Effective Use of Risk Based Decision Making – Lessons Learned Applying risk based strategy to IT projects and acquisition is critical to our success. Recent events have highlighted the importance of risk-based decision making. Modern systems are becoming more complex, and the economic, safety and other consequences of a system failure more serious. Ignoring risks because they are improbable and not worth analysis has proven to be highly...

The AFCEA Washington, DC monthly luncheon series 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 goals of the event are to foster better joint warfighting communication, share best practices and lessons learned, and id...

Through the use of innovation and technology how are components and headquarters finding ways to get better results in support of mission? Webster’s Dictionary defines innovation as the introduction of something new (an idea, method or device). Leaders within DHS and its components are the drivers of innovation in support of their missions and key programs in 2015. Panelists will discuss what innovation means to them in key areas includi...

For the next four years, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft has set priorities around four strategies involving (1) the Western Hemisphere (2) the Arctic (3) Cyber and (4) an Energy Renaissance. The entire Coast Guard is realigning its efforts, attention, and resources to support these areas, including Coast Guard Intelligence. For its part, Coast Guard Intelligence will focus on the following areas – many needing industry input...

AFCEA Washington, DC invites you to attend the 6th Annual Cybersecurity Technology Summit at the Capital Hilton on April 2, 2015. The summit is the marquee industry day of continuing education and networking for the cybersecurity community. The event brings together over 600 thought-leaders from multiple federal agencies, including DHS and DOD, the Intelligence Community, and others from industry. The event will tackle strategies for addressin...

The FY15 budget continues to ensure progress towards the goals of improving services for citizens, advancing efforts in cybersecurity and reducing duplicative IT efforts across government. Will federal spending for IT investments in FY16 continue to focus on service delivery, security and privacy protection? There’s no question that security will be a major focus of federal IT spending in FY16, but what other technologies resources be a...

Join us for a night of celebrationFor 16 years, AFCEA Bethesda has supported charitable giving, including raising more than $6 million for charities benefiting the health, welfare, and education of children. The successful history of our A Night for the Children Gala and the generosity of the government contracting community enabled AFCEA Bethesda to help our receiving charities achieve significantly strong financial foundations. As we look to...

Information-sharing and partnering are essential for keeping our nation ahead of today’s complex security threats. To facilitate government-industry innovation, AFCEA Intelligence and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are sponsoring a full-day classified (SECRET) event dedicated to identifying areas of possible collaboration and business opportunity to help enable and accelerate NGA’s strategic vision. The event wil...

Join us at the March 16 luncheon to hear the latest information on where the Air Force is headed in Cyber. Learn about major issues and challenges facing the staff and some of the programs that are being developed to address those issues and satisfy Air Force cyber requirements. The AFCEA Washington, DC monthly luncheon series draws between 350-400 senior officers and IT professionals from across the Department of Defense, armed services, inte...

More than any other operations, homeland security missions call for coordinated and end-to-end collaboration. Success depends on preparing for the unknowable, preventing the unthinkable and planning recovery from the unimaginable. To assist in the process, AFCEA International brings together the people in charge of ensuring success—from subject matter experts to frontline responders—for two days of open discussion about the variou...