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 three days of open discussion about the various aspects...

Classified Event - ** The security classification and access level to attend is active, final granted TS/SI/TK. Attendees must be U.S. citizens and already be authorized access at this level. Please be sure to register AND pass your clearance. ** The 3rd iteration of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)-AFCEA Foreign Naval and Maritime Threat Symposium takes place on April 11. This event focuses on Great Power threats and challenges with an...

The 38th annual AFCEA Spring Intelligence Symposium returns to the NGA Campus East in Springfield, Virginia on March 19-20, 2019. This classified (TS/SCI) two-day flagship intelligence event is a forum for Intelligence Community professionals and an ideal venue for learning and networking. The theme for the 2019 spring symposium focuses on the shift toward peer nation-state adversaries and its current, medium- and long-term impact on intellige...

EAGLE Next Gen will not be a single contract vehicle, but a suite of contract vehicles to include Alliant 2, Alliant 2 Small Business, 8(a) STARS II and VETS 2. How does this impact the future of IT procurement at DHS? How can you compete? Join Brian Friel and Stephanie Mitchell in a discussion of the life after EAGLE and the future of IT procurement at the Department of Homeland Security.

The premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast, WEST is now in its 29th year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, WEST is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale. One recurring highlight of WEST is a town hall discussion among the Chief...

The Southern California science and technology ecosystem includes major commands and units across all military services. It is home to leading academic institutions and an equally remarkable set of companies of all sizes fueling extensive R&D activities to meet national security needs. To bring these communities together, the NST Forum and Exposition will feature presenters from regional, state and local R&D units. Academic, business a...

The Symposium has been rescheduled for February 6, 2019. That vital systems and processes sustaining critical urban infrastructures in the US are at great risk of repeated cyber attacks is undeniable. There is little debate that national level cyber security strategies must make this risk a top priority. Fortunately, innovative work is already underway and instructive findings are available for review and decision-making. The City of Houston,...

AFCEA International will host the second annual Cyber Education, Research, and Training Symposium (CERTS) in Augusta, Georgia, home of Fort Gordon and the Army's Cyber Center of Excellence. CERTS brings government, education, research, and industry leaders together to focus on advancing cyber workforce development, retention, and support. The event incorporates keynote presentations, panel discussions, open workshops, and extensive networking...

Innovation and Emerging Technology The Offset-East Symposium promotes constructive engagement among the DOD, defense industrial base, venture capital organizations and national security communities to accelerate the discovery of new technologies. It will connect Baltimore, Washington DC and Northern Virginia as a powerful and networked group of leaders to truly accelerate access to innovation.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and AFCEA Intelligence will present the first Augmenting Intelligence using Machines (AIM) Industry Day on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at NGA Campus East, Springfield, VA. The event is part of ODNI’s outreach in support of its recently released publication, “The AIM Initiative, A Strategy for Augmenting Intelligence Using Machines.” The AIM strategy document and a supp...