As defense agencies face growing pressure from budget constraints and workforce reductions, IT leaders must find smarter ways to sustain operations without compromising mission effectiveness. In this webinar, Riverbed Federal CTO Bill Roberts will explore how agencies can enhance IT performance, employee productivity and cost savings in today’s defense environment. Hear real-world examples and practical strategies to monitor and remediat...

Across DoD and federal civilian agencies, the spotlight is on cost efficiency and radical modernization. For CIOs and IT leaders, midway through a multi-year evolution towards modern cloud native practices, this is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because there’s never been more opportunity to drive change; a curse because with change comes risk. By running VMs side-by-side with containers, we’ve seen organizations achieve c...

Procurement Shifts: What the New Environment Means for Defense Contractors New federal procurement consolidation changes affect acquisitions throughout the Department of Defense, from CENTCOM CHIPS to Army MAPS. A March 20 executive order shifts contracting support to the General Services Administration and gives the GSA and government agencies 90 days to determine what work stays and what work goes to the GSA. Join us for AFCEA’s Small...

As unmanaged wireless devices continue to pose significant risks to classified environments, selecting and deploying an effective Wireless Intrusion Detection System (WIDS) has become an important responsibility. Learn about the challenges military decision-makers face when evaluating and implementing WIDS solutions for today’s complex threat landscape. Join us to explore:A clear framework for evaluating WIDS capabilities aligned with DO...

From the warfighter on the edge to the policymaker in Washington, having clear, complete and timely information is imperative. Yet, today’s secure operations are often hindered by complexity, multiple workstations, siloed systems and outdated cross-domain workflows that drain resources, slow decisions and inflate costs. This webinar explores how government agencies can modernize their approach to classified and unclassified data access,...

Join us July 15-16, at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia, as we focus on the following topics, which have been chosen for their alignment with national priorities and cross-sector innovation opportunities:Advanced Communications Technology and Immersive TechnologyTrusted Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AutonomyAdvanced Computing and Human-Machine InterfacesCybersecurity and Data ManagementHeavily supported by the U.S. Department of Defens...

The Principles of Communications and Networkscourse provides an overview of the key principles of communications and networking theory, using operational military communications systems as examples. The objective is to provide a mixed technical and non-technical audience with a conceptually rigorous technical foundation covering a wide array of topics, based on the view that in the future, all forms of military communications and networking wi...

The 2025 Army Intelligence Industry Day brings together key leaders from Army Acquisition, Army Intelligence and Army Program Management to help industry gain insights into the technologies, capabilities and services required to support Army Intelligence in the future. The U.S. Army neither states nor implies any endorsement, association or recommendations with regard to AFCEA International or any other nonfederal entity participating in this event.

U.S. Intelligence: An Introduction, provides a broad overview of the roles, functions, activities and current issues facing the U.S. intelligence community (IC). This course is specifically designed to provide government, military, academic and contractor professionals working with the IC a firm basis for understanding the community’s roles, needs and culture. This course places special emphasis on the ongoing changes in intelligence, th...

DIA TECHINT 2025 co-sponsored by the Defense Intelligence Agency and AFCEA International, DIA TECHINT brings together leaders and experts from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the intelligence community (IC) to highlight some of the nation’s hardest intelligence challenges and most pressing intelligence needs. These discussions will be informed by presentations highlighting MASINT capabilities and opportunities to uniquely collect, re...