopting enterprise management to improve efficiency, security and reliabil...

The game is changing for the Intelligence Community (IC) and for businesses and academia that support it. Transformations in global political, economic, social, and technological spheres are occurring with unprecedented speed and complexity. Many carry ramifications of strategic importance. The nation’s intelligence community and its industrial base are charged with observing, understanding and assessing the emerging world so that decisi...

Fighting Cyber Threats at Machine Speed to Defend our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure AFCEA Bethesda’s Cybersecurity Technology Symposium discloses the threats facing our nation’s critical infrastructure, and how government and industry experts are working together toward mitigating sector-specific threats at machine speed. Breakthroughs and updates on the nation’s critical infrastructure protection policy are happenin...