With over 7000 Chapter members, the AFCEA NOVA Luncheons are the best networking and business development events in the Metro DC area for defense and intelligence professionals – bar none. Something for everyone: Large businesses – don’t be left out while your competitors are building the relationships and hearing the information first. Small businesses – get the exposure you need to succeed in the DoD market, plus the...

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...

As evolving methodologies of cyber espionage and disruption continue to grow in scope and sophistication, the federal government has sought to bolster its defenses through the implementation of a standardized cybersecurity framework, influenced by drivers such as FedRAMP, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program, which are designed to enable the detection and elimination of threats in real time....

With over 7000 Chapter members, the AFCEA NOVA Luncheons are the best networking and business development events in the Metro DC area for defense and intelligence professionals – bar none. Something for everyone: Large businesses – don’t be left out while your competitors are building the relationships and hearing the information first. Small businesses – get the exposure you need to succeed in the DoD market, plus the...

Effective Data UsageAccording to recent estimates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day. By the year 2020 it’s widely estimated there will be 40 zettabytes of data and government agencies will own much of it. This data comes from everywhere including sensors used to gather climate information, public safety and emergency management organizations, healthcare systems and more. The value of making this data open and available...

TechNet Asia-Pacific, now in its 29th year, is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and their relevance to both Industry and Government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the Services' requiremen...

Air Force IT Day, the annual one-day conference focused on timely issues and challenges facing the future U.S. Air Force. The theme is “Strengthening War-Fighter Capabilities Through Military/Industry Partnerships”. A select mix of senior government thought-leaders will provide the Air Force current vision, share positions on evolving requirements, acquisition strategies and finally for industry’s benefit, the contract opport...

AFCEA Bethesda’s Seventh Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 600 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The goals of the event are to foster bett...

The annual AFCEA Washington, DC Winter Gala is the highly anticipated, must-attend social event of the year for senior leaders from the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, Armed Services, intelligence agencies and industry. The gala, in its 39th year, will feature savory bites, delicious drinks, carolers, The Strolling Strings, and much more. Tickets are now available for this widely-attended black-tie affair to be hel...

The AFCEA Small Business committee presents a federal procurement panel focusing on the Alliant LB & SB recompete & STARS On-ramp, the Director, GSA Government-wide Acquisition Contracts Chris Fornecker is speaking on timeline & procurement methods. Miguel Garrido from Bloomberg Government will be discussing data on what has been purchased on these vehicles and for how much. Appian is going to talk about their challenges selling in...