The AFCEA NOVA Membership committee is starting the AFCEA Jump Start program to help develop the next generation of government business development and capture professionals. The program will go over government business development and capture profession to help students decide on a career and succeed in business development and contracting. We are going to leverage the AFCEA NOVA access to industry leaders both in the Government and in the Co...

In this session we will look at the transformation and modernization frameworks that many organizations are putting in place. We will visit practical areas around tool and systems complexity reduction, utilizing automation first as a prescriptive component and then how to roll out a wider capability, the cost implications and decision factors of adopting hybrid cloud strategies, and some best practices on managing data across multiple logical,...

After decades of AI advances, “we have algorithms today on platforms we’re experimenting with that can get to about 98.8 percent accuracy,” General Mike Murray said, “so actually artificial intelligence has the ability to make us more safe and make better decisions.” Similarly, advances in AI-augmented software testing means that we have a vastly better understanding of how critical systems will react in a broad r...

Military and civilian tactical communications programs widely acknowledge the critical need to improve mobility for warfighters and operators in all domains. This includes making network connectivity available anywhere in the world, on every platform, and on the move – while increasing communications speeds to make video, big data, and AI-enabled decision making possible. To meet these needs, defense communications programs are increasin...

The Department of Defense (DoD) is focused on building a modern, innovative joint armed force equipped to defend our nation and national security interests around the world. The FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) accelerates innovation so the armed forces can compete effectively and regain comparative advantage over adversaries. Aligning with FY21 NDAA priorities, AFCEA DC¿s overarching theme for our Virtual Event Series 202...

When the integrity of trade secrets or national security is on the line, mass-market communications solutions simply won’t cut it. In this webinar, REDCOM will present two solutions that are already proven in multiple government agencies and enterprise settings. In the first half of this webinar, we’ll discuss the REDCOM Secure Voice Gateway, an ACC-Compliant Type 1 Conferencing solution that enables seamless communication between...

For well over a decade, the AFCEA/GMU Critical Issues in C4I Symposium has connected academia, industry and government annually to address important issues in technology and systems research and development. The audience is typically more than 70% government/military featuring decision makers at all levels looking to advance their understanding of the key C4I challenges being faced now and in the future. This year's sessions will be streamed o...

Next Steps: Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the government must be positioned to anticipate and prevent problems rather than just react to them. A comprehensive and secure data strategy has been instrumental in helping agencies to spur innovation, deliver on their mission, and better serve the public. Throughout 2020, agencies implemented Federal Data Strategy action plans with a focus on data governan...

What will remote work look like in 2022? One lesson we’ve learned from 2020 is that the US Federal government departments that made the move to cloud as part of their digital transformation were well served as their workforce had to work from home. As remote work continues to be the norm it becomes increasingly more important to make intelligent data management a critical part of a digital transformation journey. Join this discussion to...

In times of crisis, few things are more important to ensuring mission success than the ability to interconnect information, people, and resources. The current pandemic presents the challenge of having to accomplish this with an unprecedented remote workforce. The ability of agencies to easily adapt is tied to how quickly they could enable their digital workplace by leveraging and utilizing existing UC solutions, platforms, and revised workplac...